This is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a few cases denoted by singular circumstances.
A Tunisian Air Force Northrop F-5E fighter jet crashed in Remada Municipality, in Tataouine Governorate, Tunisia. The sole pilot was killed in the accident. [55]
A helicopter of the Tunisian Armed Forces crashed in Gabes Governorate, in Tunisia. Three crew members were killed in the accident. [112]
Two KAI KT-1 Woongbi training aircraft collided mid-air and crashed into a mountain near Sacheon Air Base in South Korea. All 4 pilots ejected from the planes but were later found dead. [164] [165]
A Chengdu F-7 of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force crashed near Anarak, Isfahan province in Iran. The two pilots died in the accident. [168] [169]
A Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet operated by VFA-113 "Stingers" crashed near Trona, San Bernardino County in California. The pilot died in the accident. [170] [171]
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 jet crashed during a training sortie in Rajasthan's Barmer area. The two pilots – Wing Commander M. Rana and Flight Lieutenant Advitya Bal died in the incident. [179]
At around 10am on 5 October, a Cheetah helicopter crashed near the town of Tawang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, near the Indian-Chinese border. Two pilots were aboard, one of them was killed while the other was injured and taken to the nearest Military Hospital. [190]
12 November
Two World War II-era aircraft, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Bell P-63 Kingcobra, collided mid-air and crashed during Wing Over Dallas airshow in Dallas, Texas. Six people died as a result of the crash. [194] [195] [196]
A Mikoyan Mig-21UM fighter jet of the Croatian Air Force crashed near Slatina in Croatia. The two pilots ejected from the plane and landed safely. [199] [200]
An Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet of the Italian Air Force crashed near Locogrande, north of Marsala in Sicily. The sole pilot on board died in the accident. [201]
A HAL Dhruv helicopter of the Indian Army crashed on the banks of the Marua River, Kishtwar District, Jammu and Kashmir. The three crew members initially survived the crash, but one of the occupants succumbed to his injuries after being taken to a hospital. [247]
A helicopter of the Tunisian Armed Forces crashed in the Mediterranean Sea near Bizerte. All four crew members were killed in the crash. [260]
An Ilyushin Il-76 of the Russian Air Force crashed in Korochansky District, Belgorod Oblast, killing everyone on board. The Russian government claimed the plane was shot down by the Ukrainian Armed Forces while it was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war, as well as 6 crew members and 3 guards. One Ukrainian newspaper reported that, according to their sources in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the aircraft was a legitimate military target and that it was carrying S-300 missiles for bombing Kharkiv Oblast. [359] There has been no independent verification of the claims of either of the two countries. [360] [361]
A Russian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter crashed into the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea. The Russian Ministry of Defense blamed equipment failure as the preliminary cause. [398]
A Robinson R22 helicopter of the Philippine Navy crashed in Cavite City, Cavite Province. The two pilots were initially injured in the crash but later died of their injuries. [399]
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces crashed in the Santiago de Cuba International Airport, killing 3 crew members. [400] [401]
A Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Peruvian Air Force crashed into the Pichu Pichu volcano in Arequipa, Peru, killing the sole pilot on board. [402]
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Kenyan Air Force crashed in Elgeyo Marakwet County in Kenya. Killing 10 officers and leaving 2 survivors. Among the victims was Chief of Defence Forces Francis Omondi Ogolla. [403]
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in Krasnogvardeysky District, Stavropol Krai. The aircraft was carrying 4 tripulants when it crashed. Two of them were rescued, while one died and the other was reported as missing. The Ukrainian Military claimed the bomber was downed by their anti-aircraft missile units, while the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed it crashed because of a technical malfunction. [404]
Two Mitsubishi SH-60K of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force crashed near Tori-shima Island in the Pacific Ocean, with 8 crew members on board. After an initial search only found one body, the other seven occupants were presumed to have died. [405] [406]
Two helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Navy, An AgustaWestland AW139 and a Eurocopter Fennec, collided over the town of Lumut in Perak state. Ten soldiers died in the accident, seven in the AW139 and 3 in the Fennec respectively. [407]
