Список погибших в авиакатастрофах и крушениях вертолетов.

Lists of people and groups who died in plane/helicopter crashes

Many notable human fatalities have resulted from aviation accidents and incidents. Those killed as part of a sporting, political or musical group who flew together when the accident took place are usually only listed under the group sections; however, some are also listed as individuals.

NameNationalityYearNotabilityFlight/aircraftCrash siteCause/circumstancesAaliyahUnited States2001Actress, singer, and modelCessna 402Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The BahamasMaximum takeoff weight of airplane substantially exceeded, pilot under the influence of cocaine and alcohol. United States1967test pilotX 15 Flight 3 65 97Randsburg, California, United StatesBreakup caused by malfunctioning control systemAdolf II, Prince of Schaumburg LippeGermany1936Prince of Schaumburg LippeFord TrimotorZumpango, MexicoMalaysia1997Entrepreneur, founder of DRB HICOMAgusta A109PKuala Lipis, Pahang, MalaysiaMid air explosionUnited Kingdom1919Aviator who flew the first non stop flight across the AtlanticVickers VikingCottévrard, near Rouen, FrancePlane stalled and crashed in fogBrazil1967 Former President of BrazilPiper AztecFortaleza, BrazilIn mid air collision with a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed T 33United States1993NASCAR driverHughes 369Talladega, Alabama, United StatesPilot errorIsrael1948Military, first IAF pilot to command a combat squadron and to score an aerial victoryAvia S 199Herzliya, IsraelStruck terrain nose down after apparent engine trouble during a gear up landing attemptSudan2012Guidance and Endowments ministerAntonov An 26Nuba Mountains south Talodi, South Kordofan, SudanControlled flight into terrain due to heavy rain; see 2012 Sudan Antonov An 26 crashSweden1977Table tennis playerLinjeflyg Flight 618Kälvesta, SwedenIcing of tailplane caused by engines being operated at too low a power setting for anti ice to be effectiveNorway1928ExplorerLatham 47Barents SeaDisappearanceKorea1930AviatorTaiyuan, ChinaUnited States1983Record setting hot air balloonistHot air balloonNear Bad Brückenau, West GermanyGondola release mechanism malfunctionUnited States1999Minnesota Air National Guard test pilot Cirrus SR20 Federal Prison Camp, Duluth Aileron jam during early production flight testingSweden1922Aviator, parachutistParachuteAskersund, SwedenParachute failureesArgentina2018Racing driver, Turismo CarreteraPitts SpecialCarreras, Santa Fe Province, Argentina United States2001ProducerAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Mohamed AttaFinland1941Communist leader, military officerArkhangelsk, Soviet UnionWas allegedly killed in a plane crash, but some claim he died in Moscow under suspicious circumstances. United States2012CEO of Micron at time of incidentLancair IV PBoise Airport, Idaho, United StatesError during emergency landingUnited Kingdom1942Army Officer and Member of ParliamentHandley Page HalifaxLuqa, MaltaCrashed on takeoffUnited States1956Test pilotBell X 2Edwards AFB, California, United StatesPilot errorIraq1966President of Iraqde Havilland Dove 1Southern IraqCrashed in a sand stormFrance2015SailorEurocopter AS350Villa Castelli, ArgentinaCollided in mid air; see Villa Castelli helicopter collisionCanada2001ice hockey player (NHL)United Airlines Flight 175World Trade Center South Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Marwan al ShehhiUnited Kingdom1942World War I flying aceMartin Baker MB 3 RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomEngine failureFrance1986Singer and songwriterAérospatiale AS350 EcureuilSan Francisco, California, United StatesDemonstrating inverted flight at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. Structural failure while attempting to pull up. United States2001Oracle Corporation employeeUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States9/11 hijacking by Ziad JarrahUnited States1943Politician, mayor of St. LouisWaco CG 4A ROLambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesLoss of right wing due to wing strut fitting failure during demonstration flight; Maj. William B. Robertson also dies in this accidentUnited States1972US Congressman from AlaskaCessna 