Aircraft Crash News

on August 7 a U.S. MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) crashed in the district of Radwaniyah west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The U.S.-led coalition acknowledged that that one of its drone made “an unscheduled landing” in Baghdad due to what it described as “a mechanical problem.” …

Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI Fighter jet crashed after a technical malfunction in Assam’s Tezpur. Both pilots managed to eject from the plane, but sustained injuries and were taken to hospital, local media have reported. The accident took place in the vicinity of the city of Tezpur, about 75 km …

An Aerowest Cessna 560XLS+ Citation XLS+ plane carrying singer Pink’s crew ‘crash-lands in Denmark’ after bursting into flames A Cessna Citation XLS+ was damaged beyond repair when it caught fire upon landing on runway 10R at Aarhus Airport. The eleven occupants were not injured. The aircraft was hired for the …

Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-4E Phantom II fighter jet crashed near Tangestan beach, north-west of home base 6th Tactical Air Base Bushehr (Iran). The state-run IRNA news agency quoted a local official as saying the crash was caused by a technical problem. Abdolhossein Rafipour, the governor of …

On Jul. 25, 2019, a U.S. Air Force  C-5M Super Galaxy (example #60015) performed an evening landing at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where the yearly EAA AirVenture Airshow was underway. The aircraft brakes started smoking after landing then a fire started after the aircraft maneuvered to vacate the runway and taxi to …

Libya’s GNA forces shoot down UAE’s Wing Loong-II UAV armed with AKD-10 AtG missile in Libya Burkan Al-Ghadab operation under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has confirmed on Facebook that its defense forces have shot down Wing Loong drone – made in China and bought by …

Royal Malaysian Air Force Sikorsky S-61A-4 Nuri helicopter makes emergency landing in Gubir Camp, Kedah – Malaysia A military Nuri helicopter made an emergency landing at the Gubir Camp area in Kedah today, causing slight injuries to the 15 people on board, according to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). …

A US Navy  single-seat F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the ‘Vigilantes’ of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 (VFA-151) based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Lemoore, Calif., crashed on Jul. 31, 2019 in the morning at approximately 10 a.m. PST, east of Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, California. The aircraft …

A Pakistan Army Aviation Corps Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i Aircraft crashed into a residential area near the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi killing all five crew members on board and at least 13 people on the ground. The aircraft – belonging to Pakistan Army Aviation – was on a routine …

An Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF) MiG-29 fighter crashed into the Caspian Sea at around 22:00 h local time on 24 July while on a routine night training flight, the Ministry of Defence announced on its website the next day. The ministry said search and rescue measures were taken to find …