A Mil Mi-17 of the Ecuadorian Army crashed in Pastaza Province, in Ecuador, while performing humanitarian work in the region. Five soldiers and three government employees died in this accident. [408]
A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the National Army of Colombia crashed in Santa Rosa del Sur, Bolivar Department in Colombia. Nine soldiers died in the accident. [409]
A US Air Force General Dyamics F-16 crashed outside Holloman Air Force Base, located near Alamogordo in New Mexico. The pilot ejected safely before impact. [410]
A Bell-430 helicopter of the Ecuadorian Navy crashed in Santa Elena Province. Two pilots were killed. [411]
A General Dynamics F-16 of the Republic of Singapore Air Force crashed within Tengah Airbase after experiencing issues during take-off. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. [412]
A Yakovlev Yak-130 training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed in Chattogram. CCTV video shows the aircraft performing three aileron rolls while rapidly descending before impacting the runway right-side up and without landing gear. The aircraft then caught fire and bounced upwards, taking off again. Both crew members ejected and were rescued by Air Force and Navy personnel, with the assistance of nearby fishermen. The pilot died in hospital while the co-pilot sustained serious injuries. Bangladeshi officials have attributed the crash to a possible mechanical failure. [413] [414]
A Beechcraft T-6 US Air Force pilot died after the ejection seat of the plane was accidentally activated while on the ground. The incident occurred in Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita County, Texas. [415]
An Afghan Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Ghor Province. One occupant died in the accident and twelve others were injured. [416] [417]
A SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 trainer aircraft of the Mauritania Islamic Air Force crashed in Atar International Airport. The two occupants were killed in the accident. [418]
An Iranian Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashed in Bakrabad Rural District near Varzaqan killing all on board. The aircraft was carrying 8 people including Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. [419] [420] [421]
A Supermarine Spitfire operated by the Royal Air Force crashed near RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, England, killing the sole pilot on board. The plane was part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight collection which is based on RAF Conningsby. [422]
A Lockheed Martin F-35B, operated by a USAF pilot assigned to the Defense Contract Management Agency, crashed near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The pilot was hospitalized with serious injuries after ejecting from the aircraft. [423]
A SIAI Marchetti SF.260D trainer aircraft of the Turkish Air Force crashed in Kayseri Province, Turkey, killing its two pilots. [424] [425]
A Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Nashik District, Maharashtra. Both pilots ejected safely while the aircraft was destroyed on impact. [426] [427]
A Dornier 228 of the Malawian Defence Force carrying the vice president of the country, Saulos Chilima, and 8 other people disappeared over Chikangawa Forest Reserve. After 1 day of searching the wreckage of the plane was found within the Chikangawa Forest Reserve and all 9 people on board were confirmed dead. [428] [429]
A Sukhoi Su-34 of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed in North Ossetia, killing the two crew members. [430] [431]
A helicopter of the Tunisian Armed Forces crashed in Gafsa Governorate. One crew member died and another was wounded in the crash. [432]
A Sukhoi Su-25 of the Georgian Air Force crashed near Bolnisi, killing the sole pilot on board. [433]
An Alenia Aermacchi M-346 jet trainer of the Polish Air Force crashed in Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport, killing the sole pilot on board. [434]
A Harbin Z-9 helicopter of the Royal Cambodian Air Force crashed in the Cardamom Mountains, in Pursat Province. The helicopter had gone missing for two weeks until it was found on 29 July, alongside the bodies of the two crew members. [435]
An A-4AR Fightinghawk attack aircraft of the Argentine Air Force crashed in Villa Reynolds Airport, San Luis Province, killing the sole pilot on board. [436]
A Yakovlev Yak-52 trainer aircraft of the Armenian Air Force crashed 20 kilometers north of Yerevan, killing the 2 crew members on board. [437]
An Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet of the Italian Air Force crashed in Douglas Daly, Northern Territory, Australia. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. The plane was participating in Exercise Pitch Black when the accident occurred. [438] [439]
A Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter of the Russian Air Force crashed in Zhizdrinsky District, Kaluga Oblast. The two crew members died in the accident. [440]
A Sukhoi Su-34 fighter jet of the Russian Air Force crashed in Serafimovichsky District, Volgograd Oblast. The two crew members ejected from the aircraft. [441] [442]
An Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopter of the Myanmar Air Force crashed in Hmawbi Township, Myanmar. Major General Soe Tin Latt and another occupant died while the other two occupants were injured. [443] [444]
A Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter of the US Army crashed in Fort Novosel, Alabama. One crew member was killed and another was injured. [445]
Two French Air Force Dassault Rafale fighter jets collided mid-air and crashed near the town of Colombey-les-Belles, in Meurthe-et-Moselle department. One pilot ejected safely from his aircraft while the other two died in the accident. [446] [447]
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Air Force crashed in Irkutsk Oblast. The 4 crew members ejected from the aircraft, however one of them died and the other 3 were hospitalised with injuries. [448] [449] [450]
A General Dynamic F-16 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force crashed in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. The pilot of the aircraft, Oleksii Mes, died in the accident. [451] [452]
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed into Jablaničko lake after hitting a power line. One of the 4 occupants on board was injured. [453]
A Mikoyan Mig-29 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Barmer District, Rajasthan, the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. [454]
An AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 helicopter of the Royal Navy ditched in the English Channel killing 1 crew member. The two other crew members were rescued and taken to a hospital. [455] [456]
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Salvadoran Air Force crashed in Pasaquina municipality, La Unión Department, in El Salvador. All 9 occupants of the aircraft died in the accident. Among the victims was the Director of the National Civil Police of El Salvador Mauricio Arriaza Chicas. [457]
A Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Republic of China Air Force crashed off the coast of Hsinchu, Taiwan. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft and was rescued. [458]
A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the Israel Defence Forces crashed while attempting to land in the Philadelphi Corridor, Rafah Governorate. Two of the occupants were killed and the other seven were injured. [459] [460]
An Aero Vodochody L-39Z Albatros jet trainer of the Bulgarian Air Force crashed near Graf Ignatievo Air Base, in Bulgaria, killing the 2 pilots on board. [461]
An Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma helicopter of the Air Force of Zimbawe crashed in Masvingo Airport, Masvingo Province. None of the occupants died but the aircraft was destroyed by the crash. [462]
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Colombian Aerospace Force crashed near Cumaribo, Vichada Department, Colombia, killing all 8 people on board. [463] [464]
A Yakovlev Yak-130 of the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force crashed into a pond in Xiangkhouang province, Laos, killing both pilots. [465]
A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 of the Spanish Air Force crashed near Peralejos, Spain, killing the sole pilot on board. [466] [467]
A Cessna T-37 jet trainer of the Pakistan Air Force crashed in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The two pilots on board ejected safely from the aircraft. [468] [469]
A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 of the Kuwait Air Force crashed in northern Kuwait, killing the sole pilot on board. [470]
A Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainer of the Russian Air Force crashed in Volgograd Oblast. The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft but was lightly injured. [471] [472]
A Boeing EA-18G electronic warfare jet of the US Navy crashed on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, in Washington. The wreckage of the aircraft was found one day after it crashed. The two crew members who went missing after the crash were declared dead after a five day search. [473] [474]
A Northrop F-5EM of the Brazilian Air Force crashed near Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. [475]
A Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter of the Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo crashed in N'Dolo Airport, Barumbu commune, killing all 3 crew members on board. [476] [477]
An unidentified helicopter of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps crashed in Zarrin Dasht County, receiving substantial damage and injuring one occupant. [478] [479]
Two Embraer T-27 Tucanos of the Brazilian Air Force collided mid-air near Pirassununga, São Paulo. One of the planes crashed after the pilot ejected from the aircraft, while the other one landed safely. [480]
An autogyro of the IRGC crashed near Sirkan, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, killing the two occupants on board. [481]
A Mikoyan MiG-29 of the Indian Air Force crashed near Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The sole pilot on board ejected safely. [482]
