Crash of an Ilyushin II-76 near Babanusa: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission to the Sudanese Armed Forces, the airplane was apparently shot down by a surface-to-air missile and crashed in an uninhabited area located near Babanusa. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down.

Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Kwale: 11 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 2025 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-CCA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ukunda - Kichwa Tembo
MSN:
208B-1248
YOM:
2007
Flight number:
RRV203
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Ukunda-Diani Airfield, the single engine airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Kwale, some 17 km northwest of the departure airport. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 11 occupants were killed, among them 10 tourists (eight Hungarians and two Germans) en route to the Masai Mara National Park.

Crash of a Rockwell Shrike Commander 500S in Thembalethu

Date & Time: Aug 23, 2025 at 1110 LT
Operator:
Registration:
ZS-IZN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
500-3132
YOM:
1972
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane landed in an open field, collided with a barn fence and came to rest. Both crew members were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a PZL-Mielec AN-2R near Kisangani: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
9S-GZP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lubutu – Kisangani
MSN:
1G221-44
YOM:
1986
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Approaching Kisangani, the single engine airplane descended into trees and crashed in a dense wooded area located 34 km of Kisangani, bursting into flames. A passenger was seriously injured and six other occupants were killed. The airplane was ferried to Kisangani to be subject to a technical inspection by the Authority to officially authorize the operation of the aircraft in accordance with the regulations in force. According to Authorities, the control tower at Kisangani Airport was unaware of this flight.

Crash of a Cessna 560XL Citation XLS in Mwihoko: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 2025 at 1420 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-FDM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Nairobi - Hargeisa
MSN:
560-5674
YOM:
2006
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nairobi-Wilson Airport Runway 14 at 1417LT on an ambulance flight to Hargeisa, Somalia. On board were two medical crew and two pilots. About three minutes after takeoff, while climbing, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the district of Mwihoko, some 22 km northeast of Wilson Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four occupants were killed as well as two people on the ground.

Crash of a Hawker 800XP in Fès

Date & Time: Apr 11, 2025 at 1511 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CN-TKC
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marrakech – Fès
MSN:
258670
YOM:
2004
Flight number:
AOM500C
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on runway 09 at Fès-Saïss Airport, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, collided with a concrete wall located 168 metres past the runway end, lost its undercarriage and both wings then made a 180 turn and came to rest. All three crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-5D Buffalo in Ceel Xabaalbow: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 2025 at 1743 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
5Y-RBA
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dhobley - Mogadishu
MSN:
109
YOM:
1981
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was performing a cargo flight from Dhobley to Mogadishu with a crew of five on board. While on approach to Mogadishu-Aden Adde Airport, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Ceel Xabaalbow, some 24 km southwest from runway 05 threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26 in Omdurman: 46 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
46
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Wadi Seidna AFB, in the suburb of Omdurman, northwest Khartoum area, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a residential area located near the airfield, bursting into flames. All 17 occupants were killed, among them Major General Bahr Ahmed, as well as 29 people on the ground. It is believed that the crew encountered technical problems after takeoff from the airbase.

Crash of an Ilyushin II-76TD near Nyala: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1106
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
10234 08265
YOM:
1992
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While on a support mission within Sudan, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a desert area located in the region of Nyala, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all seven crew members were killed. According to the Sudanese Authorities, the airplane may have been shot down by RSF rebels.

Crash of an Antonov AN-26B-100 in N'Délé

Date & Time: Feb 10, 2025
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
UR-ELB
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bangui - N'Délé
MSN:
140 05
YOM:
1985
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on a dirt Runway 17 at N'Délé Airfield, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in bushes. All five crew members were rescued, among them two were slightly injured. The airplane was completing a humanitarian flight from Bangui on behalf of the United Nations Organization. It is believed that the airplane collided with a two metres high earth mound located short of runway, causing damage to the left main gear that collapsed after landing.