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| Date: | August 10, 2018 Time: 2047 |
| Location: | Ketron Island, Washington |
| Operator: | Horizon Air |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Reg: | N449QX cn: 4410 |
| Aboard: | 1 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Illegal flight |
| Details: | The plane which was parked at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, was stolen by a 29-year old ground handling agent Richard Russell who was able to take off. After completing several unusual maneuvers, the aircraft was chased by USAF F-15 fighters after which control was lost. The airplane nosed down and crashed in a wooded area located on Ketron Island, 25 miles southwest of SeaTac Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the 'pilot' was killed. The pilot had no formal training in flying any aircraft. |
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| Date: | August 04, 2018 Time: 1655 |
| Location: | Flims, Switzerland |
| Operator: | Ju Air |
| AC Type: | Junkers JU-52 |
| Reg: | HB-HOT cn: 6595 |
| Aboard: | 20 Fatalities: 20 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Locorno - Dubendorf |
| Details: | The vintage aircraft crashed onto Piz Segnas mountain while on a sightseeing flight. The plane plunged almost vertically at high speed and crashed at an elevation of 8,000 ft. All 17 passengers and crew of 3 were killed. |
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| Date: | July 31, 2018 Time: 1600 |
| Location: | Durango, Mexico |
| Operator: | Aeromexico Flight: 2431 |
| AC Type: | Embraer ERJ-190AR |
| Reg: | XA-GAL |
| Aboard: | 101 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Durango - Mexico City |
| Details: | The aircraft crashed into brush just beyond the runway and burst into flames after taking off from Guadalupe Victoria International Airport. Eighty-five people were injured some critically. The airliner flew into strong winds and hail as it took off. |
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| Date: | July 21, 2018 Time: 0900 |
| Location | Burnet, Texas |
| Operator | Commemorative Air Force |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-47 |
| Reg: | N47HL |
| Aboard: | 13 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Burnet - Oshkosh |
| Details: | A vintage C-47 crashed upon takeoff and burst into flames. It was headed to Oshkosh for an air show. All 13 aboard were able to escape with several sustaining injuries. |
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| Date: | July 10, 2018 |
| Location | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Operator: | Martin's Air Charter |
| AC Type: | Convair 340 |
| Reg: | ZS-BRV cn: 215 |
| Aboard: | 19 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 1 |
| Route: | Wonderboom - Lelystad |
| Details: | The aircraft was being ferried to the Netherlands. While taking off, witnesses observed flame and smoke coming from the aircraft. The crew tried to execute an emergency landing back on runway 29 but crashed and brokeup 6 km from the airport. One crew member was killed. |
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| Date: | June 5, 2018 Time: 1700 |
| Location | Near Limuru, Kenya |
| Operator | Fly Sax |
| AC Type: | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan |
| Reg: | 5Y-CAC cn: 208B-0525 |
| Aboard: | 10 Fatalities: 10 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Kitale - Nairobi |
| Details: | Ground lost contact with the aircraft when it was about 40 miles from its destination. The aircraft impacted a mountain side. |
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| Date: | May 18, 2018 Time: 1208 |
| Location | Havana, Cuba |
| Operator | Cubana (leased from Global Air) Flight: 972 |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-201 |
| Reg: | XA-UHZ cn: 21816/592 |
| Aboard: | 113 Fatalities: 112 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Havana- Holguin |
| Details: | After taking off from runway 06 at Havana-José Martí Airport and while in the initial climb, the airliner initiated a right turn and then descended until it struck power lines and a railway track before disintegrating in a wooded area. The entire crew of 6 along with 106 passengers were killed while 1 passengers survived. |
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| Date: | May 14, 2018 Time: 0747 |
| Location: | Chengdu, China |
| Operator: | Sichuan Airlines Flight:8633 |
| AC Type: | Airbus A319 |
| Reg: | B6419 cn: ? |
| Aboard: | 119 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Chongquing, China - Lhasa, Tibet |
| Details: | The copilot was sucked half-way out of the cockpit after a windscreen shattered and blew out at 32,000 feet. Crew members were able to pull the copilot back into the plane. Besides being exposed to freezing temperatures and extreme conditions, the pilot was able to make a safe landing. The copilot and one crew member sustained minor injuries. |