310Alaska, United StatesDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Hale Boggs was also on this flight. United Kingdom1978Racing car designer, driver and founder / owner of Chevron Cars LtdHiway Scorpion B hang gliderLancashire, United KingdomCompeted in a competitive event organized by his club. Pilot error likely to have caused by stall whilst attempting a challenging maneuvre. The pilot had 18 months flying experience. United States2001entertainer, actress, and photographerAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Mohamed AttaUnited States1996Quarterback for the Nebraska CornhuskersPiper J 3 CubRaymond, Nebraska, United StatesPilot error (loss of engine power because of fuel valve mis position)United States1927AviatorOld GloryNorth AtlanticAircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy. United States1999Sister in law of John F. Kennedy Jr. Piper SaratogaMartha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United StatesPilot error; see John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crashUnited States1999Wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. Piper SaratogaMartha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United StatesPilot error; see John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crashUnited States2000CART racing driver/ownerBeechcraft BaronAnn Milton Adams' farm, Harrison County, Kentucky, United StatesAirframe icingUnited States2001Video producer and director music video American Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Mohamed AttaCanada1948World War II ace pilotNoorduyn NorsemanRome, ItalyPossible sabotageIndia1986Flight attendant who saved lives during a hijackingPan Am Flight 73Karachi, PakistanHijackingIndia1966Nuclear physicistAir India Flight 101Mont Blanc, FranceFlight dispatched without necessary navigation equipment for the route being flownYugoslavia1977Premier of YugoslaviaLearjet 25Kreševo, YugoslaviaPoor weather conditionsSaudi Arabia1967Entrepreneur and father of Osama bin LadenBeechcraft Model 18Germany2015Bass baritone opera singerGermanwings Flight 9525Prads Haute Bléone, FranceDeliberate flight into terrainUnited States2011College basketball coachPiper PA 28 Cherokee N7746WPerryville, Arkansas, United StatesControlled flight into terrainUnited Kingdom1933PoliticianHawker HartRAF HendonAircraft failed to recover from dive while practising display for air pageantUnited States1944Test pilot for LockheedLockheed YP 80 Shooting StarBurbank, California, United StatesEngine flame outUnited States2001Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thoratec CorporationUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States9/11 hijacking by Ziad JarrahUnited States1941Politician; US Congressman from MarylandEastern Air Lines Flight 21Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesInadvertently descended into trees due to incorrect altimeter setting. Eddie Rickenbacker survived this crash. Philippines1957Philippine senatorDouglas C 47 SkytrainCebu City, Philippines (22 mi NW)See 1957 Cebu Douglas C 47 crashChile2011Television presenter (Television Nacional de Chile)Chilean Air Force CASA C 212 Aviocaroff Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile Loss of control in adverse weatherBrazil2014Politician, presidential candidate in Brazilian general election, 20142014 Santos Cessna Citation accidentSantos, BrazilNose down collision with ground during poor weather shortly after aborting landing, caused by pilot disorientation. Mexico1983Entertainer, actressAviaco Flight 134Madrid, SpainCollision resulting from runway incursion, caused by poor visibility and taxiway signage
