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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
31 August - A Mil Mi-8T helicopter crashed over Kamchatka, Russia. All 22 occupants onboard were killed. [17] 8 September – A Bell UH-1H Iroquois of the Salvadoran Air Force crashed in Pasaquina, El Salvador. The crash killed all 9 occupants, including Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, the director of the National Civil Police. [18]
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 ...
Engine failure while in the hover alongside USS Bigelow, ditched, rolled to starboard and sank in 48 ft of water. [119] 1970-07-26 Japanese Alps, Japan: Yomiuri Shimbun: While on a "picture taking mission" a news helicopter crashed in flames 500 ft below the summit of Mount Yari killing two of the three on board. Two nearby mountain climbers ...
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 ...
The US Code of Federal Regulations defines an accident as "an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage;" an incident as "an occurrence ...
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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.