Yakovlev Yak-9UM crash in Tanjil, S of Gippsland , Australia. The plane crashed in a field 20 km W of Latrobe Valley Airport under unknown circumstances. The pilot died. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating the fatal accident of a single engine Yakovlev Yak-9UM warbird aircraft, which occurred near …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Boeing AH-6i Helicopter crashes in Khashm Alan Airport
Royal Saudi Arabia National Guard Boeing AH-6i Helicopter crashes in Khashm Alan Airport – Saudi Arabia The military helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances during a training exercise. An American trainer died in the crash, the trainee pilot was injured. The Saudi statement gave the trainer’s name as Paul Reedy and …
Read More »Cessna 340 plane crash in Kimball Township, Michigan
Cessna 340 plane crash in Kimball Township, Michigan – United States of America A small plane crashed into a baseball field early Thursday morning, killing one person. The crash happened at a baseball field on Yager Road near Wadhams Road in Kimball Township, just east of the St. Clair County International …
Read More »4 Dead in Robinson R-44 Raven Helicopter crash in Plzen Czech Republic
4 Dead in a Robinson R-44 Raven Helicopter crash in Plzen, Czech Republic. The helicopter crashed on the roof of a factory, there were no employees in the hall at the time of the accident. According to the Czech press, the helicopter experienced some technical problems in the air before …
Read More »UTAir Passenger jet catches fire after overshooting runway at Sochi Airport
A passenger jet caught fire after overshooting its landing sending it crashing through a fence at an airport in Russia, injuring 18 people. UTAir flight 579, a Boeing 737-800, suffered a runway excursion accident after landing at Adler/Sochi Airport, Russia. The aircraft departed Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport at 00:32 hours local …
Read More »Piper PA-28 Cherokee plane crash near Kaplan
A Piper PA-28 Cherokee plane crash near Kaplan Vermillion Parish, LA – United States of America The light plane hit a transmission tower guy wire and crashed. The pilot died in the crash. The airplane was destroyed during the accident sequence. 2 plane occupants died A plane crashed into a television tower …
Read More »Pakistan Navy helicopter crashes in Arabian Sea
At least one naval airman was Dead (martyred) on Friday as a Pakistan Navy helicopter crashed during a routine operational sortie in the Arabian Sea. Two of the four persons in the helicopter were injured in the incident. A rescue and recovery operation is underway, confirmed a navy spokesperson after …
Read More »18 dead in a Ethiopian Air Force DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft Crash
An Ethiopian Air Force de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter plane crashed with 18 people onboard near east Shoa zone, Oromia ( Ethiopia) Preliminary reports indicated that a DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft crashed in Ethiopia. All those on board, 15 members of the Ethiopian defense force and three civilians were killed. Some …
Read More »3 dead in a Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider crash near Vermont’s Sterling Mountain
3 dead in a Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider crash near Sterling Mountain, Green Mountains, VT – United States of America The aircraft impacted wooded mountainous terrain on Sterling Mountain in the Green Mountains of Vermont. The glider sustained substantial damage and the three occupants onboard received fatal injuries. After 3 …
Read More »Ultralight floatplane crash at Santa Rosa Sound off Tiger Point, 1 dead
One killed in an Ultralight floatplane crash at Santa Rosa Sound off Tiger Point, Santa Rosa County, FL – United States of America The aircraft impacted the waters of Santa Rosa Sound off Tiger Point, Fairport Peninsula, Florida. The seaplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard was fatally injured. …
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