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List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in Afghanistan; List of Soviet aircraft losses during the Soviet–Afghan War; List of Russian aircraft losses in the Second Chechen War
Aircraft sank in about 260 feet of water (80 m). Pilot ejected safely and was recovered by Hkp 10 SAR helicopter. The accident was caused by a design flaw in the aircraft's control system, rendering it in a stalled mode after passing another aircraft's vortex. This was the first loss of a Gripen since the type became operational. [261] [262] 22 ...
3 July – A Pakistan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Khyber Pass, Pakistan, killing all 41 people on board. 8 August – A Eurocopter AS350 collides with a Piper PA-32R over the Hudson River between Hoboken, New Jersey and New York City, United States. The six occupants of the helicopter and the three occupants of the Piper aircraft all ...
The Navy said both crew members were pulled from the water by a rescue helicopter shortly after the accident; neither appeared to be seriously injured. [35] 9 March A Portuguese Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Monte Real, Portugal while practicing aerobatic maneuvers, killing the pilot.
Crewmen fighting a fire after the crash of a Sea Stallion helicopter on USS Guam in 1981. 19 July Aboard USS Guam, while operating 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Morehead City, North Carolina, United States, a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed into another CH-53 and a Bell UH-1N Twin Huey upon landing. Four crewmen died and 10 were ...
A Grumman A-6E Intruder, BuNo 149948, 'AJ-500', of VA-35, [30] and a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II from USS Nimitz collide in midair over the Atlantic Ocean during a refueling maneuver ~600 miles SSW of Scotland. The two crew of the A-6 were missing and presumed dead while the two of the F-4J were recovered.
USMC Major General Edwin B. Wheeler, members of his staff, and Colonel Edward A. Wilcox (1st Marines), on an inspection of a search and destroy operation, were involved in a helicopter crash on approach to a jungle landing zone ~15 miles southwest of Da Nang, South Vietnam. Wheeler suffered a broken leg. [10] 28 April
The crash happened as two Turkish helicopters were attempting to land at a Turkish-run Provincial Reconstruction Team. [33] 23 March Two Royal Air Force (RAF) Red Arrows BAE Systems Hawks, collided during a full display practice at Heraklion Crete. The pilot of one plane ejected and received moderate injuries.