A small plane crashed into homes in a suburban area of Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 19.
The aircraft took off from Campo de Marte Airport and ploughed into the homes shortly after.
All seven people aboard the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of the crash has not been reported yet.
A military plane crashed in Pastaza province of Ecuador, on March 15th.
Authorities said the Israeli-made Arava cargo plane was transporting 19 soldiers for a parachuting training when it went down in the Amazon region.
There were 22 people aboard at the time, including the soldiers, two pilots, and one mechanic; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is under investigation.
A small plane crashed in the Samburu National Reserve in Kenya, on March 14th.
According to local police chief Jackson Mulupi, “We received a phone call from one of the conservancy members that there was an airplane crash within Sera conservancy. I mobilised officers from Sorilibi and Wamba. We rushed to the scene whereby we found one airplane which was trying to take off but crashed about one kilometer from the airstrip.”
The plane was carrying two French filmmakers at the time; both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as Pierre Creisson, 53, and Thierry Barbier, 56.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near China Beach on the Palisades Reservoir in Idaho, on March 13th.
The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed and burst into flames around 1 mile north of Alpine Airport, from where it departed.
There were four people aboard at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as the pilot Jerry “David” Anderson, 40, his wife Jessica Ann Anderson, 38, Thomas “Brook” Summers, 39, and his wife Heidi Summers, 36. All of them were residents of Idaho Falls.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.
A small plane crashed in a field in Clermont, Florida, on March 12th.
Authorities said the RV-8A plane went down between South Lake Hospital and Skyridge Valley subdivision.
The plane was carrying two people at the time; both of them were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Ohkay Owingeh Airport in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, on March 11th.
The single-engine Remos GX light sport airplane went down around 50 feet from the outer fence of the airport.
There were two people aboard the plane, including the pilot Karen Ann Young, 46, and the co-pilot Thomas Spickermann, 47; both of them were killed in the crash.
The FAA is investigating.
A Russian cargo plane crashed into the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh, on March 9th.
The Antonov An-26 plane, belonging to True Aviation cargo service, was transporting shrimp from Cox’s Bazar airport to Jessore district, Bangladesh, when it went down. According to airport manager Sadhan Kumar, “Before the crash the pilot sent us a message saying one of the two engines of the plane went out of order… We prepared the airport for its emergency landing but the aircraft could not make its way back here.”
There were four Ukrainian crew members aboard at the time; three of them were killed in the crash while fourth one was injured.
The crash is under investigation.
A single-engine plane crashed immediately after take off from Elmdale Airpark in Abilene, Texas, on March 1st.
Authorities said the two-seater Vans RV-6 experimental aircraft went down near the end of the runway.
There were two people aboard at the time; Both of them were killed in the crash. They were identified as James Estol Hathcock, 63, and Aaron T. Taylor, 33, both of Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Palmer Lake in El Paso County, Colorado, on March 2nd.
Authorities said the single-engine plane caught fire after the crash which also spread to the surrounding grass.
FAA officials confirmed that both people aboard the plane were killed in the crash. Their identities have not yet been released.
The NTSB are the FAA are investigating the cause of crash.
A small plane crashed near Navasota Municipal Airport, Texas, on February 28th.
Authorities said the wreckage of the single-engine Cirrus SR-20 plane was found in a wooded area southeast of the airport.
All four people aboard the plane, including two adults and two children, were killed in the crash.
The plane was flying from David Wayne Hooks Airport in Houston at the time.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
Air Kasthamandap flight 9N-AJB crash-landed in Chilkhaya, Kalikot district of Nepal, on February 26th.
The single engine PAC 750 plane took off from Nepalgunj and was heading to Jumla when it developed some technical problems and went down. Authorities said the plane lost contact with the control tower just 11 minutes after take off.
There were 11 people aboard at the time, including the pilot Dinesh Neupane, the co-pilot Santosh Rana, and nine passengers. The pilot and the co-pilot were killed in the crash while the passengers were injured.
The injured were airlifted to Nepalgunj Medical College.
The government has appointed a four-member commission to investigate the accident.
Egyptian authorities have said for the first time that the Russian commercial jet that crashed on 31st October last year in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula was deliberately downed by terrorists.
Metrojet flight 9268 was heading to St. Petersburg, Russia, when it went down, killing all 224 people on-board. Islamic State had immediately claimed the responsibility, and Moscow’s investigation report had also claimed that a bomb downed the plane. However, the local authorities previously rejected these claims and maintained that a technical fault caused the accident.
In a television speech on February 24th, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said, “Has terrorism ended? No it has not, but it will if we unite. Whoever downed the Russian plane, what did he mean? He meant to hit tourism, and to hit relations with Russia.”
Sisi’s comments are the first official indication from Egypt that the plane was deliberately crashed.
An Indonesian air force plane crashed into a house near near Abdul Rahman Saleh air force base in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on February 10.
Authorities said the plane went down during a routine testing flight after undergoing maintenance.
There were two people aboard the plane, including the pilot Major Ivy Safatillah, and a technician; both of them were killed in the crash.
Authorities confirmed that two people, including a 47-year-old woman and 27-year-old man, who were present in the house at the time of crash were also killed.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
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.
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 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 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 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 cargo plane plowed into a residential area in Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 24.
Authorities said the Airbus 310 plane, operated by the cargo company Services Air, overshot the runway due to rainy weather and near-zero visibility before hitting several houses.
At least seven people on the ground were killed in the accident. The plane was carrying four crew members at the time; all of them remained unhurt.
The accident is being investigated.
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.
