List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2010–2019)

Last updated

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 very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.

Contents

Aircraft terminology

Information on aircraft gives the type, and if available, the serial number of the operator in italics, the constructors number, also known as the manufacturer's serial number (c/n), exterior codes in apostrophes, nicknames (if any) in quotation marks, flight callsign in italics, and operating units.

For this list, the criteria used for a military aircraft will be: any fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft that is operated by a governmental organization such as United States Department of Defense or British Armed Forces in either combat or non-combat missions. The aircraft will fall into categories such as fighter, bomber, attack, search and rescue, transport or training.

2010

January

13 January
A Yemeni Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros training aircraft crashes in the area of Salah al-Din, west of the port city of Aden due to a technical problem. Pilot survives. [1]
14 January
Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27SM Flanker-B Mod. 1, 86 red, c/n 36911030105, of the 23rd Interceptor Aviation Regiment, crashes near Komsomolsk-on-Amur during a training mission. Pilot Col. Vladimir Sobolev killed. [2]
14 January
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) PAC CT/4E Airtrainer, NZ1990, c/n 205, crashes near RNZAF Base Ohakea, New Zealand while performing routine aerobatic training. Pilot, Sqn Ldr Nick Cree, killed. [3] The pilot was performing an aerobatic maneuver known as the "fishtail pass" at 58 knots when he lost control.
21 January
A Maritime Safety and Rescue Society AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter, EC-KYR, c/n 31228, crashes into the sea off Almería while returning from SAR winch training. Only the winch operator survives. [4] An optical illusion led to misconception of the aircraft's altitude.
21 January
Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-18D Hornet, HN-468, crashes in Juupajoki, north of the southern city of Tampere at about 11:50 local time. The two pilots eject safely and receive fractures and bruises due to the high speed of the aircraft at the time of ejection. At the time of the accident, the pilots were conducting flight tests of a previously damaged and rebuilt F-18. The crash was attributed to mechanical failure of the horizontal stabilizer actuation servo. [5] [6]
22 January
A Myanmar Air Force Chengdu F-7 fighter crashed while attempting to land at Yangon airport, killing its pilot. [7]
23 January
United States Navy Beechcraft T-34C Turbo-Mentor, BuNo 161047, of Training Air Wing 5, crashes in Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans. One pilot was rescued and the other was missing. The plane, on a routine nighttime instrument training mission, crashed about 1845 hrs. and was 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Lakefront Airport in New Orleans on an apparent approach to land. Coast Guard teams rescue the student pilot about 9 p.m. with mild hypothermia and moderate injuries from the 57 °F (14 °C) water. The pilot, Lt. Clinton Wermers, 33, from Mitchell, South Dakota, is presumed dead. He had been assigned to Naval Air Station Whiting Field since March 2007. [8] A memorial service is held for Lt. Wermers on 1 February at Whiting Field. [9]
26 January
A Nigerian Navy AgustaWestland A109E Power helicopter, 06, crashes in a swamp at Ikwerre, near Port Harcourt in south Nigeria. The accident happened at about 01:30 p.m. (1330 GMT) when the helicopter was returning from a routine patrol of Port Harcourt area in the Niger-Delta region. Four people are killed. [10]

February

USAF Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit, 88-0332, "Spirit of Washington", catches fire on the ground at Andersen AFB. The aircraft underwent 18 months of repairs in order to enable it to fly back to the mainland for more comprehensive repairs and is returned to service in December 2013. [11]
3 February
United States Army Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, 87-24261, c/n 70–1149, crashes in Germany about 1800 hrs. local time northeast of Mannheim, killing three people on board. [12] "The crew of the ill-fated UH-60 flight was conducting routine pilot proficiency training from Stuttgart Army Airfield to Coleman Army Airfield in Mannheim. USAREUR officials say during the approach to Coleman, the aircraft began a rapid descent and made contact with the trees. At the time of the crash, it was raining heavily and visibility below the clouds was about 1 mile [2 km], according to a German weather service spokesman." [13] KWF were Warrant Officer 3 Gary M. Farwell, 39; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Clayton M. Hickman, 32; and Cpl. Matthew E. Clark, 25. All three were assigned to the Stuttgart-based Company G, 52nd Regiment, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. A U.S. Army investigation, 15–6, was unable to determine a cause. "There was insufficient evidence to indicate that mechanical malfunction, environmental factors, pilot error or a combination of these factors contributed to the accident," according to a U.S. Army Europe news release issued Monday evening, 2 August 2010. [13] [14]
5 February
A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter crashed in Campo Grande. [15]
9 February
A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Bell AH-1 Cobra gunship helicopter crashed in the Teera Valley in Pakistan's Khyber tribal area near the Afghanistan's border. Both the pilot and gunner died in the incident. [16]
10 February
A Brazilian Army Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopter crashed while training tactical piloting maneuvering at Sao Pedro da Aldeia naval base, about 130 kilometers (81 mi) away from Rio de Janeiro city. [17]
11 February
An Italian Air Force (ItAF) General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon from 5th Fighter Wing crashed into the Adriatic Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) from the coast near Ravenna at 1530 hrs. when he was training with another aircraft of the same unit. Pilot survived. [18]
14 February
A Yemeni Air Force (YemAF) Mil Mi-17 Helicopter crashes in the Kahlan district, east of the provincial capital Sa'ana. Crash was the result of a technical fault. The helicopter's four-man crew and the seven wounded soldiers they were evacuating all died, as did two soldiers in a military vehicle which the aircraft crashed into. [19]
16 February
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 fighter-bomber went down near Siliguri in West Bengal killing the pilot, a squadron leader. [20]
18 February
A USN Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk helicopter crashed in West Virginia outside of Lewisburg. Passengers and crew sustained unspecified injuries, none of which were life-threatening. [21]
18 February
An IAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jet (8th Squadron, 20th Wing) crashed soon after take-off from Bagdora in West Bengal but the pilot ejected to safety. [22]
21 February
A United States Army Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter made a "hard landing" in northern Iraq killing the two pilots on board. [23]
24 February
A Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) Cessna 182S Skylane crashed during takeoff near San Diego de Alcalá, Chihuahua, resulting in three injuries and two fatalities. [24]
24 February
A Philippine Air Force (PhilAF) North American OV-10 Bronco crashed during training at 1455 hrs. Two Philippine Air Force pilots were killed. [25]
25 February
A USAF General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed during landing at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The plane became uncontrollable and the pilot bailed out. The jet was heavily damaged and crashed within Osan's boundaries. [26]

March

2 March
A Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) Northrop F-5E and Northrop F-5F crashed into Mount Hwangbyeong, about 20 kilometers (12 mi) west of the city of Gangneung, Gangwon. The pilot of the F-5E and the two pilots of the F-5F were killed. [27]
3 March
An Indian Navy HAL Kiran Mk.II crashes into a building in Hyderabad during the "India Aviation 2010" air show/exhibition. Both pilots and a civilian on the ground are killed. At least five other civilians also received injuries.
3 March
An Azerbaijan Air Force (AzerAf) Sukhoi Su-25 close air support aircraft crashed in the Shamkir district in northwest Azerbaijan at around 1700 hrs. local time, killing the pilot.[ citation needed ]
3 March
A Republic of Korea Army MD Helicopters MD 500 helicopter crashed 20 km east of the capital Seoul, at around 2014 hrs. Helicopter hit a greenhouse in a rice paddy in Namyangju. The two crew members were rushed to a hospital but were later confirmed dead.
3 March
A United States Coast Guard (USCG) Sikorsky MH-60T helicopter, (an upgraded Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk), crashes in the remote Utah mountains. It was one of two traveling through the area en route to its home base in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, after performing security duty at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The helicopters made a refueling stop in Salt Lake City and were headed to Leadville, Colorado, when the crash occurred about 50 miles (80 km) east of Salt Lake City. Three crewmen are airlifted to local hospitals and two others sustain minor injuries.
10 March
A Brazilian Army Eurocopter Fennec helicopter crashes during a night training flight during Operation Caburé. All four crew members die. [28]
10 March
United States Marine Corps (USMC) McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18D Hornet, BuNo 164694, 'WK-01', from VMFA (AW)-224 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, app. 35 miles (56 km) east of Saint Helena Sound, South Carolina, after a double engine failure and a fire. Both pilots eject and were floating in an inflatable life raft for about one hour before they are rescued by a USCG helicopter. [29]
11 March
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter of the Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Situations crashes for unknown reasons during a rescue flight in a blizzard. [30]
18 March
Two USN Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters from VFA-122 collide in mid-air at 2200 hrs., sending one crashing to the Nevada desert. One pilot ejects safely before his aircraft crashed near Naval Air Station Fallon and a second pilot lands the single-seat jet safely at Fallon. [31]
19 March
A Turkish Army TAI/AgustaWestland T129 (registration CSX81723) helicopter prototype loses its tail rotor at 15,000 ft (4,600 m). height at 16:30. Two people on board survive. [32]
23 March
A Turkish Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk comes down on the outskirts of Wardak town in Afghanistan at around 10:30. The crash happened as two Turkish helicopters were attempting to land at a Turkish-run Provincial Reconstruction Team. [33]
23 March
Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Red Arrows BAE Systems Hawks, collide during a full display practice at Heraklion Crete. Pilot of one ejects and receives moderate injuries. The aircraft crashes in the airfield and is destroyed. The second aircraft lands safely at Heraklion Airport. [34]
25 March
A Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Pilatus PC-7 crashes during an airshow near a local university campus. Pilot bails out at low altitude but is killed. [35]
25 March
A Chilean Army MD Helicopters 530F suffers an engine failure shortly after takeoff after disembarking a passenger and crashes. The helicopter was on a mission in the region that was badly damaged by the last earthquake. All four crew members were taken to the hospital, three of them with serious injuries. [36]
29 March
A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed at Forward Operating Base Atgar in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. [37]
31 March
A USN Grumman E-2C Hawkeye from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 crashed at approximately 1400 hrs. local time in the Arabian Sea. It was returning to its ship, the USS Eisenhower, after conducting operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom when it experienced mechanical malfunctions and the crew performed a controlled bailout. [38] The pilot was killed. Navy 5th Fleet officials declined to speculate on the cause of the crash, but the Naval Safety Center's Web site listed it as "an engine oil leak." [39] [40]

April

2 April
A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Embraer EMB 312 Tucano from the "Smoke Squadron" aerobatic team crashed during an air show at Aeroporto Federal de Lages in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The pilot, aged 33, died in the crash. [41]
8 April
A Pakistan Army MFI-17 Mushshak crashed in an open field in the Nelavia area, near Peshawar's suburbs of Tagman. [42]
8 April
An Armée de l'Air (AdlA) Dassault Mirage F1 conducting basic training crashed about 1140 hrs. in a field near a highway, four miles (6 km) from the base of Orléans. [43]
9 April
A USAF Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey crashed near Qalat, Zabul Province, killing four. This was the first combat loss of an Osprey. [44]
10 April
A Polish Air Force VIP transport Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft, 101, from the 36th Special Air Transport Regiment hit trees as it approached Smolensk's airport in thick fog. The Polish President Lech Kaczyński, Poland's army chief, central bank governor, MPs and leading historians were among more than its 80 passengers who died. [45]
12 April
A USN North American Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner crashed in Morganton killing all four crew on board. [46]
13 April
An AdlA Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet, E122/F-TERD, of the Patrouille de France crashed near Plan de Dieu Airport (LF51), Vaucluse area. The pilot ejected and escaped with minor injuries. [47]
15 April
A South Korean Navy Westland Lynx helicopter was on a routine patrol mission when it crashed in the sea near Chuja Island 14.5 km southeast of Jindo, South Jeolla Province. One occupant was killed and three others are missing. [48]
16 April
An Ejército del Aire (EjdA) Bell 212 crashed in Haiti near the border with the Dominican Republic, killing all four crew on board. [49]
17 April
A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed in the Al-Mahzam area, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Tikrit, Iraq. One soldier was killed. [50]
20 April
While performing maneuvers, a Vertical de Aviación Bell 222UT helicopter, registered HK-3262, and a Fuerza Aérea de Colombia (FAC) MD Helicopters MD530 crashed on a military garrison near Chaparral, Tolima, Colombia. [51]
20 April
A United States Coast Guard (USCG) Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin crashed into Lake Huron nine miles (14 km) north of Port Huron, Michigan. [52]
21 April
Two Belarusian Air Force (BelAF) Mikoyan MiG-29 fighters collided during a training flight. There were no casualties as one MiG-29 landed safely, while the pilot in the second plane ejected before it crashed. [53]
25 April
A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Bell UH-1H Iroquois crashed in heavy fog about 40 km north east of Wellington. Three persons were killed and a fourth seriously injured. [54]

May

2 May
A US Army Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter carrying two soldiers of the 116th Aviation Group was participating in a routine drill when it crashed on a ramp while taxiing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, shortly before 1400 hrs. Both crew were taken to hospital. Pilot 1st Lt. Jonathan Shively Jr, 33, of Jamestown, died of injuries, but second pilot, Chief Warrant Officer Roger Carpenter, 46, of Spartanburg, was in stable condition. [55] [56]
10 May
A US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter made a controlled landing after being hit by enemy fire in Helmand Province. All crew members were safely returned to base. Helicopter was intentionally destroyed by international forces. [57]
10 May
USAF Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II s/n 79-0141, of 23rd Wing 75th Fighter Squadron, crashes during takeoff at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The pilot ejects safely. [58]
11 May
An AdlA Dassault Mirage 2000 crashed in the Foret de Bougue close to Villeneuve-de-Marsan (Landes, Aquitaine), 6 km east of Mont de Marsan AB (LFBM), after technical problems. The pilot ejected safely and only received minor injuries. [59]
12 May
After taking off from the base at Rimini, an Italian Air Force NH 500 helicopter of 15º Stormo (83º Centro CSAR) flew about fifty feet above the ground when the engine suddenly quit. The helicopter autorotated to impact. Both occupants escaped unhurt. [60]
21 May
A USN Lockheed P-3 Orion accidentally released a sonobuoy shortly after departure from NAS Jacksonville, Florida, which fell 500 feet (150 m) and crashed through the roof of a home in Mandarin, Florida, coming to rest in a bedroom next to a bed. Resident Marwan Saman said his daughter had just gotten out of bed about half an hour earlier. The Navy sent an explosives demolition team to retrieve the 3-foot-long (0.91 m), 40-pound (18 kg) cylinder. No injuries were reported, and the Navy was making arrangements to pay for the damage. A malfunctioning launch tube was theorized for the drop. [61]

July

7 July
A USCG Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk crashed off of La Push, Washington, apparently after clipping power lines. [62]
19 July
A Philippine Air Force SIAI S-211, 09005, crashed during a training flight in the Philippines. The crew ejected safely.
23 July
A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) McDonnell-Douglas CF-18 Hornet, 188738, of 425 Squadron "Alouettes", based at 3 Wing Bagotville crashed at Lethbridge County Airport during a low-speed, low-altitude practice run for the Alberta International Airshow. The pilot, Capt. Brian Bews, 36, ejected in seconds before the starboard wing impacted the airfield, suffering a compression fracture in three vertebrae. [63] [64]
26 July
An Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed during a joint Israeli-Romanian aviation exercise in the Carpathian Mountains in northern Romania, killing six IAF officers and one Romanian Air Force officer. [65]
28 July
USAF Boeing C-17A Lot XII Globemaster III, 00-0173, c/n P-73, "Spirit of the Aleutians", callsign Sitka 43, of the 3d Wing, on a training mission, crashed at ≈1822 hrs into a wooded area on Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, killing three members of the Alaska Air National Guard and one member of the US Air Force. The cause of the accident was nearly immediately placed under investigation. [66] [67] This is apparently the first C-17 accident to result in the loss of life. [68] The crash damaged tracks of the Alaska Railroad, which temporarily suspended operations in the area of the accident. [69] The aircraft departed Runway 06 to practice maneuvers for the upcoming 30 July 2010 Arctic Thunder Airshow at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. "After the initial climbout and left turn, the mishap pilot executed an aggressive right turn. As the aircraft banked, the stall warning system activated to warn the crew of an impending stall. Instead of implementing stall recovery procedures, the pilot continued the turn as planned, and the aircraft entered a stall from which recovery was not possible. Although the pilot eventually attempted to recover the aircraft, he employed incorrect procedures, and there was not sufficient altitude to regain controlled flight. The aircraft impacted wooded terrain northwest of the airfield, damaged a portion of the Alaska Railroad, and was destroyed." KWF were the pilot, co-pilot, safety observer, and loadmaster. All died instantly. The aircraft was valued at $184,570,581. The investigative board president found "clear and convincing evidence that the cause of the mishap was pilot error. The mishap pilot violated regulatory provisions and multiple flight manual procedures, placing the aircraft outside established flight parameters at an attitude and altitude where recovery was not possible. Furthermore the mishap pilot and the mishap safety observer did not realize the developing dangerous situation and failed to make appropriate inputs. In addition to multiple procedural errors, the board president found sufficient evidence that the crew on the flight deck ignored cautions and warnings and failed to respond to various challenge and reply items. The board also found channelized attention, overconfidence, expectancy, misplaced motivation, procedural guidance, and program oversight substantially contributed to the mishap." [70]
28 July
An Iraqi Air Force Mil Mi-17 crashed in a sandstorm south-west of Baghdad, killing five.
30 July
A Hellenic Army Boeing AH-64DHA Longbow on a test flight crashed at Megara Air Force Base, Greece, killing two.

August

18 August
An Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama crashed after takeoff on the slopes of Teyozwü Hill, Viswema, Nagaland. All three army personnel on board were killed immediately on impact. [71]
24 August
A Spanish Air Force (Ej dA) Eurofighter Typhoon fighter crashed while attempting to take off at Moron Air Base. A Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) was killed and the Spanish Air Force Commander ejected successfully.

