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News related to aviation crashes, accident investigations, safety improvements, crash prevention measures, and the industry’s response to aviation safety.
National Guard helicopter crashes near US-Mexico border, claiming three lives
Three people were killed in a helicopter crash along the US-Mexico border in Texas. The accident occurred on…
2024-03-11
BK 160 Gabriel light aircraft crashes in Malaysia killing pilot and co-pilot
Two people were killed after a BK 160 Gabriel light aircraft crashed in a village in Kampung Tok…
2024-02-15
Video captures moment Bombardier crashes onto Florida highway, killing two
A Bombardier Challenger 600 jet carrying five people crashed into a busy interstate near Naples, Florida, hitting a…
2024-02-13
The tragedy of Alaska Airlines Flight 261: what went wrong?
On January 31, 2000, the aviation world was shaken by the tragic events surrounding Alaska Airlines Flight 261. …
2024-02-09
Eight injured after Shaanxi Y-8 owned by Myanmar Army crashes in Lengpu
An aircraft owned and operated by the Myanmar Army crashed at Lengpui Airport (AJL) in Mizoram, India on…
2024-01-23
UN peacekeeping Mi-17 helicopter crash lands in Central African Republic
A Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) Mil Mi-17 helicopter on a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission crash-landed in…
2024-01-17
Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter belonging to Ugandan military crashes, kills three
A Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter operated by the Ugandan Military crashed in Western Uganda on January 2, 2024,…
2024-01-04
Pilot killed in mid-air helicopter crash had traces of cocaine in his system
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has published an interim accident investigation report into a mid-air collision between…
2024-01-02
Nepal plane crash that killed 72 caused by accidental feathering: report
A Yeti Airlines plane crash that killed 72 was caused by the flight’s pilots mistakenly feathering the propellers,…
2023-12-29
Plane unrecognizable after crashing and erupting in flames on interstate: video
A small plane crash-landed on an interstate in the United States (US) when it was unable to reach…
2023-12-15
2008 Learjet crash that nearly killed Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker
On September 19, 2008, a private jet carrying musician Travis Barker from Blink-182 and DJ AM (Adam Goldstein)…
2023-12-14
Pilot phoned loved ones before fatal Cessna crash in ‘likely deliberate act’
The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has concluded that when a pilot crashed into a cliff face…
2023-12-08
JAL Flight 123 – aviation’s deadliest single-aircraft disaster
On the evening of August 12, 1985, Japan Airlines Flight 123 departed from Tokyo Haneda Airport, bound for…
2023-11-30
Two missing after former military Marchetti jets collide in Australia
Emergency services in Australia are searching for two people who were onboard one of two former military jets…
2023-11-20
5 special operation troops killed after US aircraft crashes in the Mediterranean
Five US special operation troops were killed after a US military aircraft crashed while conducting training operations in…
2023-11-13
Air ambulance crash in Mexico kills all four crew members onboard incl. doctor
A pilot, a co-pilot, a paramedic and a doctor were all killed after a Jet Rescue air ambulance…
2023-11-03
12 killed in Cessna Caravan plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
12 people aboard a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft died on October 29, 2023 after the plane crashed…
2023-10-30
Light aircraft crashes into residential property: one dead, one injured
On October 3, 2023, a light aircraft spiraled out of control and crashed into a residential property on…
2023-10-04