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Date:  November 25,2024     Time: 1322
Location:  Vilnius, Lithuania
Operator:  Swiftair operating for DHL       
AC Type:  Boeing 737-476 SF
Reg.:  EC-MFE      cn: 24445/2539
Aboard:       Fatalities: 1     Ground: 0
Route:  Leipzig - Vilnius
Details: 

The cargo plane was destroyed after it crashed into terrain while on approach to Vilnius International Airport. The aircraft impacted the ground about a mlle short of the runway, skidding into a residential structure. One pilot and 2 passengers survived while the second pilot died.

 
Date:  October 20, 2024     Time: 0722
Location:  Pohuwato, Indonesia
Operator:  SAM Air
AC Type:  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Reg.:  PK-SMH       cn: 462
Aboard:  4      Fatalities: 4     Ground: 0
Route:  Gorontalo - Pohuwato
Details: 

While attempting to land at Bumi Panua Pohuwato Airport, the plane crashed into a fish pond near the airport killing 3 crew members and 1 passenger.

 
Date:  August 31, 2024     Time: 1615
Location:   Vachkazhets volcano Kamchatka, Russia
Operator:  Vityaz Aero
AC Type:  Mil Mi-8T
Reg.:  RA-25656       cn: 99254295
Aboard:  22      Fatalities: 22      Ground: 0
Route:  Vachkazhets Volcano - Nikolaevka Heliport
Details: 

The helicopter crashed after strucking rising terrain at an elevation of 3,000 ft after taking off from Vachkazhets volcano. All 19 passengers and crew of 3 were killed.

 
Date:  August 22,2024     Time: 1518
Location:  Wat Khao Din, Thailand
Operator:  Thai Flying Service Co Ltd       Flight: TFT209
AC Type:  Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
Reg.:  HS-SKR       cn: 208B1241
Aboard:  9        Fatalities: 9       Ground: 0
Route:  Bangkok - Ko Mai Chee Airport
Details: 

The plane crashed into a flooded mangrove swamp about 35km (22 miles) southeast of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport. The crash resulted in highly fragmented pieces of the aircraft. All 5 Chinese national passengers, 2 pilots and 2 flight attendants were killed.

 
Date:  August 9,2024     Time: 1322
Location:  Vinhedo, Brazil
Operator:  Voepass Linhas Aereas       Flight: PTB2283
AC Type:  ATR 72-500
Reg.:  PS-VPB      cn: 608
Aboard:  62        Fatalities: 62       Ground: 0
Route:  Cascavel - Sao Paulo
Details: 

After taking off from Casavel Airport the aircraft climbed to a crusing altitude of FL170 after which it entered a dive ending in a flat spin and crashing into a residential neighborhood of Vinhedo.

 
Date:  July 26, 2024     Time: 1305
Location:  Near Gillette, Wyoming
Operator:  Haynie Enterprises
AC Type:  Pilatus PC-12/47E
Reg.: 
N375HE         cn: 1203
Aboard:  7    Fatalities:  7    Ground: 0
Route:  Nebraska City - Billings
Details: 

The aircraft was destroyed when it crashed north of Gillette, Wyoming killing the pilot and six passengers. Unconfirmed reports claim the aircraft was flying at FL260 when the pilot reported "they were losing control." The airplane was seen in a dive with rate of about 3000 fpm towards the end of the recorded data. The crash set off a forest wildfire. An auto pilot issue was reported before the crash. Among the dead were three members of the Nelon Gospel Quartet, including Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, and Amber Kistler.

 

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