Aircraft Crash Notification

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Colonel among 3 killed in army chopper crash Read more: Colonel among 3 killed in ar

KOHIMA: A colonel and two majors were killed when an army helicopter on a routine sortie crashed while flying over the mountainous terrain of Dzukou valley in the Nagaland-Manipur border area today, officials said.

The deceased pilots were identified as Maj Nikhil Prakash and Maj Rakesh Sharma while the passenger of the Cheetah helicopter was Col P K Pal, Defence PRO R K Palta said.

The bodies were found by a rescue team comprising village youths, police and army men from near the wreckage of the helicopter lying in the mist-covered thick jungle of the valley near Viswema village, about 25 km south of here.

The helicopter had left the army's 3 Corps headquarters Rangapahar near Dimapur at 8.25 am to Limakong near Imphal on a routine sortie. But it lost ground contact while flying over the mountainous terrain of Dzukou valley, Palta said.

The chopper crashed around 8.45 am possibly due to poor visibility caused by bad weather, officials said.

Palta said an inquiry into the incident was ordered. The villagers of Viswema had heard the sound of crash in the morning. Later in the afternoon they along with police and army personnel spotted the site and retrieved three bodies after scaling the mountainous terrains.

Policemen, accompanied by the villagers recovered the bodies from the forest, Kohima SP Rothilhu Tetseo said.

Inclement weather prevailed in the area for the past couple of days following incessant rains.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...in-army-chopper-crash/articleshow/6330288.cms

 

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Saudi pilot dies in Spanish military crash - CNN.com

Saudi pilot dies in Spanish military crash

Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- A Saudi army lieutenant colonel died Tuesday during a training flight at a Spanish air base, the Spanish Defence Ministry said.

The incident happened around 9:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. ET) during a training flight aboard a Eurofighter Typhoon jet. A few minutes after takeoff, the plane hit the ground for unknown reasons, the Defense Ministry said.

A Spanish pilot who was also on board ejected before the plane hit the ground, the ministry said.

A special committee has been sent to the Moron Air Base in Seville to investigate, the Defense Ministry said.

The Saudi pilot was at Moron to sign an agreement on Spanish-Saudi cooperation, which includes training for Saudi pilots on the Eurofighter, the ministry said.

Saudi Arabia is one of the customers for the Eurofighter, which is manufactured by an international consortium of Britain's BAE Systems, the German and Spanish arms of EADS, and Italy's Alenia Aeronautica.

 

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2 Greek fighter jets collide in mid-air; 1 dead


ATHENS, Greece — Two Greek fighter jets crashed in mid-air during a training exercise south of the island of Crete on Thursday, killing one of the three crew members and leaving the other two injured, the air force said.
The F-16 planes — one a single-seater and one a double-seater — had been part of a formation of four planes on a training mission when they collided over the sea off the southern coast of Crete in the early afternoon, the air force said.
Rescue crews recovered two of the pilots shortly after the crash and transported them to a nearby military hospital. One was listed in serious condition with a pierced lung, while the other did not have life-threatening injuries, the air force said.
The body of the third pilot was recovered from the sea more than two hours after the crash, the military said.


2 Greek fighter jets collide in mid-air; 1 dead - World news - Europe - msnbc.com

 

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Chetak chopper crashes in Bangalore, pilots safe  - Hindustan Times

A two-seater Chetak helicopter crashed moments after take-off during a training mission at the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) airport here. The two pilots suffered minor injuries, police said.

The chopper, on a regular training mission, was only a few feet above the ground when it crashed, the police said.

A senior pilot and a trainee pilot were on board and both suffered minor injuries and were treated at the HAL hospital.

 

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10 killed in helicopter crash in Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — A Venezuelan National Guard helicopter has crashed while taking off on a counter-drug mission, killing all 10 soldiers on board.
National Guard Gen. Luis Alfredo Motta Dominguez says the helicopter was searching for a group of suspected drug traffickers in southwestern Apure state.
He told state television on Saturday that the accident occurred near the town of Buena Vista on the border with Colombia. It was unclear what caused the crash on Friday afternoon. The general says the victims included three officers and seven other National Guard troops.

