A small plane crashed near Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County, Florida, on December 10th.
Authorities said the pilot had declared an emergency shortly after departing from Miami Executive Airport, and was attempting to return when the plane went down.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed into a home in the Clairemont neighborhood of San Diego, California, on December 9th.
It is believed that the plane experienced an engine failure shortly after taking off from Montgomery – Gibbs Executive Airport.
There were four people aboard at the time; two of them were killed in the crash while others were injured.
A small plane crashed into Lake Harney in Florida, on December 8th.
The twin-engine Beechcraft plane was on its way to Orlando Sanford International Airport when it went down.
There were three people aboard the plane, including the pilot Kamalesh Naik, 56, and the passengers Men Tao, 22, and Hou Xupeng, 23. All of them are presumed dead.
The search for the bodies is underway.
A small plane crashed in the parking lot of a gas station in Chesterfield, Missouri, on December 6th.
Authorities said the plane was heading to Spirit of St. Louis Airport when it lost power and went down.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A small plane crashed into a home in Portage County, Ohio, on December 3rd.
Authorities said the single-engine plane crashed into the backyard of a house located on Nicodemus Road in Shalersville Township.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
No one was in the house at the time of crash.
A small plane crashed in a corn field in Buchanan County, Missouri, on December 2nd.
Authorities said the ultralight plane went down near St. Joseph.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash. He was later identified as Randal K. Reynolds, 65, of St. Joseph.
A small plane crashed in Tehachapi, California, on November 19th.
Authorities said the single-engine Cessna 152 plane went down in the Capital Hills area of Tehachapi.
The pilot, who was the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.
A two-seater plane collided mid-air with a helicopter in Buckinghamshire, England, on November 17th.
It is believed that both aircraft were flying from Wycombe Air Park when they collided near Waddesdon.
Four people were killed in the crash.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is investigating the cause of accident.
A passenger plane crashed in Khabarovsk region of Russia, on November 15th.
The incident happened when the plane, operated by Khabarovsk Avia, was carrying five passengers and two pilots.
Only one passenger, a three-year-old girl, survived the crash. She suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
The plane was performing a regular flight from Khabarovsk to Nelkan.
A small plane crashed in Barren County, Kentucky, on November 12th.
The incident happened when the Piper PA-32 plane was en-route to Lake Cumberland Regional Airport, in Somerset, Kentucky.
Four people were killed in the crash. They were identified as Kyle P. Stewart, 41, Quinton D. Whitaker, 40, Scott T. Foster, 41, and his son Noah Foster, 15.
The incident is being investigated.
A helicopter carrying a Saudi prince and seven government officials crashed in Asir province of Saudi Arabia, on November 5th.
The incident happened when Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was conducting an aerial inspection of local infrastructure projects near Abha.
All eight people aboard were killed in the crash.
A small plane crashed in Alva, Oklahoma, on November 4th.
The plane, performing a teaching flight, was approaching the Alva Regional Airport when it experienced a mechanical failure and went down.
The instructor David Chael, 61, was killed in the crash. The student Cortney Washburn, 39, was injured and was rushed to a hospital.
A small plane crashed in Owyhee County, Idaho, on November 3rd.
The plane was carrying two people when it went down.
The pilot Dean Hilde, 56, was killed in the crash. His passenger Gerald Bublitz, 42, sustained serious injuries and was flown to a hospital.
The FAA is investigating.
A helicopter crashed into Lake Nakuru in Kenya, on October 21st.
The helicopter, carrying five people, was en-route to an election campaign rally when it went down.
According to a statement issued by Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, “Initial indications are that there are no survivors.”
Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika said three people aboard the helicopter were members of her communications team.
The search and rescue operation is underway.
A small plane crashed in Cochise County, Arizona, on October 19th.
The single-engine plane went down near Interstate 10 and the Safford exit.
The pilot, who is believed to be the only one aboard, was killed in the crash.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating the incident.
A small plane crashed in Ile district of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan, on October 3rd.
The An-28 plane was heading from Almaty to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, when it went down.
There were five people aboard at the time, including two doctors and three crew members; all of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Klamath County, Oregon, on October 1st.
The plane, carrying two people, was heading from Klamath Falls to Medford, Oregon, when it went down in a remote, forested area.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash. The deceased were identified as Chantal Canopii, 60, and her husband Juan Canopii, 54.
A small plane crashed in the Buck Mountain area near Quilcene, Washington, on September 29th.
Authorities said the plane was carrying two people when it went down.
One person was killed in the crash. The other occupant of the plane was injured and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center, Seattle.
The NTSB is investigating.
A 10-seater plane crashed in Brown County, Nebraska, on September 23rd.
Authorities said the plane had taken off from Ainsworth Regional Airport and was heading to North Dakota when it went down.
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 Pennington County, Minnesota, on September 23rd.
Authorities said the single-engine Cessna 182 plane went down near Thief River Falls.
The plane was carrying three people at the time; all of them were killed in the crash. The deceased were identified as Moy Wing, 69, Brian Duke, 27, and Zach Ostertag, 26.
The FAA and the NTSB are investigating.
A small plane crashed in Yavapai County, Arizona, on September 22nd.
Authorities said the single-engine Cessna plane went down shortly after departing Prescott Municipal Airport.
There were two men aboard at the time; both were killed in the crash. They were identified as Jeremiah Linnertz, 19, and Spencer Kihlstrom, 19.
A small plane crashed near the North Branford-Guilford border in Connecticut, on September 16th.
The incident happened when the Mooney M20-C plane was carrying two people, including NASCAR modified championship racer Ted Christopher, 59, and the pilot Charles Dundas, 81.
Both occupants of the plane were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed in Garfield County, Colorado, on September 15th.
The plane was heading from Fort Collins, Colorado, to Moab, Utah, when it went down.
The plane was carrying a family of four at the time. All of them were killed in the crash. The deceased include two adults and two children.
The incident is being investigated.
A biplane crashed in Balashikha, Russia, on September 2nd.
The An-2 biplane was participating in an air show when it went down.
The plane was carrying two people at the time; both of them were killed in the crash.
The cause of crash is being investigated.
A small plane crashed near Shaftesbury in Dorset, England, on August 26th.
Authorities said the Tiger Moth plane went down near Compton Abbas Airfield.
There were two people aboard at the time, including the 64-year-old pilot and a 67-year-old passenger. Both of them were killed in the crash.
Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the cause of crash.
