Aircraft Crash Notification

[wild goose]

Search on for military jet missing over Alaska

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor 'dropped off the radar'

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Search and rescue teams are looking for a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor and its pilot that went missing during a flight over Alaska late Tuesday, military officials told NBC News.

The officials said the advanced stealth fighter jet was about 90 miles northeast of Elmendorf Air Force Base when it "dropped off the radar."
There was no mayday or any other communication from the pilot that would have indicated the plane was in trouble, the officials told NBC News. There have been no distress calls from the pilot since the plane went missing.

U.S. military helicopters and at least one C-130 have so far failed to turn up any sign of the missing fighter jet, according to NBC News.
Base spokeswoman Corinna Jones told The Associated Press Tuesday night that the pilot was the only person in the craft, which was on a training mission. Air traffic control lost contact with the jet at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time, she added.

Jones declined to identify the pilot, but noted the aircraft is assigned to Elmendorf's 3rd Wing.

Weather conditions in nearby Anchorage at the time the jet lost contact were fair, The Weather Channel reported.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40231873/ns/us_news-security/

 

[wild goose]

Canadian fighter jet crashes


A Canadian Forces CF-18 fighter jet crashed overnight while trying to land at CFB Cold Lake, Alberta.

Capt. Keith Hoey, at CFB Trenton, said the jet was returning to the base from a mission just before midnight when something went wrong.

"At approximately seven miles [11 kilometres] from landing, something happened and the pilot was forced to eject out of the aircraft." Hoey said. "We're not sure what it was, at this time it would be purely speculative."

Hoey said the pilot was found safe following a 90-minute search. The jet was destroyed on impact.

Military flight safety officials and Transport Canada are investigating.

This is the second crash of a CF-18 jet this year. In late July, the pilot survived a crash during an air show at the Lethbridge airport.



Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/11/18/canada-jet-crash.html?#ixzz15e2cTzGK

 

[RPK]

Mi-17 crashes in Tawang, all 11 on board feared dead

An Indian Air Force Mi-17 helicopter has crashed in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh. All 11 people on board are feared dead.

The helicopter had two pilots, eight air force personnel and one Army jawan on board. It crashed on Friday morning.

 

[wild goose]

Russian MiG-31 fighter crashes in Urals, crew eject


A Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor/fighter crashed on Friday in the Perm region of the Urals, but the two crew members ejected safely.
The crew have yet to be located, a local law enforcement officer said.
A local security official confirmed the crash but declined to identify the plane model, saying only that it "was not carrying any weapons" and posed no danger to residential areas.
Defense Ministry spokesman Vladimir Drik said later the pilot and navigator were "in a satisfactory condition."
A special commission has been set up to ascertain the cause of the crash.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20101119/161407033.html

 

[SHASH2K2]

Twelve dead in Indian air force helicopter crash​

GUWAHATI (AFP) – A air force transport helicopter crashed in the mountainous northeast of India on Friday near the border with China, killing all 12 on board, a defence official said.

The Mi-17 Russian-made helicopter went down in bad weather shortly after taking off from Tawang in the state of Arunachal Pradesh on its way Guwahati in Assam, defence spokesman R. Kalia told AFP by telephone.

"The helicopter with 12 people on board crashed into a hill with all the dead bodies recovered," Kalia said, adding that 11 of the victims were air force personnel and one was from the army.

Most of them were posted on the heavily militarised border between India and the Chinese region of Tibet.

"We don?t know the circumstances leading to the crash and only experts will be able to give us an idea of what went wrong," Kalia said.

Arunachal Pradesh is partly claimed by China, which invaded India in 1962 sparking a short but bloody war. The border dispute remains a thorn in the side of often tense relations between the emerging powers.

 

[Parthy]

60 Indian armed Force aircrafts crashed during 2007 to Nov 2010

The Indian Defence Minister says that 60 aircrafts including MiG 21 and helicopters of the Defence forces have crashed during the last three years from financial year 2007-2008 till 8th November, 2010 in the current financial year. Forty three service personnel and five civilians were killed in these accidents. Twenty civilians were injured.

