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One person was killed when a cargo plane crashed early Monday morning as it came in to land at Lithuania's Vilnius Airport. In a press release, the airport confirmed the crash, which it said was ...
The accident occurred at 03:28 UTC (05:28 local) as it was making its final approach to Vilnius Airport. The plane narrowly missed [ clarification needed ] , sliding on the area and in the process, hitting a two-story house in the Liepkalnis neighborhood, approximately 1.3 kilometres (0.8 mi; 0.7 nmi) north of the airport, and crashed on its ...
MORE: DHL cargo plane crashes in Lithuania, killing 1, local officials say. The government has ordered an investigation under the country's criminal code, which calls for probes into "'Improper ...
One crew member died in the crash. Three others on board the flight, including the pilot, survived, along with 12 people in the house who were safely evacuated, according to local authorities.
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).
On 1 July 2002, BAL Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, and DHL International Aviation ME Flight 611, a Boeing 757 cargo jet, collided in mid-air over Überlingen, a southern German town on Lake Constance, near the German-Swiss border. All of the passengers and crew aboard both planes were killed, resulting in a ...
VILNIUS (Reuters) -Lithuania has found no sign that the crash on Monday of a DHL cargo plane was caused by sabotage, and believes technical issues were a more likely explanation, officials said on ...
Flight path of Flight 7216. The flight took off at 9:34 AM local time from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport to deliver cargo.. However, while flying over the Costa Rican town of Mueller San Carlos (or the Parque Nacional Juan Castro Blanco, it is unclear), the pilot declared an emergency due to hydraulic problems, and returned to the terminal, after ...