The Associated Press: 10 killed in helicopter crash in Venezuela

 

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The Hindu : News / National : Three killed in IAF copter crash


Three Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel, including a pilot and a co-pilot, were killed on Saturday when a Chetak helicopter carrying them crashed in bad weather at a remote place in Jharkhand.

The chopper was on its way to Baghdogra air base from air force station Kalaikunda in West Bengal when it encountered bad weather and crashed near Sinharsi air base along the border of Pakur and Godda districts of Jharkhand, Eastern Command spokesperson and a senior state police official told PTI.

The deceased were two pilots and a co-pilot of Chetak, Deputy Inspector General of Police D.K. Pandey said in Pakur.

He said the crash took place in an area under Sundarpahari police station around 4 p.m.

Bad weather was stated to be the cause behind the crash.

The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the incident to ascertain the causes behind the accident, the spokesperson said.

This is the second crash of Chetak in a fortnight. On August 27, another Chetak helicopter had crashed moments after take-off during a training mission at the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited airport in Bangalore.

IAF chopper makes emergency landing at Nagpur airport



NAGPUR: An Indian Air Force helicopter carrying a pilot and two trainees on Saturday made an emergency landing at Nagpur International Airport following a major technical fault, sources said.

The Chetak helicopter, which took off from Hyderabad with two trainees and a pilot developed a major technical snag, made the landing on the middle of the runway, blocking the flight operations for nearly two hours.

The pilot noticed a problem with the rotor and decided to land at the civil aviation runway instead of the adjoining Air Force base and the helipad.

One of the rotor blades of the chopper was damaged and the chopper was stuck on the runway. Fire Brigade personnel and officials rushed towards the chopper.

Later, the chopper was towed to the Air Force base. By that time, the Mumbai-Nagpur Indigo flight was cancelled from Mumbai.

Read more: The Times of India IAF chopper makes emergency landing at Nagpur airport - The Times of India

 

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Venezuelan military helicopter crashes into boat

CARACAS, Venezuela – A Venezuelan military helicopter crashed into a navy research boat Tuesday and plunged into the sea, leaving two missing and five injured, an official said.
The pilot and four crew members on the boat were injured, while the co-pilot and another man who was aboard the helicopter were missing, Interior Minister Tareck El Aissami told state television.
The military helicopter crashed into the bow of a navy oceanographic research vessel that was in front of Playa Valdez port off Margarita Island, said Rafael Lugo, who leads a civilian marine rescue organization.
There was no immediate comment from the military.
Venezuela's military has suffered several other recent helicopter crashes.
Last month, a National Guard helicopter crashed during a counter-drug mission near the Colombian border, killing all 10 soldiers on board. In May 2009, a military helicopter patrolling near the Colombian border crashed, killing 16 soldiers and a civilian. In June 2008, an army helicopter crashed while landing at a Caracas military base, injuring two crew members but leaving passengers unhurt.

Venezuelan military helicopter crashes into boat - Yahoo! News

 

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Su-27 aircraft crashes in Russian Far East

VLADIVOSTOK, September 20 (RIA Novosti) - A Sukhoi Su-27 military aircraft crashed on Monday in the Russian Far East, but both pilots ejected and have been rescued alive, a representative of the Ussuriisk Aircraft Repair Plant said.

"The pilots are alive and have been evacuated. They are currently undergoing a medical check-up," the source said.

The plane crashed at 1.30 pm local time (02.30 GMT) and the flight was the aircraft's first test run after undergoing repair work at the plant, the representative said.

A representative of the Russian Defense Ministry said the plane went up in flames, but there were no injuries.

The pilots were from the Russian Air Force, he added.

