This is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.
Republic of China Air ForceSikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk933 strikes a mountainside in
Wulai District of northern Taiwan during a VIP transport mission, killing five of 13 on board, including Shen Yi-ming, Chief of General Staff. The helicopter was on a routine mission to visit personnel at Dong'aoling Radar Station.[3]
A
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft King Air B350i crashes while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. All 7 personnel on board died in the crash.
An
Indonesian Air ForceHawk 209 jet fighter crashed in a residential area of
Kampar,
Riau. The pilot, First Lt. Apriyanto, was able to eject himself and survived the accident. He is being examined at Dr. Soekirman Air Force Hospital in
Pekanbaru.[49]
A
Taiwanese Air ForceF-5E jet crashes off the island's eastern coast during routine training, killing the pilot, the second fatal air crash in three months.[57]
An
Israeli Air ForceGrob G 120 crashes near
Mishmar HaNegev killing both the pilot and passenger.[59] As of December 31, 2020[update], the cause of the accident could only be determined as "lack of control" without specifying if the "lack of control" was due to human errors or mechanical problems.[60]
26 November
An
Indian NavyMiG-29K crashes in the
Arabian Sea. One of the pilots is recovered while the other remains missing. This flight was part of the MALABAR2020 Naval Exercise with the
USN. The aircraft in question was flown off the deck of
INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier.[61]
A
Eurocopter AS532 helicopter crashes in southeast Turkey, killing eleven soldiers, including Lieutenant General
Osman Erbaş, the commander of the
8th Corps, later died of wounds, and injuring three.[73]
13 March
Kazakhstan Border GuardsAntonov An-2602 white crashes on landing at Almaty Airport; four occupants die and the two survivors reportedly suffer serious injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation.[74]
25 March
A
Royal NavyBAE Systems Hawk T1 crashes near St. Martin, 5 miles south east of
Helston,
Cornwall after a suspected engine power loss. Both pilots eject safely, and are airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for checks and treatments. Early reports state that the crew may have sustained minor ("but not life threatening") injuries. The cause of the incident is under investigation.[75][76]
Belgian Air Component (Belgian Air Force)
F-16A lost control during
takeoff from
Leeuwarden Air Base and crashed into some empty office buildings of the same base. Pilot could eject on-time and only suffered light injuries.[91]
Nigerian Air ForceAlpha Jet is shot down by
bandits on the border between
Zamfara and
Kaduna states. Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo ejected and returned to a military base by his owns means after coming under fire and hiding in nearby settlements.[95]
An
Indian ArmyHAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) crashed or crash landed on a hilly in foggy weather conditions in Shiv Ghar Dhar area,
Udhampur district. Both pilots died in the crash and the helicopter was destroyed.[100]
A Madagascar Air Force
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil crashed in the sea off Fenerive-Est, while conducting search and rescue flights in connection with the accident of a cargo vessel. There were four people on board the helicopter. The pilot plus one passenger drowned, while the mechanic and the country's secretary of state for police survived the crash. The latter was rescued after drifting in the sea throughout the night for some 12 hours, and was found and picked up by a small boat the next morning[109]
An
Republic of Korea Air ForceF-35A jet fighter made an emergency "belly landing" at an air base after its landing gear malfunctioned due to electronic issues. Pilot did not eject and walked away from the accident.[114]
A
USNF-35C crashed in
South China Sea after a hard landing on
USS Carl Vinson. The pilot managed to eject but sustained injuries along with six other sailors and there was superficial damage to the runway.[120][121] On 2 March 2022, the aircraft was recovered from a depth of approximately 12,400 ft (3,780 m) with the aid of a remotely operated vehicle (
ROV).[122] A video of the aircraft crash was leaked,[123] for which five sailors were charged accordingly.[124]
A
ROC Air ForceDassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea after a mechanical problem. The pilot survived after ejecting. This was the second crash of a fighter jet of the Taiwanese Air Force within three months after the crash of an
F-16 on
11 January.[135]
18 March
A U.S. Marine Corps
MV-22B participating in military exercise
Cold Response in
Norway crashed in the Gråtådalen valley in
Beiarn municipality,
Nordland county. The aircraft was carrying a crew of four at the time.[136][137] They were all killed.[138]
Two
KAI KT-1 Woongbi training aircraft collided mid-air and crashed into a mountain near
Sacheon Air Base in South Korea. All 4 pilots ejected from the planes but were later found dead.[146][147]
A PLAAF
Chengdu J-7 crashed in a residential area in
Hubei,
China, destroying several houses and killing at least one person on the ground. The pilot ejected with minor injuries.[155]
A Ukrainian-operated cargo plane flying from Serbia to Jordan carrying weapons crashed over Greece after catching fire while in flight. All eight crew members were killed.
