Air Disasters
One dead as helicopters collide in Berlin
Mar 21, 2013 10:37 EDT
At least one police officer died Thursday after two helicopters collided at Berlin's iconic Olympic Stadium during a security exercise for operations against football hooligans, authorities said.
One dead as helicopters collide at Berlin stadium
Mar 21, 2013 07:26 EDT
One person died Thursday as two helicopters collided over Berlin's iconic Olympic Stadium during a police security exercise for operations against football hooligans, authorities said.
NFL veteran Stallworth burned in hot-air balloon crash: report
Mar 16, 2013 17:21 EDT
National Football League free agent receiver Donte Stallworth suffered severe burns when a hot-air balloon containing him and his girlfriend struck power lines on Saturday, the Miami Herald reported.
Ten dead as 'air taxi' plane crashes in Brazil Amazon
Mar 13, 2013 11:02 EDT
A twin-engine plane crashed in the Brazilian Amazon state of Para, killing all nine passengers and the pilot, company officials said after finding the wreckage early Wednesday.
UN reaches downed helicopter in DR Congo after four days
Mar 12, 2013 14:04 EDT
Rescuers took four days to reach the wreckage of a UN helicopter that crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and finally found the bodies of the four Russian crew on Tuesday, the UN said.
UN confirms death of four Russians in DR Congo accident
Mar 12, 2013 10:31 EDT
The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday confirmed that four Russians reported missing were killed when their helicopter crashed in a remote eastern region.
Two Israeli reservists die in helicopter crash
Mar 12, 2013 09:09 EDT
Two Israeli reservists were killed early Tuesday when their attack helicopter crashed during a training mission in the south of the country, the military said in a statement.
Five US troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 12, 2013 06:18 EDT
Five US troops fighting Islamist insurgents in southern Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather, the coalition and provincial authorities said Tuesday.
Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 12, 2013 00:24 EDT
Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in bad weather in the country's south, the coalition and provincial authorities said Tuesday.
Five NATO troops die in Afghan chopper crash
Mar 11, 2013 23:11 EDT
Five members of the NATO-led international force fighting in Afghanistan were killed in a helicopter crash in the south of the country, the coalition said on Tuesday.
Four die in UN helicopter crash in DR Congo
Mar 10, 2013 18:19 EDT
The four-member crew of a helicopter belonging to the UN was killed when the chopper crashed into a hill in Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, a UN military spokesman said Sunday.
Crew dies in UN helicopter crash in DR Congo
Mar 10, 2013 16:29 EDT
The crew of a helicopter belonging to the UN was killed when the chopper crashed into a hill in Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, a UN military spokesman said Sunday.
Indian navy helicopter crashes in sea
Mar 05, 2013 10:26 EST
Two crew members were missing on Tuesday after an Indian naval helicopter crashed into the sea off the country's southeastern coast, sparking an air-sea rescue search, a navy spokesman said.
Final toll in DR Congo plane crash is six
Mar 05, 2013 08:22 EST
Six people died when a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Transport Minister Justin Kalumba said on Tuesday.
Final toll in DR Congo plane crash is seven
Mar 05, 2013 05:11 EST
Seven people died and three were injured when a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the regional governor said on Tuesday.
Toll in DR Congo plane crash much lower than feared: police
Mar 04, 2013 16:45 EST
Fears of a major disaster were allayed late Monday when police said they found just five bodies near the wreckage of a plane that crashed into a residential area of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Dozens killed in DR Congo plane crash: police
Mar 04, 2013 13:06 EST
Dozens of people were killed when a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in bad weather on Monday, police said.
Dozens killed in eastern DR Congo plane crash: police
Mar 04, 2013 12:21 EST
Dozens of people were killed when a plane crashed into a residential area of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Monday, police said.
Pilot error caused deadly Kenya helicopter crash: commission
Feb 28, 2013 16:03 EST
The helicopter crash that last year killed Kenya's Internal Security Minister George Saitoti and five other people was most likely caused by pilot error during bad weather conditions, a commission investigating the accident said Thursday.
Egypt balloon crash probe rules out criminal activity
Feb 27, 2013 12:28 EST
An initial probe into a hot air balloon crash that killed up to 19 tourists in Egypt has ruled out any criminal action as a cause of the accident, state media said on Wednesday.
