Selected international accidents and incidents 4 January to 29 March 2024

730

Sources: Aviation Safety Network, Aviation Herald, MAK, BFU UKAAIB, BEA, BFU, NTSB, DGAC

2 January

  • Aircraft: Airbus A350-900/de Havilland Canada DHC-8-300
  • Location: Tokyo Haneda Airport, Japan
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Description: Airliner collided with Japan Coast Guard aircraft which had taxied onto runway after misunderstanding. Runway stop bars unserviceable according to NOTAM published on 25 December. All but captain of DHC-8 killed. All passengers and crew successfully evacuated from A350, despite intense fire which destroyed aircraft.

7 January

  • Aircraft: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle
  • Location: Near Valledupar, Colombia
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Air ambulance crashed soon after take-off near runway and caught fire. Six occupants survived.

14 January

  • Aircraft: Kubicek BB85Z
  • Location: Near Eloy, Arizona, US
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Hot air balloon carrying skydivers fell to earth with deflated envelope. NTSB investigating.

18 January

  • Aircraft: Fokker 50
  • Location: Ceel Barde, Somalia
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Aircraft carrying humanitarian aid struck a house near aerodrome, killing one pilot. Preliminary reports indicate landing gear problem.

20 January

  • Aircraft: Dassault Falcon 10
  • Location: Topkhana, Afghanistan
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Air ambulance on multi-stop flight from Thailand to Russia made forced landing in mountainous area after reported low fuel and dual engine flame-out. There were 4 survivors.

23 January

  • Aircraft: BAE Jetstream 32
  • Location: Near Fort Smith Airport, Canada
  • Fatalities: 6
  • Description: Aircraft carrying diamond miners crashed about 1 km from runway soon after take-off. A passenger survived.

26 January

  • Aircraft: Airbus A320-200
  • Location: Phoenix-Mesa Airport, Arizona, US
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: Aircraft encountered multiple bird strikes on rotation and returned to departure airport. Investigation found damage to both engines.

7 February

  • Aircraft: Hawker 900XP
  • Location: Near Westwater, Utah, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft on positioning flight after maintenance entered rapid descent. Manufacturer’s post maintenance requirements included stall warning and systems check.

13 February

  • Aircraft: Blackshape Gabriel
  • Location: Near Kampung Tok Muda, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Tandem two-seat general aviation aircraft experienced in-flight break up.

18 February

  • Aircraft: Glider
  • Location: Lake Station Airfield, South Island, New Zealand
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Description: Glider crashed on landing.

20 February

  • Aircraft: Bell 429 GlobalRanger
  • Location: Central Halmahera, Indonesia
  • Fatalities: 3
  • Description: Helicopter on flight to mining camp crashed into forest under unknown circumstances.

21 February

  • Aircraft: Cessna 172K Skyhawk
  • Location: Baragwanath Airfield, South Africa
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft with instructor and student was conducting circuits when it entered a stall/spin during a go-around

11 March

  • Aircraft: Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
  • Location: Tasman Sea
  • Fatalities: 0
  • Description: LATAM Airlines flight bunted into sudden descent, injuring more than 50 occupants, including 12 taken to hospital on landing in Auckland.

21 March

  • Aircraft: Beechcraft C90 King Air
  • Location: Near Yarumal, Colombia
  • Fatalities: 4
  • Description: Air ambulance crashed during cruise flight. ADS-B data ends at 11,000 ft in seemingly normal descent.

25 March

  • Aircraft: Mooney M20K 252 TSE
  • Location: Near Northeast Florida Regional Airport, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft crashed while returning to departure airport with an open door.

28 March

  • Aircraft: Beechcraft E90 King Air
  • Location: Near Palenque Airport, Chiapas, Mexico
  • Fatalities: 6
  • Description: Chartered aircraft struck hillside on approach to airport.

30 March

  • Aircraft: Socata TBM 960
  • Location: Near Truckee Airport, California, US
  • Fatalities: 2
  • Description: Aircraft crashed on go-around in low-visibility night snowfall, killing tech entrepreneur and wife.

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