26
Mar
Ilyushin Il-18D – SU-AOV
The Il-18 crashed into the Kyrenia Mountain range near the village of Karavas, at an altitude of 783 m (117 m below the crest) while on...
26
Mar
Bristol 175 Britannia 313 – HB-ITB
A Bristol 175 Britannia passenger plane was destroyed when it impacted the ground near Nicosia Airport in Cyprus. Of the 130 occupants ...
26
Mar
Ilyushin Il-18V – YR-IMB
An Ilyushin 18V passenger plane was damaged in a belly landing accident in Cyprus. The airplane was en route from Bucharest-Otopeni Air...
26
Mar
Handley Page HP.81 Hermes IV – G-ALDW
An explosion occurred in the forward freight compartment while the airplane was on the ground at Nicosia. The explosion occurred 20 min...
26
Mar
Vickers Valetta C.2 – VX571
The crew were performing a single-engine overshoot when it lost height. A belly landing was made.
26
Mar
Vickers Varisty T.1 – WJ938
During taxiing the nosewheel steering failed. The pilot informed ATC and continued to taxy using differential braking. He attempted a d...
26
Mar
Cessna 750 Citation X –
The aircraft was parked on the apron of the airport. The co-pilot and a flight attendant were on board. They were preparing for take-of...
26
Mar
Boeing 727-2H9 – TC-AKD
The crew had been cleared for a VOR approach, but cancelled IFR and descended to 2000 feet, disregarding the altitude of the mountain c...
26
Mar
Boeing 707-300 –
A lone male armed with a hand grenade hijacked a Middle East Airlines Boeing 707 aircraft moments before the aircraft landed at the Lar...
26
Mar
Boeing 707-300 –
The aircraft was hijacked by two armed men while en route to Tripoli, Libya. One man was armed with a pistol and the other with a packa...