Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX into the Norton Sound: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 2025 at 1516 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N321BA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Unalakleet - Nome
MSN:
208B-5613
YOM:
2020
Flight number:
BRG445
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Unalakleet Airport Runway 33 at 1538LT on a regular service (flight BRG445) to Nome, carrying nine passengers and one pilot. The airplane continued at an altitude of 7,700 feet for about 30 minutes then the pilot reduced his altitude to 5,300 feet when radar contact was lost at 1516LT. At this time, the airplane was about 70 km from the destination airport. The wreckage was found a day later on sea ice in the Norton Sound approximately 34 miles (54,7 km) southeast of Nome. There are no survivors.

Crash of a Canadair CRJ-701ER in Washington DC: 64 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 2025 at 2046 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N709PS
Schedule:
Wichita - Washington DC
MSN:
10165
YOM:
2004
Flight number:
AA5342
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
60
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
64
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport at 1739LT on a schedule service (flight AA5342/JIA5342) to Washington-Ronald Reagan-National Airport, carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was cleared to start the descent from the south. On final approach to runway 33, after being cleared to land, at an estimated altitude of 350 feet, while approximately one km short of runway, the airplane collided with a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk carrying three crew members. Under callsign PAT25, the helicopter was approaching Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling when the collision occurred. Both airplanes dove into the Potomac River. All 64 occupants were killed, among them two world-champion Russian figure skaters as well as 'several members' of the US figure skating community. All three occupants in the Black Hawk were also killed. First fatal accident involving a CRJ-700 and worst accident in the US since November 2001.

Ground fire of an Airbus A321 in Busan

Date & Time: Jan 28, 2025 at 2226 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HL7763
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Busan - Hong Kong
MSN:
3297
YOM:
2007
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
170
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Parked at Busan-Gimhae Airport, the airplane was ready for departure to Hong Kong (flight BX391) when a fire broke out. All 176 occupants were able to evacuate the airplane before it was destroyed by fire. There were no injuries.

Crash of a Boeing 737-8AS in Muan: 179 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 2024 at 0905 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HL8088
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bangkok - Muan
MSN:
37541/301
YOM:
2009
Flight number:
JJA2216
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
175
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
179
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi Airport at 0229LT on a flight (JJA2216/7C2216) to Muan. The expected flight time was four hours and 30 minutes. At 0857LT, while on final approach to Muan Airport Runway 01, the crew received a warning message from ATC about the presence of birds in the vicinity of the airport. About a minute later, the crew declared an emergency, apparently after the airplane suffered a bird strike. The crew initiated a go around, climbed to the altitude of 900 feet and attempted to land on the opposite runway 19 with the right engine backfiring. The airplane belly landed on runway 19 which is 2,800 metres long then skidded for few hundred metres. Unable to stop in time, it overran at high speed then collided with various landing equipment and eventually crashed against a concrete wall located about 144 metres past the runway end, bursting into flames. Two cabin crew were seriously injured while 179 other occupants were killed. The airplane disintegrated on impact. On 11 January 2025, the Ministry of Transport of South Korea announced that both Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder systems had stopped recording four minutes prior to the accident.

Crash of an Embraer ERJ-190AR in Aktau: 38 killed

Date & Time: Dec 25, 2024 at 1228 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4K-AZ65
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baku - Grozny
MSN:
190-00630
YOM:
2013
Flight number:
J28243
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
62
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
38
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Baku-Heydar Aliyev (Bina) Airport on a regular service (flight J2/AHY8243) to Grozny, carrying 62 passengers and a crew of five. Apparently due to low visibility at destination airport, the crew decided to divert to the alternate airport, Aktau, on the east coast of the Caspian Sea, in Kazakhstan. On final approach to Aktau Airport Runway 11, the airplane initiated a steep descent then rolled to the right before crashing in an open field located some 3 km short of runway, bursting into flames. It is reported that 29 people survived while 38 others were killed. Three cabin crew survived while both pilots were killed. There are conflicting reports regarding the activation of squawk 7700 while over the Caspian Sea and a possible emergency message from the crew, as well as erratic manoeuvre from the airplane during the last minutes of the flight. Videos shows unusual impacts on the tail and also an unexpected opening of the trim tab door located at the rear right side of the fuselage. The assumption that the airplane may have been hit by hostile action (intentional or otherwise) is not ruled out. Three days after the accident, Russia's President apologized to Azerbaijan's President for the tragic accident. It was reported that at the time of the accident, Russian Air Defense Systems were firing on Ukraine drones and repelled that attack. The crew attempted to land twice in Grozny then diverted to Makhachkala. Due to poor weather there, he eventually decided to continue to Aktau. Among the occupants were 42 Azerbaijani (including all five crew members), 16 Russian, 6 Kazakh and 3 Kyrgyz citizens.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 in Panua Pohuwato: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 2024 at 0720 LT
Operator:
Registration:
PK-SMH
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Gorontalo - Panua Pohuwato
MSN:
684
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Gorontalo-Jalaluddin Airport at 0702LT on a schedule service to Panua Pohuwato, in the southwest part of the Gorontalo Province. On final approach to Panua Pohuwato Airfield, the airplane lost height and crashed in a marshy field located near the airport. The airplane was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Crash of an ATR42-512 in Serui

Date & Time: Sep 9, 2024 at 1035 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PK-YSP
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Biak - Serui - Jayapura
MSN:
559
YOM:
1998
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
42
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll from Serui-Stevanus Rumbewas Airport Runway 28, the crew decided to abort for unknown reasons. The airplane veered off runway to the left. While contacting soft ground, it lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest nearby a wooded area. All 48 occupants evacuated safely. The airplane landed at 1019LT from Biak and was taking off for its last leg to Jayapura when the accident occurred.

Crash of an ATR72-500 in Capela: 62 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 2024 at 1322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PS-VPB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Cascavel – São Paulo
MSN:
908
YOM:
2010
Flight number:
PTB2283
Country:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
58
Pax fatalities:
Total fatalities:
62
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Cascavel Airport at 1158LT on a schedule service (flight PTB2283) to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport, carrying 58 passengers and a crew of four. While flying at FL170, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a relative flat attitude in a private garden, nearby a villa located in the city of Capela, west of Vinhedo, some 69 km northwest of Guarulhos Airport. A fire erupted after the crash. All 62 occupants have been killed. Significant variations were noted with the aircraft' speed during the entire flight, while the altitude remained stable until the loss of control. Severe icing conditions were reported between FL120 and FL210.

Crash of a Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander in Port Vila: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 2024 at 1553 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
YJ-AT2
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aneityum – Port Vila
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following a flight from Aneityum Island, the pilot was approaching Port Vila Airport when the twin engine airplane crashed in a wooded area located southeast of the airport of Port Vila-Bauerfield. The airplane was destroyed and all five occupants were transported to a local hospital. About two days after the accident, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.

Crash of a Boeing 737-38J in Dakar

Date & Time: May 9, 2024 at 0114 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6V-AJE
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dakar - Bamako
MSN:
27182/2663
YOM:
1994
Flight number:
HC301
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
79
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night take off from runway 01 at Dakar-Blaise Diagne Airport, the crew encountered hydraulic problems and decided to reject the takeoff procedure. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, rolled into soft ground and came to rest. A fire broke out on the right side of the airplane and was quickly extinguished. All 85 occupants were evacuated, among them 10 were injured. The airplane was supposed to fly to Bamako on behalf of Air Sénégal.