September

8 September
An FMA IA 58 Pucara of the Argentine Air Force crashed into the ground near Reconquista, Santa Fe Province, after suffering a mechanical failure. The only pilot onboard died in the accident. [72]

November

10 November
An IAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 fighter went down near Jodhpur in Rajasthan shortly after takeoff for a routine sortie, but the pilot bailed out safely. [73]
10 November
Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa, 480, crashed in the area of Mitzpeh Ramon, Israel at around 20:00h local time. Both crew didn't survive the crash.
16 November
USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor, 06-4125, of the 525th Fighter Squadron, 3d Wing, crashes in Alaska near Susitna Lodge, killing pilot Capt. Jeffrey Haney, from Clarklake, Michigan. [74] [75]
20 November
Two people were taken to Pensacola Naval Hospital for evaluation after landing a USAF Beechcraft T-6 Texan II with the landing gear up. The names of the two crew members were not released after the 1300 hrs. incident, Pensacola Naval Air Station Public Affairs Officer Harry White said. Both people safely exited the plane, which landed at Forrest Sherman Field at the air station, White said. The aircraft and crew are assigned to the U.S. Air Force's 455th Flying Training Squadron at NAS Pensacola. The incident is being investigated by a board of officers, a NAS Pensacola news release said. [76] [77]

December

2 December
A USN McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, BuNo 165184, 'AD-351', suffered port undercarriage collapse on landing at NAF El Centro, California, at 1615 hrs., and departs runway. The pilot ejects safely. [74]
20 December
US Army Puerto Rican National Guard Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota, 07-02069, crashes in inclement weather off the coast of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, during a Counterdrug operation. All three crewmen and three passengers aboard are killed. This is the first incident involving the UH-72 airframe.

2011

January

20 January
An Ecuadorian Air Force (Ec.AF) de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter FAE449 crashed near Tena, Ecuador, killing all six on board.

February

2 February
An Indian Army HAL Cheetah helicopter crashed at Nashik, Western India, killing both crew.
8 February
A Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) General Dynamics F-16AM Fighting Falcon crashed in central Jordan, killing the pilot.
14 February
Two Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) General Dynamics F-16s collide over north east Thailand. Both aircraft are destroyed but the pilots ejected safely.
25 February
A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano crashed close to Porto Velho Air Force Base. The pilot, First Lieutenant Marcelino Aparecido Feitosa, ejected. He was rescued by a FAB Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. He was talking during the rescue and he was kept under observation at the Army hospital. [78]

March

11 March
Two Sri Lanka Air Force IAI Kfir C.2 fighters crashed in mid-air and fell near the town of Yakkala. They were on a fly past rehearsal for the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka Air Force. One pilot died, but the other one survived the accident. [79]
29 March
A United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion crashed in Kāneʻohe Bay, killing one and injuring three crewmembers. [80]
30 March
Ten sailors are injured when an engine of a USMC McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet of VMFAT-101 based at MCAS Miramar, California, [81] suffers a catastrophic failure while preparing for launch at 14:50 during routine training exercises from the USS John C. Stennis, about 100 miles (160 km) off the California coast. USN Cmdr. Pauline Storum said that five of the injured are taken by helicopter to the shore, four to the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, and one to Scripps Research Institute at La Jolla, California. None of the injuries were considered life-threatening but the fighter sustained damages over $1 million. The ensuing fire was quickly extinguished and the carrier itself was not damaged. [82]

April

1 April
A United States Air Force (USAF) Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II from Spangdahlem Air Base crashed near Laufeld, Germany. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hurrelbrink, ejected and was not seriously injured. [83]
6 April
A United States Navy (USN) VFA-122 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Lemoore crashed just outside the base, killing its two crewmembers. [31] [84]

May

1 May
Two USAF Sikorsky MH-60 helicopters mounted a raid from Ghazi Airbase, Afghanistan [85] with 20–25 United States Navy SEALS on a Pakistani compound to capture or kill Osama bin Laden results in the death of the Al-Qaeda leader. One helicopter suffered mechanical failure after a hard landing after reportedly striking the compound wall, and was destroyed by the special operations force, with the team members departing on two CH-47 Chinooks [86] with bin Laden's remains. [87] Both MH-60s were of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. [88] Subsequent reports state that the Blackhawk helicopter destroyed was a previously unconfirmed, but rumored, stealth modification of the design. [89] [90]
12 May
A Força Aérea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano crashed close the cities of Ceará-Mirim and Pureza, 50 km north of Natal. The pilot, Danilo Bello Seixas, died during his first solo flight. [91]

June

13 June
The second test launch of the Boeing X-51 Waverider ends in failure off the Southern California coast when the vehicle fails to separate from its booster rocket after an air launch from an Edwards AFB, California-based B-52 Stratofortress. Following the drop, the X-51 fell for about four seconds before its booster successfully ignited. The vehicle fell into the Pacific Ocean after the booster did not separate as intended. [92]

July

19 July
A Royal Thai Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed killing 9 people. The chopper had been sent out to recover five bodies of victims of another helicopter, a Bell UH-1 Iroquois, that had crashed two days before while looking for illegal loggers over the Tenasserim Hills in the area between Myanmar and Thailand near Phetchaburi. [93] A third helicopter, a Bell 212, also crashed in the same area on Sunday.
25 July
A few miles further east close to the Kaeng Krachan reservoir killing three. [94] [95]
28 July
An Alabama Air National Guard (AaANG) General Dynamics F-16C Block 30H Fighting Falcon, 87–296, c/n 5C-557, of the 187th Fighter Wing, flying out of Montgomery Air National Guard Base, overruns the runway at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh air show at Wittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The nose gear collapsed, the nose radome broke and the air-frame skidded to a stop. Pilot was uninjured. [96]

August

6 August
US Army Reserve/National Guard Boeing CH-47 Chinook 84-24175, c/n M3079, callsign Extortion 17, was shot down while transporting a quick reaction force attempting to reinforce an engaged unit of Army Rangers in Wardak province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan. The resulting crash killed all 38 people on board—25 American special operations personnel, five United States Army National Guard and Army Reserve crewmen, seven Afghan commandos, and one Afghan interpreter, as well as a U.S. military working dog. It is considered the worst loss of American lives in a single incident in the Afghanistan campaign.
20 August
A BAE Systems Hawk T.1 XX179 of the Royal Air Force (RAF) Red Arrows aerobatic team crashed during a public display at Bournemouth Air Festival, killing the pilot. [97] [98]

September

2 September
A Chilean Air Force (ChAF) CASA C-212 Aviocar crashed into the sea off Robinson Crusoe Island. All 21 people on board were killed.

October

2 October
Elbit Hermes 450 ZK515 of the Royal Artillery suffered an engine failure and crashed at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. [99]
14 October
The fourth prototype Xian JH-7A, 814, of the China Flight Test Establishment of the People's Liberation Army Air Force crashed into a marsh near Wei Nan City, Pucheng in Shaanxi Province, China, while performing in an airshow associated with the China International General Aviation Convention. Airframe came down ~1 mile (~1.6 km.) from Pucheng Neifu Airport. One pilot ejected safely but the second crewman is killed in the crash. [100]

November

8 November
The pilot of BAE Systems Hawk T.1 XX177 of the Royal Air Force Red Arrows display team was killed at RAF Scampton when the ejector seat fired whilst the aircraft was on the ground. [101]

December

1 December
Army Air Corps Westland Lynx AH.7 XX210 suffered an in-flight fire and made an emergency landing 7 nautical miles (13 km) from RAF Gütersloh, Germany. The aircraft was destroyed, but the three crew on board survived. [102]
4 December
A US Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), conducting covert military surveillance is allegedly "brought down with minimum damage" [103] near the city of Kashmar in northeastern Iran. The Iranian government claims that the UAV was shot down or hacked into by its electronic warfare unit.

2012

January

30 January
An Indian Air Force (IAF) HAL HJT-16 Kiran Mk2 exploded in mid-air over Iyancherry village in Kancheepuram district, South India. The two pilots ejected safely. [104] [105]

February

3 February
Two Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) AIDC AT-3 trainers collide, one aircraft crashed near Fangliao and other landed safely. The two pilots of the crashed AT-3 ejected safely.
6 February
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache crashed in Paktika province while supporting ISAF forces gathering airdropped supplies. Both crew survived. [106]
10 February
A Peruvian Air Force (PeruAF) Zlin Z-242L crashed at Pisco airfield, Peru killing the two crew.
13 February
A Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) Mikoyan MiG-27M crashed at Dummalasooriya, Sri Lanka. The pilot ejected safely.
13 February
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24M crashed 90 km from Shagol airfield after engine problems. Both crew ejected safely.
18 February
A USAF Pilatus U-28A crashed 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Djibouti airport, killing all four crew members.
21 February
A Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Lockheed CC-130H Hercules is badly damaged by fire at Key West Naval Air Station in the United States.
22 February
Two USMC helicopters, a Bell UH-1Y and a Bell AH-1W, collide at night on the Yuma training range, Arizona, United States. All seven crew members were killed. [107]
24 February
A USN Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet on a training flight crashed into a dry lake bed 30 miles (50 km) from Naval Air Station Fallon. The crew was recovered by helicopter.
28 February
A Guatemalan Air Force (GuAF) Bell UH-1H crashed in bad weather near Chacalte killing all ten on board.
28 February
A United States Coast Guard (USCG) Eurocopter HH-65C crashed during a training flight in Alabama. All four crew were killed.
28 February
A Russian Sukhoi Su-30MK2 crashed in the far east of Russia on a test flight prior to delivery to Vietnamese People's Air Force (VPAF). Both pilots ejected.

March

4 March
A Yemen Air Force (YAF) Antonov An-26 transport aircraft destroyed by an explosion on the ground at Sana'a International Airport.
5 March
An Indian Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000TH crashed near Babanbas. The two crew ejected safely.
7 March
A Syrian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 was destroyed on the ground by an anti-tank missile.
12 March
A Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52 on a training flight crashed at Bolshaya Kiselen in western Russia, killing one crew at the scene and the other crew member died in hospital. This was the first accident involving the Ka-52.
13 March
A Turkish Air Force Northrop NF-5A-2000 crashed on takeoff from Konya Air Base, Turkey, killing the pilot. The Turkish Stars aircraft was on a training flight.
15 March
Royal Norwegian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, 5630, c/n 382-5630, "Siv", crashes into Mount Kebnekaise during the military exercise Cold Response, killing all five on board. [108]
16 March
A Turkish Army Aviation Sikorsky S-70A-28 crashed near Kabul, Afghanistan killing all 12 on board and two civilians on the ground. [109]
19 March
An Ecuadorian Air Force Embraer A-29B Super Tucano crashed on a training flight near Manta Air Base, Ecuador. The two crew ejected safely.
21 March
A USAF Lockheed Martin F-16CG Fighting Falcon crashed near Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The pilot ejected but was injured.
26 March
A Republic of China Air Force (RoCAF) Sikorsky S-70C-6 crashed 20 km from Orchid Island, Taiwan during a rescue mission. One crew was rescued but five crew were missing.
28 March
An Angolan Air Force (AngAF) Aerospatiale SA316B helicopter crashed near Lunondo, Angola, killing two and injuring four.
28 March
A USAF McDonnell Douglas F-15E crashed in South-West Asia on a non-combat mission. The pilot was killed and a crewman got injured.
29 March
A Venezuelan Air Force Eurocopter AS332B1 Super Puma crashed near Chaparralito, Apure, Venezuela on an anti-narcotics mission, killing all seven on board. [110] [111]

April

6 April
A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the USN crashed on take-off from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Both crew ejected. The aircraft crashed into a block of apartment complexes. No ground injuries were reported. [112] However, another report states that the pilot and one individual on the ground suffered unspecified injuries of unknown severity. CNN U.S. News confirmed that the crew had ejected, but their condition is not specified. [113]
7 April
Boeing Chinook HC.2 ZA671 of C Flight, 27 Squadron, Royal Air Force crashed in Yuma County, Arizona, United States during a training exercise. All seven people on board survived. [114]
11 April
A USN Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey from USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) crashed near Agadir, Morocco, during a joint training exercise. Two Marines were killed and two others seriously injured. [115]
20 April
Eurocopter Squirrel HT.1 helicopter ZJ276 of the Defence Helicopter Flying School, Royal Air Force crashed at Chetwynd, Shropshire ( 52°48′51″N2°24′29″W / 52.81417°N 2.40806°W / 52.81417; -2.40806 (ZJ276) ). The pilot survived. [116]
26 April
A Bulgarian Air Force MiG-29 In Graf Ignatievo Airbase crashed shortly after takeoff, when at 10:35 took off from the runway. Both pilots survived after ejecting over Голям чардак. The NATO exercise "Thracian star 2012" was suspended due to investigation. The problem was caused by a tail strike
26 April
A Spanish Air Force Academy C101 crashed near Torrejon AFB, two occupants killed.

May

4 May
A USAF Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon of the 421st Fighter Squadron crashed at the Utah Test and Training Range, pilot ejected safely.
23 May
A Pakistan Army School of Aviation Schweizer 300C crashed into the Chenab river in Pakistan, two occupants killed.
29 May
A Pakistan Air Force Chengdu F-7PG of the 31 Fighter Wing was destroyed by fire during maintenance at Quetta airbase.
30 May
A USN McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk of TW-2 crashed 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Kingsville, Texas, both occupants ejected safely.

June

4 June
A student at the Brazilian Air Force Academy was killed when he accidentally ejected from an Embraer EMB 312 Tucano while waiting to take off at Pirassununga-Campo Fonetenelle, Brazil.
12 June
A Pakistan Air Force Dassault Mirage 5D of 8 Squadron crashed near Uthal in south-west Pakistan, pilot ejected safely.
12 June
A Belarus Air Force (BelAF) Sukhoi Su-25 from the 116 Attack Air Base crashed in the Grodno region, pilot killed.
13 June
A USAF Bell-Boeing CV-22 Osprey of the 8th Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, crashed on the Eglin AFB reservation north of Navarre, Florida, during a routine training mission, injuring all five crew. [117]
13 June
A Colombian Army Mil Mi-17-1V crashed following a post-maintenance flight test in north eastern Colombia, pilot killed and two passengers injured.
20 June
A Sudanese Air Force PT-6A crashed at Port Sudan city airport, two crew killed.
21 June
An Indonesian Air Force (IndAF) Fokker F-27 on a routine training flight crashed into a military housing complex in Jakarta, Indonesia killing ten. [118]
22 June
A Turkish Air Force (TurkAF) McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II crashed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea after being shot at by Syrian Air Defence Force, two crew killed.
22 June
A Fuerza Aérea Mexicana (FAM) SIAI-Marchetti SF.260EU crashed into a mountain in western Mexico, two crew killed.
22 June
A Mexican Navy Eurocopter AS565MB Panther went missing, aircraft was found six days later with all on board dead.
23 June
A Colombian Army Cessna 208B Caravan crashed during near to Tocaima, all four on board killed.
28 June
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27UB crashed near Besovets during a weather-check flight, two pilots ejected safely but all Russian Su-27s were grounded pending investigation.
29 June
A USN Sikorsky MH-53 Sea Dragon of HM-14 was destroyed by fire after an emergency landing near Pohang, South Korea, all 12 on-board vacated the helicopter safely.

July

1 July
A MAFFS-equipped North Carolina Air National Guard (NCANG) Lockheed C-130H Hercules, assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, crashed in southwest South Dakota while fighting White Draw Fire, killing four crew and seriously injuring two. Lt. Col. Paul K. Mikeal, Maj. Joseph M. McCormick, Maj. Ryan S. David, Senior Master Sgt. Robert S Cannon. [119]
3 July
Two RAF Panavia Tornado GR.4Ts, ZD743 and ZD812 collided in mid-air and crashed in the Moray Firth, Scotland. Three of the four crew were killed. [120] [121]
20 July
A Royal Brunei Air Force (RBrunAF) Bell 212 crashed near Kuala Belait, Brunei killing 12 of the 14 on board. [122]

August

22 August
A FAB AMX International AMX hit a bird. All the electrical system and the engine were damaged. The pilot successfully landed.
25 August
An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Bell 214 crashed in the Western Iran killing all three crew and on soldier on board.
29 August
A USMC Bell UH-1Y of HMLA-469 crashed in Helamand province, Afghanistan killing two soldiers from the 2nd Australian Commando Regiment.
30 August
Two IAF Mil Mi-17s collide during a training flight 12 km from the Jamnagar airbase, all nine on board the two helicopters died.

September

1 September
A USMC McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet crashed in a remote range area of the Fallon Range Training Complex, The pilot ejected from the aircraft safely. [123]
6 September
A Russian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 crashed into a hill near Chilta in the Siberian Military District killing the pilot, all Mig-29 flying was suspended.
8 September
A Russian Army Mil Mi-35 crashed into a mountain in bad weather near North Cuacauss republic of Dagestan, all four on board killed.
22 September
A Ukrainian Air Force (UkAF) Aero L-39 crashed after an engine fire on take-off from Chuguyiv airfield, pilot killed.