28 July
An
Indian Air ForceMiG-21 jet crashed during a training sortie in
Rajasthan's
Barmer area. The two pilots – Wing Commander M. Rana and Flight Lieutenant Advitya Bal died in the incident.[159]
A privately-owned
Cessna 551 crashed in the
Baltic Sea near the Latvian city of
Ventspils for as-of-yet unknown reasons. Erratic flight behavior warranted
NATO forces to deploy
interceptors to assert the in-flight situation, during which there was no visual confirmation of the Cessna flight deck being occupied.[165]
29 September
A
Russian Air ForceSu-27 Flanker fighter jet fired two missiles at a
Royal Air ForceRC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft while it was flying in
international airspace over the
Black Sea. One of the two missiles missed, while the other failed to ignite and simply fell off the fighter jet. Russia claimed the incident was the result of a "technical malfunction". In September 2023,
BBC News reported based on Western defense sources that communications intercepts had shown that the missiles were fired by the pilot intentionally, ostensibly due to a miscommunication between the fighter pilot and the Russian fighter control station on the ground.[166]
On the evening of 17 October 2022. a
Su-34 aircraft crashed into an apartment building in
Yeysk,
Krasnodar Krai. The pilots managed to eject before the crash. The crash caused an explosion that killed 15 people on the apartments.[170]
19 October
An F-35A crashed at the North end of the runway at
Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The pilot safely ejected and was unharmed. The cause of the crash was due to errors in the air data system from the wake turbulence of a preceding aircraft, which resulted in several rapid transitions between the primary and backup flight conditions data sources; these rapid transitions then caused the accumulation of reset values, resulting in the flight control laws operating on inaccurate flight conditions data and the departure from controlled flight.[171]
An US Navy
F-35B crashed during a failed vertical landing at
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. The pilot ejected on the ground and was not seriously injured. The aircraft was undergoing production test flying by a government pilot and had not yet been delivered by the manufacturer to the US military.[180][181]
A
Hellenic Air Force upgraded two-seated
F-4E Phantom ΙΙ crashed in the
Ionian sea at around 10:30 am, 25 nautical miles (46,3 Km) south of
Andravida air base. The accident occurred during a training exercise with another F-4E that successfully returned to base. Both pilots were killed. It is still unclear what caused the crash but some speculate that it is due to a technical failure.[188][189][190][191][192][193][194]
A Russian
Sukhoi Su-25 crashed near
Valyuki,
Belgorod Oblast, the sole pilot onboard died. The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction.[200]
An American
MQ-9 Reaper drone was intercepted and damaged by a Russian
Su-27 fighter jet, while performing a reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea.
A
Bell UH-1N of the
Colombian Army crashed after suffering an apparent inflight loss of control and impact with terrain in
Chocó,
Colombia. The four crew members died.[205]
A Turkish
C130 Hercules plane was shot at as it was landing at
Wadi Seidna airfield in Sudan. The plane was going to help with evacuation of Turkish citizens during the
Sudan conflict. No one was hurt in the incident, the plane sustained some damage.[208][209]
A Russian
Su-34 bomber accidentally dropped a bomb on a street in
Belgorod city (a city near the Russo-Ukrainian border). Three people were injured and several buildings were damaged.[213]
A Russian
Mikoyan Mig-31 crashed and caught fire mid-flight during a training mission and crashed into a lake near the village of Rizh-Guba,
Murmansk Oblast. Both crew members ejected.[217][218]
Two U.S. Army
AH-64 Apache helicopters collide in Alaska, killing 3 people and injuring one in returning to Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. The incident involved training exercises.[219][220]
While participating in a routine training flight, a US
F-16 fighter jet crashed near the
Osan Air Base in South Korea. The pilot was able to safely eject from the aircraft before the crash.[223]
8 May
A Mig-21 of the
Indian Air Force crashed into a home in
Hanumangarh,
Rajasthan. The pilot was able to eject from the aircraft before it crashed, while 3 people on the ground died after the crash.[224]
A Russian
Mil Mi-28 crashed in the
Dzhankoi district of
Crimea during a training flight killing both pilots. The Russian Defense Ministry suspects equipment failure as the cause of the crash.[226]
A
US NavyNorthrop F-5N, belonging to a reserve adversary squadron, crashed into the sea 25 miles off
Key West,
Florida. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued by a US Navy Helicopter.[230][231]
A helicopter of the
Tunisian Armed Forces crashed in the Mediterranean Sea near
Bizerte. All four crew members were killed in the crash.[236]
