The chopper had just taken off from a police compound outside Manila when it hit an electrical wire and crashed. Eight people were on board.
Tag: Aviation Accidents, Safety and Disasters
Plane Skids Off Runway in Istanbul, Breaking Apart and Killing 3
A Pegasus Airlines passenger plane broke into three pieces, injuring dozens, and video broadcast by the Turkish news media showed people clambering out onto a wing.
Officials Recover Remains at U.S. Military Plane Crash Site in Afghanistan
Military officials said that they had recovered two sets of remains from the two-person plane, and that the crash did not appear to be caused by enemy fire.
Officials Recover Remains at U.S. Military Plane Crash Site in Afghanistan
Military officials said that they had recovered two sets of remains from the two-person plane, and that the crash did not appear to be caused by enemy fire.
U.S. Military Plane Crashed in Afghanistan, Officials Confirm
After hours of confusion, the United States military said there was no indication that enemy fire had caused the aircraft to crash in Taliban territory.
Anatomy of a Lie: How Iran Covered Up the Downing of an Airliner
For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility.
3 U.S. Firefighters Die in Plane Crash as Australia’s Blazes Intensify
The disaster ended a brief lull in the country’s summer of deadly wildfires.
Iran Admits Firing 2 Missiles at Jet and Says It’s Studying Effect
It also appeared to walk back a promise to send the jet’s data recorders abroad for analysis, asking the United States and France to send the necessary equipment to Iran instead.
How Boeing’s Responsibility in a Deadly Crash ‘Got Buried’
A study that blasted Boeing after a 2009 accident was never made public. Other criticisms were tempered by investigators after the company and U.S. safety officials objected.
Downed Plane’s Black Boxes Will Go to Ukraine, Iranian Media Says
A spokeswoman for Ukraine’s president said she could not confirm that its authorities were receiving the data recorders from the jet Iran mistakenly shot down, killing 176.