November

2 November
A Spanish Air Force F5 crashed near Badajoz AFB, 1 pilot killed, another injured.
9 November
An Algerian Air Force EADS CASA C-295 transport aircraft crashed in southern France, killing all six people on board.
10 November
A Turkish Army Aviation Sikorsky S-70 helicopter crashed near Pervari, Siirt province killing all 17 tripulants. [124]
15 November
Lockheed Martin F-22A-10-LM Raptor, 00-4013, 'TY' tailcode, c/n 645–4013, of the 43d Fighter Squadron, [125] crashed during a training mission E of Tyndall AFB, Florida. The pilot ejected safely and no injuries were reported on the ground. [126] The investigation determines that a "chafed" electrical wire ignited the fluid in a hydraulic line, causing a fire that damaged the flight controls. [127]
21 November
A Yemeni Air Force (YemAF) Antonov An-26 crashed at Sana'a, capital of Yemen, killing all 10 people on board included five military officers. [128]
22 November
The pilot of the Czech Republic Air Force (CzAF) subsonic one-seat military aircraft Aero L-159 Alca that crashed in central Bohemia was found dead in its wreckage. [129]
23 November
Two Venezuelan Air Force (VenAF) North American OV-10 Broncos collide during a demonstration flight near El Libertador Air Base in the state of Aragua, Venezuela. One of the pilots is killed. Three soldiers are also injured in the crash. [130]

December

5 December
A South African Air Force (SAAF) Douglas C-47TP crashed in the Drakensberg Mountains killing all eleven people on board.
6 December
A FAB AMX International AMX collided with power lines in the state of Santa Catarina. The pilot died.
21 December
A United Nations Mil Mi-8 helicopter with a crew of five Russians was shot down near Likuangole in South Sudan by the SPLA, killing all the crew.

2013

January

5 January
A Colombian Navy Bell 412 ARC214 crashed into the Pacific Ocean killing one and badly injuring the other five on board.
8 January
A Royal Air Force Shorts Tucano T.1, ZF349, of No. 1 Flying Training School RAF (1 FTS) made an emergency belly landing at RAF Linton-on-Ouse following an engine failure. Both crew were uninjured. [131]
11 January
A Myanmar Air Force (MyanAF) Mil Mi-35P crashed 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Myitkyina due to engine failure, both pilots and one other onboard killed. Rebel forces also claim they had downed a government helicopter on the same day.
28 January
A USAF General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed during a night training exercise over the Adriatic Sea, killing the pilot. [132]

February

11 February
An Azerbaijan Air Force (AzerAF) Mil Mi-8 crashed into the Caspian Sea, all three on board killed.
12 February
An IAF Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-27MU crashed during a training flight near Allwani Ki Dhani in Rajasthan State, pilots ejected safely but two killed on the ground.
19 February
A (YemAF) Sukhoi Su-22 crashed into Change Square, Sana'a, Yemen killing a number of civilians on the ground and badly damaging property, pilot ejected safely.
21 February
A Mexican Air Force (MexAF) Pilatus PC-6, 3303', crashed during a training flight near to the General Alfredo Leazama Alvarez Air Base in southern Mexico. Crew airlifted to hospital but both died of injuries.

March

5 March
An Indian Navy HAL Chetak helicopter, IN445, crashed into the Bay of Bengal during a routine training flight, two of the four crew missing later recovered from wreck.
7 March
A Romanian Air Force (RomAF) IAR 330 helicopter crashed near Filipești in east Romania, two of the five crew killed.
9 March
A United Nations Mil Mi-8 with a crew of four Russians crashed near Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, all crew members were killed.
9 March
A United States Army (US Army) Sikorksy UH-60L crashed during a heavy rain storm in south-eastern Afghanistan, five killed.
11 March
A USN Grumman EA-6B Prowler crashed during a scheduled low-level flight; three fatalities. [133]
11 March
An Israeli Air Force (IDF/AF) Bell AH-1S helicopter crashed during a training flight in southern Israel, two killed.
12 March
A Zambian Air Force (ZamAF) Harbin Z-9 helicopter crashed while landing at Lusaka Airport, one of the two crew killed.
14 March
A Colombian Air Force (ColAF) Beech T-34A, FAC-2304, crashed in central western Colombia, both instructor and student killed.
16 March
A Russian Federal Border Guard Service Mil Mi-8MN crashed at Khankala Air Base in Chechnya in low visibility, three of the four crew killed.
18 March
A Mauritanian Air Force (MaurAF) Embraer EMB-312F on a post-maintenance flight crashed in a desert area in the Adar region of Mauritania, pilot ejected safely but the mechanic was killed.

April

12 April
A Chadian Air Force (ChadAF) helicopter (probably a Mil Mi-17) crashed around 50 km northeast of the Malian town of Sevare, killing all five occupants, including a senior military officer. The soldiers were part of the Chadian force of 1,800 sent to help the Malian government in the ongoing conflict within the country. [134]
27 April
A USAF Beechcraft MC-12W Liberty crashed near Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, killing the four crew.

May

3 May
A USAF KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in Bishkek, Chuy Province northern Kyrgyzstan, killing the three crew.

June

25 June
An IAF Mil Mi-17 carrying 20 personnel working on Flash Flood rescue operations near Gaurikund in North India crashed into hilly terrain killing all on board. [135]
26 June
A USAF General Dynamics F-16D Fighting Falcon carrying two pilots crashed due to bird strike while conducting a "touch n go". Both pilots ejected near Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. [136]

July

7 July
Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa, 107, c/n 99–9400, crashed 50 km out of the coast of the Gaza strip in the Mediterranean due to engine failure. The pilots couldn't recover and were forced to eject. They both survived.

August

1 August
Two Virginia Air National Guard (VANG) General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon Aircraft collided off the coast of Virginia one crashed the other was able to fly back to base. Crew from both aircraft survive. [137]
5 August
A USAF Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter crashed near Camp Hansen Training Area on Okinawa, Three of the four personnel on-board survive. [138]
9 August
An Ethiopian Air Force Antonov An-12 crashed at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia while carrying a cargo of weapons and ammunition. 4 of the 6 crew members were killed.
19 August
A USAF Rockwell B-1B Lancer of the 28th Bomb Wing, from Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, crashed in a remote area near Broadus, Montana, in the southeastern part of the state. two pilots and two weapons systems officers ejected, but with some injuries. [139]
22 August
USN Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk, 617, of HSC-6 "Indians", crashed in the Red Sea. 3 Crew members were rescued, Two pilots presumed dead.

September

11 September
Two Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) SEPECAT Jaguars collide and crash during a training mission near Rakhyut in Oman, one pilot killed.
22 September
A RAFO Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon fighter, crashed in Oman during a training mission, pilot killed.
23 September
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25 crashed during a training mission in the Krasnodar region of Southern Russia, pilot ejected but was killed.

October

3 October
Westland Sea King helicopter ZE428 of the Fleet Air Arm was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset, United Kingdom. [140]
13 October
An Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 crashed during a training flight near Luxor. The pilot ejected but one person on the ground was killed. [141]
23 October
A Swiss Air Force (SwAF) McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet crashed into a mountain side near Alpnachstad during bad weather conditions. The Pilot and the flight Surgeon died in the crash. [142]

November

9 November
An Indonesian Army Mil Mi-17 crashed during landing at Malinau after a flight from Tarakan. Thirteen of nineteen passengers and crew died in the crash. [143]
12 November
An unarmed New York Air National Guard (NYANG) UAV crashed into Lake Ontario during a training exercise on Tuesday, 12 November 2013, the U.S. military said. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper of NYANG 174th Fighter Wing took off from the Wheeler Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum, New York, as part of a mission training pilots for the USAF, NYANG Colonel Greg Semmel said. [144]
13 November
Two Finnish Air Force (FinAF) BAE Systems Hawk collided during a training flight near Kauhava Airport in Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland. [145] One pilot was killed while the other, who ejected, was hospitalized. [146]

2014

January

7 January
A USAF Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk crashed into marshes near Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, United Kingdom, killing all four crew members. [147] A bird strike had incapacitated the pilot and co-pilot. [148]
8 January
A United States Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean 18 nautical miles (33 km) off the coast of Virginia, killing three of the five crew [149] [150]
15 January
A USN Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-143 crashed off Virginia, pilot was rescued.
16 January
A Pakistan Air Force Dassault Mirage 5DPA2 crashed in a training accident in Pakistan, killing student and instructor.
23 January
An Italian Army Agusta-Bell 206C-1 crashed on a training flight near Rome-Viterbo killing student and instructor army aviation commander Gen. Calligaris

February

11 February
An Algerian Air Force C-130 crashed in a mountainous area en route to Constantine, killing all but 1 of the 4 crew and 74 passengers on board.

March

3 March
Scandinavian Airlines flight SK681 with 132 people on board had to take last minute evasive action to avoid colliding with a Russian spy plane (Ilyushin 20m) just off the Swedish south coast near Malmö. [151] [152]
4 March
An MQ-1B Predator of the 11th Reconnaissance Squadron impacts on the runway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, during a practice landing. The accident was revealed when Air Combat Command released the abbreviated accident investigation report on 28 October 2014. The airframe suffered significant damage with a repair cost estimate of $4.5 million during the routine launch and recovery training mission. The board president found that the cause was low-level wind shear during a critical phase of landing, coupled with the pilot's lack of training in landing operations for the MQ-1B. Incorrect control inputs caused the aircraft to continue bouncing on the runway until its undercarriage was destroyed. [153]
18 March
A Spanish Air Force Eurocopter Super Puma crashed off the coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands, four occupants were killed and one survived [154] [155]
28 March
An Indian Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules crashed near Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, while on a training mission killing all five on board and destroying the aircraft. [156] [157]

April

26 April
Westland Lynx AH.9A ZF540 crashed 20 kilometres (11 nmi) south of Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. All five people on board were killed. [158]

May

12 May
A French Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5 crashed off Meurthe-et-Moselle, pilot was rescued. [159] [160]
17 May
A Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force Antonov An-74 crashed near Baan Nadi, Xiangkhouang. Sixteen of the Seventeen people on board were killed. The victims incluced Laotian Defence Minister Douangchay Phichit and other notable government officials [161] [162]
27 May
An Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed outside Bijbehara in Jammu and Kashmir, killing the pilot. [163]

June

2 June
Westland Gazelle XZ936 of the Empire Test Pilots School was severely damaged in a landing accident at MoD Boscombe Down. [164]
4 June
An F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-81 Sun Liners crashed while trying to land on the USS. Carl Vinson off the coast of Southern California. Pilot ejected safely.
4 June
A United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed into a house in Imperial County, California, three homes were destroyed. Pilot sustained minor injuries. [165]
9 June
A Spanish air force Eurofighter Typhoon crashed at Morón Air Base, killing the pilot. [166]
23 June
A fire breaks out in the rear of USAF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 10-5015, of the 58th Fighter Squadron, 'EG' tailcode, while on the runway during takeoff at 0915 hrs. from Eglin AFB, Florida. The pilot is able to shut down the engine and exit the airframe without injury. A grounding order of the 26 Air Force F-35s based at Eglin until 25 June is extended indefinitely after an initial safety investigation turns up "additional evidence and information", stated Lt. Hope Cronin, spokeswoman for the 33d Fighter Wing. The order does not affect Marines and Navy versions of the F-35, and so far is limited to Eglin. The Air Force has not released the extent of the damage, but Cronin said that the fire was significant. [167] The fighter suffered a major engine failure that reportedly caused a 12 to 15 ft (3.7 to 4.6 m) section to detach, starting the fire. [168] Fire was caused by excessive rubbing of fan blades inside the engine. Category 5 damage so it is a write-off. [169] The accident report, released 5 June 2015 by the Air Education and Training Command Investigation Board, confirmed that the engine failed when the third stage forward integral arm of a rotor fractured and broke free during takeoff. Pieces of the failed rotor arm cut through the engine's fan case, the engine bay, an internal fuel tank and hydraulic and fuel lines before exiting through the aircraft's upper fuselage. The failure caused leaking fuel and hydraulic fluid to ignite and burn the rear two thirds of the airframe. [170]
23 June
A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon collided with a civilian Learjet during an exercise. The Learjet crashed near the town of Olsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, killing the two crew. The Eurofighter Typhoon landed safely. [171]

July

7 July
A Vietnam People's Air Force service Mil Mi-171 helicopter with 21 troops on board crashed in Thạch Thất District, Vietnam, eighteen crew members died and three survived with severe injuries. [172] [173] [174] [175]
13 July
A Cambodian Harbin Z-9 went down about 10 km (5.4 nmi; 6.2 mi) South of Phnom Penh, four of the five occupants died, including two Cambodian military generals. [176]
14 July
A Sukhoi Su-57 prototype aircraft, bort T-50-5, suffered an in-flight emergency and was severely damaged by an engine fire after landing. The pilot managed to escape unharmed. [177]
15 July
An Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II crashed near Bakhtegan Lake killing both pilots.

August

1 August
Indian Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft crashed in Pune. Pilot ejected safely.
5 August
Croatian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis aircraft crashed near Zagreb-Pleso airport due engine fire. Pilot ejected safely. [178]
19 August
Two Italian Air Force Panavia Tornado aircraft collide and crash near Venarotta, Marche, Italy, killing both pilots and both weapon system officers. [179]
20 August
A Guatemalan Air Force Bell 206 crashed near El Aguacate, Nenton, Huehuetenango, killing all five officers on board, among them Maj. Gen. Rudy Israel Ortiz Ruiz, Chief of Defence Staff. [180]
27 August
A Massachusetts Air National Guard McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle crashed near Deerfield, Virginia. [181]

September

1 September
A United States Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed in the Gulf of Aden whilst attempting to land on USS Mesa Verde. All 25 people on board were rescued. [182]

October

8 October
United States Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15D-41-MC Eagle, 86-0182, c/n 0994/D062, [183] of the 493d Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, 'LN' tail code, [153] crashed in a field at Broadgate, Weston Hills, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. The pilot ejected and survived with minor injuries. [184] He was taken by a HH-60G Pave Hawk from the resident 56th Rescue Squadron for evaluation at the RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk base hospital. [185]

November

6 November
A United States Army Boeing AH-64D Apache crashed close to Gowen Field, Idaho in the United States, two crew killed. [186]
6 November
A United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon of the 82d Aerial Targets Squadron, 53d Weapons Evaluation Group, on a routine training mission out of Tyndall AFB, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 57 miles (92 km) south of Panama City, Florida, when the base lost contact with it at ~0915 hrs. Civilian pilot Matthew LaCourse killed, [186] body recovered later that day. [187] LaCourse was a former USAF pilot who retired in 2000 as a lieutenant colonel after 22 years of service with over 2,000 flight hours in the F-4 Phantom II and 1,500 hours in other types, including the F-16C. He was formerly the commander of the 82d ATRS, said Lena Lopez, spokesperson for the 53d WEG. From 1 January to 12 December 2014, civilians flew 337 of the 526 sorties in QF-16s and QF-4s, or 64 percent, flown by the 82d. Civilians make up 60 percent of the 82d pilots, active duty military pilots comprise the other 40 percent. [188]
13 November
A Nigerian Air Force Mil Mi-35P crashed near Girl, Nigeria, three crew killed. [186]
21 November
A Pakistan Air Force Dassault Mirage III crashed near the Kirthar Mountains in Pakistan, one killed and one seriously injured. [186]

2015

January

20 January
A Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk, 81-23560, c/n 70–281, assigned to 1–140 Avn. Co., [189] California Army National Guard, out of Los Alamitos Army Airfield, California, suffers a hard landing at Ramona Airport, California, at ~1800 hrs. ending up on its starboard side. The crew received minor injuries and were treated at the scene then transported to hospital for further examination. "A statement issued by the National Guard said the helicopter sustained significant damage, but did not say why the pilot had to make the forced landing." [190] [191] A team from the NTSB arrived on the morning of 21 January. [192] Airframe was removed by 1530 hrs. on 22 January and taken on a flatbed trailer to Joint Training Base Los Alamitos. Ramona Airport reopened to traffic at 1700 hrs. [193]
26 January
A Greek Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon crashes during takeoff from Albacete Airport, Spain. Ten people were killed, including two Greek pilots and eight French military personnel on the ground. [194] Twenty-one were injured, including six seriously injured. [195] [196]
31 January
Philippine Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF.260FH, 034, c/n 10–34, crashes on a training flight into the sea off Nasugbu, Batangas, killing both pilots. The plane was flying in formation with two other planes. [197]
31 January
An Indian Air Force Mikoyan-Guryevich MiG-21 on a training flight crashed into a sea in Gujarat, India. The plane crashed during a routine training exercise. The pilot ejected and was recovered shortly after. [198]

February

22 February
A USMC McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet impacted wooded terrain east of Statenville, Georgia. Both pilots ejected and sustained minor injuries. [199]
24 February
Two Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantom II collided in mid-air and crashed during reconnaissance flights in the Akçadağ district of Turkey's Malatya province. All four pilots died [200] [201]

March

4 March
A Pakistani Air Force Dassault Mirage 5 crashes in bad weather near Dera Ismail Khan while on a routine training flight. Both pilots die in the crash. [202]
5 March
Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E-2020 Terminator, 73-1025, c/n 4585, of 112 Filo "Devils" out of Eskisehir, crashes for reasons unknown during a training mission. Both pilots, Captain Mustafa Tanis and Captain Mustafa Delikanli did not or were unable to eject. [203]
5 March
An Indian Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar crashed due to technical issues. The pilot ejected safely. [204]
10 March
Seven Marines and four soldiers were missing early Wednesday, 11 March, after an Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a night training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base. Base officials said the Marines are part of a Camp Lejeune-based special operations group and the soldiers were from a Hammond, Louisiana-based National Guard unit. The helicopter was reported missing around 2030 hrs, and went down near Range A-17, in the Santa Rosa Sound, east of the Navarre Beach Bridge [205] Tuesday and search and rescue crews found debris from the crash around 0200 Wednesday, Eglin spokesman Andy Bourland said. "At this time all are missing," Bourland said. Names of those involved were being withheld pending notification of next of kin, he said. Bourland said the Army helicopter took off from a nearby airport in Destin and joined other aircraft in the training exercise. [206] Bourland said that the second UH-60 on the training mission was not involved in the crash and all of its crew were accounted for. [207] [208] The aircraft are assigned to the 1–244th Assault Helicopter Battalion in Hammond, Louisiana. [205] The aircraft apparently struck the surface of Santa Rosa Sound, in Navarre, as wreckage and human remains have been recovered from both shores of the waterway. Heavy fog slowed recovery operations. [209] [210] An investigation conducted by the Louisiana National Guard and the U.S. Special Operations Command found that the crash was caused when the two pilots became disoriented and lost control while switching from visual-based to instrument-based flight procedures in a thick fog, it was announced on 4 June 2015. [211]

