A small plane crashed into a sugar cane field off N2 highway near Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, on August 25.
Authorities said the Cessna 172 went down when it was transporting 2 people. The aircraft was on fire when the police and rescue teams arrived.
Both occupants of the ill-fated plane succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Their identities have not yet been released.
The cause of crash is not known at the moment.
A De Havilland Beaver plane crashed in Les Bergeronnes area of Canada’s Quebec province, on August 23.
Authorities said the plane apparently nose-dived shortly after it took off from a Tadoussac airstrip for a sightseeing tour.
There were 6 people aboard the plane, including the pilot Romain Desrosiers, a British family of 4 and another passenger Emilie Delaitre, 28, of France. All of them were killed.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
An ultralight plane crash-landed in woods off Porter Road, Fryeburg, Maine on the afternoon of August 23rd.
The single-seater Aerolite 103, flying from Leavitt Airport, New Hampshire, crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, Fryeburg, due to engine failure.
The pilot, a 56-year-old Pennsylvania man, remained unharmed.
A micro-light plane made a crash-landing in an orange orchard near the runway of Seville Airport, Spain, on August 23rd.
The aircraft crash-landed after the pilot lost consciousness mid-air and his wife, with “no notion” of flying a plane, had to take charge.
The flight was heading towards Coria del Rio from Trebujena, at the time.
The pilot lost his life while his wife sustained serious injuries.
Two L-410 turbo-prop aircrafts collided mid-air near Cerveny Kamen village of western Slovakia, on August 20th.
The accident happened when the planes were carrying 34 parachutists who were rehearsing for an air show in Slavnica.
Seven people, including 3 parachutists and 4 pilots, were killed in the crash while 31 parachutists managed to survive by jumping off the planes.
The cause of collision is being investigated.
A US Airways jet, performing flight 1851, hit runway lights while trying to land in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 15.
Authorities said the Airbus A321 was coming from Atlanta, Georgia, when the pilot reported wind shear. The plane then hit the runway lights while trying to land, damaging the underside of its tail.
There were 153 passengers and 6 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unharmed.
The U.S. accident investigators have launched an inquiry into the incident.
A single-engine Cessna 172 and a twin-engine Sabreliner collided midair near Brown Field Municipal Airport in San Diego, California, at around 11 A.M. on August 16.
The accident happened near Otay Mesa Road and Harvest Street when both aircrafts were approaching Brown Field Municipal Airport.
Five people were killed in the crash. Their identities are not known at the moment.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A Hawker Beechcraft BE35 plane crashed onto Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tracks at the crossing between Hicksville and Bethpage stations on Long Island, New York, on August 16.
The plane was heading from Francis S. Gabreski Ariport, Westhampton Beach to Morristown when the pilot reported difficulty in maintaining altitude. Authorities said he was attempting to make an emergency landing at Republic Airport, Farmingdale but could not make it to there.
The pilot was killed in the crash while his only passenger, identified as Carl Giordano, 55, of New Vernon, New Jersey, sustained injuries. He was taken to Nassau County University Medical Center.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
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A banner-towing plane crashed and caught fire at Compton/Woodley Airport, located in Los Angeles County, California, on August 9th.
The single-engine Aviat A1 plane crashed while attempting to pick up an advertising banner.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash while another person on the ground sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
According to Los Angeles County Aviation Commission official Dennis Lord, “For some reason, he turned loose of the banner. He was down at a very slow speed. The aircraft stalled and impacted the ground. Why is yet to be determined.
A helicopter crashed into a lagoon in Oworonshoki, Lagos, Nigeria, on August 12th.
Authorities said the helicopter, operated by the Bristow Group, nose-dived into water behind a police station. It was transporting 12 people to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, from an offshore oil rig at the time.
Six people, including an American pilot, were killed in the crash. Six others were injured and were taken to nearby hospitals.
A U.S. military chopper crash-landed around 20 miles east of Okinawa Island in Japan at around 1:46 p.m. on August 12th.
The incident happened when the UH-60 Black Hawk, carrying 17 people, was on a training mission. According to the U.S. Pacific Command, it crash-landed on the USNS Red Cloud cargo vessel.
Seven people were injured and were taken to a U.S. naval hospital on the Island.
The cause of incident is being investigated.
A Southwest Airlines plane veered off the taxiway at Orlando International Airport, Florida, on August 11th.
The incident happened after the passengers of flight WN-311, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, had exited the Boeing 737-700 plane.
Authorities said the aircraft was being taken for maintenance when it went off the taxiway and its nose gear collapsed.
No one was injured in the incident.
A Piper PA-46 aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Adirondack Regional Airport in Saranac Lake, New York, on August 7th.
Authorities said the single-engine plane had arrived from Rochester worldwide Airport and was flying back there when it went down.