Russia's emergencies ministry has confirmed the accident.

 

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Two Croatian MIG-21 crashed


The military exercise by the Croatian Air Force Slunja Thursday around 12:50 pm they knocked two MIG-21 in the north above Plaškog. Pilots Capt. Igor Trošelj Marijan Kudlik and lieutenant were ejected in time and successfully stranded. After the fall, both occurring in command. From the MoD said that the aircraft fell in the Latin and the hill in the municipality Plaški Hum. Place the crash provide military police and police.
- Determine how the accident occurred, but the area where the debris was large, about a mile and a possibility to be mined. After checking the machinery area, we begin with the inspection - the judge said the investigation Mladen Kocijan.

Fragments hurt a woman in FIELD
The police have confirmed to us that from the drop-down parts of the aircraft seriously wounded a woman who has worked in Latin in the field. Fragment of a plane he hit in the arm. Woman were transported to a hospital in Ogulin. Radio retina writes that it is Mary piston (69) by the neighbors drove to the hospital. He adds that a woman will operate to make her remove debris that are stuck in the arm. Witness the center Zeljko Dragaš Latina, said that he observed a flight of aircraft.
- I sat in front of the house and watched the flight of the aircraft. I saw the plane suddenly falls and crashes out. I looked again into the air and
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(Z.Bičak / VLM)Fragments of MIG's were everywhere.
I saw the two pilots to descend with parachutes. After they landed, the helicopters came to pick them up and they took them - says Zeljko. He adds that everything looked ugly and that the aircraft debris all around and feel and smell of kerosene.

PARTICIPATED IN THE EXERCISE DEMONSTRATION SITE EUGEN KVATERNIK
The military training area 'words of Eugene' in Slunj, 20 to 23 September the training is carried out targets on the ground for the crew
Mi-171 helicopter pilot training and fighter aircraft MIG 21 for the location and activity at ground targets. Participate in the training of pilots 91st Air Force Base Air Force to Dance with four MIG 21 aircraft and three Mi-171st

PILOTS WITH JUST PAST OGREBOTINA
Director KB Dubrava Milan Kujundzic confirmed that pilots well and that they have only scratched. X-rays showed that nothing broke. Most likely they will be released on a Friday.

VUKELIĆ established the Commission
Defence Minister Branko Vukelic the session said that he immediately formed an investigation committee of the Croatian Air Force, which came out to the accident. Only when we are finished the first discoveries of the Commission will be able to tell what are the reasons and causes of this calamity, "said Minister of Defence.
- To debit your commission as soon as possible of course in accordance with the possibilities, do search out and to have an insight on what are the causes of the accident I - said Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor. The journalists were told that we have 6 more MIG's and that this case has nothing to do with saving the army.

'Simply will reveal causes of the defeat'
Aeronautičar Josip Milosevic told Nova TV that the procedure should locate the seat aircraft. He says it will be easy to find the causes of the fall schedule if the pilots because the planes were correct. Some media report that the parts of an aircraft damaged another, and that therefore collapsed, while others as a possible cause of the fall of state crash. Goran Grošinić the MoD would not confirm any version until it completes an investigation.

24sata - Krhotina aviona pala na ženu u polju i ozlijedila je

 

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MIG 27 crashed 40 kms from Kalaikunda airbase

pilot ejected safely

 

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MIG-29 fighter jet crashes in Belarus, crew dies

MINSK, September 23 (Itar-Tass) – A MIG-29 fighter jet crashed in Belarus Thursday night, a spokesman for the Belarussian Defense Ministry told Itar-Tass.

The jet's crew died.

"The crash took place at around 17:00 houra East-European Daylight Saving Time /14:00 hours GMT/ when the crew was performing a low-altitude flying exercise as part of scheduled flights," the spokesman said.

The fighter was assigned to the 61st base of fighter aviation of the Air Force and Air Defense and had a two-strong crew – Squadron Commander Lt Col Sergei Kovalenko and Deputy Wing Commander Major Alexander Zhigailo.