April

16 April
A Pakistani Air Force Dassault Mirage III fighter jet crashed during a routine flight. The pilot ejected. [212]
16 April
Vietnam People's Air Force Sukhoi Su-22M4, 5857, c/n 38920, collides mid-air with a second VPAF Su-22M4 6 nmi off Phu Quy Island. Both aircraft crash in the South China Sea. Both pilots die in the crash; the body of one pilot was found on 28 April and the second two days later. [213]
21 April
A brand new Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider, 09-5710, [214] is overstressed in an accidental inverted flight condition and recovery during a medium risk flying qualities test sortie over the Gulf of Mexico by the 413th Flight Test Squadron out of Eglin Main Base, rendering the airframe a write off. An Accident Investigation Board report, released at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, 6 November 2015, states that the accident, which took place ~40 miles S of Eglin Main, resulted in no injuries. A crew was performing steady heading sideslips at an altitude of approximately 15,000 feet. The aircraft exceeded the targeted angle of sideslip until it departed controlled flight and momentarily inverted before being recovered after losing approximately 5,000 feet of altitude. The aircraft was "over G'd," and exceeded its design limit load, thereby nullifying the airworthiness of the aircraft and rendering it a total loss, with damages estimated at more than $115 million. The board president found the cause of the accident to be the AC-130J pilot's "excessive rudder input during the test point followed by inadequate rudder input to initiate a timely recovery from high angle of sideslip due to overcontrolled/undercontrolled aircraft and wrong choice of action during an operation." [215] The airframe had experienced a similar incident in February 2015. [214]

May

8 May
A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 crashed, killing eight people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines. [216] [217]
9 May
An Airbus A400M Atlas, EC-403, c/n 023, callsign 'CASA423', crashes after takeoff from San Pablo Airport, Seville during a pre-delivery test flight for the Turkish Air Force. Four people are killed and two seriously injured. [218] Investigation revealed that engine control software was installed incorrectly during final assembly.
12 May
US Navy Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet, BuNo 166814, c/n F187, 'AB-210', of VFA-211, crashes into the Persian Gulf due to engine problems after launching off the USS Theodore Roosevelt. A 5th Fleet spokesman could not confirm whether the crash was due to pilot error or aircraft malfunction, adding that those details will be sorted out in an investigation to follow. Both pilots eject and are quickly recovered by search and rescue personnel. "We're grateful for the quick work of the search and rescue pilots, and we're grateful that they're on the ship and undergoing medical care, and appear to be doing well," Cmdr. Kevin Stephens told Navy Times . Initial reports indicate both are conscious and alert, and without serious injury," 5th Fleet said. [219]
12 May
A U.S. Marine Corps Bell UH-1Y Venom, BuNo 168792, 'SE-08', [220] of Camp Pendleton-based HMLA-469 "Vengeance" is declared missing in the Charikot Region of the Himalaya Mountains while conducting humanitarian relief operations in the wake of the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the region earlier. The following is a statement from PACOM: "On 12 May, at approximately 10 p.m. JST, a UH-1Y Huey with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 in support of Joint Task Force 505 was declared missing while supporting Operation Sahayogi Haat." The Nepalese Army discovered the crash site on Friday, May 15. All eight servicemembers aboard are deceased. The six U.S. Marines are: Capt Dustin R. Lukasiewicz, Capt Christopher L. Norgen, Sgt Ward M. Johnson IV, Sgt Eric M. Seaman, Cpl Sara A. Medina and LCpl Jacob A. Hug. The two Nepalese soldiers are: Tapendra Rawal and Basanta Titara. [221] [222] [223]
17 May
One Marine is killed when Bell-Boeing MV-22B Osprey, BuNo 168020, c/n D0150, of VMM-161, 'YR-01', [220] from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit experiences a hard-landing mishap, burns, while conducting training aboard Marine Corps Training Area – Bellows at ~1140 hrs., Hawaii time. Twenty-one Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman were aboard at the time, and all other 21 have been transported to local hospitals for assessment and treatment. The Marines were conducting routine sustainment training at the time. The 15th MEU departed San Diego 10 May on a seven-month deployment to the Pacific Command and Central Command areas of operation. The cause of the incident is under investigation. [224] Military officials confirmed the death of a second Marine, in hospital on 19 May. "Family members and sources close to the victim identified him as Matt Determan and said he died Tuesday from injuries sustained during the crash, which also killed 24-year-old Lance Corporal Joshua Barron and injured 20 others. At least two of the Marines who were injured in the crash remained hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, according to a Marine Corps. spokesperson. [225]
22 May
A U.S. Navy aviator ejects from a McDonnell Douglas T-45C Goshawk, 'A', of VT-9, based at NAS Meridian, Mississippi, when he overruns runway 29 at Halsey Field, NAS North Island, California, at ~1400 hrs. PDT with both pilot and airframe ending up in San Diego Bay. Civilian boaters rescue the pilot who is conveyed to UC San Diego Medical Center for examination. He was treated and released. The airframe, which came to rest upright partially submerged in shallow water was retrieved by a crane as night fell. [226] The pilot, who was not named, was conducting a routine training mission to prepare for aircraft carrier landing qualifications, according to the Navy. [227]

June

22 June
Four Colombian soldiers are killed and their Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk destroyed when the helicopter lands in a minefield planted by leftist rebels in northeastern Colombia. The soldiers were traveling to the rebel-dominated Catatumbo region to escort workers repairing an oil pipeline damaged by a recent bombing by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. "An army statement says six other soldiers suffered injuries in the accident, without providing more details. [228]
30 June
Indonesian Air Force Lockheed KC-130B Hercules, A-1310, c/n 3616, crashes shortly after takeoff from Soewondo Air Force Base, Medan due to engine failure, killing all 121 occupants and an additional 22 people on the ground. [229]

July

7 July
Lockheed Martin F-16CJ Block 50 Fighting Falcon, [230] 96-0085, of the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, collides at ~1130 hrs. with a civilian Cessna 150M with two aboard [231] over Moncks Corner, Berkeley County, South Carolina, with both aircraft coming down near Lewisfield Plantation in Moncks Corner. The F-16 pilot ejects and is recovered. The Cessna fuselage wreckage came down in a rice field, with no survivors. [232] [233]
14 July
Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-95MS, RF-94207, c/n 00854, '77 red', crashes near Litovka, 80 kilometers from Khabarovsk, following possible engine failure. The seven crew bails out; two die while landing, while five others land safely. [234] [235]

August

11 August
A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet spotted ahead of the island aboard USS Harry S. Truman catches fire while undergoing refuelling during night operations off the Virginia Capes, injuring two. The pilot ejects and lands on the flight deck. After receiving medical treatment aboard, he was transferred to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina. A sailor assigned to the ship suffered injuries that weren't considered life-threatening and was also taken to hospital. Flight deck firefighters extinguished the blaze. An investigation is underway. [236] [237]
12 August
A U.S. Army Sikorsky MH-60L Black Hawk crashes during a training mission while landing on the USNS Red Cloud about 20 miles (30 kilometers) east of Okinawa, injuring seven people and damaging the aircraft, officials said. The injured were transported to a Navy hospital, the statement said. Their conditions were not immediately clear. The other 10 people aboard the helicopter were not hurt, said Japanese coast guard spokesman Shinya Terada. Japanese national broadcaster NHK showed video of the helicopter sitting on the cargo ship, with its tail broken off and covered with an orange tarpaulin. [238]
22 August
A Hawker Hunter, an ex-military jet aircraft being operated as a warbird crashed during a display at the Shoreham Airshow at Shoreham Airport, England, killing 11 people and injuring 16 others. It was the deadliest air show accident in the United Kingdom since the 1952 Farnborough Airshow crash, which killed 31 people.

September

2 September
A U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Fort Carson Army base crashes during a training mission in a wooded area of Douglas County, Colorado. All four people aboard are rescued and transported for medical treatment. [239] [240]

October

14 October
Swiss Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet, J-5235, c/n 1325, 'SFD005', crashes at Glamondans, Doubs, France due to engine failure during a steep climb. Pilot ejects and survives. [241]
22 October
A Spanish Air Force Super Puma crashed near Canary Islands, all occupants killed.

November

5 November
Czech Air Force Mil Mi-171S, 9774, c/n 59489619774, crashes for reasons unknown during NATO exercise "Trident Juncture" in Spain 15 km southeast of Zaragoza. Five people aboard were taken to the local hospital. [242]
11 November
Ukraine Air Force Sukhoi Su-25M1, 07 blue, c/n 10131, of the Mykolaiv Air Brigade, crashes during a training exercise for reasons unknown 40 km north of Zaporhizia after possibly hitting a power line. Pilot Yegor Bolshakov killed. [243]
23 November
US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, 87-24651, c/n 701193, of the 291st Aviation Regiment, crashes at Fort Hood after the crew performed a turn that was too steep, killing all four on board. [244]
23 November
US Army Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow, 08-05562, crashes in Wonju County, Gangwon Province, South Korea, killing both pilots. [245]
24 November
Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24M, RF-90932, c/n 0615326, '83 white', is shot down near the Syria–Turkey border by a Turkish Air Force F-16 after it entered Turkish airspace. Both the pilot and weapons system officer eject; the weapons system officer, Konstantin Murakhtin, is rescued by Syrian/Russian special forces, but the pilot, Lt Col Oleg Anatolyevich Peshkov is shot and killed by ground fire while descending. [246]
24 November
Pakistan Air Force Chengdu FT-7, 03-689, crashes due to technical failures over Kucha Gujrat, Mianwali District in Punjab Province. [247] The crew ejects after navigating the jet beyond civilian settlements before crashing. In the aftermath, Squadron Leader Saqib Abbasi suffered only minor injuries while co-pilot Flying Officer Marium Mukhtar did not survive her injuries, becoming the first Pakistani female fighter pilot to be killed in an operation. [248]

December

20 December
Indonesian Air Force KAI T-50I Golden Eagle, TT-5007, crashes at an airshow at Yogyakarta; pilot Lt Col Marda Sarjono and Capt Diwi Cahyadi killed. [249]

2016

January

3 January
An Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Logar Province during a training exercise possibly due to a technical malfunction, killing three.
12 January
An Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II crashes at Konarak, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, killing both pilots.
14 January
Two United States Marines Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters (BuNos 161255 and 163061) collide off Oahu, Hawaii, during a nighttime flight, killing all 12 on board both aircraft. Pilot inexperience is blamed. [250]
27 January
An Egyptian Air Force General Dynamics F-16B Block 15 crashes at Al Ismailiyah Air Base during a training exercise due to technical failure, killing both pilots.

February

9 February
Pakistan Air Force PAC MFI-17 Mushshak 96-5383, c/n 383, crashes in the Gujrat district of Punjab, killing both pilots. [251]
10 February
Recently delivered Indonesia Air Force Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano TT-3108 crashes into a house at Malang in East Java during a post-maintenance test flight, killing both pilots and two on the ground. The pilot managed to eject, but died of his injuries. [251]
10 February
Myanmar Air Force Beechcraft 1900D 4601 crashes in a field shortly after takeoff from Naypyidaw International Airport, killing all five on board. [251]
11 February
Greek Navy Agusta-Bell AB212 PN28 crashes on the island of Kinaros during training exercise "Thunder", killing all three on board. [251]
15 February
South Korean Army Bell UH-1H Iroquois 827 crashes at Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, killing three of four on board. [251]
16 February
An Iraqi Army Mil Mi-17 crashes near Al-Kout, Wasit Governate due to technical malfunction, killing at least nine. [251]
17 February
An Iraqi Army Bell IA-407 crashes near Amiriyat Al-Fallujah possibly caused by an Islamic State machine gun, killing two. [251]
26 February
Royal Malaysian Air Force IPTN/CASA CN-235M-VIP M44-07, c/n N.055, crashes into shallow water off Kuala Selangor and catches fire, eight crew members survive but a local fishermen drowns trying to help. [251]

March

An E-2C Hawkeye is nearly sent into the water (no audio)
18 March
A landing U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye, BuNo 165293, of VAW-123, runs off the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower when a landing cable snaps. The Hawkeye is able to recover level flight, though eight sailors are injured. An arresting cable engine designed to slow the aircraft failed, causing the cable to snap. A Navy report faulted maintainers for a "lack of procedural compliance." [252]

April

6 April
An Eurocopter EC145 belonging to the Albanian Air Force crashed in the waters of Lake Skadar while on a standard exercise flight. Out of the three crew members, only one survived. [253]
27 April
A People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force Shenyang J-15 crashes on landing at Huangdicun, China; the pilot is able to eject but dies of his injuries.

May

18 May
United States Air Force Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, 60-0047, c/n 464412, overruns the runway and crashes following an aborted takeoff at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. All seven on board survive. [254]

June

2 June
A Blue Angels F/A-18 piloted by Capt. Jeff "Kooch" Kuss (Opposing Solo, Blue Angel No. 6), crashes just after takeoff while performing the Split-S maneuver during a practice run for The Great Tennessee Air Show in Smyrna, Tennessee. The Navy investigation found that Capt. Kuss performed the maneuver at too low of an altitude while failing to retard the throttle out of afterburner, causing him to fall too fast and recover at too low of an altitude. Capt. Kuss ejected, but his parachute was immediately engulfed in flames, causing him to fall to his death. Kuss' body was recovered multiple yards away from the crash site. The cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. The investigation also cites weather and pilot fatigue as additional causes to the crash. [255]
9 June
Two Swiss Air Force Northrop Grumman F-5E of Patrouille Suisse collides in mid-air. One aircraft crashed at Bitgum, Friesland, Netherlands. The second aircraft landed at Leeuwarden Air Base. The pilot of the aircraft that crashed ejected. [256] [257]
9 June
A Russian Knights Sukhoi Su-27 crashes near the village of Muranovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia, when returning to Kubinka Air Base after performing a scheduled flight, killing pilot Major Sergey Yeremenko. [258] According to the Russian Defence Ministry the pilot had no time to eject due to his effort to try divert the aircraft out of populated area. Technical fault likely caused the crash. [259]
25 June
A Royal Thai Air Force Bell UH-1H crashes in Khao Chamao-Khao Wong National Park, killing all three on board.
26 June
Colombian Army Mil Mi-17V-5, EJC-3393, c/n 170M19, crashes in Caldas Province in poor weather, killing all 17 on board.

July

1 July
Mexican Air Force AgustaWestland AW109SP, 1908, c/n 22320, crashes near Ozumba de Alzate for reasons unknown, killing all three on board. [260]
5 July
Libyan National Army Miyokan-Gurevich MiG-23BN, 8985, departing from Baninah crashes in Benghazi, Libya due to a technical error, killing the pilot. [261]
8 July
An Indonesian Army Bell 205A-1, HA-5073, c/n 30259, crashes into two houses in Tamanmartani village, Sleman, Yogyakarta. Of the six crew members, three were killed and three were injured. [262] [263]
11 July
Portuguese Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules, 16804, c/n 4777, crashes next to the runway on takeoff from Montijo Air Base, Portugal, killing three of seven on board.
14 July
A Tunisian Army Bell UH-1H Iroquois, possibly L81-920 and c/n 13837, crashes as Sfax, Tunisia for reasons unknown, killing both pilots.
17 July
A Libyan National Army Mil Mi-171 crashes either because of a technical fault or a shootdown at al-Magroon, western Banghazi, Libya, killing all four on board. Some reports mention the crashed aircraft as a Mil Mi-35 while other reports stated a death toll of six, including three French soldiers.
22 July
Indian Air Force Antonov An-32, K-2743, c/n 0809?, disappears with six crew members and 23 personnel on board. The aircraft took off on a routine weekly courier flight from Chennai and was scheduled to arrive Port Blair at 11:30 IST. It was last seen on radar at 09:00 over the Bay of Bengal.
25 July
A Royal Saudi Land Forces Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashes in the Marib province in northern Yemen, due to poor weather. Both members of the helicopter crew were killed. [264]
28 July
United States Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, BuNo 165194, c/n 1337, of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashes near Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in Twentynine Palms, California, during a strafing run as part of a training mission. The pilot, a major, was killed. [265]

August

2 August
United States Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, BuNo 165192, c/n 1333, 'WT-04', crashes during a training mission near Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada. The aircraft was assigned to Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 232, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California, and had been on temporary assignment to the Strike Fighter Wing Pacific Detachment at Naval Air Station Fallon. The pilot is able to eject and is taken to Banner Churchill Regional Medical Center. [266]
4 August
An Indian Air Force BAE Systems Hawk trainer crashes shortly after takeoff from Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Midnapore. Both pilots ejected safely and the aircraft crashed within the boundaries of the base. [267]
9 August
Royal Air Force Bell Griffin HT1, ZJ241, c/n 36164, performs a forced landing on the peak of Yr Aran, Snowdonia, Wales due to a technical problem; all six people on board are able to escape before the aircraft catches fire. [268]
29 August
Swiss Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet, J-5022, c/n 1371, strikes a mountain in the Susten Pass area shortly after taking off at the Meiringen Air Base and explodes. The cause was a false height indication from the control center. [269] Because the weather was also bad during this and the following days, the body of 27-year-old pilot could only be salvaged two days later. [270]