Indian Air Force is looking for a Combat Search & Rescue Systems (SRS). A RFI was floated on September 2010 for the same. The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to procure personal Rescue Beacons for its Fighter, Transport and Helicopter fleet and Emergency Location Transmitters (ELT) as well as Air borne Locator Interrogators for its Transport and Helicopters fleet. The estimated cost is Rs.120 crores.

During the past one year, there have been two fatal accidents and the bodies of three pilots who lost their lives in these accidents were recovered. Since these accidents took place near IAF airfields under positive control of Air Traffic Control (ATC), the present SRS was not required to be used to recover the bodies/debris.

http://frontierindia.net/60-indian-armed-force-aircrafts-crashed-during-2007-to-nov-2010

 

[black eagle]

French Rafale M aircraft crashes into Pak waters

France's defence ministry says a French Rafale fighter jet has crashed into the waters off Pakistan after its pilot parachuted to safety.

The Rafale was operating from the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which is stationed in the Arabian Sea to support the fight in Afghanistan.

The cause of Sunday's crash was unclear and an investigation has been opened. The ministry said the Rafale plunged into waters near where the aircraft carrier is stationed, more than 100km off the coast of Pakistan in the Arabian Sea.

The pilot was unharmed and was picked up by helicopter.

France has about 3,850 troops engaged in missions in and around Afghanistan

http://idrw.org/?p=1579

 

[Parthy]

MI-17 chopper crash: data analysis underway

Analysis of the data collected from Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the Air Force helicopter MI-17, which crashed at Tawang killing 12 servicemen recently, was underway to determine the cause of the mishap, Air Chief Marshal P V Naik Monday said.

"The FDR and CVR were found burnt at the crash site.

We are analysing the data to determine the cause of the accident," he told reporters after reviewing the passing out parade of the 119th course of National Defence Academy (NDA) at Khadakwasla, near here.

Expressing concern over the mishaps involving Air Force choppers, Air Chief Naik said, "It hurts us deeply.

There seems to be some technical fault but we do not know. We will investigate thoroughly."

On the US inventory of the defence forces, he said, "We want what is best available."

Air Force would go in for 40 more new Sukhoi fighter jets making for five squadrons, Naik said.

"There is no dearth of money and the government is fully supporting modernisation programme of defence forces," he said, adding procedural delays in procuring the equipment after signing of contracts, was being streamlined.

Earlier, addressing the cadets, who passed out of NDA, the Air Chief said, "Today in the media, you may be hearing things that have shown armed forces
in poor light. But let me assure you, that these are only exceptions that can happen in any organisation. The core of the Armed Forces is pure and rock solid because of every member's commitment and integrity."

"This is where we live and die for honour and courage," he added.

Cadet Karan Kothari was awarded the President's gold medal for standing first in the overall order of merit of the 119th course.

http://www.brahmand.com/news/MI-17-chopper-crash-data-analysis-underway/5631/1/17.html

 

[RPK]

http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/15/stories/2010121556810100.htm

Nine injured as IAF helicopter crashes


JAMMU: An Indian Air Force helicopter crashed soon after taking off from an airport here on Tuesday, injuring seven IAF personnel and two civil engineers.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the crash, which occurred, probably owing to a snag, at the IAF station at Satwari at 9.15 a.m. The Mi-26 took off from the technical airport on a sortie to Reasi and crashed within minutes, Defence spokesman Lt. Col. Biplav Nath said. Sources in the IAF said the helicopter was ferrying heavy machinery of Konkan Railways for laying a track in Reasi when the accident occurred. — PTI

 

[RPK]

Plane crash kills 2 pilots

http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=166769

BAF training aircraft smashes into a tree near Barisal Airport; reasons still unknown

The wreckage of PT-6 aircraft that crashed near Barisal Airport yesterday.Photo: STAR
Our Correspondent, BarisalTwo air force pilots were killed as the aircraft they were flying crashed near Barisal Airport yesterday.

Squadron leaders Ashraf Ibne Ahmed and Mahmudul Haque were on a PT-6 training aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force.

It went down at about 2:18pm to the west of Barisal Airport, an Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) press release said.

The pilots died on the spot.

A chopper took the bodies to air force base in Jessore after autopsies at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College and Hospital.