13 June
On 13 June 2023, a
MH-47 Chinook helicopter was involved in an accident in northeastern
Syria resulted in injuries to 22
U.S. soldiers. The military referred to the incident as a "mishap" and reported that there was no enemy fire involved. The Pentagon said that the accident was caused by a mechanical failure while landing. The soldiers suffered injuries of varying degrees and ten were transported to hospitals outside the region for treatment.[237][238][239][240]
A
Mil Mi-17 of the
Mexican Air Force crashed during a training mission in
Temamatla,
Mexico. The helicopter burst into flames and was destroyed, two occupants died and the two other were wounded.[242][243]
A
Royal Canadian Air ForceCH-147F, carrying four crew members, crashed during a training flight into the Ottawa River. Two crew members died and the other two survived with minor injuries.[246]
A
Venezuelan Air ForceSukhoi Su-30MKK, registration 3363, crashed in
Guaicaipuro,
Miranda at 9:45 am due to the loss of control generated after a failure and subsequent right engine fire caused by a
bird strike. It was preparing for a commemorative parade taking place on July 5 in Venezuela. Both pilots managed to eject, one died due to a possible asphyxiation caused by the parachute cables.[252]
A Russian
Sukhoi Su-30 crashed in a deserted area of
Kaliningrad Oblast during a tranining mission. Both pilots died. Authorities blamed a technical malfunction as the cause of the crash.[270][271]
Two
Aero L-39 Albatros training aircraft of the
Ukrainian Air Force had a
mid-air collision over the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine on August 25. The air force said three pilots were killed, including one with the call-sign "Juice", who had given many interviews to western media.[277]
A
U.S. Air ForceF-16 Fighting Falcon shot down a Turkish
unmanned combat aerial vehicle over northeastern Syria. According to the U.S. military, the drone had attacked targets in close proximity to American forces on the ground and had not left the area despite multiple warnings.[288]
12 October
A
Bell 412 helicopter of the
Mexican Air Force crashed near the town of El Ventoso in the state of
Durango. Three servicemembers died in the accident. [289]
A
Russian Air ForceIl-76 transport aircraft suffered a runway excursion during takeoff from
Hisar Air Base near
Dushanbe. A fire erupted after the aircraft veered off the runway, the fire destroyed the plane. No tripulants were injured[291]
A helicopter operating on behalf of the
United NationsAssistance Mission in Somalia "crash lands" in hostile territory. The incident left one presumed dead and led to the apparent capture of six of the nine people on board, with another two having fled. At least some of the captured are in the hands of the militant group
al-Shabaab according to Somali military officials.[318] Aboard the aircraft were four Ukrainians, two Kenyans, an Egyptian, a Somali, and a Ugandan.[319] An internal UN memo reported by The Washington Post suggests that the helicopter's main rotor "was struck by an object", leading to the crash landing. The "object" was not identified.[320]
An
FMA IA-63 Pampajet trainer operated by the
Argentine Air Force's Flight Test Center (Spanish: Centro de Ensayos en Vuelo) made an emergency landing in
Córdoba, Argentina, after being unable to extend its
nose gear. The pilot was not injured, though the aircraft's nose was damaged in the landing.[329]
A
Turkish Air ForceTransall C-160military transport aircraft, modified for
electronic intelligence gathering, made an
emergency landing at
Kayseri Airport,
Kayseri, Turkey, after experiencing a technical defect during a training flight. According to the Turkish military, the aircraft sustained only minor damage in the landing, though German aviation magazine Flug Revue, citing images of the crashed aircraft shared on social media, says the damage is more substantial and may result in the aircraft being written off. The crew aboard the aircraft is reported to be in healthy condition.[332]
A
United States Air ForceF-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea's west coast after experiencing an in-flight emergency. The pilot ejected safely from the plane and was rescued an hour later. The crashed plane was assigned to the
8th Fighter Wing.[334]
A
Mikoyan MiG-29 of the
Myanmar Air Force crashed in
Magway Region, Myanmar. A report from state television channel
MRTV claimed the two pilots ejected from the aircraft. The same report also blamed a technical malfunction as the cause of the accident.[349]
A
Canadair NF-5A jet, operated by the
Turkish Stars display team of the
Turkish Air Force, crashed into a construction site near the runway at
Konya Airport. The pilot ejected from the aircraft before it crashed. One construction worker on the ground died in the accident.[362][363]
19 March
An
Antonov An-26 of the
South Sudan Air Force crashed during landing at the Yida airstrip,
Ruweng Administrative Area, South Sudan. The aircraft was carrying 7 occupants, three of them were injured in the incident. A fire engulfed and destroyed the plane after the accident.[364][365]
