Selected international accidents and incidents 1 October to 29 December 2023

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1 October

  • Aircraft: Cessna 177RG Cardinal
  • Location: Lake Placid Airport, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft had apparent engine problem and co-pilot announced return to airport but aircraft crashed short of runway.

4 October

  • Aircraft: Boeing 757-236
  • Location: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, US
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: FedEx aircraft had failure of left hydraulic system soon after take-off and turned back to departure airport. Landing gear failed to extend and alternative extension system also failed. Aircraft made belly landing.

6 October

  • Aircraft: Piper PA-34-200 Seneca
  • Location: Chilliwack, Canada
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Aircraft on VFR training flight crashed on go-around, killing pilot, instructor and passenger. Witnesses saw aircraft enter right bank that continued until aircraft was inverted and nose-down.

12 October

  • Aircraft: Robin DR 400
  • Location: Sea near Corsica, France
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Aircraft crashed 100 m from coast on initial climb from Propriano airfield.

16 October

  • Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
  • Location: Near Placencia Airport, Belize
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Suspected narcotics smuggling aircraft struck electrical transformer soon after take-off at night, in light rain and fog. Aircraft stolen after security guard at airport tied up at gunpoint.

21 October

  • Aircraft: Sport Copter Vortex M912
  • Location: Omaka Airport, New Zealand
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Gyrocopter crashed under unknown circumstances, killing sole occupant.

29 October

  • Aircraft: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
  • Location: Rio Branco-Placido, Brazil
  • Fatalities: 12
  • Description: Aircraft crashed into wooded area immediately after take-off.

31 October

  • Aircraft: Robinson R44
  • Location: Plateau Wickers, Réunion
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Aircraft appears to have struck a rock face on island in Indian Ocean. Pilot reported difficulties shortly before crash.

1 November

  • Aircraft: Learjet 35A
  • Location: Cuernavaca Airport, Mexico
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Air ambulance overran 2,881-metre runway on landing and went down a steep embankment.

2 November

  • Aircraft: Cirrus SR20
  • Location: Near Sankt Andrä im Lungau, Austria
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Aircraft crashed en route into wooded area near autobahn in rainy and windy conditions. Witnesses saw aircraft in steep dive. Ballistic parachute not deployed.

12 November

  • Aircraft: Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin
  • Location: Aeroclub Villa Canas, Argentina
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Videos show jet warbird making low-level victory roll in aerobatic display that, at the top of roll, became a dive.

25 November

  • Aircraft: Rockwell Commander 112B
  • Location: Kasberg Mountain, Austria
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Instrument-rated pilot and passengers died in collision with mountain under unknown circumstances.

1 December

  • Aircraft: Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six
  • Location: Sea near Guadeloupe
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Description: Aircraft crashed into sea under unknown circumstances.

2 December

  • Aircraft: Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion
  • Location: Guayaibi, Paraguay
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Aircraft struck tree during take-off and was destroyed.

16 December

  • Aircraft: Cessna 172G Skyhawk
  • Location: Near Independence State Airport, US
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Student and 2 instructors killed when aircraft struck wires during landing attempt in low visibility.

23 December

  • Aircraft: Van’s RV-10
  • Location: Jaboticabal, Brazil
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Description: Aircraft crashed en route under unknown circumstances and was destroyed by fire.

29 December

  • Aircraft: Air Tractor AT-502A/ Cessna 182Skylane TC
  • Location: Near Carletonville, South Africa
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Aircraft collided during air-to-air photography session.

Sources: Flight Safety Foundation, Aviation Safety Network, Aviation Herald, MAK, BFU, UKAAIB, BEA

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