ARTICLES RELATING TO AIR CRASHES

Plane crashes at Turkey airshow

2013-05-19 15:42

A jet has crashed during an air show in southern Turkey, killing its pilot.

1987 plane crash survivor breaks silence

2013-05-15 19:14

Cecelia Crocker, the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground near Detroit Metropolitan Airport, has broken her silence about how the event has affected her.

Bodies of 2 US pilots found after crash

2013-05-04 14:27

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two US pilots whose refuelling plane crashed in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, shortly after taking off from a base.

CEO of top game reserve killed in chopper crash

2013-04-23 18:27

One of the occupants of the helicopter which crashed in Mpumalanga has been identified as Nick More, the CEO of Lion Sands Private Game Reserve in Sabi Sands, a report says.

Helicopter wreckage found in Mpumalanga

2013-04-23 15:38

The wreckage of a helicopter has been found in the Lydenburg area, a report says, and police are trying to establish if it is possibly that of a Robinson 44 that went missing on its way to a Midrand airport.

Divers search for aircraft in dam

2013-04-17 08:03

Divers have started searching for an aircraft which was seen crashing into Modimola dam in Mmabatho, North West police say.

Bali jet wreckage being retrieved

2013-04-15 15:08

Indonesian investigators have begun retrieving the wreck of a Lion Air plane that crashed at Bali's airport, as accounts emerge of a freak storm that could have caused the accident.

Plane overshoots Bali runway into sea

2013-04-13 12:03

A plane carrying more than 130 passengers has overshot the runway at Bali Airport and gone into the sea, but everybody on board survived, a transport ministry official says.

Bodies of American exec, wife recovered

2013-04-08 09:05

New Zealand navy divers have recovered the bodies of an American wireless executive and his wife after the plane he was piloting crashed in the South Pacific.

Bleak week for SA military: Union

2013-03-31 22:39
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The SA National Defence Union says the death of five soldiers in a helicopter crash at the Kruger Park closes a difficult week for the military.

Cellphone boss dies in plane crash

2013-03-31 07:55

The chief executive of New Zealand cellphone company 2degrees, Eric Hertz, and his wife, Kathy, are believed to have died in a light plane crash off the North Island's west coast.

Helicopter crashes in KZN

2013-03-23 13:28

A helicopter has crashed in the Pietermaritzburg city centre, injuring all five occupants, according to paramedics.

2 killed in US neighborhood jet crash

2013-03-18 13:03

A private jet apparently experiencing mechanical trouble has crashed in an Indiana neighbourhood, hitting three homes and killing two people aboard the plane, authorities say.

Light aircraft crashes in Alberton

2013-03-05 20:06

An ultra-light aircraft has crashed near a cemetery in Brackendowns, Alberton on the East Rand on, paramedics say.

Girl survives jet crash in French Alps

2013-03-04 15:29

A small passenger jet has crashed in a residential area in the French Alps shortly after takeoff, killing two people on board and severely injuring a young girl passenger.

Toll rises in Ukraine emergency landing

2013-02-14 09:00

Five people died when an Antonov AN-24 plane with dozens of football fans on board made an emergency landing in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk on Wednesday, officials said.

Plane lands on Durban beach

2013-02-05 14:35

The two occupants of a light aircraft have escaped unharmed after making an emergency landing on Durban's popular Snake Park Beach.

Pilot hurt in plane crash

2013-02-03 14:29

A pilot has been critically injured after a light aircraft crashed on the N4 near Witbank.

20 presumed dead in Kazakhstan crash

2013-01-29 15:16

The Kazakh airline SCAT says one of its aeroplanes has crashed near the country's principal city, Almaty, and all 20 on board are believed dead.

Microlight adventure ends in tragedy

2013-01-11 09:05

A fun day out for two brothers who decided to do something adventurous together and booked a microlight flight, ended in tragedy when one of them and the pilot were killed in a crash.

Two dead in Western Cape plane crash

2013-01-10 10:08

Two people have died when a light aircraft crashed while going in to land at a private airfield near Klipheuwel in the Western Cape.

Kenyan plane makes crash landing in Sudan

2013-01-02 10:57

A Kenyan Airways plane with 56 passengers on board has made an emergency landing in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, after an engine caught fire, witnesses say.

Plane rescue a wild goose chase

2012-12-29 14:44

Rescue teams have been sent on a wild goose chase, after a radio-controlled micro-light toy plane was mistaken for the real thing, say paramedics.

