aircraft accident

Aircraft registration — A Van s Aircraft RV 7 displaying registration G KELS. The G prefix denotes a civil aircraft registered in the United Kingdom An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a… …   Wikipedia

Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission — The Nihongo|Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission (ARAIC)|航空・鉄道事故調査委員会|Koku tetsudōjiko chōsa iinkai is a commission belonging to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. Commission members are appointed by the… …   Wikipedia

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting — (ARFF) is a special category of firefighting that involves the response, hazard mitigation, evacuation and possible rescue of passengers and crew of an aircraft involved in (typically) an airport ground emergency. Airport ARFF operations are… …   Wikipedia

accident — An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flying until the time that all such persons have disembarked, in which i. A person is fatally or… …   Aviation dictionary

Accident de la navette spatiale Challenger — 28°38′24″N 80°16′48″O / 28.64, 80.28 …   Wikipédia en Français

accident — noun 1 unexpected event that causes damage/injury ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, dreadful (esp. BrE), horrible, horrific (esp. BrE), major, nasty, serious, terrible, tragic …   Collocations dictionary

Aircraft dope — 2699 a World War I Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 finished in a clear (non coloured) dope Aircraft dope is a plasticised lacquer that is applied to fabric covered aircraft. It tautens and stiffens fabric stretched over airframes and renders them… …   Wikipedia

Aircraft emergency frequency — The aircraft emergency frequency (also known as guard) is a frequency used on the aircraft radio band reserved for emergency communications for aircraft in distress. The frequencies are 121.5 MHz for civilian, also known as International Air… …   Wikipedia

Accident Investigation Bureau (Nigeria) — The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) investigates aircraft accidents and incidents in Nigeria. It is headquartered on the grounds of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos State.[1] References ^ Home. Accident Investigation… …   Wikipedia

aircraft — Any contrivance now known or hereafter invented which is used, or designed for navigation of or flight in the air. 49 USC § 1301(5); 8 Am J2d Avi § 20. The term aircraft in an aviation exclusion clause in a life or accident policy of insurance… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft, 1975-1999 — This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. For more exhaustive lists, see the [http://www.baaa acro.com/ Aircraft Crash Record Office] or the [http …   Wikipedia