Flight

The single engine airplane departed Wasu Airfield at 1012LT on a charter flight to Lae-Nadzab Tomodachi Airport, with an ETA at 1047LT. On board were five people, four passengers and one pilot. The passengers included a member of the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) and an employee from the Housing Ministry. Few minutes after takeoff from Wasu, while cruising at an altitude of 8,000 feet, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain near Sapmanga, southwest of Wasu. The wreckage was located but the access is difficult. The occupant's fate remains unknown. Development will follow.

The single engine airplane departed La Parota, Michoacán, on a private trip with seven people on board. While cruising over mountainous terrain, the airplane went out of control and crashed on the slope of a wooded hill, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all seven occupants were killed.

The crew (one pilot and one copilot) were completing a local training flight out from Beaune-Challenges Airport. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crash landed in a vineyard located in Magny-lès-Villers, about 10 km north of the airfield, bursting into flames. Both occupants evacuated the cabin and were seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed by fire.

The twin engine airplane departed Florianópolis-Hercilio Luz Airport at 1651LT on an ambulance flight to Salvador, carrying three passengers (a doctor, a nurse and a mechanic) and two pilots. A technical stop for refueling was scheduled in Belo Horizonte. While flying in cruising altitude in reduced visibility (almost night and heavy rain falls), the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a wooded area located in Santa Branca. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all five occupants, all employees of the company, were killed.

The airplane crashed in a desert area located in the Al Malha district of the North Darfur, Sudan. The exact circumstances of the accident remains unclear. Military sources told that the airplane was on a mission to deliver military equipment and medicine to the Sudan army headquarters in El Fasher and crashed upon its return. It was totally destroyed and all five crew members were killed. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed their forces shot down the airplane.

The single engine airplane departed Vladikavkaz Airport on a skydiving mission, carrying 13 skydivers and two pilots. While flying between Mairamadag and Koban, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a dense wooded area. All 15 occupants were rescued, among them few were injured, some seriously.

Few minutes after its takeoff from Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the single engine airplane went out of control and crashed for unknown reason in a wooded area located in Wat Khao Din, some 30 km southeast of Suvarnabhumi Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 9 occupants were killed. The airplane was on a service to the Island of Ko Mai Si.

The airplane departed Cascavel Airport at 1158LT on a schedule service (flight PTB2283) to São Paulo-Guarulhos Airport, carrying 58 passengers and a crew of four. While flying at FL170, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a relative flat attitude in a private garden, nearby a villa located in the city of Capela, west of Vinhedo, some 69 km northwest of Guarulhos Airport. A fire erupted after the crash. All 62 occupants have been killed. Significant variations were noted with the aircraft' speed during the entire flight, while the altitude remained stable until the loss of control. Severe icing conditions were reported between FL120 and FL210.

The twin engine airplane was on a charter flight from Coyhaique to Chile Chico, carrying six passengers and one pilot. Halfway into the flight, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located northwest of Las Horquetas, Aysén Region. The wreckage was found in the afternoon on the slope of Cerro Aislado. All seven occupants were killed.

The crew was returning to Europe after taking part to the AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh. Following a fuel stop in Goose Bay, the crew continued to Narsarsuaq, Greenland. Approaching the southwest coast, the pilot sent a mayday message then ditched the airplane off the village of Qaqortoq, about 60 km southwest of Narsarsuaq. Both occupants found refuge in a dinghy and were rescued about 30 minutes later. The airplane sank.