Crash of a Cessna 650 Citation III in Toluca: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 2025 at 1231 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
XA-PRO
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Acapulco - Toluca
MSN:
650-0032
YOM:
1984
Location:
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
On final approach to Toluca-Licenciado Adolfo López Mateos Airport Runway 33, the crew was cleared to land when he informed ATC he would initiate a go around procedure. The airplane entered a left turn then descended to the ground and crashed onto a hangar located about 3 km southwest of the airport, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Juan Carlos Olivares Casas, pilot,
Walding Sánchez Manzano, copilot.
Passengers:
Raúl Gómez Ruiz,
Olga Janine Buenfil Cardone,
Gustavo Palomino Olet,
Raúl Gómez Buenfil,
Ilse Lizeth Hernández Téllez,
Natalia,
Raúl,
Ximena.

Crash of a Boeing 727-227 in Barranquilla

Date & Time: Dec 12, 2025 at 0341 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HK-5216
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Barranquilla – Bogotá
MSN:
21996/1571
YOM:
1980
Flight number:
KRE141
Country:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz Airport Runway 05 at 0227LT on a cargo service (flight KRE141) to Bogotá. About 15 minutes into the flight, bound to the south at an altitude of 15,000 feet, the crew initiated a 180 turn after he informed ATC about technical problems with the landing gear. The crew followed several circuits southwest of the airport then completed a low pass over the runway at a height of about 250 feet. Following this maneuver, the airplane continued to climb and turn to the left before heading to the south. The airplane landed on runway 05 at 0340LT. After touchdown, the left main gar collapsed, causing the left wing to struck the ground, and the airplane slid for few hundred metres before coming to rest at 0341LT. All occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76 near Osman Digna AFB: 10 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
On approach to Osman Digna AFB, Port Sudan, the airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. All 10 occupants were killed. It is believed that the airplane suffered technical problems while on a special mission to deliver food supply in Port Sudan.
Crew:
Omran Mirghani, pilot.

Crash of a Let L-410UVP near Leer: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 2025 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AVIONS-416
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Juba - Leer
Flight number:
114
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Juba Airport on a cargo flight to Leer, carrying three crew members and humanitarian food assistance from Samaritan’s Purse to flood-affected communities in Southern Unity State. While approaching the destination, it crashed in unknown circumstances 20 km north of Leer Airfield and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.

Crash of a Socata TBM-700C in Monroe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 24, 2025 at 1715 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N700PT
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oshkosh - Monroe
MSN:
268
YOM:
2003
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
On final approach to Monroe Municipal Airport Runway 20, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a gravel quarry located north of the airfield. Both occupants were killed. They were completing a flight from Oshkosh.

Crash of a Partenavia P.68C-TC near Waterford: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 2025 at 1248 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EI-HPY
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sligo – Béziers
MSN:
485-52-TC
YOM:
2015
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Sligo Airport at 1121LT on a private flight to Béziers. About an hour into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 10,900 feet over the Celtic Sea, the pilot encountered an unexpected situation and was cleared to divert to Waterford Airport. He gradually reduced his altitude and was cleared for an approach to runway 03. On approach, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a pasture located south of the airport. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot, sole occupant, was killed.

Crash of an Embraer ERJ-145LR in Kolwezi

Date & Time: Nov 17, 2025 at 1138 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D2-AJB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kinshasa – Lubumbashi – Kolwezi
MSN:
145456
YOM:
2001
Flight number:
MBC100
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
26
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Chartered by the DRC Government, the airplane was carrying a delegation of the Ministry of Mines who was flying from Kinshasa to Kolwezi to meet local government following a recent incident in the mine of Kalando. After departure from Kinshasa-N'Djili Airport, a stop was made in Lubumbashi. Upon landing on runway 29 at Kolwezi Airport, both main landing gear were sheared off. The airplane slid for few hundred metres then veered off runway to the left and came to a halt perpendicularly to the runway, bursting into flames. All 29 occupants, 26 passengers and three crew members, escaped without injuries before the airplane would be destroyed by fire. At the time of the accident, the first portion of 1,000 metres of the runway 29 was in a resurfacing process. A Notam was published, informing crew that the runway 29 threshold was displaced of 1,000 metres, offering a landing distance available of 1,500 metres. The airplane overflew the portion under construction but landed before the displaced threshold, causing both main landing gear to be sheared off.

Crash of a Boeing 727-2M7 in Nyala: 19 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 2025 at 0141 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N726CK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
21951/1680
YOM:
1980
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
Upon landing at night on runway 04 at Nyala Airport, the airplane was shot down by Sudan Armed Forces. The airplane veered off runway to the left and crashed in a ditch located 900 metres past the runway threshold, bursting into flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and all 19 occupants were killed, among them 17 members of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) including Abdul Rahim Wad Abuk, uncle of Hemedti, commander of the RSF. Sudan Government reported the airplane was shot down because suspected of carrying weapons and army equipment on behalf of the rebels. It is believed that the airplane was still operated with the registration N726CK while registered to a Kenyan Operator with 7Q registration (Malawi).
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Sudan Armed Forces.

Crash of a Boeing 747-481 in Hong Kong: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 2025 at 0353 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TC-ACF
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dubai – Hong Kong
MSN:
25645/979
YOM:
1993
Flight number:
EK9788
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Dubai-Al Maktoum International Airport on a cargo service to Hong Kong on behalf of Emirates Sky Cargo (flight EK9788) with four crew members on board. After landing on runway 07L at Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok Airport, the crew initiated the braking procedure. While decelerating to a speed of about 100 knots, the airplane veered off runway to the left, struck a ground service vehicle located on the perimeter road, went through the perimeter fence and plunged into the sea at a speed of 60 knots, coming to rest broken in two. All four crew members were rescued while both employees in the ground vehicle were killed. Preliminary data suggest that the engine n°4 was still accelerating to 106% N1 forward thrust after all selected thrust reversers were stowed. Number 1, 2 and 3 engine thrust levers were closed with reverse thrust levers selected to maximum while the n°4 engine reverse thrust lever was fully forward.

Crash of a Cessna 340 in Tomball: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 28, 2025 at 1212 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N269WT
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tomball - Lubbock
MSN:
340-0104
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 35L at Tomball-David Wayne Hooks Airport, while climbing, the pilot reported technical problems and elected to return for an emergency landing. Following a right hand circuit at a max altitude of 800 feet, he completed two turns to the right and initiated a descent to runway 35L. On short final, the airplane crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. Both occupants were killed.