See 1956 Paris DC 6 crashRomania1912Army officer, first Romanian airplane accident casualty FarmanBucharest, RomaniaPlane crash during training on Cotroceni AirfieldUnited States2000Governor of MissouriCessna 335Goldman, Missouri, United StatesThunderstormSweden1988Assistant Secretary General of the UN, UN Commissioner for NamibiaPan Am Flight 103Lockerbie, Scotland, United KingdomTerrorismMexico1928Mexican "Charles Lindbergh"Ryan Brougham Tabernacle, New Jersey, United StatesWeather?United States1991AstronautAtlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311Brunswick, Georgia, United StatesMalfunction of the left engine propeller control unit. Senator John Tower also died in this crash. Italy1985ActorBell 206BPage, Arizona, United StatesRotor blades struck bridge due to pilot error and aircraft fell into canyon during filming of Vendetta dal futuroUnited States1948Sister of U. S. President John F. Kennedyde Havilland DoveSaint Bauzile, Ardèche, FranceGreece1937Princess of Greece and Denmark, sister of Prince PhilipJunkers Ju 52Ostend, BelgiumCrashed into a factory chimney; see Sabena OO AUB Ostend crashSweden1918AviatorBlériot XIUnreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. Gulf of BothniaFrance1949World boxing championLockheed ConstellationSão Miguel Island, Azores, PortugalControlled flight into terrain, mountainUnited Kingdom1939Motorcycle speedway riderSlingsby PetrelGreat Hucklow, Derbyshire, East Midlands, EnglandDied in gliding competitionUnited States1974Trumpet player and band leaderPiper PA 30 Twin ComancheJackson, Minnesota, United StatesPoor weatherPeru1910AviatorBlériot XIDomodossola, ItalyInadequate repairs to aircraftVenezuela1969Major League Baseball playerViasa Flight 742Maracaibo, VenezuelaStruck power lines during takeoffRussia2023Head of logistics of Wagner GroupEmbraer Legacy 600Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, RussiaUnder investigationSoviet Union1972Actor, parodistAeroflot Flight 1491Kharkiv, Soviet UnionStructural failure leading to a loss of controlGermany1943Prince of Hesse, nephew of Wilhelm IISiebel Fh 104 HalloreForlì, ItalyUnited States2017American racing driverMooney M20 CNorth Branford, ConnecticutTotal loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of foreign object debris in the fuel selector valveCuba1959RevolutionaryCessna 310CaribbeanDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed deadSpain1936Inventor of the autogyroKLM Douglas DC 2Croydon Air Port, South LondonAircraft hit house after taking off in fog. Arvid Lindman was also killed. United States1949Entertainer and singerCessnaLos Angeles, United StatesPilot errorPuerto Rico1972Major League Baseball playerDouglas DC 7off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto RicoMechanical problems; overloaded planeUnited States1963Entertainer and country singerPiper ComancheUnited States1913Aviation pioneer and showmanCody FloatplaneFarnborough, Hampshire, EnglandAircraft broke up at 200 ft; thrown out of aircraftUnited States1926Aviator, first African American woman pilotCurtiss JN 4Jacksonville, Florida, United StatesThrown from aircraft after controls jammed while she was riding as a passenger. She was not wearing a seatbelt. United States2000Entertainer, WGN (AM) radio personalityZlín Z 42Waukegan, Illinois, United StatesMid air collision United States1972Politician, US Congressman from IllinoisUnited Airlines Flight 553Chicago, United StatesPilot errorUnited States1962United States Navy admiralAmerican Airlines Flight 1Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York, United StatesLoss of control at takeoff due to autopilot malfunction caused by electrical shortUnited States1921Politician, former US Congressman from IowaCurtiss EagleIndian Head, Maryland, United StatesSevere weatherUnited States1914AviatorWright aircraftPueblo, Colorado, United StatesUnited Kingdom1974athlete, silver medalist at the 1964 Summer OlympicsTurkish Airlines Flight 981Ermenonville, FranceCargo hatch and control cable failuresUnited States1963Entertainer and country music singerPiper ComancheCamden, Tennessee, United StatesSevere weather; Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins were also killed in this accident. United States1994Cessna 150Washington, D. C., United StatesIntentionally crashed a stolen airplane on the White House lawnFrance1979OceanographerPBY CatalinaLisbon, PortugalNosed over during high speed water taxiUnited Kingdom2011Record breaking stunt performerPiper PA 30 Twin ComancheMont Agel, FranceCrashed while flying through dense fog at low altitudeUnited States1973Entertainer and singerBeechcraft Model 18Natchitoches, Louisiana, United StatesCollision with treesSouth Africa2002Cricket captainHawker Siddeley HS 748George, Western Cape, South AfricaUnserviceable navigational equipmentUnited States2006Test