An unidentified helicopter of the Egyptian Air Force crashed in Shaluffa, Suez Governorate, killing the two crew members on board. [483]
A Yakovlev Yak-130 jet trainer of the Vietnamese Air Force crashed in Tây Sơn district, Bình Định province. The two pilots on board ejected safely from the aircraft. [484] [485]
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Defense crashed near Saryzhar, Aktobe Region, killing one of the three people on board. The two survivors were injured. [486] [487]
A Diamond DA42 Twin Star plane of the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed shortly after taking off from Ben Slimane Airport, killing the two pilots on board. [488] [489]
A Diamond DA20 Eclipse plane of the Ecuadorian Air Force crashed during a forced landing on a street in La Libertad, Santa Elena Province. The two crew members died in the accident. Ecuadorian Air Force pilot Diana Ruiz was one of the victims of this accident. [490] [491] [492]
A HESA Yasin jet trainer of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force crashed near Firuzabad, Fars Province, killing the two pilots on board. [493] [494]
A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Turkish Land Forces collided mid-air with another helicopter of the same of force in Keçiborlu district, Isparta Province. The UH-1 crashed, killing the 6 occupants on board, while the other helicopter landed safely. The Brigadier general in charge of the School of Army Aviation was among the victims of this accident. [495] [496]
The engine of a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter of the USMC caught fire midflight, forcing the aircraft to perform an emergency landing at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. The four crew members managed to exit the burning helicopter safely. [497]
A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down over the Red Sea in a friendly-fire incident. The aircraft had taken off from USS Harry S. Truman and was shot down by USS Gettysburg (CG-64). Both crew members ejected and survived. [498]
A Bell 407GX helicopter of the Guatemalan Air Force crashed into the Chixoy River, in Ixcán Municipality, killing the two crew members on board. [499]
A Mil Mi-28 of the Russian Air Force was lost under unknown circumstances in Voronezh Oblast. Both flight crew were killed. [500] [501]
An Indian Coast Guard HAL Dhruv Mk 3 helicopter crashed on landing at Porbandar Airport, Gujarat, India, killing all 3 people on board. [502] [503]
A Pakistan Air Force Karakorum K-8P jet trainer crashed in Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and was destroyed. The sole pilot on board died in the crash. [504] [505]
A McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force crashed near Kabudarahang, Iran. Both pilots ejected safely and only suffered minor injuries. [506] [507]
A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II of the USAF crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. [508]
A Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk, operated by the United States Army, collided mid-air with a Bombardier CRJ701ER, operated by PSA Airlines on behalf of American Airlines, over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. The 64 occupants in the CRJ701 and the 3 crew members on board the Sikorsky UH-60L died in the collision. [509] [510]
A Hongdu JL-8 of the Air Force of Zimbabwe crashed near Gweru killing the pilot. [511] [512]
A Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed in Shivpuri district, in Madhya Pradesh. The two pilots on board ejected safely from the aircraft. [513]
A Boeing EA-18G Growler jet of the US Navy crashed into the San Diego Bay, in California. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft and were rescued. [514]
An AIDC T-5 Brave Eagle jet trainer of the Taiwanese Air Force crashed into the sea off the coast of Taitung. The sole pilot on board ejected from the aircraft and was rescued. [515]
A Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-26 crashed in a residential area shortly after take off from Wadi Seidna Air Base, near Omdurman, due to a technical malfunction, killing all 17 occupants on board the aircraft and 29 people on the ground. [516] [517]
A FA-50 fighter jet of the Philippine Air Force with the tail number 002 went missing during a tactical night operation shortly prior reaching its destination, the Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base in Cebu. [518] [519] The missing aircraft was found "totally wrecked" at Mount Kalatungan in Talakag, Bukidnon the following day with its two occupants confirmed dead. [520] [521] [522]
A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III of the United States Air Force was struck by two vacant private jets at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport during a strong wind storm, causing damage to the wing. [523] [524]
A Sikorky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of Joint Task Force Bravo was damaged after executing an emergency landing near Soto Cano Air Base, Comayagua Department. The five crew members were uninjured. [525]