A Russian
Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter crashed into the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea. The Russian Ministry of Defense blamed equipment failure as the preliminary cause.[368]
A
Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in
Krasnogvardeysky District,
Stavropol Krai. The aircraft was carrying 4 tripulants when it crashed. Two of them were rescued, while one died and the other was reported as missing. The Ukrainian Military claimed the bomber was downed by their anti-aircraft missile units, while the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed it crashed because of a technical malfunction.[374]
A
Mil Mi-17 of the
Ecuadorian Army crashed in
Pastaza Province, in Ecuador, while performing humanitarian work in the region. Five soldiers and three government employees died in this accident.[377]
A
Yakovlev Yak-130 training aircraft of the
Bangladesh Air Force crashed in
Chattogram. CCTV video shows the aircraft performing three
aileron rolls while rapidly descending before impacting the runway right-side up and without landing gear. The aircraft then caught fire and bounced upwards, taking off again. Both crew members
ejected and were rescued by Air Force and
Navy personnel, with the assistance of nearby fishermen. The pilot died in hospital while the co-pilot sustained serious injuries. Bangladeshi officials have attributed the crash to a possible mechanical failure.[382][383][384]
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.
Republic of China Air ForceSikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk933 strikes a mountainside in
Wulai District of northern Taiwan during a VIP transport mission, killing five of 13 on board, including Shen Yi-ming, Chief of General Staff. The helicopter was on a routine mission to visit personnel at Dong'aoling Radar Station.[3]
A
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Beechcraft King Air B350i crashes while returning to the Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure enroute Minna. All 7 personnel on board died in the crash.
An
Indonesian Air ForceHawk 209 jet fighter crashed in a residential area of
Kampar,
Riau. The pilot, First Lt. Apriyanto, was able to eject himself and survived the accident. He is being examined at Dr. Soekirman Air Force Hospital in
Pekanbaru.[49]
A
Taiwanese Air ForceF-5E jet crashes off the island's eastern coast during routine training, killing the pilot, the second fatal air crash in three months.[57]
An
Israeli Air ForceGrob G 120 crashes near
Mishmar HaNegev killing both the pilot and passenger.[59] As of December 31, 2020[update], the cause of the accident could only be determined as "lack of control" without specifying if the "lack of control" was due to human errors or mechanical problems.[60]
26 November
An
Indian NavyMiG-29K crashes in the
Arabian Sea. One of the pilots is recovered while the other remains missing. This flight was part of the MALABAR2020 Naval Exercise with the
USN. The aircraft in question was flown off the deck of
INS Vikramaditya aircraft carrier.[61]
A
Eurocopter AS532 helicopter crashes in southeast Turkey, killing eleven soldiers, including Lieutenant General
Osman Erbaş, the commander of the
8th Corps, later died of wounds, and injuring three.[73]
13 March
Kazakhstan Border GuardsAntonov An-2602 white crashes on landing at Almaty Airport; four occupants die and the two survivors reportedly suffer serious injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation.[74]
25 March
A
Royal NavyBAE Systems Hawk T1 crashes near St. Martin, 5 miles south east of
Helston,
Cornwall after a suspected engine power loss. Both pilots eject safely, and are airlifted to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth for checks and treatments. Early reports state that the crew may have sustained minor ("but not life threatening") injuries. The cause of the incident is under investigation.[75][76]
Belgian Air Component (Belgian Air Force)
F-16A lost control during
takeoff from
Leeuwarden Air Base and crashed into some empty office buildings of the same base. Pilot could eject on-time and only suffered light injuries.[91]
Nigerian Air ForceAlpha Jet is shot down by
bandits on the border between
Zamfara and
Kaduna states. Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo ejected and returned to a military base by his owns means after coming under fire and hiding in nearby settlements.[95]
An
Indian ArmyHAL Cheetah (Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) crashed or crash landed on a hilly in foggy weather conditions in Shiv Ghar Dhar area,
Udhampur district. Both pilots died in the crash and the helicopter was destroyed.[100]
A Madagascar Air Force
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil crashed in the sea off Fenerive-Est, while conducting search and rescue flights in connection with the accident of a cargo vessel. There were four people on board the helicopter. The pilot plus one passenger drowned, while the mechanic and the country's secretary of state for police survived the crash. The latter was rescued after drifting in the sea throughout the night for some 12 hours, and was found and picked up by a small boat the next morning[109]
