26 Mar Boeing 747-258F – 4X-AXG El Al flight 1862 departed New York-JFK Airport for a cargo flight to Tel Aviv, Israel via Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The aircraft, a ... Continue reading
26 Mar Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 – PH-CHI NLM Cityhopper flight HN431, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashed near Moerdijk, the Netherlands, after encountering a tornado. All 17 on ... Continue reading
26 Mar Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R – PH-TRH Takeoff nighttime from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport was aborted and the crew decided to taxi back to the terminal. While taxiing to a par... Continue reading
26 Mar Vickers Super VC10-1151 – G-ASGO VC10 G-ASGO was on the last leg of a Mumbai (Bombay)-Bahrain-Beirut-London flight when it was hijacked over Rhodos by 2 men. The aircra... Continue reading
26 Mar McDonnell Douglas DC-9 – One hijacker. Hijacker taken down. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day. Continue reading
26 Mar Breguet SP-13A Atlantic – 257 Control problems; ditched off Den Haag and towed to Den Helder. Continue reading
26 Mar MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet – D-CIRO The HansaJet departed Hamburg (HAM) at 07:25 on a positioning flight to Kln (CGN) where it was to pick up some passengers who were to ... Continue reading
26 Mar Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander – PH-NVA The aircraft inadvertently entered a fog bank. The pilot, who did not have an instrument rating, lost spatial awareness. When the Islan... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas DC-3C – OO-AUX The engines were started and chocks removed. The marshaller had not yet given the sign to depart, but the copilot released the brakes a... Continue reading