pilotCessna 210Dominican Republic1970World boxing championDominicana DC 9 air disasterPunta CaucedoFuel contaminationUnited States1996American National Football League playerValuJet Flight 592Florida Everglades, United StatesFire in flightUnited States1935Politician, US Senator from New MexicoTWA Douglas DC 2Atlanta, Missouri, United StatesBad weatherPortugal1980Politician, defense minister of PortugalCessna 421United Kingdom1946Test pilotde Havilland DH 108Hoo PeninsulaAircraft broke up while carrying out high speed testsUnited Kingdom1943Test pilotde Havilland MosquitoHatfield, EnglandMid air collisionFrance1910Aviator and sculptorBleriot XIBordeaux, FranceUnited States2021Businessman and space touristCessna 172Hampton Township, New Jersey, United StatesCrash in a heavily wooded areaUnited States1923Stunt pilot, airport owner, aviation school ownerthe "Wasp"Venice, Los Angeles, California, United StatesSubstandard wing pinsSouth Africa2013AviatorExtra EA 300Secunda, MpumalangaCrashed during an airshowUnited States1997Entertainer, singer, songwriter, actorRutan Long EZPacific Grove, California, United StatesAircraft unfamiliarity; faulty assembly (deviation from original design)United States2009Human rights investigator and expert on the Rwandan genocideColgan Air Flight 3407Clarence Center, New YorkIcing, pilot errorBrazil2019Singer and songwriterPiper PA 28 CherokeeEstância, Sergipe, BrazilCrashed in bad weatherBrazil1972ActressJapan Airlines Flight 471New Delhi, IndiaControlled flight into terrainFrance1988racing car driverMitsubishi MU 2Saint Étienne, FranceGermany1937Hereditary Grand Duke of HesseJunkers Ju 52Ostend, Belgiumcrashed into a factory chimneyUnited States1986Actress and radio station traffic reporterEnstrom F 28New York CityMain rotor seizure due to improper maintenance. Dornacker was live on the air for WNBC (AM) at the time of the crash. United States2004Chief engine builder of Hendrick MotorsportsBeechcraft Super King Air 200Martinsville, Virginia, United StatesPilot error. Several members of Hendrick family also died including Ricky Hendrick. frFrance1928Aviator, test pilotCouzinet 27FranceAircraft failureUnited States1996Aviator, 7 year old aspiring pilotCessna 177Cheyenne, Wyoming, United StatesAircraft lost control in thunderstorm; deliberate takeoff because of media commitments; pilot errorUnited States1943Aviator, United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant ColonelLockheed P 38 LightningBurbank, California, United StatesAircraft caught fire while on a training mission near highly populated Burbank, California. Instead of parachuting to safety, he remained at the controls and saved countless civilian lives by guiding it into a vacant lot. United States1937Aviator, pioneer woman pilotLockheed Model 10 ElectraPacific Ocean, near Howland IslandDisappeared together with navigator Fred Noonan during global circumnavigation attempt, cause undetermined, body and aircraft never found; see speculation on Earhart's disappearanceUnited States2009Activist, co chair of the 9/11 Family Steering CommitteeColgan Air Flight 3407Chesapeake BayUnited States1911Aviator, pioneer pilot in American naval aviationCurtiss Model DMacon, Georgia, United StatesCrashed while pulling from a dive. United States1911Inventor, AviatorEvergreen monoplane gliderSan Jose, California, United Statesturbulence, which caused a stall. United States1943Rear Admiral, Commander, Submarines, U. S. Pacific FleetPan Am Flight 1104near Ukiah, California, United Statespilot errorAustria1982Formula One racerBeechcraft BonanzaNiederweidbach, NW Giessen, Germanyengine failureParaguay1940President of ParaguayPotez 25Altos, Paraguay United States1985Project manager for IBM PCDelta Air Lines Flight 191Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, United StatesMicroburst induced wind shearUnited Kingdom1913CricketerCody FloatplaneFarnborough, Hampshire, EnglandAircraft broke up at 200 ft, thrown out of aircraftUnited Kingdom2009Aisplay pilotPercival ProvostBishop Norton, Lincolnshire, EnglandRussia2003Politician, governor of SakhalinMil Mi 8Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky, Russiapilot errorFrance1909Aviation pioneerVoisin biplaneBoulogne sur Mer, Francepilot