An
Republic of Korea Air ForceF-35A jet fighter made an emergency "belly landing" at an air base after its landing gear malfunctioned due to electronic issues. Pilot did not eject and walked away from the accident.[114]
A
USNF-35C crashed in
South China Sea after a hard landing on
USS Carl Vinson. The pilot managed to eject but sustained injuries along with six other sailors and there was superficial damage to the runway.[120][121] On 2 March 2022, the aircraft was recovered from a depth of approximately 12,400 ft (3,780 m) with the aid of a remotely operated vehicle (
ROV).[122] A video of the aircraft crash was leaked,[123] for which five sailors were charged accordingly.[124]
A
ROC Air ForceDassault Mirage 2000 fighter jet crashed into the sea after a mechanical problem. The pilot survived after ejecting. This was the second crash of a fighter jet of the Taiwanese Air Force within three months after the crash of an
F-16 on
11 January.[135]
18 March
A U.S. Marine Corps
MV-22B participating in military exercise
Cold Response in
Norway crashed in the Gråtådalen valley in
Beiarn municipality,
Nordland county. The aircraft was carrying a crew of four at the time.[136][137] They were all killed.[138]
Two
KAI KT-1 Woongbi training aircraft collided mid-air and crashed into a mountain near
Sacheon Air Base in South Korea. All 4 pilots ejected from the planes but were later found dead.[146][147]
A PLAAF
Chengdu J-7 crashed in a residential area in
Hubei,
China, destroying several houses and killing at least one person on the ground. The pilot ejected with minor injuries.[155]
A Ukrainian-operated cargo plane flying from Serbia to Jordan carrying weapons crashed over Greece after catching fire while in flight. All eight crew members were killed.
28 July
An
Indian Air ForceMiG-21 jet crashed during a training sortie in
Rajasthan's
Barmer area. The two pilots – Wing Commander M. Rana and Flight Lieutenant Advitya Bal died in the incident.[159]
A privately-owned
Cessna 551 crashed in the
Baltic Sea near the Latvian city of
Ventspils for as-of-yet unknown reasons. Erratic flight behavior warranted
NATO forces to deploy
interceptors to assert the in-flight situation, during which there was no visual confirmation of the Cessna flight deck being occupied.[165]
29 September
A
Russian Air ForceSu-27 Flanker fighter jet fired two missiles at a
Royal Air ForceRC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft while it was flying in
international airspace over the
Black Sea. One of the two missiles missed, while the other failed to ignite and simply fell off the fighter jet. Russia claimed the incident was the result of a "technical malfunction". In September 2023,
BBC News reported based on Western defense sources that communications intercepts had shown that the missiles were fired by the pilot intentionally, ostensibly due to a miscommunication between the fighter pilot and the Russian fighter control station on the ground.[166]
On the evening of 17 October 2022. a
Su-34 aircraft crashed into an apartment building in
Yeysk,
Krasnodar Krai. The pilots managed to eject before the crash. The crash caused an explosion that killed 15 people on the apartments.[170]
19 October
An F-35A crashed at the North end of the runway at
Hill Air Force Base in Utah. The pilot safely ejected and was unharmed. The cause of the crash was due to errors in the air data system from the wake turbulence of a preceding aircraft, which resulted in several rapid transitions between the primary and backup flight conditions data sources; these rapid transitions then caused the accumulation of reset values, resulting in the flight control laws operating on inaccurate flight conditions data and the departure from controlled flight.[171]
An US Navy
F-35B crashed during a failed vertical landing at
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. The pilot ejected on the ground and was not seriously injured. The aircraft was undergoing production test flying by a government pilot and had not yet been delivered by the manufacturer to the US military.[180][181]
A
Hellenic Air Force upgraded two-seated
F-4E Phantom ΙΙ crashed in the
Ionian sea at around 10:30 am, 25 nautical miles (46,3 Km) south of
Andravida air base. The accident occurred during a training exercise with another F-4E that successfully returned to base. Both pilots were killed. It is still unclear what caused the crash but some speculate that it is due to a technical failure.[188][189][190][191][192][193][194]
A Russian
Sukhoi Su-25 crashed near
Valyuki,
Belgorod Oblast, the sole pilot onboard died. The preliminary cause of the crash is a technical malfunction.[200]
An American
MQ-9 Reaper drone was intercepted and damaged by a Russian
Su-27 fighter jet, while performing a reconnaissance mission over the Black Sea.
