List of airplane crashes in 2013
IrAvia Thursday December 26, 2013
The cargo plane, carrying spare parts, crashed into a military army arsenal at Ikustsk-2 Airport while attempting to land. The crew of 6 and 3 technicians were all killed.
Makani Kai Air Wednesday December 11, 2013
The aircraft crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from Kalaupapa Airport. Preliminary indications are that there was catastrophic engine failure.
Heringer Taxi Aero Thursday December 5, 2013
While performing an ambulance flight, the aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a wooded area killing 3 passengers and 2 pilots.
Bond Air Services Ltd. Friday November 29, 2013
The police helicopter crashed into the roof of the Clutha Pub in central Glasgow killing at least 5 patrons along with 3 aboard he helicopter. The helicopter was carrying a civilian pilot and two Strathclyde police officers.
Mozambique Airline Flight 470Friday November 29, 2013
The airliner crashed into Bwabwata National Park while en route to Luanda. The plane was found completely burned out with no survivors. The plane went missing in bad weather and poor visibility.
Hageland Aviation Services Flight 1453Friday November 29, 2013
The commuter plane crashed about 4 miles East of St. Marys in freezing rain.
Tropicair Monday November 25, 2013
The passenger plane crash-landed in a river in Gulf provence. Seven passengers and the pilot escaped with minor injuries.
AirVac International Tuesday November 19, 2013
The jet had just taken off from Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport when the crew radioed a request to return to the airport. That was followed by a Mayday after which the aircraft crashed into the ocean approximately 3 miles from the coast.
Tararstan Airlilnes Flight 363Sunday November 17, 2013
The airliner went into a nearly vertical dive and crashed onto the runway and disintegrated, after attempting to land a second time. The aircraft hit the runway and burst into flames. The pilot in command, in executing a go-around, apparently placed the plane in an excessive nose high attitude, stalling the plane. Inexperienced crew, poor flight safety standards at the Tatarstan air company and lack of proper control over crew training.
Bearskin Airlines Sunday November 10, 2013
The aircraft was on approach to runway 26, in light snow, when it crashed and burned in the surrounding forest. Three of the five passengers and the two pilots were killed.
Military - Indonesian Army Saturday November 9, 2013
After losing power, the helicopter crashed into dense jungle and burst into flames. It was carrying construction materials, 8 military personnel and 13 civilian construction workers. Two military personnel and 6 passengers survived.
Aerocon Sunday November 3, 2013
While landing in heavy rain, the aircraft veered off the runway, caught fire after hitting some brush and came to rest inverted.
Aeroparaclub Namur Saturday October 19, 2013
Ten members of a parachuting club and he pilot were killed when the plane they were on lost altitude and crashed shortly after taking off.
Lao Airlines Flight 301Wednesday October 16, 2013
The aircraft crashed into the Mekong River 5 miles from Paskse, while on approach to land and after attempting a go-around. The fuselage broke in two and sank into the river. The weather was poor at the time of the accident, with the tail end of Hurricane Nari affecting the area. A sudden change in weather conditions and the flight crew's failure to properly execute procedure have been identified as the probable causes of the crash. The flight crew's minima of 600 feet was lower than the published minima of 990 feet and the incorrect height of 645 feet as published in the JEPPESEN Chart at that time.After aborting the aircraft's approach at an altitude of around 595 feet, the flight crew executed a right turn instead of a nominal climb as dictated by the airport's VOR/DME missed approach procedure.
Aereo Servicio Guerrero Monday October 14, 2013
The plane crashed in the Sierra de La Giganta mountains while on a flight from Loreto to Ciudad Constitucion. The wreckage was found the day after contact was lost with the aircraft.
MASwings Flight 3002Thursday October 10, 2013
While attempting to land, the Twin Otter struck a house located to the right of runway 22. The nose section was destroyed and the right wing broke off. The co-pilot and one passenger were killed.
Associated Aviation Flight 361Thursday October 3, 2013
The chartered plane crashed minutes after taking off from Murtala Muhammad International Airport.The aircraft lost height, after departing runwal 18L, impacted trees, a brick wall and caught fire.
United Parcel Service Flight 1354Wednesday August 14, 2013
The cargo plane was on approach when it struck trees, crashed and burst into flames.
Military - Ethiopian Air Force Friday August 9, 2013
The cargo plane crashed on the runway and caught fire while attempting to land at Mofadisu International Airport.