September

10 September
Indian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM, U2140, of No. 4 Squadron, crashes in Barmer, Rajasthan, at around 12:15 p.m. The pilots eject safely. The aircraft, flying from Uttarlai Air Force Station, crashed around 75 km away from the base. The aircraft was on a routine training mission. [271]
13 September
An Indian Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar catches fire while taxiing at Ambala. The pilot manages to eject but the aircraft is written off. [272]
20 September
An Indian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 crashes at Srinagar Airport in Kashmir. The plane had overshot the runway. The pilot managed to eject safely. [273]
20 September
U.S. Air Force Lockheed TU-2S, 80-1068, 'article 068', assigned to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base crashes in a rural area near the Sutter Buttes in Sutter County, California while on a training mission. While recovering from a stall as part of the training flight, the interviewing pilot accidentally puts the aircraft into a second stall. The aircraft rolls left and goes into a nose-low attitude. The instructor pilot realizes that the aircraft is out of control and nearly inverted, and orders ejection. Both pilots eject, but the instructor pilot and seat strike the right wing, killing him. The crash, combined with hot weather conditions and wind, resulted in a 250-acre wildfire, which was extinguished by firefighters. [274]
22 September
A U.S. Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II crashes off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. 33rd Rescue Squadron together with JSDF rescued the pilot. [275]
24 September
A Pakistan Air Force Chengdu F-7PG Skybolt crashes at Jamrud, Khyber Agency due to technical malfunction during a training flight, killing the pilot. [276]
27 September
A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Block 2 crashes into the Arabian Sea during 'Exercise High Mark'. The pilot is able to eject and survives. [277]
28 September
Swiss Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar,T-338, c/n 2545, crashes in the Gotthard Pass after hitting a power line during takeoff, killing both pilots; the remaining occupant is seriously injured. [278]

October

3 October
An Indian Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar trainer aircraft crashes in the Pokhran desert due to a technical malfunction. Both pilots eject successfully. [279]
5 October
Israeli Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufa, 119, c/n YD-21, crashes on landing at Ramon AFB due to loss of control, killing the pilot; the weapon systems operator was lightly injured. The aircraft was returning from operational activity in the Gaza strip. [280]
18 October
Pakistan Air Force Mirage 3, 921, of 22 Squadron, crashes near Karachi's Musharraf Colony area, killing Wing Commander Fayyaz. [281]
19 October
An Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17V5 suffers extensive structural damage when it crashes during training in Uttarakhand. All 15 occupants of the helicopter are able to escape. [282]
24 October
A Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, operated by CAE Aviation, crashed after taking off from Malta International Airport, Malta. The aircraft was carrying employees of the Directorate-General for External Security on a surveillance mission. All 5 occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed. [283]
26 October
USMC F/A-18C crashed near 29 Palms. The pilot ejects and survives. [284]

November

9 November
Two USMC single-seat F/A-18s collide off San Diego. Both pilots survive. [285]
28 November
An RCAF CF-188 crashes near CFB Cold Lake, Alberta, during a routine training flight. [286]

December

7 December
USMC single-seat F/A-18C Hornet piloted by Capt. Jake Fredrick crashed in the Pacific Ocean, about 120 miles southeast of Iwakuni, Japan. The pilot escapes but dies after ejecting out of the plane. His body is found and identified next day. [287]
13 December
USMC MV-22B Osprey crashes on Tuesday in shallow water off Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. All five crew members aboard the Osprey were rescued by the USAF 33d Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. [288]
25 December
Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154, RA-85572, c/n 83A-572, carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir, including its director Valery Khalilov, as well as journalists, to a new year concert for troops in Syria, crashes into the Black Sea after departing Sochi, killing all 92 people on board. [289]

2017

January

14 January
A Royal Thai Air Force Saab JAS 39C Gripen crashes during an air show for the Children's Day Airshow in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand. Sqn Ldr Dilokrit Pattavee was killed when the aircraft crashed on a runway at Wing 56 during the air show at around 9.20 am. About an hour later, Thai media reported an airport fire engine overturned while rushing to put out the fire. Hat Yai International Airport had to close to clear the runway. The cause of the crash is not yet known. [290]

February

17 February
During a Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team display at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2017 one of the airplanes flew too low and hit a rail cam, destroying it and damaging the plane. The pilot landed the plane at a near airfield. Because it was the fifth incident within seventeen months in the Swiss Air Force, an investigation was initiated and the PC-7 Team was grounded for a few weeks. [291]

March

14 March
United States Air Force Pilatus U-28A, 08-0742, c/n 724, of the 318th Special Operations Squadron, crashes in a field southeast of the Clovis Municipal Airport while practicing at a low altitude the Emergency Turnback Maneuver during which the air craft simulates engine failure and a return to the landing field. [292] Three United States Air Force servicemen were fatally wounded. The aircraft entered a stall and lost control as a result of pilot error.

April

17 April
US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, 90-26303, c/n 70–1537, of the 12th Aviation Battalion, crashes onto a golf course in Leonardtown, Maryland. One of the three crewmen was pronounced dead at the scene. [293]

May

2 May
A USAF MQ-9 Reaper based at Holloman AFB crashed near the base while on a regularly scheduled training mission. As of 2 May 2017 the incident is under investigation. [294] [295]
23 May
An Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MKI went missing while on training mission near Tezpur, Assam. The aircraft's wreckage was found three days later along with the blackbox. Both the pilots, Ft. Lt. Achudev and Sqn. Ld. D Pankaj, were killed. [296]
31 May
A Turkish military Eurocopter AS532UL Cougar crashes shortly after taking off from a base in the region of Şenoba in Şırnak province, 13 soldiers die. [297]

June

7 June
Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8F-200W 5820 crashes into the Andaman Sea off Dawei; all 122 on board die in Myanmar's deadliest air disaster. [298] The aircraft encountered icing conditions, causing a stall and eventually an unrecoverable spin.
12 June
A Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 of the Romanian Air Force crashes in Constanța County, with its pilot, Adrian Stancu, managing to escape in time and survive. [299]

July

July 10
United States Marine Corps Lockheed Martin KC-130T, BuNo 165000, c/n 5303, "Triple Nuts", (Yanky 72) crashes on a flight in Leflore County, Mississippi, killing at least 16 people on board. [300] [301] The USMC released a statement calling the event a "mishap." [302] The United States Marine Corps released a statement stating that "...indications are that something went wrong at cruise altitude." Brigadier General James also said that there were two impact sites about a mile apart. [303]

August

August 12
A US Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, based on USS Nimitz, overruns the runway at Bahrain International Airport due to an engine failure. The pilot makes a successful ejection. [304]
August 16
A Let L-410 Turbolet of the Honduran Air Force crashed into a building near the Comayagua-Palmerola air base during a training flight, one of the three people onboard was killed. [305]

September

September 1
A Eurofighter Typhoon of the Royal Air Force overran the runway on landing at Pardubice Airport, Czech Republic. [306]
September 5
Unknown model United States Air Force aircraft crashes at the Nevada Test and Training Range, killing the pilot. Spokespeople decline to state the type of aircraft. [307]
September 14
Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-22M3 RF-94233, of the 326th Heavy Bomber Division, overruns the runway at Shaykovka, Kaluga Region, Russia and is damaged beyond repair. [308]
September 28
USMC Bell Boeing MV-22B YP-01/168281 operating in Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve is destroyed in a hard landing. Two people on board the aircraft were injured. [309]
September 30
Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Antonov An-12B, EX-001, crashes shortly after take-off from Kinshasa International Airport for Bunia Airport. All eight people on board are killed. [310]

October

October 10
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24M crashes during takeoff at Khmeimim Air Base, Latakia province, supposedly due to technical malfunction. Both crew members fail to eject and die in the crash.[ citation needed ]
October 12
Spanish Air Force Eurofighter C.16, crashes on landing from Los Llanos Airbase, Spain due pilot mistake, killing the pilot.
October 17
Spanish Air Force McDonnell-Douglas EF-18M Hornet C.15-52, c/n 785/A569, crashes on takeoff from Torrejón Air Base, Spain due to engine failure, killing the pilot. [311]

November

November 22
US Navy Grumman C-2A Greyhound, BuNo 162175, c/n 55, of VRC-30, crashes in the Philippine Sea about 500 nautical miles, southeast of Okinawa Island, Japan. Of the 11 people on board, eight are rescued, but the US Navy and the Japanese Self-Defence Force search for the remaining three until November 24. Wreckage of the aircraft is found on December 29 in 5,640 m (18,500 ft) of water. This plane carried out connection flights between Iwakuni Marine Corps Air Station and the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

2018

January

January 20
A US Army Boeing AH-64E Apache crashes during training at the base in the Mojave Desert, California, killing both pilots. [312]
January 27
A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing EA-18G Growler catches fire on takeoff. The aircraft skids off the runway and sustains damage. [313]
January 29
People's Liberation Army Air Force Shaanxi Y-8GX-3 30513 crashes at Zhengchang. All twelve people on board are killed. [314]

February

February 2
Two Gazelle military helicopters belonging to military flying school: Ealat collide at Carcès lake, north of St Tropez, France. The collision kills at least 5 people according to local officials. [315]
February 3
Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25SM RF-94586/06, c/n 10393, is shot down over Idlib province while providing air support to Syrian government forces attacking the city of Saraqib. Pilot Major Roman Filipov manages to eject but is wounded while fighting militants after landing in a rebel controlled territory; he blows himself up to avoid capture. The Russian Ministry of Defence revealed that the aircraft was targeted by a MANPADS system. [316]
February 5
JGSDF Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow 74502, c/n JP002, crashes at Chiyoda, Saga Prefecture after the main rotor breaks apart in flight, killing both of its crew and injuring a local resident on the ground. [317] The main rotor head was a rebuilt unit from another AH-64D.
February 10
An Israeli F-16I is shot down by Syrian anti-aircraft fire and crashes in northern Israel with both crew surviving. According to the Israeli military the plane was carrying out a strike against an Iranian control system after an Iranian drone violated Israeli airspace. [318] Syria denies the drone entered Israeli airspace. In retaliation for the shoot-down the Israeli military said it carried out a "large scale attack" on Iranian targets in Syria. [319]
10 February
A Turkish TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK attack helicopter is shot down by YPG fighters near Afrin, Syria. The two soldiers on board are killed. It is the first aircraft loss of Turkey since its involvement in the Syrian Civil War. [320]

March

March 6
Russian Air Force Antonov An-26 RF-92955/52, c/n 10107, crashes on approach to Khmeimim air base in Syria, killing all 39 people on board. A technical fault is suspected. [321]
March 14
US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet BuNo 166683, of VFA-213, crashes roughly a mile off the end of the runway at Naval Air Station Key West in Florida following an in-flight fire. Both pilots are able to eject, but die shortly after recovery. [322] A preliminary investigation revealed that the aircraft was attempting to land with one engine out.
March 15
A Mi-17 military helicopter crashed in southwest Senegal, killing eight people and injuring 13 others. [323]
15 March
A US military Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard, crashes in Western Iraq after striking a power pole, killing all seven aboard. [324]
March 18
A Syrian Arab Air Force Su-24 is shot down by rebels in East Qalamoun, East of Damascus province, crashing in friendly territory. The fate of the crew is unknown. A video emerged showing at least one of the pilots ejecting successfully. [325]
March 20
Royal Air Force BAE Systems Hawk T1 XX204, c/n 312051/051 of the Red Arrows display team, crashed at RAF Valley, Anglesey. The pilot was able to eject, but an engineer died in the crash. [326] RAF grounds all Hawk T1s three days later.

April

3 April
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashes in Djibouti shortly after take-off. [327]
3 April
Myanmar Air Force Chengdu F-7M 1648 crashes in a rice paddy near Kone Kyun village, Bago region; pilot Major Arkar Win is able to eject, but dies later of his injuries in hospital. [328] A witness reported a loud explosion before the crash.
3 April
An Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17-V5 crashes after striking an iron girder while landing, killing one and injuring three. [329]
3 April
A USMC CH-53E Super Stallion, of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, crashes near Naval Air Field El Centro for reasons unknown, killing all 4 crewmen. [330]
5 April
A US Air Force Flight Demonstration Team F-16 crashes in Nevada, killing the pilot. [331]
5 April
A Republic of Korea Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-15K Slam Eagle crashes into a mountain near Chilgok for reasons unknown while en route to an air base, killing the pilot; the copilot remains missing. [332] The ROKAF grounds all F-15Ks (except those needed for national defense) as a result of the crash.
6 April
A US Army Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopter, of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, crashes at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, killing both pilots. [333]
April 11
Algerian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76TD, 7T-WIV, c/n 1043419649, crashes shortly after takeoff from Boufarik Airport near the capital of Algeria, killing all 257 people on board. [334]
April 13
A United States Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet was damaged when it experienced an engine malfunction during takeoff. Apparently the left engine basically stopped working on takeoff, suddenly depriving the pilot of enough thrust to continue ascent after he had already raised the landing gear, forcing for a hard, belly landing that lasted for more than a mile. [335]
April 24
United States Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16C Block 42, 90-0760, c/n 1C-368, of the 56th Fighter Wing, overruns the runway while attempting to land at Lake Havasu City Airport. The pilot is able to eject safely. [336]
April 29
A Libyan Air Force Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules crashes shortly after takeoff. [337] Out of the four total crew members and passengers aboard, three are killed on impact. The crash happened near the El Sharara oil field in Libya.

May

May 2
United States Air Force Lockheed WC-130H Hercules 65-0968, c/n 4110, of the 156th Airlift Wing of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, crashes on Georgia State Route 21 in Port Wentworth, Georgia while on climbout from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and catches fire, killing all nine on board. This was to be the aircraft's last flight before retirement at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) base in Arizona. [338]
May 3
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30SM crashes in the sea off Jiblah, Latakia, Syria shortly after takeoff, killing both pilots.[ citation needed ] The aircraft probably suffered a bird strike.[ citation needed ]
May 7
A Russian Air Force Kamov Ka-52 helicopter crashes during a routine flight over eastern Syria due to technical failure, killing both pilots.[ citation needed ]
May 23
A United States Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon crashes in Mississippi during a training mission, both pilots eject safely. [339]

June

June 4
A Republic of China Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon piloted by Major Wu Yen-ting (吳彥霆) crashed on Wufenshan, Ruifang District, New Taipei City. [340]
June 11
A U.S. military McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle fighter jet crashed in waters off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, where the bulk of U.S. forces in Japan are based, during a routine training mission. [341]
June 22
A United States Air Force A-29 Super Tucano crashed during the Light Attack Experiment evaluation program, at the Red Rio Bombing Range inside the White Sands Missile Range. The pilot was killed in the crash. [342]

July

July 6
A Polish Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 crashed during a night flight in a field in the village of Sakówko, just about 500 meters from the residential buildings. The pilot managed to eject, but did not survive. [343] [344]
July 7
A Romanian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 crashed during the Borcea Open Day air show. The pilot managed to eject, but did not survive. [345]
July 27
A window fell off a U.S. military helicopter at the U.S. Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture southwest of Tokyo, no one was injured. [346]

August

August 10
A Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 is stolen from Seattle–Tacoma International Airport with no passengers on board, prompting F15 fighter jets to scramble and intercept. After being contacted by Seattle/Tacoma air traffic control, the plane crashes near Ketron Island in Pierce County, Washington, killing the 29-year-old male pilot [347] [ circular reference ]
August 17
A United States Air Force Northrop T-38 Talon crashed near the Oklahoma City, near the Vance Air Force Base. Pilot safely ejected. [348]

September

September 17
A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-20M ELINT aircraft was shot down by a Syrian S-200 missile when returning to the Khmeimim Air Base after a reconnaissance flight, killing all 15 Russian servicemen on board. The aircraft was shot down due to friendly fire when the SyADF mistook the plane for one of the four Israeli Air Force F-16s attacking the Syrian targets in the Latakia province at the very same time. Following the shootdown, Russia asserted that Israel bore responsibility for the incident.[ citation needed ]
September 18
A United States Air Force Beechcraft T-6 Texan II crashed in a field near the town of San Antonio, Texas. The crew safely ejected. [349]
September 28
A United States Marine Corps F-35B belonging to the Fighter Attack Training Squadron VMFAT-501, crashed near the city of Beaufort. The pilot managed to successfully eject. [350]

October

10 October
A Slovak Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashed near the Sliač Air Base into an empty area, due to the engine failure. Both pilots managed to successfully eject. [351]
11 October
A Belgian Air Force F-16AM caught fire at the Florennes Air Base during a routine ground maintenance, injuring one technician and damaging another two aircraft on the ground. The aircraft was reportedly hit by the 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon, accidentally activated on another F-16. The damage on the aircraft is beyond repair. [352]
16 October
A Ukrainian Air Force Su-27UB crashed during the "Clear Sky 2018" military exercise held at the Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. The aircraft was flown by a Ukrainian pilot Colonel Ivan Petrenko while the second seat was occupied by a 144th Fighter Wing member of the California Air National Guard. Both pilots died. [353]
18 October
A French NHIndustries NH90 crashed while taking off from the Dixmude (L9015) helicopter carrier, injuring four sailors on the flight deck. The incident took place as the vessel was en route to take part in NATO exercise "Trident Juncture 18". [354]
18 October
A Russian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashed into the water near the village of Dolzhanskaya, Krasnodar Krai while performing a scheduled training flight. The fate of the pilots remains unknown.[ citation needed ]
19 October
A USN Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk crashed shortly after takeoff aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier during routine operations in the Philippine Sea, injuring 12 sailors. [355] [356]
20 October
A Colombian Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk crashed in the southwestern Cauca Department when on an anti-drug mission, killing all four crew members.[ citation needed ]

November

12 November
A USN F/A-18F Super Hornet belonging to the Carrier Air Wing Five of the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, crashed due to a mechanical failure while performing routine operations in the Philippine Sea. Both pilots managed to eject and were rescued back to the ship. [357]
13 November
A USAF Northrop T-38 Talon of the 87th Flying Training Squadron crashed due to unspecified reasons at the Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The pilot, Capt. John Graziano, was killed, while the second pilot, Capt. Mark Palyok, survived with injuries. [358] [359]

December

6 December
A KC-130 and an F/A-18, both or from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, collided in mid-air off the coast of Japan during regularly scheduled training. [360] Two Marines were rescued after the crash, with one dying. Five Marines were not found after a search and rescue operation, bringing up the death count to six Marines. [361]
15 December
A Ukrainian Air Force Su-27 crashed on landing, when returning from a routine training mission in the Zhytomyr Oblast. Killing the pilot.[ citation needed ]

2019

January

January 9
French Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000D 667/3-JZ crashes near Mignovillard in the Jura region of eastern France during a low-altitude training mission, killing both pilots. [362]
January 21
A Dutch F-16 training at the Vliehors shooting range in Vlieland struck itself with its own ammunition, forcing an emergency landing at Leeuwarden Air Base. [363]
January 28
An Indian Air Force SEPECAT Jaguar crashed shortly after takeoff in Uttar Pradesh. [364] The pilot ejects safely.

