| 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. | PHOTO |
| 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 2, 2011 17:48 |
Felipe Camiroagal, Popular Chilian TV entertainer |
Juan Fernandez Island, Chile | CASA C-212 966 cn: 433 |
The Chilian Air Force plane crashed 1 km the sea while attempting to land for a third time in strong winds. 21 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. | |
| Apr 6, 2012 21:06 |
Jose Wejebe 54, Fishing show host on the Outdoor Channel |
Everglades City, Florida |
CA8-SF Exp N548SF cn: 0585552921 |
The plane had just taken off when it crash landed in a field just off the runway and burst into flames. 1 killed. | |
| Dec 9, 2012 03:30 |
Jenni Rivera 43, Mexican-American singer |
Near Iturbide, Mexico | Learjet 25 N345MC cn: 25-046 |
The charter jet crashed while en route from Monterey to Toluca Mexico. 7 killed. | |
| Jun 13, 2014 08:08 |
Dr. Richard Rockefeller 65, great grandson of John D. Rockefeller |
White Plains, New York | Piper PA-46-500TP N5335R cn: 4697100 |
Struck a tree while attempting to takeoff in fog and poor visibility. 1 killed. | |
| Jun 22, 2015 09:30 |
James Horner 61, American film composer |
Near Cuyana, California | Short PLC S312 Tucano MK1 N206PZ |
Crashed while piloting his plane near Santa Barbara. 1 killed. | |
| Aug 28, 2016 21:00 |
Darrell Ward 52, Star of cable channel TV show "Ice Road Truckers" |
Near Rock Creek, Montana | Cessna 182 N9936T |
Crashed and caught fire on a highway. 2 killed. | |
| Oct 13, 2016 21:36 |
Jim Prentice 60, former Alberta premier |
Winfield, British Columbia, Canada | Cessna 500 Citation I C-GTNB |
Crashed 8 minutes after taking off. 4 killed. | |
| Nov 28, 2016 22:00 |
Chapecoense soccer team |
Union, Colombia | Avro RJ-85 CP-2933 |
Crashed in mountainous terrain. 71 killed. | |
| Dec 7, 2016 |
Junaid Jamshed 52, famous Pakistani singer |
Near Havlien, Pakistan | ATR-42-500 PIA CP-293 AP-BHO |
Crashed into mountains after running out of fuel. 37 killed, | |
| Dec 25, 2016 | 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble choir | Near Ader, Russia | Tupolev 154B-2 RA-85572 cn: 83A-572 |
Crashed into the Black Sea soon after taking off from Ader. 92 killed. | |
| Sep 08, 2017 | Troy Gentry 50, country western singer |
Medford, New Jersey | Schweitzer 269C N2091E cn: S1837 |
Crashed while taking a short sightseeing trip around the airport resort he was to perform at. 2 killed. | |
| Nov 07, 2017 | Roy Halladay 40, former MLB pitcher who twice won the Cy Young award. |
Off Holiday, Florida | Icon A5 N922BA 00022 |
Crashed in shalllow water in the Gulf of Mexico. 1 killed. | |
| Jan 21,2019 | Emiliano Sala 29, Argentine soccer player |
English channel | Piper PA-46310P N264BD cn:46-8408037 |
Crashed into the English Channel, 8 miles northwest of Alderney in adverse weather conditons. 2 killed. | |
| May 27,2019 | Gabriel Diniz 28, Brazilian singer and song writer. |
Porto de Mato, Brazil | Piper PA-28-180 Archer PT-KLO 28-7405243 |
Crashed into a mangrove swamp. 3 killed. | |
| Jul 4, 2019 | Chris Cline 60, Billionaire philanthropist |
Grand Cay Bahamas | AgustaWestland AW139 N32DCC |
Helicopter crased off Grand Cay. 7 killed. |
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