Aviation Today :: Accidents & Incidents

Date	Aircraft Type	Narrative	Death/Injury	Remarks
28 Jul day Bologna Italy	MD83 of Gainjet Reg: SX-IFA	Taxied onto a runway without a clearance at Bologna's Borgo Panigale Airport.	nil	CRJ 900 EI-DUM of MyAir was on finals & forced to carry out a go-around.
29 Jul 1155L Sandspit, British Columbia Canada	SAAB 340 of Pacific Coastal Airlines	Diverted to Sandspit A/P after smoke was seen and a strong burning smell smelt 40 mins after t/off from Masset, Canada	nil	Masset to Vancouver. overhead fluorescent light strip at seat 6A smelt of burnt electrical wiring
02 Aug 1740Z Panama City Panama	737-724 of Continental Airlines Reg: N13716	Flight 875, was undamaged during an inadvertent encounter with turbulence while descending for an approach	1 serious injury	Arriving from Houston Texas
05 Aug ~0830L Blagoveschensk Russia	TU-214 of Dalavia Flt: H8-35	Made a safe diversion to Blagoveshchensk after it suffered an unspecified problem in one of its engines	nil	... during cruiseflight Moscow (Domodedovo to Chabarowsk Russia)
05 Aug Hurghada Egypt	747-200 of TransAero	Freighter experienced an engine failure during run-up for takeoff	nil	Flt: UN8350 [Hurghada toMoscow (Domodedovo)]
06 Aug 0330Z Ruidoso New Mexico USA	Beech 90 Reg: N369CD	Crashed under unknown circumstances just after takeoff from Ruidoso Airport New Mexico	5 fatal/5 onboard	Weather not a factor. Medevac Flight owned by Enchantment Aviation Inc. operated for Southwest Medevac.
06 Aug 1935Z Atlanta Georgia	757-200 of Delta Flt: DAL1172	Aircraft parked at gate was hit by a food and beverage truck	nil	Minor damage
06 Aug ~1300L Sitka Alaska	P-46 Malibu Reg: N35CX	After departing Victoria, crashed into a building after a steep descent from clouds	4 dead / 4 onboard	owned by Hendrickson Aviation LLC, a Lewes, Delaware corporation
07 Aug day Ukraine Russia	DC9 of UM Air	During climb-out after reaching an altitude of 6400 meters experienced an engine failure.	nil	Pilots returned to land at Zaporishia A/P where a safe landing was made. Zaporishia to Antalya Turkey
07 Aug 0325Z Oceanside Calif	Cessna 421 Golden Eagle Reg: N68J	Aircraft ran off the runway end on landing	Nil/3 onboard	Substantial damage
08 Aug 2338Z Chamblee Georgia	Cessna 337 Reg: N969CB	Aircraft reported engine problems shortly after departure and crashed 3.5 miles north of the airport.	2 injured /2 onboard	destroyed
08 Aug 0400Z San Francisco Ca	737 of Alaskan Reg: N706AS	Flt AS102, while being pushed back from the gate, struck a service truck.	nil	Reg: N706AS
09 Aug ~1200L Moorea French Polynesia	Twin Otter of Air Moorea F-OIQI Flight: 1121	After getting airborne at Temae A/P, aircraft failed to gain height. Brief climb turned into a descent and then it .....	20 dead/20 onboard	impacted into the sea about 1,5 miles from the airport. Flt TAH1121 is a 7 minute inter-island hop
09 Aug night Northern Iraq	MD83 of Nordic Airways	Missile sighted passing a/c as it climbed through 3000ft to 6000ft ex Sulaimaniya	Nil/>120 onboard	First reported ground-air missile firing in the Northern Kurdish area
10 Aug Madison	DC-9 of NWA	Resident found a two foot long 25lb wing fairing in her backyard [McFarland WI]	nil	Found missing from the NWA DC-9 that had just arrived from Detroit Michigan
10 Aug 1119L Dublin Ireland	A330-300 of Aer Lingus Flt: EI-105	Turned back following a 1030L takeoff after a fire warning light activated	Nil/277 onboard	Bound New York (JFK). Problem was tracked down to a brake hydraulics leak
10 Aug Belgium	757-200 of AEU	Lost pressurization over Belgium and returned London (Gatwick A/P)	nil	Cabin oxygen masks (rubber jungle) deployed
10 Aug 1528L Shannon Ireland	MD-11 of World Airways	Military Charter troop carrier diverted into Shannon with an engine failure	Nil/257 troops	Boston Maine to Leipzig Germany
11 Aug day Barcelona Spain	737-300 of Jet2 Reg: G-CELU	Emerg descent & diversion after depressn at FL360 (due to seal on aft cargo door under the Pax cabin). Pax masks dropped	nil	All Jet2 B737's now restricted (by the company) to FL260 until a pressurization confidence check carried out on each acft.