February

February 1
An Indian Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000TI crashes shortly after takeoff at Bangalore, Karnataka during a test flight; both pilots ejected, but did not survive. [365]
February 10
An Ethiopian Mil Mi-8, ET2015, crashes in a UN compound at Abyei, South Sudan, with 23 on board, killing 3. [366]
February 12
An Indian Mikoyan MiG-27 crashed at the Pokhran firing range. [367] The pilot ejects and survives.
February 19
Two Indian Air Force BAE Hawk Mk 132 collide in mid-air while rehearsing for a display at Bengaluru's Aero India show. One pilot was killed, two injured. [368]

February 26

A Mikoyan Mig-21 of the Cuban Revolutionary Air and Air Defence Force crashed in Güira de Melena, Artemisa Province in Cuba. The pilot managed to eject from the plane before it crashed. [369] [370]

February 27
: An Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17V5 crashes at Budgam, near Srinagar, killing the 6 IAF personal on board, and a civilian on the ground. Later it was revealed that the helicopter had been shot down by Indian SAM (surface to air missile) station. [371] : An Indian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-21 piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was shot down by Pakistan Air Force. The aircraft crashed on the Pakistani side of the Line of Control. The pilot was captured and later released. [372] [373]

March

March 8
An Indian Air Force Mikoyan MiG-21 crashes near Bikaner, western Rajasthan following a bird strike, the pilot ejects safely. [374]
March 12
A PLANAF jet fighter, probably a Xian JH-7, crashes in Ledong County, Hainan province, the two occupants die in the crash. [375]
March 13
An Algerian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashed near Sidi Ghanem, Oran. The two occupants died. [376] [377]
March 30
A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter crashes outside of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona. [378] Both pilots die in the crash.
March 31
An Indian Mikoyan MiG-27 UPG crashes in Sirohi, Rajasthan, the pilot ejects safely. [379]

April

April 9
JASDF Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II 79-8705 crashes into the Pacific Ocean off northern Japan during a training mission with three other aircraft. [380] Some debris from the aircraft is found that night and some human remains were recovered on June 7 from the ocean floor. Reports released on June 10 and August 9 attribute the cause to spatial disorientation. [381] All 12 (and a partially completed 14th) JASDF F-35As are temporarily grounded following the crash.

May

May 17
An U.S. Air Force F-16 crashed into a warehouse near the March Air Reserve Base in Perris, California. The pilot ejected before impact, and the small fire that broke out was quickly suppressed. [382]
May 24
Mexican Navy Mil Mi-17 ANX-2206 crashes near Jalpan de Serra, Querétaro, while fighting a fire, killing six including five members of the Navy crew and an inspector with the National Forestry Commission. [383] [384]
May 25
A U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook is destroyed following a hard landing in Helmand, Afghanistan. Passengers and crew on the board survived and sustained injuries. [385]

June

June 3
IAF Antonov An-32 K2752 crashes near Pari Hills in the state of Arunachal Pradesh after losing contact with ground control leading to death of all 13 members onboard. [386] Wreckage was located on June 11 by a Mil Mi-17.
June 24
German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon 30+48 collides with German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon 30+55 near Müritz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Both pilots eject but only one survives. Both aircraft were of TLG73. [387]
July 25
Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet E F-UHRR of Patrouille de France overruns the runway at Perpignan Airport. The pilot ejects and survives. [388]

July

July 31
US Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-151 strikes the wall of the Star Wars Canyon in Death Valley National Park during a low-altitude training mission, killing the pilot. [389] Seven French tourists on the ground are injured. The pilot, Charles Zachary Walker, was posthumously promoted to lieutenant commander. [390]

August

August 8
An IAF Sukhoi Su-30MKI crashes minutes after take-off, pilots eject safely. A Sukhoi-30 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force that had taken off on a training sortie on Thursday evening has crashed, an IAF official said. [391]
August 26
Spanish Air Force CASA C-101 E.25 Mirlo crashes into the sea in front of "La Manga", Region of Murcia, killing the pilot and member of aerobatic demonstration team Patrulla Águila . [392]

September

September 18
Spanish Air Force ENAER T-35 Pillán E.26 Tamiz crashes into the sea shortly after taking off from San Javier airbase in Region of Murcia. Both the instructor and the student die. [393]

October

October 2
A Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress, registration N93012, "Nine-O-Nine" (former 44-83575), crashes while attempting to land at Bradley International Airport, Connecticut during an air show after the pilot reported a problem with the No. 4 engine, killing seven of 13 on board (including both pilots) and injuring one person on the ground. Aircraft burns out with only the left wing and tail intact. The aircraft was painted to represent the original Nine-O-Nine, B-17G 42-31909.

December

December 5
Minnesota National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying three Minnesota National Guardsmen crashes near Pearl Lake while conducting a maintenance test flight near Kimball, Minnesota. [394] [395] [396] [397] [398] [399] [400] Minnesota Governor Tim Walz later confirmed that all three guardsmen were killed in the crash. [401] [402]
December 24
A Sukhoi Su-57, the first serial aircraft (bort number "01 blue"), crashed 110–120 km away from the Dzyomgi Airport, Khabarovsk Krai, during the final stage of its factory trials due to malfunction of the control system. The pilot ejected and was recovered by helicopter. [403] [404] [405] [406] [407] According to TASS, the test flight was carried out at the altitude of 8,000 meters when the malfunction occurred, causing the airplane to enter a rapid spiral descent. When all attempts to stabilize the airplane into a horizontal flight using the manual flight control system failed, the pilot ejected at the altitude of 2,000 meters. [408]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Air Force of Zimbabwe</span> Air warfare branch of Zimbabwes military

The Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) is the air force of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. It was known as the Rhodesian Air Force until 1980. The Air Force of Zimbabwe saw service in the Mozambican Civil War in 1985 and the Second Congo War of 1998–2001.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion</span> Transport helicopter series by Sikorsky

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. Developed in the 1970s, it entered service in 1981, and is planned to be in service into the 2030s. It is one of the largest helicopters, and military helicopters in service, and is operated from U.S. Navy ships or from land.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Libyan Air Force</span> Air warfare branch of Libyas armed forces

The Libyan Air Force is the branch of the Libyan Armed Forces responsible for aerial warfare. In 2010, before the Libyan Civil War, the Libyan Air Force personnel strength was estimated at 18,000, with an inventory of 374 combat-capable aircraft operating from 13 military airbases in Libya. Since the 2011 civil war and the ongoing conflict, multiple factions fighting in Libya have been in possession of military aircraft. As of 2019, the Libyan Air Force is nominally under the control of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli, though the rival Libyan National Army of Marshal Khalifa Haftar also has a significant air force. In 2021, the air force was under command of the new President of Libya, Mohamed al-Menfi that replaced Fayez al-Sarraj.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Myanmar Air Force</span> Aerial branch of Myanmars armed forces

The Myanmar Air Force is the aerial branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. The primary mission of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) since its inception has been to provide transport, logistical, and close air support to the Myanmar Army in counter-insurgency operations. It is mainly used in internal conflicts in Myanmar, and, on a smaller scale, in relief missions, especially after the deadly Cyclone Nargis of May 2008.

