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Seniorita RC model aircraft of balsa construction, with transparent heat-shrink covering revealing the balsa inner structure A large model J-3 Cub, scale RC models are often made of balsa and covered with lightweight heat-shrinkable polyester fabric covering for a more realistic appearance. Wood kits come in many sizes and skill levels.
Lockheed Model 10B Electra: The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff presumably due to a lack of altitude awareness due to fog. April 7, 1936 12 2 2 TWA Flight 1: Cheat Mountain, Wharton Township: Pennsylvania: Douglas DC-2: The aircraft went off-course and crashed into terrain in poor visibility. January 14, 1936 17 0 0 American Airlines ...
Flight/aircraft Crash site Cause/circumstances Aaliyah: United States 2001 Actress, singer, and model Cessna 402: Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas Maximum takeoff weight of airplane substantially exceeded, pilot under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. [1] Michael J. Adams: United States 1967 test pilot X-15 Flight 3-65-97
The aircraft was flying at an altitude of 17,000 ft (5,200 m) prior to stalling and entering a flat spin with a rapid descent at around 13:21 BRT. All 62 people on board died. The crash was the deadliest aviation accident in Brazil since TAM Airlines Flight 3054 in July 2007, and the second-deadliest accident in 2024 after Jeju Air Flight 2216 .
The crash was probably caused by loss of situational awareness and controlled flight into terrain but the military investigation did rule out technical failure or enemy action. [48] [49] January 10: Two US service members and a contractor pilot died near Bagram Air Base when a Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail crashed. [50]
A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 military transport aircraft crashed near Belgorod after suffering an engine fire. All 15 on board were killed. [25] [26] 22 March The Boom XB-1, a prototype/technology demonstrator supersonic aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic, conducted its first flight from Mojave Air and Space Port.
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 ...
This list of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft includes notable events that have a corresponding Wikipedia article. Entries in this list involve passenger or cargo aircraft that are operating commercially and meet this list's size criteria—passenger aircraft with a seating capacity of at least 10 passengers, or commercial cargo aircraft of at least 20,000 lb (9,100 kg).