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Saturday 9 December 2023 Dublin: 8°C

# Plane Crash

This year
2023
14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon
The plane ran out of landing strip and crashed, killing all 12 passengers and two crew.
Child dies after Italian air force aircraft crashes during acrobatic exercise
The plane or parts of the plane reportedly struck a car carrying a family, killing a five-year-old girl.
Man faces 20 years in prison for deliberately crashing his plane to boost his YouTube channel
The dramatic footage shows Trevor Jacob ejecting from the plane — selfie-stick in hand — and parachuting into a forest.
Small plane crashes in Philippines with four people on board
Rescuers are searching for any survivors.
Nepali hospitals return bodies from air crash to grieving families
All those on board, including six children, are believed to have died.
Search for missing bodies after plane crash in Nepal suspended as evening falls
Officials believe the hopes of finding any survivors are ‘nil’.
DFA says Nepal crash victim first believed to be Irish was UK national
A list from the Nepalese aviation authority had initially classified the man as Irish.
Irish national on board plane that crashed in Nepal killing dozens
The aircraft was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara.
Last year
2022
Two people rescued from small plane caught in power lines in the US state of Maryland
Both men suffered “serious injuries” from the crash, and hypothermia was also an issue.
Russia says 'malfunction' caused jet to crash into residential building, killing 15 people
Authorities reported a 15th death today due to the aircraft’s slamming into the building in Yeysk.
Mystery as private Germany-bound plane crashes off Latvia
It is not known what caused the plane to fly off course.
Four dead after two small planes crash midair at Las Vegas airport
The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation.
14 bodies recovered after plane wreckage found in Nepal mountains
The Civil Aviation Authority said that the plane “met an accident” at 4,420 metres in the Sanosware area of Thasang rural municipality.
Nine arrested in Israel after plane crash photos shared with other passengers on flight
The incident happened shortly before the AnadoluJet passenger plane had been readying for take-off for Istanbul from Tel Aviv.
Deaths confirmed of all 132 people on crashed China Eastern plane
Victims’ identies have been confirmed through DNA.
Search at China plane crash site suspended amid rain and landslide fears
Video clips posted by China’s state media showed small pieces of the Boeing 737-800 scattered over the area.
No survivors found in crash of Chinese airliner carrying 132 people
The Boeing 737-800 crashed yesterday afternoon near Wuzhou in the Guangxi region and ignited a fire.
Plane carrying 132 people crashes in China
The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city.
Four US soldiers killed in plane crash during Nato exercise in Norway
The exercise was unrelated to the war in Ukraine.
US YouTuber and Belgian influencer among four dead in Iceland plane crash
The plane was found at the bottom of Lake Thingvallavatn.
Seven people dead as tourist plane crashes near Peru's Nazca lines
The plane came down shortly after takeoff from the small airport of Maria Reiche in Nazca around noon.
All time
10 Iran military personnel on trial over downed Ukraine jet
Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed shortly after take-off from Iran’s capital Tehran in January 2020, killing all 176 people aboard.
Boeing agrees settlement with families of Ethiopia crash victims
The plane manufacturer has accepted responsibility for Ethiopian Airways flight 302 losing control shortly after take-off, killing 157 people.
Seven die as Belarusian cargo plane crashes in Russia
The crew consisted of three Belarusians, two Russians and two Ukrainian nationals.
Sixteen confirmed dead in Russian plane crash
The plane was carrying 22 people and crashed at around 9.23 am local time.
Death toll in Philippines military air crash rises to 50
A total of 45 others were injured when the aircraft overshot a runway at Jolo airport in Sulu province.
Death toll in Philippines military air crash rises to 29 as rescuers search for survivors
The defence secretary said the air force C-130 plane had 92 people on board.
Five die in separate plane and glider crashes in Swiss Alps
Four people, including one child, died when their plane crashed into the mountain, one kilometer from where another pilot of a glider also died.
Indonesian plane feared to have crashed into sea after losing contact
The plane was flying from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, to Pontianak on Borneo island.
Alpine melt reveals copies of Indian newspapers likely from 1966 plane crash
The papers were probably aboard an Air India flight that crashed on the mountain in January 1966.
107 killed as Pakistani passenger plane crashes near Karachi
The aircraft arriving from the eastern city of Lahore was carrying 99 passengers and eight crew.
Boy (7) killed in light plane crash in Offaly 'should not have been allowed to fly in aircraft' - report
Kasper Kacprzak was killed, alongside the pilot of the plane, when it crashed in Offaly in 2018.
MH17 murder trial begins despite suspects still being at large
Four men are charged and are likely to go on trial in absentia.
Three people killed and dozens injured after plane skids off runway in Istanbul
Bad weather and high winds were reported in the area as the plane came in to land.
Iran admits it mistakenly shot down Ukrainian passenger jet following 'human error'
The Ukraine International Airlines plane crashed after taking off from Tehran on Wednesday.
Ukraine seeks evidence as video appears to show missile hitting downed airliner over Iran
American, British and Canadian officials say intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down the plane.
Ukrainian plane 'turned back' before crashing in Iran as authorities probe 'seven scenarios'
The crash, which killed 176 people, happened shortly after the plane took off yesterday.
Iran 'will not give black boxes to Americans' as 176 killed in plane crash near Tehran
The plane had taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran.
Kazakhstan plane crash: At least 12 people dead and 53 injured, including children
Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar said that “most of the passengers who died were in the front part”.
Remains of Irishman killed in Ethiopian Airlines crash to be returned home
Mick Ryan was one of 157 passengers on board the flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.