Singapore Airlines flight SQ446 was operated with an Airbus A330 aircraft (registration 9V-STO) at 18:58 (Singapore time) on 22 April 2013 from Singapore Changi Airport bound for Dhaka, Bangladesh. Eighty-four minutes into the flight, while cruising at 36,000 feet...
On February 7, 2006, about 2359 eastern standard time, UPS flight UPS1307 (United Parcel Service) , a McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71F (N-748UP) landed at its destination airport, Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after a cargo smoke...
Virgin Atlantic flight VS27 was operating a flight from London Gatwick Airport to McCoy International Airport in Orlando, USA with three flight crew, 10 cabin crew and 304 passengers on board including three infants. Early in the flight the crew received a series of...
UPS flight UPS6 , a Boeing 747-44AF departed Dubai International Airport [DXB] on September 03rd 2010 on a scheduled international cargo flight [SCAT-IC] to Cologne [CGN], Germany. Twenty two minutes into the flight, at approximately 32,000 feet, the crew advised...
Saudi Arabian flight SV163 : it was around 1808 GMT on August 19, 1980, when Saudi Arabian Airlines, Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, departed Riyadh, Saudi Arabia enroute to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Flight 163 returned to Riyadh after an uncontrolled fire...
An aviation accident is an incident in which an aircraft is damaged or destroyed as a result of a collision, fire, structural failure, or other event. Aviation accidents can be caused by a variety of factors, including mechanical failure, pilot error, adverse weather conditions, and sabotage. Aviation accidents can result in fatalities, injuries, and damage to property.
An aviation incident is an occurrence, other than an accident, that affects or could affect the safety of aircraft operations. Examples of aviation incidents include near collisions, runway incursions, and unruly passenger incidents.
A serious incident in aviation refers to an event that could have resulted in an accident or that had the potential to cause serious injury or death. Some examples of serious incidents in aviation include engine failure, in-flight fires, and loss of control of the aircraft.