Five dead as Indian helicopter crashes in Uttarkashi
- 08-May-2025
At least five people lost their lives when a helicopter carrying seven individuals, including the pilot, crashed in the Gangnani area of Uttarkashi district on Thursday morning, officials confirmed. The chopper, piloted by Captain Robin Singh, had taken off from Sahastradhara helipad and was en route to Kharsali. Onboard were six passengers, comprising four men […]
Jeju Air crash: Black box data missing from crucial minutes
- 11-Jan-2025
The two black boxes on the Jeju Air Boeing jet involved in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil stopped recording about four minutes before the crash, the transport ministry said on Saturday. South Korean investigators previously said the flight data and cockpit voice recorders were key to finding out the cause of last […]
South Korea orders air safety probe after worst crash in country kills 179
- 30-Dec-2024
South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok on Monday ordered an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation system as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused deadliest air disaster in the country. All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air (089590.KS), opens new […]
Bipin Rawat: Inquiry report reveals cause of chopper crash that killed Indian CDS
- 20-Dec-2024
NEW DEHLI: An Indian parliamentary committee inquiry report revealed that the helicopter crash that killed India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, was caused by pilot error. The Mi-17 carrying General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 12 armed forces personnel crashed on December 8, 2021, leaving all the persons dead on board. […]
Pilot killed in Russia military plane crash
- 16-Aug-2024
One pilot was killed and three injured when a Russian fighter plane crashed during a training flight over Siberia, the regional governor said on Friday. The Tu-22M3 plane went down late Thursday in a deserted area over the Irkutsk region, Igor Kobzev said. Rescue efforts “lasted all night… unfortunately one of the pilots couldn’t be […]
Helicopter crashes into hotel roof in northeastern Australia
- 12-Aug-2024
A helicopter crashed into the roof of a Hilton hotel in northeastern Australia on Monday, police said, igniting a blaze atop the building and forcing a mass evacuation. Mangled pieces of the helicopter’s propeller landed in the hotel’s pool, said an emergency services official, adding that one man was treated at the scene with life-threatening […]
WATCH: Cameraman almost causes crash during race at Paris 2024
- 08-Aug-2024
The men’s 5000m race at the Paris Olympics 2024 almost resulted in a major collision as a viral video showed a cameraman getting in the way of the runners. During the second heat, the runners were heading into the final four laps when the cameraman walked across the track to the edge. The viral video […]
Mexico bus crash leaves 14 dead, 31 injured
- 29-Apr-2024
At least 14 people died and 31 others were injured in a road accident in Mexico on Sunday, the authorities announced. The accident took place in the state of Mexico, on the outskirts of the capital, when a bus overturned on the roadway, the local safety secretariat said. “Preliminary figures put the death toll at […]
Two Japan navy helicopters crash, one body found, 7 missing
- 21-Apr-2024
Two Japanese navy helicopters crashed into the sea during a training exercise, killing at least one of the eight crew members on board, the defence minister said on Sunday. The two SH-60 patrol helicopters were conducting anti-submarine exercises on Saturday night near Torishima in the remote Izu island group, off the southern coast of central […]
Russian military plane crashes while carrying Ukrainian POWs
- 24-Jan-2024
Russia said Wednesday that an IL-76 military transport plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed in the western Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. “On board were 65 captured Ukrainian army servicemen being transported to the Belgorod region for exchange, six crew members and three escorts,” the defence ministry was quoted as saying by the RIA-Novosti […]