"To prevent the downfall on populated areas, the crew diverted the aircraft to an area of marshlands overgrown with forest and that's where the crash took place," the spokesman said.

"The crew died upon performing their military and professional duty to the end," he said.

At the time of reporting, a special commission set up by the Defense Ministry was clearing out the causes and circumstances of the accident.

ITAR-TASS

 

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MIG 27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe

A MIG-27 aircraft crashed at Duria village in West Midnapore district this morning but the pilot bailed out safely.

The aircraft was on a routine sortie when it crashed at 8:30 AM in the village, District Magistrate N.S. Nigam said.

The aircraft had taken off from the Kalaikunda airforce base. Another helicopter from Kalaikunda has brought back the pilot to the airbase.

A commission of enquiry has been instituted.

The Hindu : States / Other States : MIG 27 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe

 

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UN helicopter engaged in flood relief crashes in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 10 people, including three foreigners, were injured today when a UN helicopter engaged in flood relief operations crashed into a lake in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, officials said.

The helicopter went down into Manchar Lake due to a technical fault, Brig Zubair Ahmed told the media.
Geo News channel reported that three foreigners were among the injured.

Ahmed said rescue teams had taken the crew and passengers of the helicopter to safety and provided them emergency medical aid.

Manchar Lake is Pakistan's largest freshwater lake and one of Asia's largest. It is located west of the Indus river in Dadu district and was in high flood late last month.

Read more: UN helicopter engaged in flood relief crashes in Pakistan - The Times of India UN helicopter engaged in flood relief crashes in Pakistan - The Times of India

 

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One dead in Nato Afghanistan helicopter blast

Chinook helicopters are widely used across Afghanistan
At least one person has been killed and eight wounded in an explosion on board a Nato helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, coalition officials say.
They say that the Chinook helicopter was in the process of landing when the explosion happened, and that its cause was not immediately clear.
There were about 26 Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) troops on board at the time.
A Nato statement said the blast took place in Kunar province.
But it has said that the landing site has now been secured by troops.
"The helicopter was on the ground in Kunar province when an explosion of unknown origin occurred. The wounded service members were evacuated to an Isaf medical facility," the statement said.
Isaf initially said that two people had been killed in the blast, but a spokesman later scaled down the casualty figure.
"Operational reporting is very fluid. You've got to understand that we're trying to get all the facts," an Isaf spokesman told the AFP news agency.
"It is up to respective governments to release details of those killed in action. The wounded are Isaf personnel," the spokesman said.
Correspondents say that aircraft crashes are not rare in Afghanistan, but explosions on board are extremely rare. The Taliban in the past have shot down helicopters of foreign forces in Afghanistan.
In October 2009, two helicopter crashes killed 11 US soldiers and three US civilians.
Eastern Afghanistan is one of the most dangerous parts of the country, where Taliban and other Islamist insurgents have a strong presence.
It is just across the border from Pakistan, where militant groups are also strong on the ground.
There are currently about 152,000 foreign troops under US and Nato command in Afghanistan, fighting in a bid to reverse a nine-year Taliban insurgency.
Two-thirds of the troops are Americans.
BBC News - One dead in Nato Afghanistan helicopter blast

 

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2 Pilots killed in Romania in jet crash


A fighter jet crashed during a training exercise Monday, killing two experienced pilots, the Romanian defense ministry said.

The Defense Ministry said in a statement that the MiG-21 Lancer went down, instantly killing the pilots, near the Transylvanian town of Campia Turzii. It said the crew was on a weather reconnaissance flight before taking part in a pilot instruction flight.

Eyewitnesses said the jet crashed into a tree and hit a fence before breaking into pieces.

The defense ministry identified one of the victims as Laurentiu Chirita, one of the country's most experienced fighter pilots who had taken part in international missions, in Sweden, Italy and the U.S.