References

  1. ↑ "Australian and World News – ninemsn, Nine News". news.ninemsn.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Новости NEWSru.com :: В Хабаровском крае найдено тело пилота разбившегося Су-27". newsru.com. 16 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pilot killed in Air Force crash named". Television New Zealand . Newstalk ZB/ NZPA. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "NZ pilot's body found after helicopter crash". Stuff.co.nz . 25 January 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "F-18 fighter crashes in Finland". People.cn. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Juupajoen Hornet-turma: miljoonavahinko mennee veronmaksajien piikkiin". 24 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Myanmar Air Force F-7 jet crashes ~ ASIAN DEFENCE". theasiandefence.blogspot.com. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Florida Freedom Newspapers, "Whiting Field pilot presumed dead in Louisiana crash", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 26 January 2010, p. A1.
  9. ↑ Florida Freedom Newspapers, "Mourners honor fallen serviceman", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, 2 February 2010, p. A3
  10. ↑ "Four die in Nigerian navy plane crash". People.cn. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Keerigan, Kevin. "B-2 Fire at AAFB Back in February of 2010 Was 'Horrific,' Not 'Minor'." pacificnewscenter.com, 1 September 2011. Retrieved: 5 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Army copter crashes in Germany; 3 die". UPI. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  13. 1 2 Patton, Mark, "Investigation fails to determine cause of fatal UH-60 crash in Germany", Stars and Stripes, 3 August 2010.
  14. ↑ "Investigation fails to determine cause of fatal UH-60 crash in Germany". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Campo Grande News: A notícia da terra a um clique de você". Archived from the original on February 8, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Pakistani army's Cobra Gunship Helicopter Crashed in the Teera Valley". Pakistan Defence. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  17. ↑ G1 :Vale do Paraíba e Região: notícias e vídeos da TV Vanguarda [ permanent dead link ]
  18. ↑ "Il portale dell'Aeronautica Militare – F-16 precipita in mare. Salvo il pilota". difesa.it. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "Yahoo! News". business.maktoob.com. Retrieved 19 January 2014.[ dead link ]
  20. ↑ "Pilot killed in MiG-27 crash". The Times of India . 17 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  21. ↑ "All Helicopter Crash Victims Now Evacuated From Site". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "IAF MiG-21 crashes in West Bengal, pilot safe". The Times of India . 19 February 2010. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  23. ↑ "US military: 2 US helicopter pilots killed in Iraq". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010.
  24. ↑ "Se cae avioneta con militares rumbo a Aldama". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Headlines". Daily Tribune . Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
  26. ↑ "Pilot safe after F-16C bailout over S. Korea". airforcetimes.com. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  27. ↑ "Two F-5 jets crash in drill, 3 pilots presumed dead". joongangdaily.joins.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  28. ↑ "CidadeBranca | Corumbá-MS | Portal de Notícias e Entretenimento da Capital do Pantanal". Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "F-18 crashes off SC coast, pilots rescued (WMBF NBC News)". 10 March 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  30. ↑ "Helicopter crashes in Kazakhstan during rescue mission. | Velozia Air..." Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
  31. 1 2 "2 F/A-18Es collide; 1 crashes". Navy Times. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  32. ↑ "vcoazzurranews.info". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  33. ↑ Quote.com :Stock Market :Top News [ dead link ]
  34. ↑ "Red Arrows in mid-air collision". BBC News. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  35. ↑ "Archives". thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  36. ↑ COPESA, Consorcio Periodistico de Chile S.A. (25 March 2010). "Helicóptero que trasladaba a jefe del Ejército en la VII Región sufre accidente". latercera.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  37. ↑ "Velozia Air: Plane Crash Information & Aviation Safety Issues » US Army Blackhawk crashes in Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  38. ↑ "U.S. Navy Plane Crashes in North Arabian Sea, One Missing". Fox News. 31 March 2010.
  39. ↑ Tilghman, Andrew, Staff writer, "Leak reportedly led to Hawkeye crash", Navy News, Wednesday 31 March 2010.
  40. ↑ "Leak reportedly led to Hawkeye crash :Navy News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq". Navy Times. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  41. ↑ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73764 (Aviation Safety)" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  42. ↑ "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". The News International, Pakistan. Retrieved 1 February 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  43. ↑ Le Point, magazine. "Un Mirage F1 s'écrase près d'Orléans sans faire de victime". Le Point.fr. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  44. ↑ "ISAF: 4 killed in U.S. aircraft crash in Afghanistan". CNN. 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  45. ↑ "Polish leader dies in plane crash". BBC News. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  46. ↑ Harro Ranter (12 April 2010). "ASN Aircraft accident North American Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner 165513 Morganton, Fannin County, GA". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  47. ↑ "Un avion de la Patrouille de France s'écrase dans le Vaucluse. Le pilote est sauf". France info. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  48. ↑ "Breaking News: Asia | The Straits Times". Archived from the original on January 20, 2011.
  49. ↑ "Spanish helicopter crash in Haiti". April 16, 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  50. ↑ "Military Daily News - Military.com". Military.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  51. ↑ "Fatal Colombian Military Collision". George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  52. ↑ "Detroit Free Press - Breaking news, sports, business, entertainment". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  53. ↑ "Belarusian MiG fighter jets collide, 1 crashes – Taiwan News Online". etaiwannews.com. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  54. ↑ "Anzac air crash kills three". The Press . 25 April 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
  55. ↑ "Military helicopter crash probed in S.C." UPI. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  56. ↑ "UPDATE: McEntire pilot who died in copter crash identified". The State. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  57. ↑ [ dead link ]
  58. ↑ Harro Ranter. "ASN Aircraft accident 10-MAY-2010 Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II 79-0141". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  59. ↑ "- l'Indépendant - Lindependant". Archived from the original on 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  60. ↑ "Google Translate". google.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  61. ↑ "Navy drops buoy on Florida house". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  62. ↑ "3 dead in Coast Guard copter crash off La Push". The Seattle Times. 7 July 2010.
  63. ↑ "CF-18 crash pilot applauds ejection seat". CBC News. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010.
  64. ↑ "Pilot survives after CF-18 crashes, burns at Lethbridge airport". Archived from the original on 30 July 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  65. ↑ Anshel Pfeffer, Haaretz Service and News Agencies (26 July 2010). "Netanyahu: Romania helicopter crash is an immense tragedy". Haaretz. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  66. ↑ "Four Dead in Alaska Air Force Base Crash". CBS News. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  67. ↑ "Four confirmed dead in Elmendorf plane crash". Anchorage Daily News adn.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  68. ↑ "Four confirmed dead in Elmendorf plane crash". Alaska Dispatch News. Archived from the original on 31 July 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  69. ↑ "Arctic Thunder to continue after 4 died". Alaska Dispatch News. Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  70. ↑ Everhart II, Carlton D., Brig. Gen. (27 September 2010). UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BOARD REPORT C-17A, T/N 00-0173 3RD WING JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, ALASKA (PDF). United States Air Force Aircraft Accident Investigation Board. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  71. ↑ "Chopper Crash: Colonel Among Three Army Men Killed". Outlook India . 18 August 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  72. ↑ "Piloto militar murió al estrellarse con su avión Pucará en Santa Fe". www.ambito.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  73. ↑ "MiG-27 crashes near Jodhpur, pilot safe". Ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 10 Nov 2010.
  74. 1 2 Allport, Dave, "Accident Report", Air Forces Monthly, Stamford, Lincs., UK, February 2011, Number 274, page 93.
  75. ↑ ":: Raptor pilot Capt. Jeffrey Haney killed in Alaska crash ::".
  76. ↑ Pensacola, Florida, "Two land Air Force plane with landing gear up, taken to hospital", Pensacola News-Journal, 20 November 2010.
  77. ↑ Allport, Dave, "Accident Report", Air Forces Monthly, February 2011, Number 274, page 93.
  78. ↑ "Nota Oficial: Acidente com avião da FAB" (in Portuguese.) Brazilian Air Force, 01 March 2011. Retrieved: 28 December 2011. Archived 24 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  79. ↑ "2 SLAF Kfirs Crash in Yakkala – Sri Lanka Air Force". airforce.lk. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  80. ↑ Associated Press, "Investigators raising crashed Sea Stallion", Military Times , 6 April 2011.
  81. ↑ "Ten sailors injured". Star Tribune . Retrieved 19 January 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  82. ↑ "Sailors injured after explosion on USS John C. Stennis". KING5. 31 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  83. ↑ Kloeckner, Marcus, "Farmer recalls Thunderbolt II crash, pilot's concern", Stars and Stripes , 4 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  84. ↑ Guentes, Gidget, "2 dead as F/A-18 goes down near Lemoore", Military Times , 6 April 2011.
  85. ↑ "The Secret Team That Killed bin Laden". Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  86. ↑ "Helicopter loss in bin Laden raid highlights risks". Reuters. 3 May 2011.
  87. ↑ "Obama Gives Order, Bin Laden Is Killed: White House Time Line". ABC News. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  88. ↑ "Some White Knuckle Moments for Elite Navy SEALs Team". Archived from the original on 2 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  89. ↑ Ross, Brian, Schwartz, Rhonda, Ferran, Lee, and Patel, Avni, "Top Secret Stealth Helicopter Program Revealed in Osama Bin Laden Raid: Experts", ABC World News, 4 May 2011.
  90. ↑ "Top Secret Stealth Helicopter Program Revealed in Osama Bin Laden Raid: Experts". ABC News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  91. ↑ "Piloto que morreu em queda de avião da FAB no RN fez primeiro voo solo na terça" (in Portuguese.) dnonline, 12 May 2011. Retrieved: 28 December 2011. Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  92. ↑ "2nd test flight of X-51 aircraft ends in crash (Air Force Times)". Air Force Times. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  93. ↑ "The Seattle Times" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  94. ↑ "Bangkok Post :Helicopter crashes 'explained'". Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  95. ↑ "Bangkok Post :Superstitions haunt forest". Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  96. ↑ "F-16 crash lands, slides off runway at Wisconsin air show in Oshkosh". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  97. ↑ "Red Arrows pilot dies in Bournemouth Air Festival crash". BBC News Online. BBC. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  98. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  99. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  100. ↑ Kaminski, Tom, "CA News: Losses", Combat Aircraft, Ian Allan Publishing Ltd., Hersham, Surrey, U.K., U.S. Edition Volume 12, Number 12, page 39.
  101. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  102. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  103. ↑ Maroney, Sean (9 December 2011). "Iranian Video Displays Alleged US Drone". Voice of America. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  104. ↑ "Cities – Deccan Chronicle". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  105. ↑ "Trainer aircraft crashes near Chennai: crew ejects safely". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  106. ↑ Telegraph Staff (22 March 2012). "Investigation under way after American AH-64 Apache helicopter crashes in Afghanistan". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2016. Two AH-64 helicopters were supporting an ISAF patrol gathering airdropped supplies when one of the aircraft crashed into the ground.
  107. ↑ "Marine helicopter crash victims identified in Calif". masslive.com. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  108. ↑ Sindre Murtnes; Tim Peters; Monica Bring Estensen; Roar Dalmo Moltubak (17 March 2012). "Politiet: Flyet eksploderte da det traff fjellveggen". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  109. ↑ "Turkish soldiers die in Afghanistan helicopter crash". The Guardian. 2012-03-16. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  110. ↑ "Mueren siete militares venezolanos en un accidente de helicóptero | Venezuela | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  111. ↑ "Accident Aérospatiale AS 332B1 Super Puma 2216". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  112. ↑ "US Navy F-18 crashes in residential Virginia". BBC News Online. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  113. ↑ "Navy jet has 'catastrophic mechanical malfunction,' hits apartments in Virginia". CNN. 7 April 2012.
  114. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  115. ↑ "2 Marines Killed, 2 Injured In Osprey Crash In Morocco. (National Public Radio NPR)". NPR. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  116. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  117. ↑ "Air Force Osprey crash at Florida base injures five (CNN)". CNN. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  118. ↑ "10 dead after military plane crashes into homes in Indonesian capital (New York Post)". New York Post. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  119. ↑ "Firefighting C-130 Crashes In SD; 2 Dead (ABC Channel 7 News)". 7NEWS. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  120. ↑ "Two missing after two RAF Tornados crash in Moray Firth" BBC News, 3 July 2012. Retrieved: 3 July 2012
  121. ↑ "Service Inquiry: accident involving Tornado ZD743 and Tornado ZD812 over Moray Firth". Military Aviation Authority. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  122. ↑ "Brunei air force helicopter crash kills 12; two survive". Reuters. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  123. ↑ "Marine F/A-18C Hornet Crash (Navy.mil)" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  124. ↑ "Accident Sikorsky S-70A-28 (CH-60) 10992". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  125. ↑ "Military Database – Scramble". Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  126. ↑ "Safety paramount as F-22 investigation continues (press release)". U.S. Air Force. 16 November 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  127. ↑ Everstine, Brian. "Air Force: Faulty wire brought down F-22." Air Force Times, 19 August 2013. Retrieved: 16 August 2013.
  128. ↑ "Yemen military plane crash kills 10 (BBC)". BBC News. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  129. ↑ "Pilot killed in military plane crash (Prague Daily Monitor)". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014.
  130. ↑ "Two military aircraft collide in the air in Venezuela (Pravda)". English pravda.ru. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  131. ↑ "Narrative of Events" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  132. ↑ "Search for pilot continues after debris recovered in F-16 crash in Adriatic (Stripes)". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  133. ↑ "Navy EA-6B Crash Kills Three in Washington State (America's Navy)" . Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  134. ↑ "Malian military helicopter crash kills 5 as army prepares to lead war against jihadists - The Washington Post". The Washington Post . April 13, 2013. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013.
  135. ↑ "Will make sure job is done: Air Chief NAK Browne to NDTV". 26 June 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  136. ↑ "Luke F-16 crashes, both pilots safely eject". f-16.net. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  137. ↑ "Pilot rescued at sea after ejecting from F-16 jet involved in mid-air collision (Fox News)". Fox News. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  138. ↑ "Air Force Finds Body at Okinawa Helo Crash, Ends Search (U.S. News)". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  139. ↑ "B-1B bomber crashes in Montana; crew survives (Air Force Times)". Air Force Times. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  140. ↑ "Service Inquiry: accident involving Sea King ZE428 at RNAS Yeovilton on 03 Oct 13" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  141. ↑ "Egypt military plane crashes near Luxor killing one". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  142. ↑ Blick (23 October 2013). "F/A-18 abgestürzt: Blattmann: "Wir befürchten das Schlimmste"". blick.ch. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  143. ↑ Sulaiman, Nurni (10 November 2013). "Chopper crashes, 13 dead". The Jakarta Post.
  144. ↑ Gil Aegerter. "Drone worth millions crashes into Lake Ontario, military says". NBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  145. ↑ Two Air Force jets crash in western Finland, YLE News, 13 November 2013
  146. ↑ Pilot dead in Hawk collision, YLE News, 13 November 2013
  147. ↑ "Norfolk helicopter crash: Four people believed to be dead". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  148. ↑ "Geese caused fatal USAF helicopter crash in Cley, report says". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  149. ↑ "US Navy helicopter crashes off Norfolk, Virginia". BBC News Online. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  150. ↑ "Search called off for US Navy helicopter crash victim". BBC News Online. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  151. ↑ www.thelocal.se 8 May 2014
  152. ↑ www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org: Dangerous Brinkmanship: Close Military Encounters Between Russia and the West in 2014
  153. 1 2 Allport, Dave, "Attrition", Air Forces Monthly, Key Publishing Ltd., Stamford, Lincs, UK, December 2014, Issue 321, page 92.
  154. ↑ "Hallan a más de 2.000 metros de profundidad el helicóptero del Ejército accidentado en Canarias". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  155. ↑ "Accident Aérospatiale AS 332B Super Puma HD.21-10". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  156. ↑ "IAF Super Hercules crash kills 5". The Hindu . 28 March 2014.
  157. ↑ "IAF Super Hercules Crash: 5 Air Force Personnel killed in Gwalior". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  158. ↑ "INTERIM REPORT FROM THE SERVICE INQUIRY INVESTIGATING THE ACCIDENT INVOLVING LYNX MK9A ZF540 ON 26 APRIL 2014" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  159. ↑ "Meurthe-et-Moselle : un Mirage 2000 s'écrase". LEFIGARO (in French). 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  160. ↑ "Incident Dassault Mirage 2000-5F 70/116-AD". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  161. ↑ ":: KPL :: Lao News Agency". 2014-05-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  162. ↑ "Lao defence minister killed in plane crash". Bangkok Post. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  163. ↑ MiG-21 Crashes in Jammu and Kashmir, Pilot Dead, 27 May 2014.
  164. ↑ "INTERIM REPORT FROM THE SERVICE IN QUIRY INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT INVOLVING GAZELLE XZ936 ON 02 JUN 14" (PDF). Military Aviation Authority. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  165. ↑ Garske, Monica (2014-06-05). "3 Homes Destroyed in Military Plane Crash". NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  166. ↑ "Eurofighter crashes at Spain's Moron base near Seville". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  167. ↑ Reinlie, Lauren Sage, "F-35 flight suspension continues", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Thursday 26 June 2014, Volume 68, Number 146, page A-3.
  168. ↑ Isby, David C., and Willis, David, "Problems Mar Lightning's Planned International Debut", Air International, Key Publishing Ltd., Stamford, Lincs., UK, August 2014, Volume 87, Number 2, page 12.
  169. ↑ "Airframe Details for F-35 #AF-27" . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  170. ↑ Staff reports, "Report: Engine failure caused fire on F-35", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Saturday 6 June 2015, Volume 69, Number 126, page A1.
  171. ↑ "Ermittlungen gegen Kampfpiloten" [Fighter pilots under investigation]. Rheinische Post (in German). dpa. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  172. ↑ Suman Varandani (7 July 2014). "Vietnam Military Helicopter Crash In Hanoi Kills 16 Soldiers, Injures 5 Others". International Business Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  173. ↑ "Vietnam Grounds Mi-171 Military Helicopters After Deadly Crash". The Wall Street Journal. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  174. ↑ "Military Helicopter Crashes on Outskirts of Hanoi". The Wall Street Journal. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  175. ↑ "Vietnam military helicopter crash kills 18 near Hanoi". Vietnam News.Net. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  176. ↑ Sokheng, Vong. "Chopper accident blamed on pilot". phnompenhpost.com. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  177. ↑ Karnozov, Vladimir. "Sukhoi T-50 Prototype Suffers Fire on Approach To Land". Aviation International News. Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  178. ↑ Drazen (2014-08-06). "Croatian Air Force Commander and MIG 21 pilot hold conference on aircraft crash". MORH. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  179. ↑ "Italy Tornado fighter jets collide near Ascoli". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  180. ↑ "Muere jefe militar al caer helicóptero" (in Spanish). 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  181. ↑ "US F-15 military jet crashes in Virginia". BBC News Online. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  182. ↑ "U.S. Navy Helicopter Crashes off Djibouti". World Maritime News. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  183. ↑ "1986 USAF Serial Numbers" . Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  184. ↑ "USAF F-15 jet crashes in Lincolnshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  185. ↑ Allport, Dave, "Attrition", Air Forces Monthly, Key Publishing Ltd., Stamford, Lincs, UK, December 2014, Issue 321, page 93.
  186. 1 2 3 4 "Dustpan & Brush". Scramble Magazine. Dutch Aviation Society: 74–77. December 2014. ISSN   0927-3417.
  187. ↑ Allport, Dave, "Attrition", Air Forces Monthly, Key Publishing Ltd., Stamford, Lincs, UK, December 2014, Issue 321, page 95.
  188. ↑ Olwell, Chris, "Most target practice flights piloted by civilians", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Monday 22 December 2014, Volume 68, Number 325, page A4.
  189. ↑ "Helicopter Accidents sikorsky s-70 H-60 – Helicopter Database". helis.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  190. ↑ Repard, Pauline, "National Guard helicopter crashes in Ramona", U-T San Diego, San Diego, California.
  191. ↑ Pauline Repard. "National Guard helicopter crashes at Ramona Airport - UTSanDiego.com". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  192. ↑ "Military investigating cause of helicopter crash at Ramona Airpo – CBS News 8 – San Diego, CA News Station – KFMB Channel 8". cbs8.com. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  193. ↑ "Ramona Airport reopens after helicopter crash". FOX5 San Diego – San Diego news, weather, traffic, sports from KSWB. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  194. ↑ Ten killed in Greek military plane crash in Spain The Telegraph. 26 January 2015. Accessed 26 January 2015
  195. ↑ "Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people". BBC News Online. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  196. ↑ Greek F-16 Fighter Crash in Spain Leaves 10 Dead, 21 Injured Bloomberg News. 26 January 2015. Accessed 26 January 2015
  197. ↑ "Philippine Air Force Plane Crashes at Sea, Killing 2 Pilots". The New York Times. The Associated Press.
  198. ↑ "Indian MiG-21 lost in training accident". IHS Jane's 360. IHS Jane's Defence Weekly.
  199. ↑ "Marine pilots treated, released following F/A-18D crash". af.mil. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  200. ↑ Burak Ege Bekdil (24 February 2015). "Two Turkish F-4s Crash, Four Pilots Killed". Defense News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  201. ↑ "Two F-4 fighter jets belonging to Turkish Air Force crash in eastern Turkey". DailySabah. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  202. ↑ "Two dead as PAF Mirage aircraft crashes in DI Khan". The Express Tribune. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  203. ↑ "Turkish military aircraft crashes, two pilots dead". DailySabah. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  204. ↑ "IAF plane crashes in Haryana, pilot safe - the Times of India". Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  205. 1 2 "Eglin responds to aircraft recovery". af.mil. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  206. ↑ Sinclair Broadcast Group. "7 Marines, 4 soldiers missing after helicopter crash at Eglin Air Force Base". WEAR. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  207. ↑ Vinograd, Cassandra, "Army Helicopter Crashes in Florida: 7 Marines, 4 Soldiers Missing", NBC News, Wednesday 11 March 2015.
  208. ↑ Cassandra Vinograd. "Military Helicopter Crashes in Florida; Eleven Feared Dead". NBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  209. ↑ Nelson-Gabriel, Melissa, "Fog lifting, easing search in Florida helicopter crash", The Associated Press, Stars and Stripes, Wednesday 11 March 2015.
  210. ↑ "Black Hawk helicopter with 11 aboard crashes off Florida coast". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  211. ↑ Associated Press, "Report: Black Hawk pilots lost control, crashed in thick fog", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Friday 5 June 2015, pages A1, A4.