errorBrazil2014Footballer Helibras AS 350BAAruanã River, 9 miles from Aruanã, Goiásunder investigationUnited States1980Aviator, ace pilot in the Korean WarPiper GeronimoGrand Bahama IslandUnited Kingdom1931Game hunterde Havilland Gypsy MothVoi, KenyaUnited Kingdom1962Racing car driver, 24 Hours of Le Mans winnerCAC MustangAustraliaLost control in cloudArgentina1935SingerFord TrimotorUnited States1956Major League Baseball playerErcoupeRiviera Beach, MarylandUnited States1927Army Major, aviation pioneer, namesake of Geiger FieldAirco DH.4Olmsted Field, PennsylvaniaUnited States1978Producer and creator of Mission: ImpossibleCessna SkymasterSanta Barbara, CaliforniaWeather conditionsUnited Kingdom1948High Commissioner for the Federation of MalayaAvro YorkNorthwood, LondonNorthwood mid air collisionUnited States2017Entertainer, country music singer and guitaristSchweizer 269CMedford, New JerseyUncontrolled descent during a power off autorotation landing attempt; see 2017 Medford, New Jersey helicopter crashUnited Kingdom1942Duke of KentShort SunderlandScotlandControlled flight into terrain in bad weatherAfghanistan1997Prime minister of the Northern Alliance governmentAntonov An 32Bamyan Province, AfghanistanLithuania1933AviatorLituanicaPszczelnik, Myślibórz County, PolandUnited States2001Marketing executiveUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United Stateshijacking by Ziad JarrahParaguay2018Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of ParaguayBeechcraft BaronAyolas, Paraguayaircraft crashed shortly after take offUnited Kingdom1910AviatorShort S.27English ChannelDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed deadBrazil1982Martial artist, practitioner of Brazilian Jiu Jitsuhang gliderMauá, São Paulo, BrazilUnited States1991Rock concert promoterBell 206Vallejo, CaliforniaFlew into power linesUnited States1982Aviator, test pilotCessna T 37 TweetEdwards Air Force BaseUnited States1982Entertainer, contemporary Christian musicianCessna 414Unreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. Oslo, NorwayWest Germany1959ZoologistDornier Do 27Serengeti, Tanzaniacollision with vultureSweden1947Swedish Prince, Duke of VästerbottenDouglas DC 3Kastrup, DenmarkLocked elevator, pilot errorGermany1956Motorcycle racerJodel D9 Bebenear Neuburg/Donau, GermanyRwanda1994President of RwandaDassault Falcon 50Kigali, RwandaAircraft shot down by unknown assassins; Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira and 10 others also killedUnited States2017Baseball playerICON A5Gulf of MexicoUnited States1977City Manager of San Jose, CaliforniaTenerife disasterCanary Islands, SpainAirplane collisionUnited Kingdom1932Soldier and politicianJunkers F13Meopham, Kent, United KingdomStructural failureSweden1961Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–1961 Douglas DC 6BNdola, Rhodesia and Nyasaland Crashed into terrain, cause undetermined, possibly pilot error or external attack; see 1961 Ndola United Nations DC 6 crashUnited Kingdom1941Motorcycle racerBell P 39 AiracobraKirkbampton, Cumberland, EnglandUnited States1991Major League Baseball playerBeechcraft BonanzaKey West, FloridaPropeller failureUnited Kingdom1996Vice chairman of Chelsea Football ClubAerospatiale AS355 F1 SquirrelMiddlewich, Cheshire, EnglandPilot errorAustralia1941SenatorAirlines of Australia de Havilland Puss MothCoen River, AustraliaMechanical faultUnited Kingdom1950Second world war fighter aceGloster MeteorNear Sheffield, Yorkshire, Englandfuel exhaustionUnited Kingdom1968Air stewardessBoeing 707Heathrow Airport, LondonAwarded George Cross for her actions during the fire that befell BOAC Flight 712Australia1938Cabinet ministerAustralian National Airways Kyeema Mount Dandenong (Victoria), AustraliaPilot error; 18 fatalitiesAustralia1921Aviator, pioneer and co founder of Hawker AircraftNieuport GoshawkHendon Aerodrome, Hendon, north London, EnglandDistraction of a hemorrhage while in flight cause a crash. United States1963Entertainer, country music singerPiper ComancheUnited States2012State legislator from AlaskaCessna 206in Beluga Lake, Alaska near Homer Airportplane flipped upon landingAustralia1972Environmental activistde Havilland Tiger Mothen route from Tasmania to CanberravanishedUnited States1951Racing