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| Date: | May 2, 2018 Time: 1130 |
| Location | Port Wentworth, Georgia |
| Operator: | Military - US Air Force |
| AC Type: | Lockheed HC-130H Hercules |
| Reg: | 65-0968 cn: 382-4110 |
| Aboard: | 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Savannah - Tuscon |
| Details: | A Puerto Rico Air National Guard plane crashed onto a highway shortly after taking off from Savannah/Hilton International Airport. The aircraft went into a left bank and crashed to the ground. It was flying to Tucson where it was to be decommissioned. The aircraft was over 50 years old. |
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| Date: | April 17, 2018 Time: 1004 |
| Location | NW of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Operator | Southwest Airlines Flight:1380 |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-7H4 |
| Reg: | N722SW cn: 27880/601 |
| Aboard: | 149 Fatalities: 1 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | New York - Dallas |
| Details: | While climbing to FL320, the No. 1 engine suffered an uncontained catastrophic failure. Shrapnel struck and broke a window which resulted in explosive decompression. A woman passenger sitting in the window seat was partially sucked out of the window. Passengers were able to pull her back in the cabin but she was reported in cardiac arrest and soon after died. The crew declared an emergency and landed safely at Philadelphia airport. |
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| Date: | April 11, 2018 Time: 0800 |
| Location | Boufarik AB, Algeria |
| Operator | Military - Algerian Air Force |
| AC Type: | Ilyushin 76-TD |
| Reg: | 7T-WIP cn: 1043419636 |
| Aboard: | 257 Fatalities: 257 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Boufarik AB - Bechar - Tindouf |
| Details: | The Algerian military plane crashed soon after takeoff in a field and burst into flames. The plane was totally destroyed. All 247 passengers and crew of 10 were killed. This is the 17th worst accident in aviation accident history. |
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| Date: | March 22, 2018 Time: 1543 |
| Location | Off Whitsunday Island, North Queensland, Australia |
| Operator | Whitsunday Air Service |
| AC Type: | Eurocopter EC120B |
| Reg: | VH-WII cn: 1603 |
| Aboard: | 5 Fatalities: 2 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Hardy Reef pontoon |
| Details: | The non-scheduled passenger helicopter crashed about 40 miles from Whitsunday Islands near Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The aircraft sank soon after crashing. The chopper was approaching near a pontoon that has a underwater viewing chamber to view the coral reefs. Two of the four passengers were killed. |
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| Date: | March 17, 2018 Time: 1120 |
| Location | Plaridel, Philippines |
| Operator | Lite Air Express |
| AC Type: | Piper PA-32RT-300 T |
| Reg: | RP-C299 cn: 32R-7985036 |
| Aboard: | 5 Fatalities: 5 Ground: 5 |
| Route: | Plaridel - Laoag |
| Details: | The small passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from runway 35 into a residential neighborhood. Three passengers, the pilot and a mechanic were all killed. A mother, grandmother and three children were killed on the ground. |
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| Date: | March 12, 2018 Time: 1415 |
| Location | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Operator | US-Bangla Airlines Flight: 211 |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 |
| Reg: | S2-AGU cn: 4041 |
| Aboard: | 71 Fatalities: 51 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Dhaka - Kathmandu |
| Details: | After getting clearance to land, the aircraft was observed flying low. Soon after, the plane impacted terrain and caught fire. There was some confusion as to which runway the plane was to land. Forty-seven passengers and the entire crew of 4 were killed. |
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| Date: | March 6, 2018 Time: 1451 |
| Location | Latakia, Syria |
| Operator | Military - Russian Air Force |
| AC Type: | Antonov An-26 |
| Reg: | RF-92955/52 cn: 10107 |
| Aboard: | 39 Fatalities: 39 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Kuweires Air Base - Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base |
| Details: | While on approach to Latakia-Khmeimim Air Base, the military transport plane crashed 1,600 feet short of the runway. The military blamed the crash on a technical error. All 33 passengers and crew of 6 were killed. |
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