Four people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Raymond Shortino, 67, his wife Sharon Shortino, 66, and their friends Harvey Stoler, 68, and Sharon Stoler, 68.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A Pakistan Army Aviation’s MI-17 helicopter crashed near Lasan Nawab, Mansehra, Pakistan, on August 6.
The helicopter crashed during its flight from Rawalpindi to Gilgit. Authorities said the accident happened due to bad weather.
At least 12 men from Pakistan armed forces were killed in the crash.
The deceased were identified as Major Muzammil, Major Humayun, Major Shahzad, Major Usman, Major Atif, Havaldar Munir Abbasi, Amanullah, Naik OT Maqbool, Naik Amir Saeed, Sepoy Waqar and Sepoy Rehmat-ullah.
A helicopter crash-landed in Atkinson, Henry County, Illinois, at around 5 P.M. on August 5.
According to sources, the aircraft hit a power line, caught fire, and landed in a soy bean field.
The pilot, who was the only person aboard, was pulled out of the burning helicopter by farm owner. He was airlifted to Peoria, Illinois, in serious condition.
The NTSB and Illinois State Police were investigating the crash.
A Black Hawk helicopter crashed in dense forest near Gulf of Uraba, Colombia, on August 4.
Authorities suspect the helicopter, carrying 17 Colombian police officers, crashed due mechanical failure. The officers were going to the Gulf of Uraba for an important operation at the time.
Fifteen police officers died while another 2 sustained severe burns in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane crash-landed near the runway of Georgetown-Scott County Airport, Georgetown, Kentucky, on the night of August 1.
The the twin-engine Beechcraft King Air plane was attempting an emergency landing when it crash-landed. All 4 people aboard sustained injuries and were taken to hospitals.
The injured were identified as the pilot Mark Conrad and his pasengers Ron Absher, Aaron Conrad and Jonathan Absher.
The FAA is investigating.
A Colombian Air Force transport plane crashed near Codazzi, Colombia on July 31, 2015.
The accident happened when the Airbus CASA-235 plane was en-route from Palanquero Air Base to Barranquilla via Valledupar. Air Force Authorities said the pilot reported engine failure shortly before the crash.
All 11 people aboard the plane were killed.
It is believed that the weather conditions were poor at the time of crash.
A single-engine plane crashed at Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the evening of July 29.
Milwaukee County sheriff’s office spokesperson Fran McLaughlin said the plane caught fire after hitting the ground.
The plane was heading to Marquette University in Milwaukee, at the time.
The occupants of the plane, identified as Joseph Trustey, 53, and his daughter Anna Trustey, 18, lost their lives in the crash.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
A single-engine Beechcraft plane crashed in a field in Alden, Polk County, Wisconsin, at around 5:30 P.M. on July 27.
The 1959-model plane, flying from New Richmond Regional Airport, Wisconsin, caught fire after hitting the ground, burning the surrounding fields.
All 4 people aboard were burnt to death. The pilot was identified as Daniel P. Ortner, 44, while the passengers were identified as Eric J. Larson, 47, and his 2 sons Michael J. Larson, 20, and Matthew E. Larson, 18.
The plane was owned by St. Croix Bonanza Association.
A small plane crashed in Kirknie near Townsville, Queensland, Australia, on July 27.
A young farmer was piloting the crop duster plane when it went down. The pilot sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene.
The cause of accident is still under investigation.
A five-seater plane crashed into a residential area of Chofu, near Tokyo, Japan, on July 26.
The plane went down after it had departed from Chofu airport. Authorities said the crash set several houses and cars ablaze.
Three people, including 2 occupants of the plane and a female resident, lost their lives in the crash. At least 2 other people sustained injuries.
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
A Zenith CH601XL plane crashed in a grassy area in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, on July 25.
Winnebago County authorities contacted Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office on July 26, about a missing plane that was heading to the Experimental Aircraft Association convention in Oshkosh and was around 20 hours overdue.
Wisconsin Civil Air Patrol and the deputies began searching for the plane and found the wreckage in a grassy area.
Both occupants of the plane were found dead.
The NTSB and the FAA are investigating.
A single-seater BD5 plane crashed near Clonea Upper in County Waterford, Ireland, on the evening of July 25.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was heading to Shannon Airport for attending the Foynes air show when the plane went down.
According to Foynes Air Show Director Gerry Humphreys, “The pilot had taken off from Waterford and was on transit to Shannon Airport when a technical issue occurred. The aircraft crashed as the pilot was attempting to return to Waterford Airport. He was fatally injured in the crash.”
Wings of Alaska flight 202 crashed on a hillside, north of Point Howard, in Southeast Alaska, on July 17.
The Cessna 207 was flying from Juneau to Hoonah when it went down.
The pilot, identified as Fariah Patterson, 45, lost his life in the crash, while all 4 passengers survived with injuries. Alaska State Troopers identified the passengers as Humberto Herrera, 57, his wife Sandra, 60, Jose Vasquez, 15, and Ernestine Hanlon-Able, 64.
The NTSB is investigating the cause of the accident.
