Accidents
PlaneMapper news section contains aircraft industry, accidents and travel related news articles.
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5 Dead After Tourist Aircraft Collides with Helicopter in Alps
Italian alpine rescue officials announced that 5 people were killed in a midair collision between a tourist airplane and a helicopter transporting...
January 26, 2019 -
Tu-22M3 Supersonic Strategic Bomber Crashes in Russia’s North-West
At least 3 crew members are dead and 1 injured after a military strategic bomber crashed in Russia’s north-west on Tuesday, January 22, the...
January 22, 2019 -
Two Russian Su-34 Fighter Jets Collide Over Sea of Japan
Two Russian fighter-bomber jets crashed mid-air over Sea of Japan during their training exercise. The Sukhoi Su-34s collided while flying over...
January 18, 2019 -
15 Crew Dead After Military Cargo Plane Crashes Near Tehran
An old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan has crashed on Monday, January 14, while trying to land west of the...
January 14, 2019 -
French Mirage 2000D Disappears from Radar Near Swiss Border
French Air Force's Mirage 2000D tactical bomber crashed in eastern France on Wednesday, January 9, after disappearing from radars. According to...
January 10, 2019 -
Fault Registered During Landing of Aeromexico Aircraft
Aeromexico reported a failure in the landing gear of one of its airplanes on a flight out of Mexico City to Guadalajara Airport. The airline...
January 4, 2019 -
VIDEO: Small Plane Crashes on Haulover Beach
Four people have suffered minor injuries in small plane crash that happened on Florida beach on Monday, December 24. A pilot, flight instructor, and...
December 25, 2018 -
Helicopter Crash in Mexico Kills Political Power Couple
Mexican governor Martha Erika Alonso, and her husband, former governor of the same state, Senator Rafael Moreno, died in a helicopter crash on Monday...
December 25, 2018 -
VIDEO: Catania Airport Closed Due to Mount Etna Volcano Eruption
Italy’s Mount Etna, the highest and most active volcano in Europe, erupted on Monday, December 24, sending an enormous column of ash into the...
December 24, 2018 -
GomAir Cargo Plane Crashes Near Kinshasa
A GomAir cargo plane flying for CENI (Independent National Electoral Commission) of Democratic Republic of Congo went missing Thursday night...
December 21, 2018 -
4 Dead in Medical Helicopter Crash
Four people died after a helicopter-ambulance crashed in northern Portugal, according to emergency services agency INEM. The aircraft came down in...
December 17, 2018 -
At Least Seven Killed After Plane Crashes in Eastern Sudan
At least 7 people have died after plane crashed in Gadaref State, eastern Sudan on Sunday, December 9. Among the victims of the accident was...
December 10, 2018