A
Bell UH-1N of the
Colombian Army crashed after suffering an apparent inflight loss of control and impact with terrain in
Chocó,
Colombia. The four crew members died.[205]
A Turkish
C130 Hercules plane was shot at as it was landing at
Wadi Seidna airfield in Sudan. The plane was going to help with evacuation of Turkish citizens during the
Sudan conflict. No one was hurt in the incident, the plane sustained some damage.[208][209]
A Russian
Su-34 bomber accidentally dropped a bomb on a street in
Belgorod city (a city near the Russo-Ukrainian border). Three people were injured and several buildings were damaged.[213]
A Russian
Mikoyan Mig-31 crashed and caught fire mid-flight during a training mission and crashed into a lake near the village of Rizh-Guba,
Murmansk Oblast. Both crew members ejected.[217][218]
Two U.S. Army
AH-64 Apache helicopters collide in Alaska, killing 3 people and injuring one in returning to Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks. The incident involved training exercises.[219][220]
While participating in a routine training flight, a US
F-16 fighter jet crashed near the
Osan Air Base in South Korea. The pilot was able to safely eject from the aircraft before the crash.[223]
8 May
A Mig-21 of the
Indian Air Force crashed into a home in
Hanumangarh,
Rajasthan. The pilot was able to eject from the aircraft before it crashed, while 3 people on the ground died after the crash.[224]
A Russian
Mil Mi-28 crashed in the
Dzhankoi district of
Crimea during a training flight killing both pilots. The Russian Defense Ministry suspects equipment failure as the cause of the crash.[226]
A
US NavyNorthrop F-5N, belonging to a reserve adversary squadron, crashed into the sea 25 miles off
Key West,
Florida. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued by a US Navy Helicopter.[230][231]
A helicopter of the
Tunisian Armed Forces crashed in the Mediterranean Sea near
Bizerte. All four crew members were killed in the crash.[236]
13 June
On 13 June 2023, a
MH-47 Chinook helicopter was involved in an accident in northeastern
Syria resulted in injuries to 22
U.S. soldiers. The military referred to the incident as a "mishap" and reported that there was no enemy fire involved. The Pentagon said that the accident was caused by a mechanical failure while landing. The soldiers suffered injuries of varying degrees and ten were transported to hospitals outside the region for treatment.[237][238][239][240]
A
Mil Mi-17 of the
Mexican Air Force crashed during a training mission in
Temamatla,
Mexico. The helicopter burst into flames and was destroyed, two occupants died and the two other were wounded.[242][243]
A
Royal Canadian Air ForceCH-147F, carrying four crew members, crashed during a training flight into the Ottawa River. Two crew members died and the other two survived with minor injuries.[246]
A
Venezuelan Air ForceSukhoi Su-30MKK, registration 3363, crashed in
Guaicaipuro,
Miranda at 9:45 am due to the loss of control generated after a failure and subsequent right engine fire caused by a
bird strike. It was preparing for a commemorative parade taking place on July 5 in Venezuela. Both pilots managed to eject, one died due to a possible asphyxiation caused by the parachute cables.[252]
A Russian
Sukhoi Su-30 crashed in a deserted area of
Kaliningrad Oblast during a tranining mission. Both pilots died. Authorities blamed a technical malfunction as the cause of the crash.[270][271]
Two
Aero L-39 Albatros training aircraft of the
Ukrainian Air Force had a
mid-air collision over the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine on August 25. The air force said three pilots were killed, including one with the call-sign "Juice", who had given many interviews to western media.[277]
A
U.S. Air ForceF-16 Fighting Falcon shot down a Turkish
unmanned combat aerial vehicle over northeastern Syria. According to the U.S. military, the drone had attacked targets in close proximity to American forces on the ground and had not left the area despite multiple warnings.[288]
12 October
A
Bell 412 helicopter of the
Mexican Air Force crashed near the town of El Ventoso in the state of
Durango. Three servicemembers died in the accident. [289]
A
Russian Air ForceIl-76 transport aircraft suffered a runway excursion during takeoff from