driverPiper PA 20 PacerKern County, CaliforniaUnited States2004Racing driver, son of Rick Hendrick and owner of Hendrick MotorsportsBeechcraft Super King Air 200Martinsville, VirginiaPilot error. Several members of the Hendrick family and Randy Dorton also died in the crash. New Zealand2013Business executive at telecom company 2degreesBeechcraft BaronTasman Sea off Kawhia HarbourAirspeed decayed for undetermined reasons and aircraft entered a spin Singapore1997Model, writerSilkAir Flight 185; Boeing 737Palembang, IndonesiaCrashed during flightUnited Kingdom1975F1 racing driverPiper PA 23 250 Turbo AztecNear Arkley golf course, North LondonSee Graham Hill plane crash. Hit trees when coming in to land due to fog. United States1927AviatorOld GloryNorth AtlanticAircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy. United States1935Test pilotBoeing Model 299Wright Field, OhioFailure to remove gust locks before flight. Les Tower also died in this crash. United States1995Business executive, founder of DHL ExpressRepublic RC 3 SeabeeSaipanDisappearedUnited Kingdom1938Racecar driver and aviator, Le Mans 24 Hours winnerHawker Hurricane ISt. George's Hill, Weybridgeaircraft failed to recover from dive, possible carbon monoxide poisoning of pilotAustralia1933Aviatorde Havilland Puss MothPratomagno Alps in ItalyUnited Kingdom2003Motorcycle racer, Isle of Man TT winnerRobinson R44Hawick, ScotlandCrashed after the main rotor struck the tailboom, causing it to detach, probably caused by excessively low rotor RPMUnited States1944Polo playerNorth American P 51 MustangSalisbury, Wiltshire, Englandaircraft failed to recover from diveUnited States1988Racing driver, 24 Hours of Le Mans winnerPiper Aerostar 601PUnited States1959Singer songwriterBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, IAPilot error continued VFR into IMC; J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens were also killed in this accident (see The Day the Music Died). United States2015Film score composerShort TucanoLos Padres National Forest, CaliforniaUnder investigationHungary1942Deputy Regent of HungaryMÁVAG HéjaIlovskoye, Soviet Unionaircraft stalled and crashedGreat Britain1943English stage and screen actorKLM Royal Dutch Airlines/BOAC Flight 777/Douglas DC 3Commercial flight from Portugal to England, shot down in Bay of Biscay by LuftwaffeAll 17 passengers and crew killedUnited States1964Major League Baseball playerCessna 172 Company founder (and future U. S. president) Donald Trump was reportedly scheduled to go with them on the flight, but cancelled at the last minute. Mexico1983Novelist and playwrightAvianca Flight 011Staines upon Thames, Englandpilot errorPakistan2016SingerPakistan International Airlines Flight 661Havelian, PakistanEngine failurePoland1980Entertainer, singerLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007Malaysia2014ActressMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, UkraineAirliner shootdown JayanIndia1980Entertainer, Malayalam film actorhelicopterSholavaram, Tamil Naduaccident while performing a film stuntUnited Kingdom1988MusicianPan Am Flight 103Hanover, Germanyprivate planeFinland1930Aviator, polar explorerJunkers W 33Sangar, Soviet UnionFinnish born Soviet aviator who crashed in a heavy snow stormEgypt1950SwimmerSpitfirePort Said, EgyptEgyptian swimmer who was killed in a plane crash while serving with the Egyptian Air Force when his Spitfire collided in mid air with another Spitfire over Port Said. Greece1995Computer scientist, professorAmerican Airlines Flight 965Buga, ColombiaNavigational errors by flight crewUnited States1953Classical pianistBCPA Flight 304near Woodside, CaliforniaControlled flight into terrain into mountainous terrainLebanon1987Prime Minister of LebanonAérospatiale PumaLebanonbomb United States1929US Congressman from MassachusettsFokker F. VIIBolling Field near Washington, D. C. United States1911Fourth American pilot killed, second in a military aircraftCurtiss Model DSan Antonio, Texas Aviator. Crashed from broken strut. Australia1983film directorBell 206B JetRanger Warragamba Dam, New South Wales, AustraliaHelicopter was flying at 10 foot when it hit the water with the rear of the skids when it attempted to climb, pilot error. United States1999son