Crash-landing 'a very scary moment'

2012-12-26 14:50

Survivors of a crash-landing in Myanmar have recounted fleeing the burning plane as smoke filled the cabin after the ageing airliner came down in a field short of the runway.

 

Plane belly lands in NY

2013-05-18 20:38

A landing gear problem has forced a plane to make a belly landing at Newark International Airport.

Russian helicopter crashes in Siberia

2013-05-06 18:36

A helicopter with nine people aboard including Russian Emergency Ministry officials has crashed in eastern Siberia, says the ministry.

US military plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan

2013-05-03 20:24

A US military tanker refuelling plane has crashed in the rugged mountains of Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian nation where the US operates a military base key to the war in Afghanistan.

4 dead in Mpumalanga chopper crash

2013-04-23 15:54

Four people have been killed after a helicopter crashed between Nelspruit and Lydenburg, paramedics say.

Body recovered in North West air crash

2013-04-17 14:20

A body has been recovered from the Modimola Dam, in Mmabatho, after an aircraft crash, North West police say.

Aircraft crashes into North West dam

2013-04-16 23:30

An aircraft has crashed into the Modimola Dam in Mmabatho, North West police say. Unconfirmed reports say that it may have been a Tiger Moth.

Bali crash: Passenger tells of ordeal

2013-04-13 14:14

Passengers were screaming in panic in fear they would drown, a witness aboard a plane which overshot a runway in Bali and crashed into the sea, has said.

Texting pilot crashes chopper

2013-04-09 19:48

A pilot was texting before a medical helicopter crash that killed 4, US safety records show.

13 feared dead in Peru helicopter crash

2013-04-08 09:05

A helicopter with 13 people aboard, headed to a Perenco oil production facility, has crashed into a jungle in north-eastern Peru, and there were no signs of survivors, the company says.

Search for missing helicopter in Limpopo

2013-04-04 13:45

A search and rescue operation is underway for a helicopter that has gone missing in Limpopo's Bela Bela region, the province's emergency medical services say.

Zuma sympathises with crash families

2013-03-31 19:21

President Jacob Zuma has send his condolences to the families of five soldiers who died in a helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park.

5 die in Kruger chopper crash

2013-03-31 07:22
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Five people have died in a helicopter crash in the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga.

Plane crashes in Eastern Cape

2013-03-21 20:08

A light aircraft has crash landed near the Port Alfred Air School in the Eastern Cape.

SA film-maker, pilot die in crash

2013-03-06 09:41

A well-known Cape Town wildlife film-maker has died in a plane crash in Namibia, according to a report.

Dozens killed in DRC plane crash

2013-03-04 19:27

Dozens of people have died after a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Human error caused Libya plane crash

2013-03-01 22:05

Human error is to blame for a passenger plane crash in Libya in 2010 that killed 103 people, civilian aviation officials say.

Ukraine air crash - 4 dead, 2 injured

2013-02-13 22:21

Officials say there are 4 dead, 2 injured and 2 missing as an AN24 overturned after landing in Ukraine.

Anti-poaching plane crashes

2013-02-04 08:28

The fight against rhino poaching in KwaZulu-Natal has taken a knock as a result of a recent non-fatal accident involving Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s anti-poaching light aircraft.

5 survive plane crash

2013-02-03 08:01

A small plane has crashed into the sea off Venezuela's coast, leaving one person dead and five survivors who were rescued and brought to shore.

No injuries in US air crash

2013-01-18 19:04

Authorities say no one had been injured when two commercial jets collided near the gates at Miami International Airport.

Fatal light aircraft crash to be probed

2013-01-10 13:29

The Civil Aviation Authority says its investigators are on their way to the scene where a light aircraft crashed in the Western Cape, leaving two people dead.

Dana Air resumes flights after crash

2013-01-04 14:02

Nigerian airline Dana has resumed flights for the first time since a crash on the outskirts of the country's main city killed 159 people in one of the nation's worst air disasters.

Russia probes Moscow plane crash

2012-12-30 12:00

Russian medics have begun identifying the bodies of four crew killed when a passenger jet careened off the runway of a Moscow international airport and smashed into a highway.

Search on for downed aircraft

2012-12-29 12:40

Police and paramedics are searching for a micro-light aircraft that has crashed just outside Richards Bay, say paramedics.

Myanmar plane crash-lands: 2 dead

2012-12-25 10:19

A Myanmar plane carrying 65 passengers, including foreign tourists, has crash-landed in eastern Shan state, leaving two people dead and 11 others injured.

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