In 2007 he headed a Romanian mission in the Baltics and was awarded a medal by the Lithuanian air force. The other pilot was Sorin Avram who had 1,300 hours flight experience, of which 900 were flying MiGs.

In the last 20 years, a total of 17 Russian-made MiGs have been destroyed in crashes in Romania, said Marius Iacob, Romania's chief prosecutor.

Defense Minister Gabriel Oprea wanted to replace aging MiG-21 Lancers with secondhand F-16 planes, but authorities said earlier this year the recession-mired country could not afford it.

The Defense Ministry said an investigation was under way into the causes of the crash


http://dailyairforce.com/398/2-Pilots-killed-in-Romania-in-jet-crash.html

 

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Ladakh, Nov 8: An Indian Air force helicopter on a routine flight to Siachen glacier on Monday, Nov 8 has crashed in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring both the pilots on board.


Buzz up!The Cheetah helicopter crashed at 11 am while on a flight to the icy heights of Siachen, defence sources said.


Sources said the injured pilots were taken to Delhi for treatment and both of them were reported to be stable.

Ladakh: IAF helicopter crashes, pilots injured
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/11/08/iaf-chopper-crashes-ladakh-pilots-injured.html

 

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com...27-crashes-pilot-safe/articleshow/6901115.cms

IAF MiG-27 crashes, pilot safe

NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 fighter crashed in Rajasthan on Wednesday but the pilot ejected to safety, an official said.

"The aircraft was on a routine training mission. It crashed near Jodhpur. The pilot ejected to safety," an IAF spokesman here said.

 

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F-16I crash halts Israeli training flights


By Arie Egozi


The Israeli air force suspended training flights with its Lockheed Martin F-16I "Sufa" strike aircraft on 10 November, following a fatal accident.
An F-16I crashed during a training mission in the Ramon crater in southern Israel, with the air force confirming the following day that its two crew members had been killed.
Pilots of other F-16Is in the area saw the aircraft hit the ground. Its pilot and weapon-systems operator did not transmit any distress signal before the crash. Rescue teams located the debris shortly after the accident.

Israeli air force commander Maj Gen Ido Nechustan has appointed a board of inquiry to investigate the cause of the crash.

The loss reduces Israel's F-16I fleet to 100 aircraft, according to Flightglobal's MiliCAS database. The air force acquired 102 of the type, with its only previous loss having occurred in 2006, when an aircraft's landing gear failed during take-off.


http://www.flightglobal.com/article...16i-crash-halts-israeli-training-flights.html

 

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Yemeni MiG-21 crashes on training mission

A Yemeni MiG-21 fighter jet crashed near Hudaydah airport on the Red Sea on Wednesday but the pilot survived unharmed, a military source said.

The crash occurred on a training mission, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

An investigation has been opened into the circumstances.



http://dailyairforce.com/431/Yemeni-MiG21-crashes-on-training-mission.html

 

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RoKAF RF-4C crashed



Two pilots died after their surveillance plane crashed into a mountain in the southwest of the country during a routine training mission, the Air Force said Friday.

The RF-4C reconnaissance plane went down during a "low-altitude" training flight at around 12:30 p.m. near the rural town of Imsil, North Jeolla Province, Air Force officials said. The town is located some 260 kilometers southwest of Seoul.

Two airmen were aboard the plane, and rescuers found the remains of their bodies and uniforms at the crash site, an official said.

Friday's accident was the second such case involving the RF-4C plane in recent years. In 2008, one of the aircraft crashed, but the two pilots aboard ejected safely.

The photographic reconnaissance version of the F-4 Phantom fighter jet was produced by U.S. aircraft maker McDonnell Douglas in 1966 and introduced into the South Korean Air Force in the late 1980s.

South Korea's military has been put on its highest alert to guard a summit of leaders from the G-20 major economies this week.

http://dailyairforce.com/434/RoKAF-RF4C-crashed.html