Incident Watch is compiled by Flight. We diligently research the web every working day for all reported incidents to any powered aircraft (GA and above, including military) - Incident Watch is a sample of the events which we find and add to the World Incident Database (TM). We make every reasonable effort to ensure that the events reported are correct, but if you do spot an error please contact us so that we can immediately make the correction. Extracts and analyses from the World Incident Database may be purchased from Flight Insight . Disclaimer.
| Date | Operator | Aircraft Type | Location | Fatalities |
| 27 Nov 2008 | XL Airways Germany | A320-232 | Off the coast of Saint-Cyprien | 2 |
| Description |
The five other members of the crew are still missing. The leased aircraft was undergoing a test flight prior to return to Air New Zealand. The aircraft was to be returned to the New Zealand register as ZK-OJL. | |||
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BBC: Seas scoured after Airbus crash Flight Global: No evidence of survivors after ANZ A320 crashes in Mediterranean AFP: Air New Zealand mourns staff believed dead in French air crash | |||
| Date | Operator | Aircraft Type | Location | Fatalities |
| 23 Nov 2008 | TL Taxi Aereo Ltda | Beech King King Air 200, PT-OSR | Recife/Guararapes, Brazil. | 2 |
| Description |
Crashed on finals to land; reportedly due to fuel exhaustion. | |||
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| Date | Operator | Aircraft Type | Location | Fatalities |
| 23 Nov 2008 | TES Leasing LLC | PA-46-500TP Meridian, N67TE | Marshfield, WI, USA | 3 |
| Description |
Crashed during flight. | |||
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Marshfield News Herald: Marshfield man, sons killed in plane crash; investigation continues. | |||
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| 10 Nov 2008 | Ryanair | Boeing 737-800, EI-DYG | Rome/Ciampino, Italy | 0 |
| Description |
The aircraft suffered multiple bird strikes to both engines on approach. The port main undercarriage collapsed during landing. | |||
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ATI News: Ryanair cites multiple bird-strike as 737 overruns at Rome Il Messaggero: Ciampino: aeroporto chiuso per atterraggio d'emergenza volo Ryanair. Pictures | |||
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04 Nov 2008 |
Innu Mikun Airlines/ Air Labrador | DHC-6/ DHC-6 | Natuashish, Labrador, Canada | 0 |
| Description |
The aircraft had a mid air collision whilst on approach to land. Both aircraft landed safely. | |||
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AFP: Twin Otter aircraft clip each other in northern Canada The Canadian Press: Planes clip each other over northern Labrador; no one injured Globeandmail.com: Planes clip each other over northern Labrador | |||
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04 Nov 2008 |
Aeroejecutivos de Baja | Learjet 45, XC-VMC | Mexico City, Mexico | 8 |
| Description |
The aircraft, with the Mexican Interior Minister on board, crashed into the Lomasde Chapultepec suburb of Mexico City. | |||
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BBC: Mexico minister killed in crash | |||
| Date | Operator | Aircraft Type | Location | Fatalities |
| 31 Oct 2008 | Air Europa | Boeing 737-800, EC-HJQ | Lanzarote, Canary Islands | 0 |
| Description |
Ran off the end of the runway. | |||
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| Date | Operator | Aircraft Type | Location | Fatalities |
| 23 Oct2008 | Italian Air Force | Agusta HH-3F Pelican | Vaubecourt, France | 8 |
| Description |
Crashed under unknown circumstances. | |||
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Ministero Della Difesa notification (Italian) TGcom. France, 8 Italian military dead in helicopter exercise. (Italian) | |||
| Date | Operator | Aircraft Type | Location | Fatalities |
| 21 Oct 2008 | Republic of China Navy | S-70C | 5 miles east of Hualien, Taiwan | 0 |
| Description |
Crashed during training exercise. | |||
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