Landing (descent or approach)

On approach to Anoka County-Blaine Airport Runway 09, the single engine airplane entered a sharp turn to the left then descended to the ground in a near vertical attitude before crashing onto a house located in the north part of Brooklyn Park, some 9 km short of runway, bursting into flames. The airplane and the house were destroyed by a post crash fire and the pilot, sole on board was killed. There were no casualties on the ground.

The airplane was performing a cargo flight from Dhobley to Mogadishu with a crew of five on board. While on approach to Mogadishu-Aden Adde Airport, it crashed in unknown circumstances in Ceel Xabaalbow, some 24 km southwest from runway 05 threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all five occupants were killed.

The airplane crashed on landing at Bagdogra Airport for unknown reasons. All occupants escaped unharmed while the airplane was destroyed.

After landing on runway 05 at Güeppí Airport, the twin engine airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, rolled for about 50 metres then collided with trees and ended up in a dense wooded area. All 13 occupants evacuated safely, some with minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.

The airplane departed Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport Runway 30R at 1147LT on a schedule service (flight DL4819) to Toronto, carrying 76 passengers and a crew of four. After departure, the airplane continued to the southeast and reached this assigned altitude of 29,000 feet before starting the descent to Toronto. The approach was performed in marginal weather conditions with wind from 270 at 28 knots, gusting 35 knots, a 6 miles surface visibility and blowing snow. Upon touchdown, the airplane went out of control, lost its empennage, both wings and both main landing gear before coming to rest upside down. All 80 occupants were rescued, among them 8 were injured, 3 seriously. First CRJ-900 destroyed in an accident.

The airplane departed Austin-Bergstrom Airport on a flight to Scottsdale, carrying two passengers and two pilots. The approach and landing at Scottsdale-Municipal Airport were performed in good weather conditions. After touchdown on runway 21, the airplane went out of control and veered off runway to the left. It contacted several concrete obstacles on the ground, lost its undercarriage and ran for few hundred metres before colliding with a Gulfstream G200 parked on the east apron. There was no fire. Both passengers and the copilot were seriously injured while the pilot was killed. Registered to the company Chromed in Hollywood, the airplane was owned by Vince Neil, singer of Mötley Crüe.

After landing on a dirt Runway 17 at N'Délé Airfield, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance. It overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in bushes. All five crew members were rescued, among them two were slightly injured. The airplane was completing a humanitarian flight from Bangui on behalf of the United Nations Organization. It is believed that the airplane collided with a two metres high earth mound located short of runway, causing damage to the left main gear that collapsed after landing.

The single engine airplane departed Locarno Airfield on a private flight to Grenchen, carrying two passengers and one pilot. While in a circuit for an approach to Grenchen Airport Runway 06, the airplane stalled and crashed in a pasture located in Leuzigen, about 4 km east of the airport. The airplane was destroyed and all three occupants were injured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to be 4 km with wind from 070 at 6 knots with mist, scattered at 800 feet and overcast at 1,400 feet.

The single engine airplane departed Kostanay on an ambulance flight to Arkalyk, carrying two doctors and two pilots. On final approach to Arkalyk Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. In low visibility, the airplane impacted the ground and crash landed in a snow covered field located 1,5 km short of runway. All four occupants were uninjured and rescued.

The airplane departed Wichita-Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport at 1739LT on a schedule service (flight AA5342/JIA5342) to Washington-Ronald Reagan-National Airport, carrying 60 passengers and 4 crew members. Following an uneventful flight, the crew was cleared to start the descent from the south. On final approach to runway 33, after being cleared to land, at an estimated altitude of 350 feet, while approximately one km short of runway, the airplane collided with a US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk registered 00-26860 and carrying three crew members. Under callsign PAT25, the helicopter was approaching Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling when the collision occurred. Both airplanes dove into the Potomac River. All 64 occupants were killed, among them two world-champion Russian figure skaters as well as 'several members' of the US figure skating community. All three occupants in the Black Hawk were also killed. First fatal accident involving a CRJ-700 and worst accident in the US since November 2001.