| Date/Time | Person | Location | Aircraft | Details | Notes |
| Apr 10, 2010 10:50 |
Lech Kaczynski 60, President of Poland |
Smolensk, Russia | Tupolev 154M 101 90A837 |
The militiary jet crashed into a forest and broke-up while attempting to land in dense fog. The president's wife and 86 other high ranking government officials were killed. 96 killed. | |
| Aug 9, 2010 22:15 |
Ted Stevens 86, Former Senator from Alaska |
Dillingham, Alaska |
de Havalland Otter N455A cn: 206 |
The floatplane crashed on a mountainside in rain and fog. 5 of 9 aboard killed. | |
| Sep 7, 2011 15:50 |
TLokomotiv Yaroslavl, Russian ice hockey team |
Yaroslavl, Russia |
Yakovlev 42D RA-42434 cn: 4520424305017 |
The plane failed to climb after takeoff and crashed into an antenna outside the airport perimeter and came to rest in the Volga River, 1km from the runway. 44 of 45 aboard killed. | |
| Feb 4, 2012 15:55 |
Michael de Gruy 60, American cinematographer Andrew Wight 52, Australian TV producer |
Berry, NSW, Australia |
Robinson R44 Raven II cn: 10421 |
The helicopter crashed soon after taking off from Jaspers Brush Airport. Both were working on a documentary for National Geographic. |
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