Plane Incidents
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Turkish military training plane crashes, kills two soldiers
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) –A Turkish military training plane crashed in the central province of Kayseri on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, the defense ministry said.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Scattering flowers on site of downed Ukrainian plane
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – On the third anniv. of the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airline in the south of the Iranian capital of Tehran in the suburb of Shahryar city, the IRGC will scatter bunches of flowers to mark the incident on Sunday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Two firefighters killed in Peru as plane hits fire truck
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Two firefighters were killed Friday at Lima's airport when a passenger plane hit their fire truck during takeoff and then crashed on the runway, officials said.
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Russian military plane catches fire at Crimean air base
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – A large blaze broke out at a Russian military airfield on the Crimean Peninsula after a landing plane skidded off the runway and caught fire, a Russian official and state media reported on Saturday.
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Venezuelan Air Force jet crashes, pilots survive
TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Venezuelan Air Force jet crashed in the state of Zulia, the pilots survived, a Venezuelan newspaper reported on Sunday.
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VIDEO: US' Biden stumbles on Air Force One stairs again
TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – US media reported on Thursday that 79-year-old US President Joe Biden stumbled while trying to board a plane.
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Nepal plane carrying 22 passengers goes missing
TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – An aircraft flying from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal with 22 people onboard lost contact on Sunday morning, airport authorities said.
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VIDEO: Moment when the small plane crashes in Turkey
TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Turkish media reports say a single-engine airplane crashed into a neighborhood in northwestern Bursa province and burst into flames on Monday.
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Iran condoles with Chinese govt, nation on plane crash mishap
TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Monday expressed condolences to the bereaved family members of Chinese plane crash victims, government and people of China.
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South Korean Air Force pilot killed in F-5 crash: report
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – A South Korean Air Force pilot was killed in a F-5 fighter jet crash on Tuesday (Jan 11), officials said, a week after the country grounded its fleet of F-35s.
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Helicopter crash kills three in Germany: report
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Three people were killed after a helicopter crashed in the southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, German media reported on Sunday.
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Six people killed in plane crash in Amazon jungle
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – A Bolivian air force plane crashed in the Amazon jungle in northeast Bolivia on Saturday, killing all six people on board, police said.
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Four killed in plane crash in US State of Georgia
TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – US media reported the crash of a small single-engine aircraft in the US State of Georgia on Saturday.
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Plane crash in eastern France leaves three dead: Report
TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – According to some media reports, three men were killed in a light aircraft crash in eastern France.