The cause of the plane wreck was still unknown.

Lt Col Manirul Huq of Rab, who was supervising the rescue, quoted air force sources as saying eight pilots on four planes took off from Jessore Airport at about 1:35pm.

Pair-4, the team of Ashraf and Mahmudul, lost contact with Jessore Airport control tower at 2:15pm and a few minutes later rammed into a rain tree with a bang.

Locals and fire service men rushed to immediate rescue.

Fazlul Huq, a farmer who was working nearby, said he saw two planes circling the skies. One of the aircraft suddenly swooped down and hit the tree.

Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Shah Md Ziaur Rahman on a visit to the site told journalists a committee would look into the incident. He didn't go into detail.

Hailed from Comilla, Ashraf Ibne Ahmed was married to Shahnaz Jahan.

Mahmudul Haque was a Gazipur resident. He left behind his wife and an eight-month-old child.

President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Leader of the Opposition in the House Khaleda Zia expressed deep shock at the death of two pilots of Bangladesh Air Force, adds UNB.

 

[wild goose]

Army aviation trainer plane crashes in Quetta


QUETTA: A Pakistani military aircraft crashed on a training exercise over mountains in Muslim Bagh area on Wednesday.

The pilot of the plane Captain Zahoor and co-pilot Masoor were killed in the incident.

The two-seater trainer aircraft was on a routine flight in southwestern Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran, the military said.

"The aircraft crashed due to technical fault," it said.

A team consisting of senior army aviation officers has been created to investigate the crash.




http://www.dawn.com/2010/12/22/army-aviation-trainer-plane-crashes-in-quetta.html

 

[RPK]

Russian military plane crash kills 12

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1012940.ece

AP
Share · print · T+ An aging Russian military cargo plane has crashed, killing all 12 people aboard, officials said Wednesday.

The federal Investigative Committee said the An-22 plane was on a flight on Tuesday from the southwestern Voronezh region to the Tver region northwest of Moscow, when it crashed in the Tula region, about 190 kilometers (120 miles) south of Moscow.

It is said that along with the crew piloting the Antonov, the giant four-engined turboprop aircraft also was carrying another crew to the Migalovo military air base in the Tver region. The cause of the crash was not immediately determined.

The A-—22, which was designed in the 1960s, has a payload of 60 metric tons and is capable of airlifting about 300 troops. Only a handful are still in service with the Russian air force. The plane that went down on Tuesday was built in 1974.

 

[chex3009]

Chinese J-8II 21107 Down

Translated Via Google Translate

Nanfang Daily News (Southern Metropolis Daily Press / Joseph Wang Yu Wang to peak) 9 am yesterday, Foshan side of a building site near the airport, a small plane made an emergency landing crashed, witnesses said the pilot managed to escape, did not see the other casualties .

Yesterday 9:20, Foshan north of the airport, your wide section of high-speed rail Henggang site south of the South China Sea, when a small plane made an emergency landing crashed in the grass. Lee said the construction worker from Hunan, the site was pouring concrete when the plane "fell from above," "fortunately did not fall into the construction site."

The aircraft caught fire soon after the fall, an unidentified construction worker said, "the pilot before the fire jump up and crawl out from the cab, and soon saw black smoke into the sky." Dozen fire trucks soon arrived and will fire.

http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2011_01/16/4300011_0.shtml

 

[A.V.]

Finnish Air Force F/A-18 D crashes in southern Finland.

Seems that news isn't in English pages of any local media outlet yet.

Details very briefly:

-Crash happened about 11:50 local time.

-Plane was on regular training flight, flight had lasted 40 minutes before crash happened.

-Both pilots ejected safely and don't have serious injuries.

-Crash happened in Juupajoki, east of Tampere.

-Plane in question was HN-468. It was originally C-model that was severely damaged forward fuselage and wings in mid air collision in 2001 and after repairs it was modified to D-model with forward fuselage of B-model purchased from Canadian Air Force. Repair and modification had approximately 20 million € price tag. First flight after repairs and modifications was in last september.

Source in Finnish. YLE.

 

[Armand2REP]

RAF Tornado jet crashes off Scottish coast

A Tornado jet on a training mission crashed into the sea off the west coast of Scotland today. Both aircrew are thought to have survived.

