Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents
2010s

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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