Hisar Air Base near
Dushanbe. A fire erupted after the aircraft veered off the runway, the fire destroyed the plane. No tripulants were injured[291]
A helicopter operating on behalf of the
United NationsAssistance Mission in Somalia "crash lands" in hostile territory. The incident left one presumed dead and led to the apparent capture of six of the nine people on board, with another two having fled. At least some of the captured are in the hands of the militant group
al-Shabaab according to Somali military officials.[318] Aboard the aircraft were four Ukrainians, two Kenyans, an Egyptian, a Somali, and a Ugandan.[319] An internal UN memo reported by The Washington Post suggests that the helicopter's main rotor "was struck by an object", leading to the crash landing. The "object" was not identified.[320]
An
FMA IA-63 Pampajet trainer operated by the
Argentine Air Force's Flight Test Center (Spanish: Centro de Ensayos en Vuelo) made an emergency landing in
Córdoba, Argentina, after being unable to extend its
nose gear. The pilot was not injured, though the aircraft's nose was damaged in the landing.[329]
A
Turkish Air ForceTransall C-160military transport aircraft, modified for
electronic intelligence gathering, made an
emergency landing at
Kayseri Airport,
Kayseri, Turkey, after experiencing a technical defect during a training flight. According to the Turkish military, the aircraft sustained only minor damage in the landing, though German aviation magazine Flug Revue, citing images of the crashed aircraft shared on social media, says the damage is more substantial and may result in the aircraft being written off. The crew aboard the aircraft is reported to be in healthy condition.[332]
A
United States Air ForceF-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea's west coast after experiencing an in-flight emergency. The pilot ejected safely from the plane and was rescued an hour later. The crashed plane was assigned to the
8th Fighter Wing.[334]
A
Mikoyan MiG-29 of the
Myanmar Air Force crashed in
Magway Region, Myanmar. A report from state television channel
MRTV claimed the two pilots ejected from the aircraft. The same report also blamed a technical malfunction as the cause of the accident.[349]
A
Canadair NF-5A jet, operated by the
Turkish Stars display team of the
Turkish Air Force, crashed into a construction site near the runway at
Konya Airport. The pilot ejected from the aircraft before it crashed. One construction worker on the ground died in the accident.[362][363]
19 March
An
Antonov An-26 of the
South Sudan Air Force crashed during landing at the Yida airstrip,
Ruweng Administrative Area, South Sudan. The aircraft was carrying 7 occupants, three of them were injured in the incident. A fire engulfed and destroyed the plane after the accident.[364][365]
A Russian
Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter crashed into the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea. The Russian Ministry of Defense blamed equipment failure as the preliminary cause.[368]
A
Tupolev Tu-22M3 bomber crashed in
Krasnogvardeysky District,
Stavropol Krai. The aircraft was carrying 4 tripulants when it crashed. Two of them were rescued, while one died and the other was reported as missing. The Ukrainian Military claimed the bomber was downed by their anti-aircraft missile units, while the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed it crashed because of a technical malfunction.[374]
A
Mil Mi-17 of the
Ecuadorian Army crashed in
Pastaza Province, in Ecuador, while performing humanitarian work in the region. Five soldiers and three government employees died in this accident.[377]
A
Yakovlev Yak-130 training aircraft of the
Bangladesh Air Force crashed in
Chattogram. CCTV video shows the aircraft performing three
aileron rolls while rapidly descending before impacting the runway right-side up and without landing gear. The aircraft then caught fire and bounced upwards, taking off again. Both crew members
ejected and were rescued by Air Force and
Navy personnel, with the assistance of nearby fishermen. The pilot died in hospital while the co-pilot sustained serious injuries. Bangladeshi officials have attributed the crash to a possible mechanical failure.[382][383][384]