Aircraft Crash News

US Air Force Bombardier Global Express (E-11A) plane crashed on Monday in a Taliban-held area of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board the plane. The U.S. military said Monday that it is investigating reports of an airplane crash in Taliban-controlled territory in …

A mystery plane crashed Monday in Taliban-held territory in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province, south of the capital, Afghan officials said. It was not immediately clear how many people were on board the plane. Ariana Afghan Airlines denied reports that it was one of its passenger jets that had come down. Arif …

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 …