Aircraft Crash News

According to multiple media reports Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest basketball players of all time, has died in a helicopter crash. He was 41. A Sikorsky S-76B helicopter impacted hilly terrain in Calabasas, Los Angeles County, California, USA. All five on board have reportedly died. The helicopter followed US …

Three American firefighters have died after a Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules water tanker plane crashed while battling a blaze in southern NSW. Earlier this afternoon, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said it had “lost contact” with a Lockheed C-130 Hercules being used in water bombing operations in the Snowy Monaro …

Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M military transport plane is reported to have crashed at the Air Force Base in Accra during a routine engine run exercise a few hours ago. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. during a routine engine run at the base, a statement from the Ghana Armed …

Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña (Salvadoran Air Force) ENAER T-35B-3 Pillán training aircraft was maneuvering to land at Ilopango International Airport (ILS/MSSS) when it clipped a tree and crashed into a house. The two pilots onboard received fatal injuries and there was no reported ground injures. Authorities reported that the aircraft, model …

Egyptian Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. A spokesperson for the Egyptian Army said that a fighter jet crashed on a ‘training area’. An Al Quwwat Al Jawwiya Il Misriya (EAF, Egypt Air Force) F-16 crashed in Egypt’s North …

A South African Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ has crash-landed at Goma airport, in the eastern part of the Democratic of Congo, on 9 January 2020. The aircraft was transporting 59 passengers and eight crew members from the UN mission when its left engine caught fire upon landing, said Mathias Gillman, …

on 8 January 2020 two Afghan National Army helicopters crashed in Separate incidents in one day. In the first incident Afghan military Mil Mi-35 helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan, killing two pilots on board, the country’s Defense Ministry said. The MI-35 helicopter crashed in the Porchaman district of Farah province …

Ukraine International Airlines flight 752, a Boeing 737-800, crashed near Shahriar, about 8 minutes after takeoff from Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran. Al 167 passengers and nine crew members on board were killed. The flight took off from runway 29R at 02:41 UTC (06:11 LT), with a delay of …

On January 4, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operated by the U.S.-led coalition crashed in Iraq’s western region. An Iraqi security source told the al-Sumaria News TV that the UAV crashed while conducting a surveillance mission over western Anbar as a result of what he called “a technical failure.” “An …

  Sri Lankan Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II military plane crashed on a surveillance mission under unknown circumstances. All four occupants died in the crash. One person on the ground was injured as a result of the crash. The crash occurred in Haputale district about 124 miles east of …