A P-51D Mustang plane crashed near Maricopa, Arizona, on February 5th.
Authorities said the World War II-era plane caught fire after the crash.
Two people were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been disclosed.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A small plane crashed in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 2nd.
Authorities said the Piper PA-32 plane took off from Brakpan Airfield, and was heading to Limpopo Province when it crashed into shacks in Watville.
There were three people aboard at the time, including the pilot and two Austrian tourists, all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A Public Security Department helicopter crashed in Salt, western Jordan, on February 2nd.
Authorities said the helicopter was on a night-time training mission when it went down.
The helicopter was carrying two pilots at the time; one of them was killed in the crash while the other one was seriously injured.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed into a soggy field near Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, California, on January 28.
Authorities said the plane, flying from Palm Springs to Santa Rosa, went down near the end of Wood Ranch Road.
Both occupants of the plane, including the pilot, Donald MacKenzie, 69, and his passenger, Marsha Gastwirth, 68, were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed into water at Barwon Heads on Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, on January 29.
Authorities said the four-seater plane, flying from Moorabbin, went down some 2 kilometers off Collendina Beach.
Three people were killed in the accident while a fourth occupant is missing. The passengers included a 68-year-old man from Noble Park, a 63-year-old woman from Black Rock, a 65-year-old man from Black Rock, and 55-year-old man from Mordialloc.
The incident is being investigated.
A 2006 Robinson R22 Beta helicopter made a crash-landing near West Riviera Drive and West Alhambra Avenue in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York, on January 27.
The incident happened after the helicopter, carrying two people, lost power while returning to the Republic Airport. According to Frank Delia, of the Academy of Aviation, “It was a standard training flight…They were coming from the south practice area, which is off the south shore of Long Island, on their way back to Republic Airport after a successful training flight.”
Both people aboard the aircraft, including the pilot Joseph Lombardo, 26, and his student Ming Chen, 26, remained uninjured.
A small plane crashed into a snowy field near Steamboat Springs Airport, Colorado, on January 22.
It is believed that the 1959 Beech K35 aircraft lost power shortly after taking off from the airport.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
An F-16 fighter jet crashed in a remote area near Bagdad, Yavapai County, Arizona, on January 21.
The jet that took off from Luke Air Force Base near Phoenix, was carrying a student pilot from Taiwan when it went down. Authorities said the pilot was practicing air-to-air combat with an instructor as part of training.
According to Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, commander of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke, “All indications lead me to believe that the pilot did not survive the accident…But until we have 100 percent confirmation, we will continue search efforts.”
The cause of crash is not clear at the moment.
A Norwegian postal plane crashed in a remote mountainous area near the Akkajaure reservoir in Lapland region of northern Sweden, on January 8.
The Canadair CRJ 200 aircraft was carrying mail from Oslo to Tromso, Norway, when it went down. According to Daniel Lindblad, spokesman for the Swedish Maritime Administration, “They sent a very brief ‘mayday’ and then the plane disappeared from our radar. The weather conditions weren’t harsh.”
There were two people aboard the plane, including the 42-year-old captain and a 34-year-old first officer; both of them are feared dead.
The plane was being operated by West Atlantic.
A nine-seat single-engine plane crashed at Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia, on January 6.
Authorities said the Cobalt Air 727, a Pilatus PC-12 plane, developed some issues while it was taking off for Lexington, Kentucky. The pilot was attempting to land back when the plane ran off the runway 1 and came to stop in a ditch.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of them were injured. They were taken to Memorial University Medical Centre.
The FAA will investigate.
A small plane crashed in eastern Idaho near the Wyoming border, on January 4th.
Authorities said the vintage Yak 52 Russian trainer aircraft went down about 2 miles north of the Alpine Airport, Wyoming.
There were two people aboard, including Reade Genzlinger, 61, of Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania, and MacKenzie Ruston, 17, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Both of them were killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
A light plane crash-landed at Parafield Airport in South Australia, on January 2.
It is believed that the plane landed on its belly due to a problem with its front wheel.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, remained uninjured.
The plane was damaged.
