Helicopter Crash

Turkish military plane crashes near Azerbaijan-Georgia border

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Turkey’s Defense Ministry says a Turkish military cargo plane crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border on Tuesday.

At least 12 killed in aircraft crash on Kenyan Coast

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – At least 12 people were killed after a light aircraft crashed in Kenya's coastal county of Kwale early Tuesday, local authorities said.

US fighter jet, helicopter crash after mission in Yemen

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The US Navy has lost a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as both crashed into the South China Sea in separate incidents within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday afternoon.

Incident reported for India's president chopper

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter wheels got stuck in depressions on a freshly concreted helipad at Pramadam.

Uganda bus crash leaves at least 63 dead

TEHRAN, Oct. 22 (MNA) – A road accident involving two buses on one of Uganda's busiest highways killed at least 63 people and left others injured, police said on Wednesday.

11 hospitalized after car crashes into tent in Maryland

TEHRAN, Oct. 19 (MNA) – Officials in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC, say 11 people were seriously hurt, including an infant and eight other young people, after a car crashed into a tent Saturday night.

Copter crash on Sacramento highway leaves 3 in critical state

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – Three people are in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed on a California highway Monday evening, according to fire officials.

Al-Qassam says targeted Israeli Apache helicopter on Sep. 25

TEHRAN, Oct. 4 (MNA) – Hamas' armed branch, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has said in a statement that its fighters fired a "Sam 7" rocket toward an Israeli helicopter on September 25 and hit the target.

A rescue helicopter crashes in Iran's Lorestan, kills 2

TEHRAN, Oct. 3 (MNA) – The caretaker director-general of the Iranian province of Lorestan Red Crescent says that a rescue helicpoter crashed in Lorestan Province, killing two on board.

US Army helicopter crashes, 4 soldiers believed dead

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Four U.S. Army soldiers who were part of an elite team that does nighttime missions died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed earlier this week near a military base in Washington state.

Helicopter crashes in US, killing all on board

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – A helicopter crashed in a rural stretch of Minnesota and burst into flames Saturday afternoon, killing everyone on board, officials said.

Helicopter crash in Izmir, Turkey kills pilot

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – A training helicopter crashed into a cornfield in Kirbaş neighborhood, Torbali district of İzmir, killing the pilot on board, authorities reported.

Helicopter crash on Mississippi River barge kills 2

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said.

Iran offers condolences to Ghana over helicopter crash

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei offered his condolences over the killing of Ghanaian ministers of defense and environment in a tragic helicopter crash on Wednesday.

Copter crash in Ghana kills defense, environment ministers

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – A military helicopter crashed in Ghana on Wednesday, killing all eight people on board, including the West African country’s defense and environment ministers and two other top officials, the government said.

5 killed in chopper crash in Russia’s Far East

TEHRAN, Jul. 16 (MNA) – All five crew members aboard a Russian Mi-8 transport helicopter were killed when it crashed in the Khabarovsk region of the Russian Far East, law enforcement authorities said Wednesday.

African Union chopper crashes in Somali capital

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – A military helicopter from the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at the airport in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday and was engulfed in flames.

Police helicopter crash in western Thailand kills 3

TEHRAN, May 24 (MNA) – Three people were killed when a police helicopter crashed in western Thailand on Saturday.

No survivors in Finland crash of two helicopters

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Two civilian helicopters that took off from Tallinn on Saturday with five people on board collided near Eura Airfield in Western Finland early in the afternoon.

6 succumb to injuries in Sri Lankan air force chopper crash

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Six military personnel succumbed to their injuries after a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir in the country's North Central Province on Friday morning, said a spokesperson.

Training helicopter crashes near Qazvin Airport (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – A training helicopter crashed near Qazvin Airport on Wednesday morning, leaving the pilot and co-pilot injured, local authorities confirmed.

6 killed as helicopter crashes into New York's Hudson River

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) – A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest US aviation disaster.

Leaving 3 killed;

Medical helicopter crashes into sea off Japan

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) –  A medical transport helicopter fell into the sea in southwestern Japan, killing the patient and two other people, the Japan coast guard said.

Firefighting helicopter crashes in South Korea

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – A helicopter crashed on Sunday during an operation in South Korea's Daegu city.

While fighting fire;

South Korean helicopter pilot killed in crash

TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – The pilot of a helicopter fighting massive wildfires raging in South Korea was killed in a crash on Wednesday.

Russian military helicopter crashes in Leningrad

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Russian Defense Ministry said that a Mi-28 helicopter crashed in the city of Leningrad on Tuesday.

Chinese fighter jet crashes during training exercise (+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – A naval fighter jet crashed during a training exercise in southern China, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Saturday.