The pilot and navigator, from RAF Lossiemouth, ejected from the aircraft before it crashed into the waters off Gairloch, north of Skye.

They were airlifted to hospital in Inverness after coastguard and lifeboat crews were scrambled by the RAF's air rescue coordination centre at Kinloss airbase, in Moray.

Neither men are thought to have suffered serious injuries. No details about their conditions have yet been released.

It is thought a second Tornado circled the crash site moments after the jet went down.

Lossiemouth and Kinloss airbases are under threat of closure: Kinloss has been told it will be shut down, while local civic and political leaders are fighting to retain Lossiemouth, which could be hit by the spending cuts.

The armed forces minister, Nick Harvey, visited the area today to meet a delegation of campaigners who have urged him to retain both bases.

The Stornoway coastguard station involved in today's rescue may lose its operations centre as part of further cuts to the UK's coastguard service.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jan/27/raf-tornado-jet-crash-scotland

 

[black eagle]

Army helicopter crashes in Nasik


Two pilots of the Indian Army were killed when their Cheetah helicopter crashed in a residential area in Maharastra's Nasik district on Wednesday, police said.

The chopper crashed soon after it took off from an Army aviation training schools after 9 am.

Army personnel rushed to the site of the accident for rescue operation. The pilots were yet to be identified.

Initial reports said the pilots in the ranks of Major were dead in the accident.

The chopper was on a routine sortie from Nashik to an Army base in Goa.

http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails020211a.php

 

[Parthy]

MiG-21 crashes in MP, pilot safe

An IAF MiG-21 'Bison' fighter aircraft crashed in Anupnagar district in Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

The pilot of the aircraft managed to eject safely, an Air Force spokesman said.

more concerns now for IAF.. God save the country..

 

[Rage]

^ Good God! Another Mig-21 down.

 

[chex3009]

Two Thai F-16s crash during exercise

Airforce spokesman Air Vice Marshal Monthon Satchukorn said the two F-16s disappeared from radar at 10.20h local time.

They were part of a flight of four F-16s which took off from Wing 1 of Nakhon Ratchasima at 08:00h to take part in the Cobra Gold exercise, the annual joint Thai-US military exercise.

The jets crashed into the forest between Lae Hu Kwang and Wang Phon villages in tambon Tha Hin Ngom in Muang district of Chaiyaphum province.

Initial reports had only indicated one plane had crashed.

Monthon said that the two fighters (#81-0668 and #81-0774) were the first to have crashed from the batch of 16 F-16s purchased from the United States in 2002 delivered as part of Peace Naresuan IV program.

Search and rescue teams in helicopters and vehicles are being been sent into the area near Tat Ton waterfall to find the pilots. However Group Captain Krisda Sukchan and Flight Lieutenant Chatchanon Promdet had contacted the base and confirmed they are both safe after the accident.

Air Force commander Ithaporn Suphawong had ordered the Air Safety Division to set up an board of inquiry into the crash.

Source : F-16.Net

 

[prajapati]

French Mirage2000 -N crashes, crew missing


A French air force Mirage 2000 jet fighter crashed in the central French countryside overnight and its pilot and navigator are missing, officials said Wednesday.
According to the military press centre, the plane dropped off radar 9.20pm local time (2020 GMT) on Tuesday, triggering a large-scale search and rescue effort.
The wreck of the jet was found on Wednesday in the Creuse region of central France, the regional state prefect Claude Serra told AFP.
"The crew have given no sign of life since last night. No locator beacon signal has been detected," he said, after his office said wreckage had been found near the village of Saint-Oradoux-pres-Crocq.
He said that the jet hit the ground near a small lake so hard that it created a massive crater that quickly filled with water, complicating the search for any sign of the pilots.
The armed forces said that a helicopter had been dispatched to the scene.
There was no immediate word on the cause of the crash, but an air force spokesman said that the jet had been conducting an extremely low level training flight at night in dense fog.
The Mirage 2000 is a multirole jet fighter and mainstay of the French air force, which has more than 300 deployed and is one of nine countries to use it. It first flew in the late 1970s and entered service in 1982.


© 2011 AFP