Crash of a Socata TBM-850 in Raleigh

Date & Time: Apr 24, 2024 at 1008 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N228CH
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wilmington - Raleigh
MSN:
356
YOM:
2006
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Raleigh-Durham Airport, while on a positioning flight from Wilmington-New Hanover Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed nearby the runway. Both occupants were quickly rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. It was reported that the pilot was attempting a go around procedure when the accident occurred.

Crash of a Learjet 75 in Erechim

Date & Time: Apr 23, 2024 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PP-DYB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chapecó – Erechim
MSN:
45-565
YOM:
2018
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The landing at Erechim-Comandante Kraemer Airport Runway 14 was performed in heavy rain falls. After touchdown, the crew started the braking procedure but the airplane failed to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, passed through a small road and lost its undercarriage before coming to rest in an open field. All five occupants were rescued, among them four were slightly injured.

Crash of a Rockwell Gulfstream 695A Jetprop 1000 in San Bernardino: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 2024 at 2019 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N965BC
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Stockton - Chino
MSN:
96071
YOM:
1984
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Stockton Airport on a solo flight to Chino. On a standard approach in rainy conditions, the airplane suffered two altitude deviations which the pilot attributed to a problem with the autopilot. Towards the end of the flight, the airplane descended past the Minimum Vectoring Altitude (MVA) of 7,400 feet and was issued an altitude alert by the controller, but there was no response from the pilot. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent with a rate of about 10'000 feet per minute until it crashed in mountainous terrain. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot was killed.

Crash of a Boeing 727-2Q9 in Malakal

Date & Time: Mar 31, 2024
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-IRE
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Juba - Malakal
MSN:
21931/1531
YOM:
1979
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following a cargo flight from Juba, the airplane crashed upon landing at Malakal Airport. It veered off runway and eventually collided with a parked MD-82 registered 5Y-AXL that suffered an accident at the same airport last February 9. The airplane was destroyed and all seven occupants were rescued.

Crash of a Socata TBM-960 in Truckee: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 2024 at 1838 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N960LP
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Denver - Truckee
MSN:
1441
YOM:
2022
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Truckee-Tahoe Airport runway 20 in marginal weather conditions, it is believed that the pilot initiated a go around procedure. While climbing to an altitude of 7,200 feet, control was lost. The airplane entered a dive and crashed in a snow covered forest located near the airport, bursting into flames. Both occupants, Liron and Naomi Petrushka, were killed. At the time of the accident, visibility was limited due to snow showers.

Crash of a Beechcraft E90 King Air near Palenque: 9 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 2024 at 1322 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
XB-SKA
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tuxtla Gutiérrez - Palenque
MSN:
LW-43
YOM:
1973
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Tuxtla Gutiérrez-Francisco Sarabia Airport, the crew initiated the descent to Palenque Airport in limited visibility. On approach, the twin engine airplane impacted the slope of a wooded terrain located in the Cerro Norte about 12 km southwest of the destination airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all occupants were killed, among them Juan Pablo Montes de Oca, Federal Deputy who was flying to Palenque with his family.
Crew:
Roberto Villanueva Valdez, pilot,
Carlos Alberto Culebro Esquinca, copilot.
Passengers:
Juan Pablo Montes de Oca,
Sofía Montes de Oca, Juan Pablo's daughter,
Pablo Montes de Oca, Juan Pablo's son,
Guillermina Rincón Cruz, Juan Pablo's wife,
Rosalía, Juan Pablo's sister,
Daniela, Juan Pablo's nephew,
Eduardo, juan Pablo's nephew.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Yida

Date & Time: Mar 19, 2024 at 0748 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
AVIONS-401
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Juba - Yida
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Juba Airport at 0618LT on a flight to Yida on behalf of the South Sudan Air Force (aka SSPDF-South Sudan People’s Defense Forces) with three passengers and a crew of four on board. The approach to Yida Airfield was initiated in limited visibility due to haze and fog. Upon landing on a dirt runway, the airplane suffered an apparent collapse of the left main gear, went out of control and came to rest, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were rescued, among them three were slightly injured. The airplane was totally destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP in Butembo

Date & Time: Mar 17, 2024
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
9S-GPB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Goma - Butembo
MSN:
79 03 03
YOM:
1979
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unclear circumstances, the twin engine airplane crashed upon landing at Butembo Airfield and came to rest nearby the runway. At least two occupants were injured and evacuated to local hospital. The airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an IAI-1125 Astra in Hot Springs: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 2024 at 1457 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N1125A
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
51
YOM:
1990
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Runway 28R at 1346LT with five people on board. It continued to the north at FL390 then successively descended to FL370 and FL330 when the crew encountered an unexpected situation and elected to divert to Hot Springs-Ingalls Field, Virginia. On final approach, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located few km short of runway 25. The airplane was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all five occupants were killed, among them one child.

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Katchungu: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 2024 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
9S-EBT
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bukavu - Katchungu
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After landing on the airfield of Tchambogo located east of the village of Katchungu, the single engine airplane went out of control, hit a small house, lost its right wing and crashed, bursting into flames. The pilot was rescued and the captain was killed. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.