The Crew of Flightline flight FLT400C , consisted of the Commander and the Co-pilot, commenced duty at EGAA at 06.15 hrs on the 10 February 2011. The Flight Crew downloaded flight documentation including meteorological information for Belfast City Airport (EGAC), Cork...
Turkish Airlines flight TK981 after a stop at Orly and a delay to its schedule because of the last minute embarkation of numerous passengers, TC-JAV took off for London at 1132 hrs. Shortly after 1140 hrs, when the Turkish Airlines flight TK981 had reached 12,000 feet...
On March 3, 1991, United Airlines flight UA585 was on a scheduled passenger flight from Denver, Colorado, to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and the flight was on an instrument flight rules flight plan. Numerous...
Partnair flight PAR394 was on a charter flight en route from Oslo to Hamburg. Shortly after the aircraft had entered Danish controlled air space the air traffic controller at Copenhagen Air Traffic Control Centre (ACe) observed that the aircraft turned unexpectedly to...
Air France flight AF3575 took off from Antananarivo airport (Madagascar) at 22 h 45 bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle. At 23 h 10, they received an ACARS message describing the 22 h 30 satellite images. They concluded that they would encounter highly convective zones...
On October 31, 1994, at 1559 Central Standard Time, an Avions de Transport Regional, model 72-212 (ATR 72), registration number N401AM, leased to and operated by Simmons Airlines, Incorporated, and doing business as American Eagle flight 4184, crashed during a rapid...
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.