West Air Sweden flight SWN294 crashed on 8 January 2016 during a commercial cargo flight from Oslo/Gardermoen Airport (ENGM) to Tromsø/Langnes Airport (ENTC) and involved an aeroplane of the model CL-600-2B19, manufactured by Bombardier Inc. The aeroplane was operated...
Map Executive Flight Service – McDonnel Douglas DC9/MD83 (OE-LRW) flight KK7634
Map Executive Flight Service flight KK7634 was operated with an MD 83 aircraft that was scheduled to perform a charter flight to Antalya, Turkey : there were 169 passengers and six crew members on board. At take off, which was made from runway 30, the aircraft became...
Wizz Air – Airbus A320-233 (HA-LPB) flight W6524
The Wizz Air flight W6524 incident took place during a flight between Västerås, Sweden and Poznan, Poland: the flight was operated with an Airbus A320-233 (registration HA-LPB). During cruise of WIZZ AIR flight W6524 , over the southern part of the province of...
Ryanair – Boeing – B737-800 (EI-CSA) flight FR058
Ryanair flight FR058 departed London Stansted , the aircraft climbed to its allotted cruising level, with the Captain as the Pilot Flying (PF) and the First Officer as the Pilot Not Flying (PNF). This was the PF’s last day of duty for the Operator. He would be...
Virgin Atlantic – Airbus – A340-311 (G-VSKY) flight VS024
Virgin Atlantic flight VS024 was a Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR on 05 November 1997, operated with a A340-311 Airbus registration G-VSKY. The accident occurred when the aircraft, which had a landing gear problem on its first approach to Heathrow Airport,...
Finnair – Airbus – A320-214 (OH-LXL) flight AY831
Finnair flight AY831 : on 5 March 2011 at approximately 06:50 a pressurisation failure led to a serious incident on Finnair flight AY831. An Airbus A320-214 airliner, registration OH-LXL with call sign FIN831L, was on a scheduled flight from Helsinki to London. The...
Iran Air – Airbus – A300 (EP-IBB) flight IR762
Iran Air flight IR762 , an Airbus A300-600 with the registration EP-IBB, was to commence a flight from Stockholm/Armanda Airport to Tehran in Iran. Following normal preparations, the aircraft was taxied out to runway 19R for take-off. The runway conditions were...
Scandinavian SAS – Mcdonnel Douglas – DC9-81 (MD81) (OY-KHO) flight SAS751
Scandinavian SAS flight SAS751 took off on 27 December 1991 at 0847 hrs from Stockholm/Arlanda airport. It had landed at Stockholm/Arlanda at approx 2210 hrs the previous day and had been parked outdoors overnight. Prior to takeoff the aircraft was de-iced. The...
Aviation accidents
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.
Aviation incidents
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.
Aviation serious 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.