11 Aug day Boyds Philadelphia	CRJ700 of United Airlines Flt 7350	25lb landing gear door from the CRJ fell into Maryland Park near a golf-course	nil	United Express Flight 7350, operated by Mesa Airlines.Hartford, CT to Washington
11 Aug 1700Z Montego Bay Jam	737 of Delta Flt: DAL742	Reported being struck by a service truck, no injuries reported, damage is unknown	nil	Minor damage
12 Aug day McCarran Intl A/P Las Vegas Nevada	737's of SWA x 3	SWA 737 cleared for takeoff...2nd SWA cleared for takeoff to maintain visual sep with preceding SWA 737...rolled while preceding 737 still on ground but accelerating for takeoff. Third SWA 737 was cleared to land on intersecting runway, but for unknown reasons went around.	nil	ATC heard yelling to second SWA 737 to stop climb (100 to 300 feet agl) and they did...the third SWA 737 went around over the top of the second.
12 Aug 0937L Busan South Korea	DHC8-400Q of Jeju Air Flt: 7C-203	On landing run 18L, the left maingear ran onto soft ground and collapsed causing...	6 injured/17 onboard	..substantial damage, when it hit a drainage ditch. Seoul-Kimpo to Busan
12 Aug day Rome Fiumicino	737-300 of Blue Air Flight 115	Dog was seen escaping on taxi from hold of flight 115 to Bucharest, Romania	One doggone it	Faulty inward opening cargo door's lock was exploited by canny canine fugitive.
13 Aug 1945L Bournemouth UK	737 of Thomsonfly	Returned Bournemouth due to a surging engine enroute	nil	Enroute to Palma. Replacement acft was sent from Doncaster.
13 Aug 2230Z Boston Ma	ERJ190-100 of Jet Blue	N266JB, while at the gate, was struck by a baggage cart on the right side	nil	...causing a scrape and a small puncture
13 Aug 1521Z Lake Wales Florida	OV-10 Bronco Reg: N614V	Prop spinner & dome fell off while inflight, 7 miles E of Lake Wales, Florida	nil	Op by Lady Alice Corp (Corporation) Wilmington, DE
13 Aug 0345Z Phoenix Arizona	DC-9-83 of Alaskan Airlines	A portion of the jetway over the door collapsed slightly and damaged the door	nil	Flight 752, [N960as] while deplaning passengers at the gate
13 Aug day Agana, Guam Guam Intl A/P	F15E of 44th Ftr Sqn of Kadena Air Base in Okinawa	Left the runway after diverting in due to low fuel and poor weather conditions at Andersen Air Force Base Guam	nil	Damage unknown; participating in the Valiant Shield Exercise
13 Aug ~1400L Rockhampton Qld	737-700 of Virgin Blue Flt: DJ583	VH-VBJ diverted in with a fuel leak # 2 engine (which had been secured)	Nil/120 pax + 6 crew	Brisbane to Hamilton Island flight. Replacement acft was brought in.
13 Aug day Narita Japan	777-200 of ANA Flt: ANA008	Reported 'right engine trouble' soon after takeoff and returned to NRT	nil	...after shutting the engine down.
13 Aug CFB Bagotville	777-200 of Air France	777 divtd into the 10,000ft military strip with a seriously ill passenger	One ill/298 pax onboard	Paris (CDG A/P) to Montreal Canada
13 Aug day Moskva Vnukovo	TU-134AK of Russian Airforce	Tu-134 ran off the runway on landing & one of the landing gear legs collapsed	Nil/14 pax + 11 crew	Tyumen to Moscow. Airplane reportedly suffered substantial damage to the wing.
14 Aug 1450L Christchurch New Zealand	737 of Air NZ	Crew shut down one engine as a precaution after a warning light came on and diverted to Christchurch	Nil/73 pax onboard	Auckland to Queenstown
1 Air carrier accidents, or other incidents involving serious failures or fatal injuries, investigated by aviation safety agencies of various nations. 2 DISCLAIMER: Assessments are not intended to assert probable cause or liability, but provide insight pending publication of a final report of investigation.

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