Rediske Air Sunday July 7, 2013
As soon as the plane took off speed began to decline until the plane stalled and crashed. The probable cause of the crash was the operator’s failure to account for about 420 additional pounds of unspecified cargo, which led to loading and operating the de Havilland DHC3 Otter outside its weight and center-of-gravity limits leading to an aerodynamic stall.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214Saturday July 6, 2013
The aircraft crash landed short of the runway while on approach to runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport. The tail section, landing gear, and both engines separated from the fuselage and a fire erupted. Debris was scattered from the ocean front to the runway to where the aircraft came to rest. The plane's voice and flight data recorders show that the aircraft was coming in too slow and too low and that the pilots appear to have increased speed seven seconds before impact. A stall warning sounded four seconds before the crash, and the crew then made an internal decision "to initiate a go-around 1.5 seconds to impact.Two passengers were killed and 182 injured. One passenger was run over by one of the emergency vehicles. The crew's failure to monitor and maintain the plane's airspeed, and its failure to abort the landing when in trouble. The pilot and co-pilot reasonably believed the automatic throttle would keep the plane flying fast enough to land safely, when in fact the auto throttle was effectively shut off after the pilot idled it to correct an unexplained climb earlier in the landing. The flight crew over-relied on automated systems that they did not fully understand.
Indian Air Force Tuesday June 25, 2013
Crashed during flood relief operations. The passengers were from paramilitary forces.
Ornge Air Ambulance Friday May 31, 2013
The air ambulance helicopter crashed 0.7 miles from its departure point. The pilot, copilot and two paramedics were killed. The helicopter was headed to Attawapiskat to pick up a patient.
National Air Cargo Flight 102Monday April 29, 2013
The civilian cargo plane crashed and burned shortly after taking off from runway 03 at Bagram Air Base. The plane was carrying 5 armored vehicles. The airline's cargo operations manual did not explain how to account for the orientation of the tiedown straps when calculating how many were needed, and the inexperienced and uncertified loadmaster used too few straps. When the plane began climbing, the rearmost vehicle, weighing 28,000
pounds, broke free and smashed into the tail, severing two hydraulic systems and the elevator jackscrew, leaving the plane uncontrollable.
Lion Air Flight 904Saturday April 13, 2013
The airliner came down in the ocean, 150 feet short of the runway, while on final approach to Denpasar-Ngurah Rai Bali International Airport. All 101 passengers and crew of 7 survived. Forty-five people were injured.
Fretzx Taxi Aereo Tuesday March 12, 2013
The plane crashed while enroute. It belonged to air charter company Fretax and was transporting nine employees of the engineering company Cesbe to the Santo Antonio do Jari hydroelectric power plant.
Ace Air Cargo Flight 51Friday March 8, 2013
The cargo plane crashed about 20 miles northeast of Dillingham while on approach to Dillingham Airport. Wreckage was discovered on Saturday with the pilot and copilot fatally injured. The aircraft was badly fragmented in three sections. The flight crew's failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's failure to correctly read back and interpret clearance altitudes issued by the air traffic controller, their failure to adhere to minimum altitudes depicted on the published instrument approach chart, and their failure to adhere to company checklists. Also contributing to the accident were the air traffic controller's issuance of an ambiguous clearance to the flight crew, which resulted in the airplane's premature descent, his failure to address the pilot's incorrect read back of the assigned clearance altitudes, and his failure to monitor the flight and address the altitude violations and issue terrain-based safety alerts.
Aero Transporte S.A. - ATSA Wednesday March 6, 2013
The plane, chartered by a Peruvian gold mining company, crashed while atempting to land at an airport in the La Libertad region of Peru in poor weather. The plane struck power lines, crashed and burned. Two employees of Marsa, 5 contractors and both pilots were killed.
Compagnie Africaine d' Aviation (CAA) Monday March 4, 2013
The aircraft crashed short of the runway while attempting to land in heavy rain at Goma Airport crashing into the back yards of several houses in the Lake Kivu area.
South Airlines Flight 8971Wednesday February 13, 2013
While attempting to land on runway 8 in dense fog, the plane overran the runway , overturned and caught fire. The airplane operated as a charter flight carrying football fans on their way to a match of Shakhtar Donetsk against Borussia Dortmund. Pilot error. A loss of speed by the aircraft during thelanding approach due to an error of the unprepared crew. The crew had no clearance to land given the weather conditions.
SCAT Air Flight 760Tuesday January 29, 2013
The jet crashed in heavy fog outside of Almaty while attempting to land at Almaty Airport for a second time. The aircraft was found in swampy terrain about 1 mile short of the runway threshold.
Transaereo 5074 Friday January 4, 2013
The flight disappeared while en route from Los Roques island to Caracas. When the plane was approximately 11 miles from Los Roques Airport, radar showed it began rapidly losing altitude and speed. It is presumed to have crashed in the ocean. The son of Italian designer Ottavio Missoni was among those onboard.
Med-Trans Corporaion Wednesday January 2, 2013
The air ambulance crashed and burned north of Ventura near Clear Lake Iowa in ice, haze and misty conditons.