Plane Incidents

UKMTO reports incident 80 nautical miles in UAE's Jebel Ali

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday it received a report of an incident 80 nautical miles off the United Arab Emirates’ Jebel Ali port.

8 killed, 25 injured in traffic collision in southern Egypt

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – At least eight people were killed and 25 others wounded on Saturday in a traffic collision in southern Egypt's Minya province, provincial media office said in a statement.

Small plane crashes into Nebraska river and kills 3 on board

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Three people died when a small airplane crashed into a river in eastern Nebraska on Friday night, authorities said.

18 dead after roof of Dominican Republic club collapses

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – At least 18 people are dead after the roof of a Santo Domingo nightclub collapsed early Tuesday, according to Dominican Republic police.

At least 4 construction workers killed in avalanche in India

TEHRAN, Mar. 01 (MNA) – At least four workers have died after an avalanche swept away a large construction crew working on a highway near India’s mountainous border with Tibet, Indian army said on Saturday.

Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – At least 19 people were killed in the crash of a Sudanese military plane in the country’s second largest city of Omdurman in the Khartoum state.

2 police officers killed in traffic stop in Virginia Beach

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – Two police officers in Virginia were shot and killed during a traffic stop late on Friday night, authorities said.

61 killed, injured in two road accidents in Pakistan’s Sindh

TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – At least 16 people were killed and 45 others injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s Sindh province, the police said.

1 dead, 4 injured after jets collide at Scottsdale Airport

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – One person is dead and four others are injured after a Bombardier Learjet 35A veered off the runway after landing at Scottsdale Airport and crashed into a Gulfstream 200 business jet that was parked on private property.

Missing Alaska plane found with all 10 people presumed dead

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The wreckage of a small plane that went missing in the United States with 10 people on board has been found with no survivors, authorities have said.

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Another jet had to abort 1st landing at Reagan Natl. Airport

TEHRAN, Jan. 31 (MNA) – Another flight arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was forced to abort landing due to helicopter traffic just 24 hours before tragic midair crash between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk chopper.

No survivors in plane crash with 64 onboard: US officials

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – A US emergency chief has announced there are likely no survivors in the Wednesday collision between an airliner with 64 passengers and a military chopper.

Dubai-Moscow flight makes emergency landing in south Russia

TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (MNA) – A passenger flight operated by Russian airline Pobeda, en route from Dubai to Moscow, safely landed in Astrakhan, a city in southern Russia, after issuing a distress signal over the Caspian Sea.

KLM plane makes emergency landing in Norway

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – A KLM Boeing 737 en route from Oslo to Amsterdam made an emergency landing in southern Norway on Friday evening following a technical malfunction shortly after takeoff.

Military helicopter catches fire in S California (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – A US Marine Corps helicopter’s engine caught fire midflight Friday afternoon, prompting the aircraft to make an emergency landing at Camp Pendleton, authorities said.

Tragic accident in Senegal leaves 43 dead: report

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – In an accident between a bus and a truck in Senegal, 21 people were killed and 22 others were injured.

Plane crashes at Nepal airport with 19 on board (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – A domestic plane with 19 people on board slipped off the runway and crashed Wednesday while trying to take off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital.

12 people injured during turbulence on Qatar Airways flight

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Twelve people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit with turbulence on Sunday.

One dead after severe turbulence on Boeing flight from UK

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London, UK to Singapore has left at least one passenger dead and 30 injured after being forced into an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand

Crew survive as Saudi Tornado fighter jet crashes in Dhahran

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – A Saudi Arabian Air Force Tornado fighter jet crashed near the King Abdulaziz Airbase in Dhahran on Monday evening during a routine training mission. The crew of the plane, two pilots, survived the crash and were not injured.

2 planes collide on ground at Tokyo airport, disrupt flights

TEHRAN, Jun 10 (MNA) – Two passenger planes made contact near a taxiway in Japan on Saturday morning, causing flight disruptions at Tokyo's Haneda airport, local media reported.

Four dead after 2 small planes collide over Florida Lake

TEHRAN, Mar. 08 (MNA) – Four people died after two small planes crashed into each other over Lake Hartridge in Florida, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.

Japan flight makes emergency landing after bomb threat

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – A bomb threat has forced a passenger plane operated by budget carrier Jetstar Japan to make an emergency landing at an airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

South Korean Air Force plane crashes in Gangwon Province

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – A South Korean Air Force KA-1 light jet plane crashed in the Hoengseong County of the Gangwon Province on Monday.

2 passenger planes collided at South Korean Incheon Airport

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Two passenger planes collided with each other at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Monday, the airport's operator said.

Plane tire bursts in Baghdad Airport while taking off

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iraqi news sources reported on Sunday evening that one of the tires of a plane burst while it was taking off towards the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Kiev planning to ‘retake’ Crimea in 2023: former commander

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Ukraine’s armed forces are reportedly preparing for an assault on Crimea, to “retake” the peninsula which voted to reunite with Russia in 2014, a former Ukrainian commander has said.