A KF-16 fighter jet of the South Korean Air Force accidentally released eight bombs over Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, injuring at least 29 people and damaging five buildings. [526] [527] [528]
A SEPECAT Jaguar of the Indian Air Force crashed during a training exercise in Panchkula district, Haryana, due to an unspecified technical malfunction. The pilot ejected safely but the aircraft was destroyed. [529] [530]
An Antonov An-32 of the Indian Air Force crashed on landing at Bagdogra Airport. Although the aircraft was destroyed there were no fatalities. [531] [532]
A Grob G 120TP training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force made a belly landing after an emergency. The pilot was safe and the aircraft was repaired. [533]
A Shenyang J-15 fighter jet of the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force crashed in the island of Hainan. The pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. [534] [535]
A Republic of Korea Air Force IAI Heron drone crashed into a grounded KAI KUH-1 Surion helicopter at Yangju Air Base, destroying them both. [536]
A Mil Mi-28 helicopter of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed into the ground in Volosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, killing both pilots. [537] [538]
A Sukhoi Su-30MKA of the Algerian Air Force crashed near Timokten, Adrar Province. One of the pilots was killed while the other one managed to eject safely from the aircraft. [539]
A Karakorum K-8 jet trainer of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed near Wariyapola, Kurunegala District. Both pilots ejected safely from the aircraft. [540]
A Sukhoi Su-25 of the Russian Air Force crashed in Primorsky Krai. The sole pilot on board ejected safely from the aircraft. [541]
Two French Air and Space Force display Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E's collided mid-air with each other during a training flight near Saint-Dizier – Robinson Air Base in Saint-Dizier, Haute-Marne, France, destroying both aircraft and damaging a building. No casualties were reported. [542]
A Tupolev Tu-22M3 strategic bomber of the Russian Air Force crashed near Buret, Usolsky District. The 4 crew members ejected from the aircraft, but one of them died in the process. [543]
A SEPECAT Jaguar fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed near the village of Suvarda, Jamnagar district. The two pilots ejected from the aircraft, however one of the pilots died while the other one was injured. [544]
A Grob G 120TP trainer aircraft of the Mexican Air Force crashed near Ameca, Jalisco, killing the two crew members on board. [545]
A Dassault Mirage 5 fighter jet of the Pakistan Air Force crashed near Ratta Tibba, Vehari District. The two pilots ejected safely from the aircraft. [546]
A Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet of the US Navy fell of the deck of the USS Harry S. Truman alongside the tow tractor that was towing the plane into the hangar bay. Both the pilot and the driver of the tractor jumped out of their respective vehicles before they fell into the Red Sea. [547]
A Bell 412EP helicopter of the Colombian Navy crashed into a lake near Malagana, Mahates, killing one of the four occupants on board. [548]
A Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet of the US Navy fell into the Red Sea after failing to come to a halt while landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. The two crew members on board the plane ejected before the aircraft fell into the water and were rescued by a helicopter. [549]
A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet of the Finnish Air Force crashed near Rovaniemi Airport, Lapland. The sole pilot on board the plane ejected from the aircraft and was taken to a hospital. [550]
A Bell 212 helicopter of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir during a training mission. Twelve personnel were rescued, but six (four army and two air force) later died from their injuries. [551]
A Kawasaki T-4 jet trainer of the Japan Air Self Defence Force crashed into a reservoir near Inuyama shortly after taking off from Komaki Air Base. The two crew members on board died in the crash. [552] [553] [554]
A General Dynamics F-16 of the Ukrainian Air Force crashed in an undisclosed location after the pilot ejected due to an incident on board the aircraft. [555]
An unidentified training aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force crashed in an undisclosed location, killing its entire crew. [556]
A KAI KT-1P of the Peruvian Air Force crashed in an islet south of the Paracas Peninsula. The sole pilot on board has not been found yet. [557] [558]
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Armed Forces crashed near Naryshkino, Oryol Oblast, killing its entire crew. [559] [560]
A Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft of Republic of Korea Navy crashed near the city of Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province, killing the four occupants on board the plane. [561] [562]