  212. ↑ "Pilot unharmed as PAF Mirage aircraft crashes near Somyani". The Express Tribune. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  213. ↑ "Pilots missing after two Su-22 fighter jets collide in central Vietnam". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  214. 1 2 "1st AC-130J is a write off". Shadowspear.
  215. ↑ "AC-130J accident report released". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  216. ↑ Munir Ahmed (8 May 2015). "Ambassadors killed in Pakistan helicopter crash". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  217. ↑ "Pakistan helicopter crash kills Norwegian, Philippine ambassadors". Reuters. 9 May 2015.
  218. ↑ "Airbus military plane crashes near Spain's Seville airport". BBC News Online. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  219. ↑ Meghann Myers; Staff Writer (12 May 2015). "2 Navy aviators rescued after Hornet crash off carrier TR". Navy Times. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  220. 1 2 "Helicopter Accidents – Helicopter Database". helis.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  221. ↑ "Updated: Marine UH-1Y Helicopter Missing in Nepal, Aerial Search to Begin at Daybreak". USNI News. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  222. ↑ "Nepal Helo Crash: Officials Identify Marines and Soldiers involved". #OAF. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  223. ↑ Joseph Trevithick (18 May 2015). "U.S. Marines Faced Dangers in Nepal Before Deadly Crash". Medium. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  224. ↑ "Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  225. ↑ HNN Staff (20 May 2015). "Second U.S. Marine dies from injuries sustained during MV-22 Osp – Hawaii News Now – KGMB and KHNL". hawaiinewsnow.com. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  226. ↑ "Plane Runs Into San Diego Bay off North Island". NBC 7 San Diego. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  227. ↑ "Pilot Safe after Trainer from North Island Crashes into Bay". Times of San Diego. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  228. ↑ Associated Press, "4 die when helicopter lands in minefield", Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Tuesday 23 June 2015, Volume 69, Number 543, page A-9.
  229. ↑ "Indonesia military transport plane crashes in Medan". BBC News Online. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  230. ↑ "F-16 collides with Cessna over South Carolina". f-16.net. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  231. ↑ Botelho, Greg; Nottingham, Shawn; Cleveland, Lauriel (7 July 2015). "F-16 jet, Cessna airplane collide over South Carolina". CNN. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  232. ↑ "NTSB: 2 killed in midair collision of Shaw AFB F-16, private plane". thestate. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  233. ↑ Santos, Suzelle; Phillips, Patrick (7 July 2015). "Coroner: Father, son killed in midair collision of F-16, Cessna". tucsonnewsnow.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  234. ↑ Stephenson, Beth (14 July 2015). "Tu-95 crash adds to list of recent Russian incidents". Flight Global. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  235. ↑ "Russian bomber crashes in the Far East, kills 2". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  236. ↑ Clayton, Cindy, "Fire erupts aboard carrier Truman off Virginia coast; 2 injured", The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Virginia, Wednesday 12 August 2015.
  237. ↑ "2 hurt in fire aboard carrier Truman off Virginia coast". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  238. ↑ "7 injured when U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter crashes into sea off Okinawa". NY Daily News. 12 August 2015.
  239. ↑ "4 injured in Fort Carson Black Hawk helicopter crash in Douglas County". 7NEWS. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  240. ↑ "Two soldiers injured in military Black Hawk helicopter crash". FOX31 Denver. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  241. ↑ "Triebwerk-Ausfall Schuld an F/A-18-Absturz? Luftwaffe verbietet jetzt Steilflug-Manöver" [Engine failure due to F/A-18 crash? Air Force now prohibits steep flight maneuvers]. Blick (in German). 18 October 2015.
  242. ↑ "LN: Pilot to blame for Czech helicopter's accident in Spain". Prague Daily Monitor. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  243. ↑ "Dustpan and Brush". Scramble (439): 57–61. December 2015. ISSN   0927-3417.
  244. ↑ "Four killed in military helicopter crash at U.S. Army base in Texas". Reuters. November 24, 2015 – via www.reuters.com.
  245. ↑ "U.S. military helicopter crashes in South Korea, two dead". Reuters. November 23, 2015 – via www.reuters.com.
  246. ↑ "Turkey downing of Russia jet 'stab in the back' – Putin". BBC News Middle East. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  247. ↑ "Female Fighter Pilot Marium Mukhtiyar dies in crash". Geo TV Pakistan. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  248. ↑ "Heroic Female Fighter Pilot Marium Mukhtiyar first woman pilot to die Pakistan". Express Tribune Pakistan. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  249. ↑ Muryanto, Bambang (20 December 2015). "Yogyakarta airshow turns tragic as two pilots die". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  250. ↑ "Two US military helicopters collide near Hawaii". BBC News Online. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  251. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Dustpan & Brush". Scramble. Dutch Aviation Society. March 2016. pp. 49–52. ISSN   0927-3417.
  252. ↑ Mabeus, Courtney (8 July 2016). "Navy: Human error to blame for March cable break aboard USS Eisenhower flight deck". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved 11 December 2016. maintenance personnel missed at least one and possibly two 'critical steps' while working on an engine that helps operate the carrier flight deck's cables, which are called cross deck pendants, after a previous landing. As a result, the engine failed to slow the aircraft, instead causing the pendant to break 'at or near' the Hawkeye's tailhook.
  253. ↑ "Albania to Probe Military Helicopter Crash". 7 April 2016.
  254. ↑ "American B-52 bomber crashes in Guam". BBC News Online. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  255. ↑ "Botched Maneuver Caused Blue Angels Pilot's Death: Investigation" . Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  256. ↑ "Swiss fighter jet crashes after mid-air collision in Netherlands". NL Times. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  257. ↑ "Straaljager gecrasht bij vliegbasis Leeuwarden" [Fighter aircraft crashes near Leeuwarden Air Base]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  258. ↑ "Russian Defense Ministry confirms fighter jet crash in Moscow Region". TASS . 9 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  259. ↑ "Technical fault likely cause for Su-27 fighter crash near Moscow — defense ministry". TASS . 9 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  260. ↑ ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188470, Aviation Safety Network.
  261. ↑ ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188539, Aviation Safety Network.
  262. ↑ Army forms team to probe Yogyakarta chopper crash, Jakarta Post (9 July 2016).
  263. ↑ ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188570, Aviation Safety Network.
  264. ↑ Jeremy Binnie, [Saudi Arabia says Apache crashed in Yemen], IHS Jane's Defence Weekly (26 July 2016).
  265. ↑ Jeff Schogol, Marine F/A-18 Hornet pilot killed in California crash identified, Marine Corps Times (30 July 2016).
  266. ↑ Meghann Myers, F/A-18 Hornet crashes during training in Nevada, Navy Times (2 August 2016).
  267. ↑ "Air Force's Hawk Trainer Jet Crashes After Take-Off In Bengal, Pilots Safe". NDTV. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  268. ↑ "RAF helicopter fire on Snowdonia peak after technical issue". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  269. ↑ Gmür, Heidi (7 September 2016). "Skyguide überprüft Abläufe | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  270. ↑ "Military pilot found dead after plane crash". swissinfo.ch. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  271. ↑ MiG-21 crashes in Rajasthan, The Hindu (11 September 2016).
  272. ↑ IAF's Jaguar fighter jet catches fire during take off in Ambala, pilot safe, hindustan times (14 September 2016).
  273. ↑ , International Business Times (19 October 2016).
  274. ↑ Ed Fletcher, Adam Ashton & Peter Hecht, One pilot dies, another injured in U-2 spy plane crash in Sutter County, Sacramento Bee (20 September 2016).
  275. ↑ Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton, 18th Wing Public Affairs, US, Japan rescue squadrons save downed pilot
  276. ↑ PAF F-7 crashes in Khyber Agency, The Daily Times (24 September 2016).
  277. ↑ "JF-17 crash into Arabian Sea- Geo News". 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  278. ↑ "Beide Armee-Piloten kamen beim Absturz am Gotthard ums Leben". September 28, 2016 – via www.tagesanzeiger.ch.
  279. ↑ "Jaguar trainer aircraft crashes over Pokhran, second within a month". Financial Express. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  280. ↑ "IAF Sufa crashes while returning from Gaza Operations". iaf.org.il. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  281. ↑ "PAF Mirage crashes near Karachi". Dawn.com. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  282. ↑ "IAF chopper crash: 15 onboard personnel safe". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  283. ↑ "Watch: Five dead as plane crashes in Luqa". Times of Malta. 2016-10-24. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  284. ↑ "Marine F/A-18C crashes at Twentynine Palms; pilot safe". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  285. ↑ "Marine Corps: 2 F/A-18s collide off San Diego; pilots safe". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  286. ↑ "Pilot killed in CF-18 crash was 10-year veteran, engaged to be married". CBC. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  287. ↑ "Marine F/A-18C crashes in the Pacific Ocean; pilot dead". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  288. ↑ "Marine Osprey crashes near Okinawa, crew members rescued". Marine Corps Times. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  289. ↑ "Vladimir Putin orders probe into military plane crash with 92 lost". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  290. ↑ "Gripen jet crashes during air show, pilot killed", Bangkok Post, Post Publishing PCL., 14 January 2017.
  291. ↑ Aschwanden, Erich (17 February 2017). ""Es wurde mangelhaft rekognosziert" | NZZ". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  292. ↑ Olivier Uyttebrouck. "Air Force identifies 3 airmen killed in Clovis crash". www.abqjournal.com.
  293. ↑ McGarry, Brendan (19 April 2017). "Army Identifies Soldier Killed in Maryland Black Hawk Crash". Military.com. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
  294. ↑ "MQ-9 REAPER CRASHES NEAR HOLLOMAN". Holloman AFB. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  295. ↑ "USAF Reaper drone crashes near Holloman". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  296. ↑ "Su-30 MKI fighter goes missing near China border, may have crashed » Defence news by Indian patriots. Latest updates and analysis". www.defenceupdates.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  297. ↑ "Turkish troops killed in helicopter crash near Iraq". www.aljazeera.com.
  298. ↑ "Debris found in hunt for missing Myanmar plane with 105 people on board". Metro. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  299. ↑ "MiG 21 LanceR aircraft crashes in Romania, pilot manages to catapult". Romania Insider . 12 June 2017.
  300. ↑ LeBlanc, Paul (2017-07-10). "Military plane crashes in Mississippi, 16 dead". CNN . Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  301. ↑ "Marine Corps plane crashes in Mississippi, fatalities confirmed". ABC News. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  302. ↑ Marines, U. S. (2017-07-10). "A USMC KC-130 mishap occurred the evening of July 10. Further information will be released as available". @USMC. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  303. ↑ "Marine aircraft disaster: What we know about the crash and victims". Fox News. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  304. ↑ Gambrell, Jon. "US fighter jet crash lands at Bahrain International Airport". ABC News. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  305. ↑ "Accident Let L-410UVP-E3 FAH-322, Wednesday 16 August 2017".
  306. ↑ "Typhoon accident during arrival to CIAF". airshowinfo.hu. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  307. ↑ "Mysterious Air Force Crash Reportedly Involved a Foreign Plane". Popular Mechanics. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  308. ↑ "Самолет Ту-22 выкатился с полосы в Калужской области" [The Tu-22 aircraft overran the runway in the Kaluga Region] (in Russian). Iz. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  309. ↑ "Two Service Members Injured after V-22 Osprey Suffers 'Hard Landing' in Syria". World Maritime News. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  310. ↑ "EX-001 Accident report". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  311. ↑ Mills, Jen (17 October 2017). "Fireball as Spanish military jet crashes on take-off, killing pilot". Metro. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  312. ↑ "U.S. Army helicopter crash in California kills two soldiers: official". Reuters . 21 January 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  313. ↑ Rogoway, Tyler. "Australian EA-18G Growler Skids Off Runway And Bursts Into Flames At Nellis AFB". The Drive. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  314. ↑ "30513 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  315. ↑ "France helicopter crash: Five killed as two army aircraft collide". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  316. ↑ "Russian fighter jet shot down in Syria". BBC News . 3 February 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  317. ↑ "Japanese Combat Helicopter Crashes in Southern Japanate". military.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  318. ↑ "Israeli fighter jet shot down by Syrian fire: military". Reuters. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  319. ↑ "The Latest: Syria says drone didn't violate Israeli space". AP News. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  320. ↑ "Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria's Afrin: Erdo". Reuters. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  321. ↑ "Russian military plane crash in Syria kills 39". The Guardian. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018– via Reuters.
  322. ↑ Rogoway, Tyler. "Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Belonging To VFA-213 'Black Lions' Crashed Off Key West". The Drive. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  323. ↑ "Military helicopter crashes in southern Senegal, killing 8". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 2018-03-15.
  324. ↑ Barbara Starr; Ryan Browne. "7 US service members killed in Iraq helicopter crash". CNN. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  325. ↑ "Syrian Su-24 Shot Down By Rebels In Qalamoun Mountains". defenseworld.net. 19 March 2018.
  326. ↑ "Red Arrows aircraft crashes at RAF Valley on Anglesey". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  327. ↑ "US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Crashes During Exercise in Djibouti". thedrive.com. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  328. ↑ "Pilot dies in Myanmar military plane crash". thedefensepost.com. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  329. ↑ "IAF helicopter collides with iron girder, catches fire; one person killed". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  330. ↑ "USMC CH-53E Super Stallion Crashed Near El Centro With All Four Crew Presumed Dead". thedrive.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  331. ↑ Rogoway, Tyler. "Thunderbirds F-16 Pilot Pronounced Dead In Nevada Crash". The Drive. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  332. ↑ "Crews recover pilot's body in South Korean fighter jet crash". Washington Post. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  333. ↑ "2 US Army soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash at Fort Campbell". businessinsider.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  334. ↑ "Algerian military plane crashes with over 100 on board, reports say". CNN. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  335. ↑ Rogoway, Tyler (14 April 2018). "F-22 Raptor Came To A Rest On Its Belly During Major Mishap Friday At NAS Fallon (Updated)". The War Zone. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  336. ↑ Rogoway, Tyler. "F-16 From Luke AFB Has Crashed Near Lake Havasu (Updated)". The Drive. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  337. ↑ "Accident Description - Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules Operated by the Libyan Air Force". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  338. ↑ Accident descriptionfor 65-0968 at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on 2 May 2018.
  339. ↑ Pawlyk, Oriana (23 May 2018). "Pilots Eject Safely as T-38 Trainer Crashes in Mississippi". military.com.
  340. ↑ "Memory unit of crashed jet found". Taipei Times . July 11, 2018. The crash occurred on June 4 when an F-16 jet piloted by major Wu Yen-ting (吳彥霆) disappeared from radar screens at 1:43pm, nearly 30 minutes after it took off from Hualien Air Force Base to participate in the annual Han Kuang military exercises.
  341. ↑ "U.S. F-15 fighter jet crashes into sea off Japan's Okinawa". Reuters. June 11, 2018 – via www.reuters.com.
  342. ↑ ".S. Navy Pilot Killed in A-29 Super Tucano Crash at White Sands Missile Range. Twelfth U.S. military aircraft crash in 2018". theaviationist.com. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  343. ↑ "Polish Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum Crashes Killing Pilot". theaviationist.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  344. ↑ "Polish Air Force MiG-29 Jet Crashes in Field, Killing Pilot". usnews.com. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  345. ↑ "Pilot Killed In Romanian Air Force MiG-21 LanceR Jet Crash During Borcea Open Day". theaviationist.com. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  346. ↑ NEWS, KYODO. "Window falls from U.S. military chopper near Tokyo, no injuries". Kyodo News+.
  347. ↑ 2018 in the United States#cite note-177
  348. ↑ "T-38C Talon II Crashes at Vance AFB, in Oklahoma; Pilot Safely Ejected". theviationist.com. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  349. ↑ "USAF T-6A Texan II Trainer Crashes Near Randolph AFB, Texas: Crew Ejects Safely". theaviationist.com. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  350. ↑ "USMC F-35B Lightning Crashes Near MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina: Pilot Ejects". theaviationist.com. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  351. ↑ "Military aircraft crashes near Sliač airport; both pilots survive". spectator.sme.sk. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  352. ↑ "BAF F-16AM caught fire during routine ground maintenance". airrecognition.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  353. ↑ "California guardsman killed in Ukrainian Su-27 crash". airforcetimes.com. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  354. ↑ "Un accident grave sur un navire de la marine nationale". mobile.lemonde.fr. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  355. ↑ "MH-60 helicopter crashes aboard USS Ronald Reagan". navaltoday.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  356. ↑ "US Navy helicopter crashes on USS Ronald Reagan off Philippines; sailors hurt". eu.usatoday.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  357. ↑ "Super Hornet Crashes in the Philippine Sea, Both Aviators Safely Recovered". news.usni.org. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  358. ↑ "One pilot dead in T-38 crash at Laughlin". airforcetimes.com. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  359. ↑ "Air Force identifies pilot killed in T-38 crash at Laughlin AFB". airforcetimes.com. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  360. ↑ Yamaguchi, Mari (2018-12-06). "2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 1 dead, 5 missing". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  361. ↑ "Five Marines missing after crash off Japan declared dead". NBC News. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  362. ↑ Saskya Vandoorne; Emily Dixon (10 January 2019). "Crew of crashed French fighter jet confirmed dead". CNN. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  363. ↑ "F-16 boven Vlieland geraakt door eigen kogel" [F-16 over Vlieland hit by own bullet]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 2019-04-04.
  364. ↑ "Air force: Indian Air Force's Jaguar fighter plane crashes in UP's Kushinagar". The Economic Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  365. ↑ Kappan, Rasheed (1 February 2019). "Pilots die as plane crashes at Bengaluru's HAL Airport". Deccan Herald.
  366. ↑ "Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa". Africanews.
  367. ↑ "MiG 27 fighter jet crashes near Pokhran range in Jaisalmer, pilot ejects safely". India Today. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  368. ↑ Chiara Giordano (February 19, 2019). "India plane crash: Two jets collide in deadly air show rehearsal accident". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  369. ↑ "Nota informativa del Ministerio de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias sobre accidente de la aeronave Mig 21". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  370. ↑ "Cae avión militar en Cuba, no se reportan víctimas". AP News. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  371. ↑ Philip, Snehesh Alex (2019-08-23). "IAF probe confirms 27 February Budgam chopper crash was caused by friendly fire". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  372. ↑ Asad Hashim (27 February 2019). "Pakistan shoots down two Indian fighter jets: Military". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  373. ↑ "Behind Enemy Lines: How Abhinandan Varthaman Survived After the Crash". The Wire. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  374. ↑ "IAF MiG-21 crashes near Bikaner in Rajasthan after bird hit, pilot ejects safely". India Today. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  375. ↑ "Accident Xian JH-7 ? , 12 Mar 2019". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  376. ↑ "Crash d'un avion de l'armée à Oran". TSA (in French). 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  377. ↑ "Accident Aero L-39 Albatros , 13 Mar 2019". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  378. ↑ Shawn Snow (1 April 2019). "Marines identify two pilots killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash". Marine Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  379. ↑ Vishnu Som; Rajeev Ranjan (31 March 2019). Swati Bhasin (ed.). "Air Force's MiG-27 Fighter Jet Crashes In Rajasthan, Pilot Ejects Safely". NDTV. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  380. ↑ "Japanese F-35 crashes. Now the search is on for wreckage and reasons". CNN. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  381. ↑ Franz-Stefan Gady (10 August 2019). "Japan's Air Force: Pilot Error Caused F-35A Crash". The Diplomat. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  382. ↑ "US fighter jet crashes into warehouse". BBC News. 2019-05-17. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  383. ↑ Lizbeth Diaz (2019-05-26). Dan Grebler; G Crosse (eds.). "Mexican military helicopter crashes, killing six". Reuters. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  384. ↑ "Six killed after Mexican navy Mi-17 helicopter crashes fighting forest fire". thedefensepost.com. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  385. ↑ "Afghanistan: US Chinook helicopter destroyed in Helmand 'hard landing'". thedefensepost.com. 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  386. ↑ Zarir Hussain; Devjyot Ghoshal; Zeba Siddiqui (11 June 2019). Darren Schuettler (ed.). "Indian air force finds wreckage of missing plane". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 11, 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  387. ↑ "Germany crash: Two Eurofighter jets in fatal collision". BBC News. 2019-06-24. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  388. ↑ "MISE À JOUR - Perpignan : un avion de la Patrouille de France se crashe à l'aéroport" [Breaking News - Perpignan: An aircraft of the Patrouille de France has crashed at the airport]. L'Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  389. ↑ Carl Prine (2019-08-02). "Navy identifies pilot killed in Death Valley crash". Navy Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  390. ↑ Geoff Ziezulewicz (22 May 2020). "Inside a fatal Super Hornet crash in Star Wars canyon". Navy Times. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  391. ↑ "IAF Sukhoi-30 crashes minutes after take-off, pilots eject safely". Hindustan Times. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  392. ↑ "Muere el piloto del avión del Ejército siniestrado en La Manga". El País (in Spanish). Aug 26, 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  393. ↑ Esteban Villarejo (18 September 2019). "Mueren el instructor y la alumna en un accidente de una avioneta del Ejército del Aire en el Mar Menor". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  394. ↑ "'Devastated': 3 crew killed in Black Hawk crash in Minnesota". Army Times. Associated Press. December 8, 2019.
  395. ↑ "3 soldiers confirmed dead in Minnesota National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crash". FOX 9. December 5, 2019.
  396. ↑ "3 dead in National Guard helicopter crash". KARE. 5 December 2019.
  397. ↑ "3 soldiers killed when Minnesota National Guard Black Hawk crashes". ABC News.
  398. ↑ "'Our thoughts are with the families and friends:' Officials react to helicopter crash". St. Cloud Times.
  399. ↑ "3 National Guard members dead in Black Hawk helicopter crash in Minnesota". NBC News. 6 December 2019.
  400. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (December 5, 2019). "Black Hawk Helicopter Crash Kills All 3 Aboard, Minnesota Governor Says". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  401. ↑ Reis Thebault (2019-12-06). "3 are killed in National Guard helicopter crash in Minnesota, governor says". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  402. ↑ "3 crewmembers killed after Minnesota National Guard helicopter crash". December 6, 2019.
  403. ↑ "Истребитель Су-57 потерпел первую аварию" (in Russian). Vedomosti. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  404. ↑ "Истребитель Су-57 разбился в Хабаровском крае" (in Russian). Izvestia. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  405. ↑ "Власти Хабаровского края подтвердили информацию о падении Т-50" (in Russian). REN TV. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  406. ↑ "В Хабаровском крае разбился истребитель Су-57" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  407. ↑ "SU-57 Felon Advanced Fighter Crashes In Russia". thedrive.com. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  408. ↑ "Источник: упавший в Хабаровском крае Су-57 самопроизвольно вошел в спираль" (in Russian). TASS. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.