Tag: Plane Crash

Russian Military Transport Aircraft An-26 Crashes in Crimea Killing 29

RUSSIA – A Russian military transport aircraft AN-26 crashed in Crimea, killing all 29 onboard, according to the Defense Ministry on Wednesday. Among them were 6 crew members and 23 passengers. “During a scheduled flight over the Crimean peninsula on March 31 at around 6:00 PM Moscow time (1500GMT), communication with the An-26 military transport […]

Turkish F-16 Fighter Jet Crash in Balikesir Kills 1

TURKEY – A Turkish F-16 fighter jet crash in Balikesir province early Wednesday killed the pilot, according to the country’s National Defense Ministry. Radio contact and tracking information was lost with the aircraft, which took off from the 9th Main Jet Base Command in Balikesir at 12.56 a.m. local time (2156GMT Tuesday), the ministry said […]

Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd’s Beechcraft King Air C90 Aircraft Crash Kills 7

INDIA – A Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd’s Beechcraft King Air C90 aircraft VT-AJV ambulance crash in India’s Jharkhand state on Monday killed all 7 onboard, according to authorities. The aircraft was carrying out a medical evacuation to the capital New Delhi. The private chartered plane lost communication soon after taking off from the state capital […]

India’s Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar Killed in Plane Crash

INDIA – India’s Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar was on Wednesday Jan. 28 morning killed together with several others in a private plane crash. The plane, carrying Ajit Pawar and others, crashed in Maharashtra’s city of Baramati, said public broadcaster All India Radio. Besides Pawar, four people were onboard including two crew members, […]

Private Jet Crashes at Bangor International Airport in Maine with 8 Onboard

USA – A private jet with 8 onboard crashed after takeoff at Bangor International Airport in Maine late Sunday, according to FAA. “A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed as it was taking off from Bangor International Airport in Maine around 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, Jan. 25. Eight people were on board. The FAA (Federal […]

Falcon 50 Jet Crash Kills Libya’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad and 4 Aides

LIBYA – Libya’s Chief of General Staff Gen. Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad is among 5 passengers onboard the Dassault Falcon 50 jet that crashed south of Ankara, shortly after takeoff according to the Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Tuesday. The wreckage of the jet which took off from Ankara’s Esenboga Airport en route to […]