A Civil Air Patrol (CAP) plane clipped an office building and crashed into a commercial building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, early morning on December 29.
Authorities said the Cessna 172, piloted by Doug Demarest, 42, of Anchorage, crashed into the Brady Building and the nearby Whale Building before igniting a fire.
Demarest, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was first lieutenant with the CAP.
No one on the ground was injured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A Venezuela National Guard helicopter crashed onto a parking lot in Paraguachon, La Guajira, Colombia, on December 28.
Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela’s top diplomat, said, “Adverse weather conditions led to this unfortunate accident. We thank Colombian authorities who provided support to the officers.”
There were two people aboard the Bell helicopter at the time; including the pilot and the co-pilot. Both of them were injured in the crash. They were taken to hospitals in Venezuela.
Colombia’s Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said, “”We will proceed through diplomatic channels with the government of Venezuela to establish where the wreckage will be sent.”
A vintage Tiger Moth plane crashed on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, on December 28.
The biplane, operated by Gold Coast-based Tiger Moth Joy Rides, went down shortly after taking off from an airstrip in Norwell.
A 58-year-old sightseer from New South Wales was killed in the crash. The 21-year-old pilot, who was the only one aboard sustained injuries and was airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane.
The accident is under investigation.
A Mahan Air plane crashed into a concrete barrier at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, on December 24.
The Airbus A310 plane, performing flight W5-112 from Tehran, Iran, skidded off the runway and crashed into a concrete barrier.
There were 150 passengers aboard at the time; all of them were evacuated safely.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
A Border Security Force (BSF) plane crashed near Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Dehli, India, on December 22.
The Beech SuperKing B200 aircraft, carrying 10 BSF personnel, went down just after taking off from the Delhi airport. Authorities believe the plane’s left engine stopped working, causing it to crash into the wall of airport’s sewage treatment plant and ending up in the water.
All ten personnel aboard the plane were killed in the crash.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in an orchard near Bakersfield, California, on December 19.
The single-engine Piper PA32 aircraft took off from Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jose, to Henderson Executive Airport, Las Vegas, when disappeared from the radar and went down.
There were five members of a Gilroy, California, family aboard the plane at the time of crash; all of them were killed. Their identities have not yet been released.
The accident is being investigated.
A small plane crash-landed at Hayward Airport in California, on December 18.
It is believed that the twin engine prop plane experienced a landing gear problem upon landing.
There were two people aboard at the time; none of them were harmed.
A two-seater RV-4 plane crashed in a heavily wooded area off Mosley Hall Road in rural Madison County, Florida, on December 17.
The plane took off from Jim Taylor Field at Ocala International Airport and was heading to Tallahassee International Airport when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time; both of the were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot William Swiggart, 32, and the passenger Maitland Harvey, 18.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A medical helicopter crashed near Apache Junction, Arizona, on December 15.
The helicopter, operated by Air Methods, was flying from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport to Globe when it went down.
There were three crew members aboard at the time; two of them were killed. The deceased were identified as the pilot David Schneider, 51, of Gilbert, and flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, of Mesa.
The third crew member, identified as the paramedic Derek Boehm, 38, of Gilbert, was critically injured.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A helicopter working on MTV’s show The Challenge crashed in Mendoza, Argentina, on December 12.
The Bell 206 helicopter was traveling to a shooting location when it went down.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the pilot and a technician, both of them were killed.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A medical helicopter crashed near Sherwood Avenue and Highway 65 in Kern County, California, on December 10.
Authorities said the Skylife H-4 helicopter took off from Porterville Airport and was transporting a patient to San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield, California, when it went down.
All four people aboard, including the pilot Thomas Hampl, nurse Marco Lopez, paramedic Kyle Juarez and the patient, were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in the median of Interstate 29, north of downtown Council Bluffs, Iowa, on December 10.
The Piper Malibu Meridian single-engine plane had just taken off from Eppley Airfield when it started experiencing some issues. Authorities said the pilot radioed to the airport and sought permission to return for an emergency landing, however, the plane clipped a power line and went down.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was identified as John Rogers, 65, of Omaha.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
