A small plane crashed in the Atlantic Ocean near Port St. Lucie, Florida, on Mach 31st.
The incident happened shortly after the pilot reported to the Miami Air Route Traffic Control Center that he was changing course for weather avoidance.
There were two people aboard the plane at the time, both were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed just outside Santa Paula, California, on March 31st.
The RV-6A aircraft was carrying two people when it crashed into a storage building and caught fire.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. No one on the ground was injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Caddo County, Oklahoma, on March 25th.
Authorities said the plane heading from Odessa, Texas to El Reno, Oklahoma, was diverted to an airport in Hinton, Oklahoma, due to bad weather conditions.
However, the plane could not make it to the airport and went down in a field south of Hydro, Oklahoma.
There were two people aboard, including the pilot Walter Mullaney, 62, and his passenger Cesar Gomez, 27; both were killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed into a house in Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines, on March 17th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane, carrying five people, departed from Plaridel Airport.
Ten people were killed in the crash, including all five occupants of the plane and five people on the ground.
The incident is being investigated.
A U.S. military helicopter crashed in Anbar province of Iraq, on March 16th.
The HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter was carrying seven personnel when it went down near the city of al-Qaim.
All seven people aboard were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
A U.S. Navy fighter jet crashed near the Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, on March 14th.
The F/A-18F Super Hornet plane was performing a training flight when it went down.
There were two aviators aboard, including the pilot Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and the weapons systems operator Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King; both were killed in the crash.
The incident is being investigated.
Update on the fatal crash of US-Bangla Airlines Flight BS211, a de Havilland Dash 8-400 #S2-AGU that performed flight BS-211 from Dhaka to Kathmandu.
There appear to be 22 survivors of 71 aboard. US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211 crashed on approach to Kathmandu-Tribhuvan Airport, Nepal with 67 passengers and 4 crew aboard: 33 were Nepalis, 32 Bangladeshis, one Chinese and one Maldivian.
AviationHerald posted that the Ministry of Tourism reported 39 people died in the accident, 31 were rescued alive. (These numbers will change.)
The pilots aborted their first approach and the flight was cleared to land on runway 20.
The airport reported flight BS211 veered right off the runway and slid for about 300 meters until coming to a rest on a field in flames. The bodies of thirty-one deceased were recovered at the crash site. Eighteen were pronounced dead upon arrival at various hospitals.The General Manager at TIA (airport) Chhetri said “…the plane took a missed approach touching down the fencing area next to the parked planes at the airport.”
Air Traffic Control said “… pilot of Bangladeshi plane repeatedly informed the tower that he was on the right move and proper direction…Then, the plane suddenly took a wrong direction to the west of the Runway 02 threshold and crashed.”
See also: US- Bangla Plane Crashes in Nepal; 39 Killed, others Injured
Monday, March 12, 2018
US-Bangla Airlines flight BS-211 hit the ground and burst into flames at the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 12th.
The de Havilland Dash 8-400 was flying from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Kathmandu, Nepal, at the time of the crash.
The plane was carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew members at the time.
At least 39 people lost their lives in the crash, while 31 people were rescued alive with injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
A small plane crash-landed in a field near Williford Road in Sharpsburg, Wilson County, North Carolina, on the afternoon of March 10th.
The plane was flying from Fayetteville to Washington, at the time.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was trying to make an emergency landing after losing fuel pressure.
The plane sustained significant damage.
The pilot remained safe.
A small training plane crashed in Phuket, Thailand, on March 10th.
Authorities said the plane went down in a field near a flying club in Thalang district of Phuket.
There were four people aboard at the time; two of them were killed in the crash while others were injured.
The deceased include the pilot Wattana Thinphang-nga and flying officer Narin Thaweerat.
The injured were identified as aviation students Ardol Lamae and Orawan Jindarat.
A small plane crashed at Laredo International Airport, Texas, on March 8th.
The pilot had reported smoke coming from an engine and was attempting to land back at the airport when the plane went down.
All three people aboard were killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A small plane crashed in Edgewater, Florida, on March 6th.
The plane was attempting to land at Massey Ranch Airpark when it crashed in the backyard of a Florida home
The plane was carrying two siblings, Amrit Ramnarine, 23, and Asha Ramnarine, 21; both were injured and were taken to a hospital.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
A small plane crashed in San Juan County, Utah, on February 22nd.
The incident happened when the plane was transporting four people from Grand Junction, Colorado, to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
All four occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of accident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Eustis, Florida, on February 25th.
Witnesses reported that the plane was hopping up and down on the runway before it went down at 19803 Eustis Airport Road.
The 47-year-old pilot was killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
Iran Aseman Airlines flight EP-3704 crashed in Semirom, Iran, on February 18th.
The incident happened when the plane was heading from Tehran to Yasuj, Iran.
The plane was carrying sixty passengers and six crew members at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed near Evanston, Wyoming, on February 18th.
The incident happened near Bear River when the plane was transporting two people from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Both occupants were killed in the crash.
A military helicopter crashed on top of two vehicles in Oaxaca, Mexico, on February 16th.
The incident happened when the helicopter, carrying officials including Mexican Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete Prida and Oaxaca’s governor Alejandro Murat, was attempting to land at an airfield in Santiago Jamiltepec.
All the occupants survived the crash, however, thirteen people on the ground were killed.
The officials on-board the helicopter were surveying damage caused by the recent earthquake.
An Indian air force helicopter crashed in Majuli, Assam, India, on February 15th.
The chopper took off from Jorhat air base and was on a routine sortie when it went down.
There were two pilots on board at the time; both were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
A small plane crashed in Whatcom County, Washington, on February 12th.
The plane was heading from Snohomish County to Bellingham, Washington, when it went down in the Larabee State Park area.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Los Angeles County, California, on February 11th.
The plane was carrying a family of four when it went down in the Agua Dulce area.
All four occupants were killed in the crash.
A family member identified them as the pilot Thomas Hastings, 65, his daughter Amber Hill, 27, her husband, Jacob Hill, 25, and her daughter, Madison Hastings Saxelby, 9.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
Saratov Airlines flight 6W-703 crashed in Ramenskoye district of Russia, on February 11th.
The plane was heading from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Orsk, Russia, when it went down in an open field in the Ramenskoye district on the outskirts of Moscow.
There were sixty-five passengers and six crew members aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A sight-seeing helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, on February 10th.
The helicopter, operated by Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters, was carrying six passengers and a pilot when it crashed near Quartermaster Canyon on the Hualapai Nation.
Three people were killed in the crash. Four others sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to a hospital.
A small plane crashed in Santee, San Diego County, California, on February 6th.
The Cessna 182 Skylane plane, carrying two people and a pair of dogs, went down shortly after taking off from the Gillespie Field Airport.
Both people and one of the dogs aboard the plane were killed in the crash.
Authorities found the wreckage in an industrial area adjacent to Gillespie Field Airport.
Two French army training helicopters collided in mid-air between the towns of Cabasse and Carces in southern France, on February 2nd.
According to the police, “The helicopters collided. There were three army personnel in one and two in the other. All are dead.”
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A Cessna 152 plane crashed in Concord, California, on January 29th.
The incident happened shortly after the plane took off from Buchanan Field Airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as Christopher Rampoldt, 69, of Martinez.