A Chengdu J-7 of the Air Force of Zimbabwe caught fire mid-air, lost control and crashed near Gweru in Midlands Province, Zimbabwe, killing the veteran pilot who returned for training. [563]
An F-16D fighter jet of the Republic of Korea Air Force crashed on takeoff from Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, Alaska. Two pilots ejected and were picked up by emergency crews. [564]
A Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter of the US Army crashed during a training exercise in Fort Campbell, killing one crew member and injuring another. [565] [566]
A Grob G 120 of the Kenya Air Force crashed in Kwale County, Kenya, killing the two pilots on board. [567]
A Su-34 fighter-bomber of the Russian Aerospace Forces crashed during a training flight in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, following a suspected mechanical failure. The two crew members safely ejected. [568]
A Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter of the Uganda Air Force that had been deployed as part of the AUSSOM, crashed at the Aden Adde Airport, Mogadishu, killing five of the eight occupants on board and injuring the remaining three. [569]
A United States Air Force Boeing KC-46 Pegasus' refueling boom detached over the Atlantic Ocean. The aircraft made an emergency landing in Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, and was substantially damaged. [570] [571]
An Indian Air Force trainer aircraft crashed near Churu, Rajasthan, killing its two pilots. [572]
A Bangladesh Air Force twin seater trainer aircraft, Chengdu F-7, crashed at Milestone College, Dhaka, [573] killing 36 people, [574] including the pilot, and injuring at least 173 others. [575]
A Dassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet of the Ukrainian Air Force crashed in Volyn Oblast, the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft and was rescued. [576]
A Eurocopter EC145 of the Kazakh Air Defense Forces crashed into Lake Sorbulak, Almaty Region, killing all three occupants on board. [577] [578] [579]
A Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet of the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed shortly after taking off from Fès–Saïs Airport, killing the two pilots on board. [580]
An Eurocopter EC135 of the German Air Force crashed near Leipzig, Saxony, killing two crew members, while another went missing. [581] [582]
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan of the Bolivarian Military Aviation of Venezuela, crashed near La Reforma, Amazonas, after a flight from Cacique Aramare Airport. Seven of the 10 people on board were killed. [583] [584]
A Lockheed Martin F-35C of the US Navy crashed near Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft. [585]
An Embraer A29 Super Tucano of the Brazilian Air Force crashed near Porto Ferreira after colliding in mid-air with another Super Tucano of the same force. The pilot of the crashed aircraft ejected safely from the plane, while the other Super Tucano managed to land with no issues. [586]
An Harbin Z-9 of the Ghana Air Force crashed in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. All eight people on board were killed including the country's minister of defence, Edward Omane Boamah, and minister of environment, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed. [587] [588]
A Mitsubishi F-2 fighter jet of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan during a training flight. The pilot safely ejected and was rescued. [589]
A Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet of the US Navy crashed into the sea off the coast of Virginia, the sole pilot on board ejected safely from the aircraft and was rescued. [590]
A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the Royal Malaysian Air Force crashed shortly after taking off from Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Airport. The two pilots on board ejected safely from the aircraft. [591]
A Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion of the US Marine Corps caught fire while on the ground at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, in California. Everyone on board the aircraft managed to evacuate safely and without injuries. [592]
A General Dynamics F-16 of the Polish Air Force crashed while performing an aerobatic manoeuvre over Radom Airport, killing the sole pilot on board. [593]
A Pakistani Army helicopter crashed during a test landing in Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, killing all five on board. [594]
A CASA C-295M of the Mexican Air Force performed a hard landing on a runway of the Air Force Base N°1, adjacent to the Felipe Ángeles International Airport, damaging the tail of the aircraft. None of the crew members were injured. [595]
A helicopter of the Afghan Air Force crashed in Tulak District, Ghor Province. No one on board the helicopter died. [596]
A MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the US Army crashed near Summit Lake, Washington, killing all four occupants on board. [597]
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