Latest Aviation Crashes

A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 experienced turbulence en route, seriously injuring one cabin crew member. Occurred during either Papeete to San Francisco (UA114) or San Francisco to Papeete (UA115)

Mar 29, 2026

Ryanair flight FR4017 from Porto to Milan, operated by a Boeing 737-800, 9H-QEP, was en route and had just passed over the Pyrenees Mountains when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence near Tarbes. During the occurrence luggage fell from the overhead bins and injured 4 passengers. Cabin fixtures were damaged during the turbulence. The crew decided to divert to Toulouse-Blagnac so that injured passengers could receive treatment. The crew changed their squawk code to 7700 and declared an emergency. The aircraft landed safely on runway 32. As a result of the event, two cabin crew were seriously injured and were taken to a hospital. In turn, six passengers suffered minor injuries and received medical attention at the airport.

Mar 29, 2026

Ryanair flight FR4132, a Boeing 737-8AS, encountered severe turbulence while in cruise between Bergamo (BGY) and Bari (BRI), resulting in injuries to several occupants. One occupants sustained serious injuries.

Mar 26, 2026

United Airlines flight UA1303, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was involved in a jetblast incident during taxi for departure, leading to a serious injury of a person on the ground.

Mar 24, 2026

A Lockheed C-130H Hercules of the Colombian Air Force crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo and was destroyed by fire. The aircraft was performing a troop transport mission for the National Army. Officials reported preliminary information, stating 8 fatalities, 73 occupants injured and 43 missing.

Mar 23, 2026

Air Canada Express flight AC8646, a CRJ-900, from Montreal collided with a fire truck on runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport during landing.

Mar 22, 2026

The aircraft crashed during landing and hit trees. Both pilots were uninjured.

Mar 20, 2026

A DHC-8-102, 5Y-BXI, suffered an accident during landing on runway 32 at Nairobi-Wilson (WIL).

Mar 20, 2026

A Cessna 550 Citation, PT-WIB, operating an executive flight from Bragança Paulista to Jundiaí overran runway 18 during landing and came to rest on an airport service road. The aircraft was severely damaged though the occupants were not injured.

Mar 15, 2026

A Boeing 737-800 of Japan Airlines, operating JAL/JL158 from Misawa to Tokyo/Haneda, suffered a bird strike just afer takeoff at 6 km west of Misawa, 2000 feet AGL. The nose section was damaged. The flight continued to Haneda where a safe landing was carried out. No reported injuries. The Boeing is still out of service as of 24th March.

Mar 13, 2026

Key Lime Air flight 143, a Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III (N425MA), sustained a left main gear collapse during landing on runway 35R at Denver International Airport (DEN), Colorado. The occurrence was rated an accident by the NTSB.

Mar 6, 2026

United Airlines flight UA605,a Boeing 737-824(WL),registered N27213,struck a deicing truck at Denver International Airport.The deicing contractor was injured and rushed to the hospital.All 122 passengers and 6 crews left the plane safely.

Mar 6, 2026

A Bolivian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules, operated by TAB SA and carrying new banknotes, overshot runway 28 when landing at El Alto International Airport (LPB/SLLP), El Alto, and crashed into a high-traffic area along Costanera Avenue, El Alto. The crew of six and least fourteen other people perished and at least thirty were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Feb 27, 2026

A Cessna Citation Latitude, N519QS, diverted to Richmond, VA (RIC). After landing damage the elevator was found t be damaged.

Feb 27, 2026

A Britten-Norman BN-2B-27 Islander, N865VL, veered off the runway while landing and went into a drainage ditch. The FAA reported the accident occurred at Culebra Airport (CPX)at 19:18 UTC. The final ADS-B datapoint received from the aircraft by various flight tracking websites on the accident day is during landing at Vieques Airport (VQS) at 13:4 UTC.

Feb 22, 2026

An aircraft being pushed back for departure at Ouagadougou Airport (OUA) struck and killed a ground crew member. The identity of the aircraft was not mentioned in local media. One aircraft had a planned departure time of 08:00, which is when the accident is reported to have occurred. This was Air Burkina flight 2J566,an Embraer ERJ-190LR,registered XT-ABI. The plane took off safely from Ouagadougou Airport after a 3-hour delay.

Feb 21, 2026

Myanmar National Airlines flight UB662 from Myitkyina to Mandalay, operated by a ATR 72-600, XY-AMI, was struck by kamikaze drones while boarding. The passengers were evacuated. At least one drone hit the rear fuselage, sparking a fire.

Feb 20, 2026

A SunExpress Boeing 737-8HC (WL), TC-SOB, flight XQ7646/SXS6VV, experienced a broken left main landing gear leg when taxiing to runway 36R at Antalya Airport (AYT/LTAI), Antalya. The 6 crew members and 175 passenger were not injured and the aircraft received substantial damage. The aircrft was taken out of service and the flight was taken over by Boeing 737-8AS (WL) TC-SOP with a delay of about 5.5 hours.

Feb 13, 2026

LATAM flight LA4230, an Airbus A320-233, experienced turbulence near San Andrés. The event was rated an Accident, which suggests there was at least one serious injury.

Feb 11, 2026

Arik Air flight WP740 from Lagos to Port Harcourt, operated by a Boeing 737-700, 5N-MJF, suffered a number 1 engine failure while en route. The crew diverted to Benin City (BNI), where a safe landing was carried out. Photos from the scene show the engine inlet is missing and both cowlings are badly torn. One fan blades appears to be missing (suggesting a Fan Blade Off [FBO] event), with other fan blades damaged. Additionally, damage was observed on the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer. ADS-B data indicated that WP740 took off from Lagos (LOS) at 06:24 UTC (07:24 LT). At 07:38 LT, having climbed through FL270, the aircraft began to descend and subsequently diverted to BNI, where it landed at 08:05 LT.

Feb 11, 2026