Crash of a Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II in La Baule: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 19, 2026 at 1740 LT
Registration:
F-GUST
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rennes - La Baule
MSN:
421B-0968
YOM:
1975
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The pilot, owner of the airplane, was flying to La Baule-Escoublac Airport to take part to an airshow. The twin engine airplane departed Rennes Airport, carrying two pilots, the owner and an instructor. On final approach to runway 29, the airplane crashed in an open field, coming to rest nearby a forest, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were killed, among them Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft.

Crash of a Boeing B-52H-160-BW Stratofortress at Edwards AFB: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 2026 at 1120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
60-0061
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Edwards AFB - Edwards AFB
MSN:
464426
YOM:
1960
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local test flight at Edwards AFB on behalf of the 419th Flight Test Squadron, carrying six crew members, among them two Boeing employees, and two civil flight test engineers. Shortly after takeoff, it entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a huge explosion. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Col Gregory Watson,
Lt Col Gabriel Estrella,
Lt Col Miles Middleton,
Maj Alexander Davis,
Maj Robert Dee,
Maj Brad Hovey,
Jeromy Smith,
Christopher Rischar.

Crash of an Antonov AN-32RE in Jorhat: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 2026 at 1015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
KA2678
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Jorhat - Chabua AFB
MSN:
02 03
YOM:
1984
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Jorhat Airport at 1000LT on a flight to Chabua AFB, carrying a crew of six. Shortly after takeoff, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and decided to return for an emergency landing. Following a stabilized approach, the airplane landed on runway 04 then the crew initiated the braking procedure. The airplane deviated from the centerline to the left, veered off runway and entered a grassy area. It successively hit irregularities on the ground, bounced and eventually crashed nose first into a ravine parallel to the runway, bursting into flames. The copilot escaped with serious injuries while five other crew members were killed. The airplane was destroyed.
Those killed were:
S/L Prashant Singh,
F/Lt Shubham Kumar,
Sgt Jitendra Sharma,
Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat,
Agniveervayu Danish Alam.

Crash of a Gulfstream G200 in La Romana: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 2026 at 1610 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
N318JF
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
La Romana - Austin
MSN:
93
YOM:
2004
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed La Romana Airport runway 11 at 1530LT on a positioning flight to Austin-Bergstrom Airport, Texas. After takeoff, the crew completed a turn to the right according to departure procedures and continued to climb to an altitude of 8,400 feet when he declared an emergency due to technical problem, possibly an engine failure. The crew was cleared to return for an emergency landing on runway 11, initiated a left turn and descended towards the airport. Apparently too high on the glide, the crew initiated a go around procedure and continued to the northeast. After the crew completed three circuits at an average altitude of 2,700 feet, he started an approach to runway 29. After landing, the airplane deviated to the left, veered off runway and entered a grassy area parallel to the runway. Both main landing gears were torn off and the airplane slid for few hundred metres then bounced violently, crossed the A2 taxiway before coming to rest, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Erick Javier Diago, pilot,
Ruddy Ghazal.

Crash of an Embraer EMB-120ER Brasília in Mandera

Date & Time: Apr 24, 2026 at 0910 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-EBB
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nairobi – Mandera
MSN:
120268
YOM:
1992
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing on a dirt runway at Mandera Airfield, the twin engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It ended in trees and collided with the perimeter fence comprising concrete posts. All 36 occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Cessna 402B in Ciudad del Este: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 2026 at 1549 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ZP-BEE
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ciudad del Este – Asunción
MSN:
402B-0614
YOM:
1974
Country:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Ciudad del Este-Guaraní Airport Runway 05 at 1523LT on a cargo flight to Asunción. On board were two pilots and two security officers from Prosegur in charge of the cargo consisting with valuable objects. About 12 minutes into the flight, while cruising at an altitude of 6,400 feet and at a speed of 150 knots, the crew encountered engine problems and decided to return to Ciudad del Este. On approach from the west, the airplane lost height and crashed against trees located near the village of San Isidro, some 1,500 metres west of the main terminal. The pilot was killed and three other occupants were seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Fernando Noldin, pilot, †
Yeruti Núñez, copilot.
Passengers:
Hiron Bogado,
Fredy Recalde.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Beechcraft H18 in Coron: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 2026 at 1139 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
RP-C2984
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Coron - Sangley Point
MSN:
BA-660
YOM:
1964
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Coron-Francisco B. Reyes Airport Runway 08, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The airplane was totally destroyed and both pilots were killed. The airplane was en route to Sangley Point Airport, Cavite, carrying 63 boxes of live fish.
Crew:
Joseph Jiao, pilot,
Allan Camelon, copilot.

Crash of a Canadair CRJ-900LR in New York: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 2026 at 2337 LT
Operator:
Registration:
C-GNJZ
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Montreal - New York
MSN:
15052
YOM:
2005
Flight number:
AC8646
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
72
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After landing on runway 04 at New York-LaGuardia Airport at night, the crew initiated the braking procedure when, at a speed of 114 knots, the airplane collided with a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting vehicle which was responding to a separate incident. The truck n°35 had preliminarily been cleared and was responding to a nearby flight (United Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight 2384) that requested assistance for an unknown odor in the cockpit. It entered the runway from the left side of the airplane's track, from taxiway D, when the collision occurred while the speed of the airplane was still at 114 knots. Following the collision, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway to the right and came to rest in a parallel taxiway with the cockpit and the front section totally destroyed. Both pilots were killed and nine passengers were injured. 41 passengers and crew were transported to the hospital and 32 of those have since been released. Additionally, two crew of the fire truck were injured.
Crew:
Antoine Forest, pilot,
Mackenzie Gunther, copilot.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-8-102 in Nairobi

Date & Time: Mar 20, 2026 at 2054 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5Y-BXI
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kisumu – Nairobi
MSN:
376
YOM:
1994
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
32
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Captain / Total flying hours:
6953
Captain / Total hours on type:
5703.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
1978
Copilot / Total hours on type:
760
Aircraft flight hours:
49438
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Kisumu International Airport at 1958LT on an hour’s Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) commercial scheduled passenger flight to HKNW in Nairobi County. For this segment of flight, the Pilot-In-Command (PIC) was the pilot flying and the First Officer (FO) was the pilot monitoring. According to the flight crew, a prior ground briefing was carried out at HKKI before takeoff for the approach runway 06 (RWY 06) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (HKJK) in Nairobi. It was discussed that the flight crew would maintain Instrument Landing System (ILS) HKJK RWY 06, and if the flight crew got a visual of HKNW RWY 32, it would then break off and position for right base HKNW RWY 32. According to the flight plan, the alternate aerodrome of landing was HKJK or Kilimanjaro International Airport (HTKJ) After being visual with HKNW RWY 32, the flight crew broke off the ILS and began a visual approach for landing. The flight noticed the aircraft was too high when it crossed the threshold of RWY 32. The flight crew increased the descent rate to 700 ft per minute. An Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) “sink rate” warning sounded in the cockpit, followed by a hard landing. The aircraft lost control and veered off to the right of the runway into the grass area and stopped at about 30 metres. The nose landing gear collapsed while the left main landing gear detached, and the right main landing gear sustained damage. All 37 occupants evacuated safely.

Crash of a Rockwell Aero Commander 500B in Chesterfield: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 2026 at 0024 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N444CA
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chesterfield - Olathe
MSN:
500-1458-162
YOM:
1964
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following a night takeoff from Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis Airport Runway 26L, the twin engine airplane entered a right turn and climbed to the altitude of 900 feet when the pilot initiated a circuit to return to the same runway. On approach, the airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.