of John F. KennedyPiper PA 32RAtlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyardpilot errorUnited States1944older brother of John F. KennedyConsolidated B 24 Liberator modified as a flying bombnear Blythburgh, Suffolk, EnglandKilled on a combat flight during Operation AphroditeIndia2011Chief Minister of Arunachal PradeshEurocopterLobotang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaPoor Condition of the Helicopter. United States1958Korean War ace pilot and test pilotLockheed F 104 StarfighterEdwards Air Force BaseAustralia1935AviatorLockheed AltairAndaman SeaDisappeared during an England to Australia record flight attempt, body never recovered, presumed dead. United States1943American football player; winner of the 1939 Heisman TrophyGrumman F4F WildcatCaribbeanTraining accidentUnited States1933AviatorGee Bee Model Y Senior SportsterNational Air Races, Chicago, IllinoisParachute fouled in fuselage during bail out after plane started breaking up. United States2020Alaska State RepresentativePiper PA 12 Super CruiserKenai Peninsula, AlaskaCollision with de Havilland Canada DHC 2 Beaver, cause attributed to both pilots filing to comply with the see and avoid rule; see 2020 Kenai Peninsula mid air collisiondeWest Germany1962Youngest female national speedboat champion and world record holderPiaggio P.166Mt. Oberalpstock / Swiss Alpshit mountain after loss of altitude due to heavy accumulation of iceUnreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. Japan1944Admiral, Commander in Chief of Combined FleetKawanishi H8KPhilippine Sea between Davao and PalauAircraft disappeared in typhoonGreece1999Diplomat and politicianDassault Falcon 900RomaniaAustria1948Gliding champion and test pilotGeneral Aircraft GAL.56Hampshire, England, United Kingdomaircraft failed to recover from inverted dive during stall tests, observer bailed out at low altitude but pilot was unable to exit aircraftUnited States1993NASCAR driverFairchild Merlin IIICTri Cities Regional Airport, Blountville, TennesseeEngine failure due to ice accumulationUnited States1975ABA basketball playerEastern Air Lines Flight 66John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New YorkWindshearUnited States1998Chef, son of Jake LaMottaSwissair Flight 111Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, CanadaIn flight fire caused by faulty wiring of entertainment systemFrance1928Aviator, test pilotCouzinet 27/10Franceaircraft failureNetherlands2014President of the International AIDS SocietyMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, UkraineAirliner shootdownUnited States2021Author, dietitian and church founderCessna Citation I/SPPercy Priest Lake, TennesseeCrashed into lake, cause under investigation; husband Joe Lara also died in this accident; see 2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna 501 Citation I/SP crashUnited States2021Actor, martial artist and musicianCessna Citation I/SPPercy Priest Lake, TennesseeCrashed into lake, cause under investigation; wife Gwen Shamblin Lara also died in this accident; see 2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna 501 Citation I/SP crashFrance1909First person to die while piloting a powered airplane and the second person to be killed in an airplane crashWright Model APort Aviation (Juvisy), FranceCrashed from 20 feetFrance1919First woman to earn a pilot's licenseexperimental CaudronLe Crotoy, FranceNorway2015DiplomatMil Mi 17Naltar Valley, Pakistanloss of control due to mechanical failureEcuador2007Defence minister of EcuadorAérospatiale GazelleManta Air Base, Ecuadorcollision with another Gazelle during a night training flightRussia2002Presidential candidate, governor of KrasnoyarskMil Mi 8Yermakovsky District, Russiapilot error, foggy weatherUnited States1989US Congressman from Texasde Havilland Canada DHC 6 Twin OtterUnreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. United States1966Champion golferBeechcraft Twin BonanzaLos Angeles, Californiaduring filming of The SkywaymanUnited States1942ActressTWA Flight 3Douglas DC 3Mount Potosi, Nevada, United StatesControlled flight into terrainBelgium1928Entrepreneur and financierFokker F. VIIFell from his plane over the English ChannelPhilippines2015DiplomatMil Mi 17Naltar Valley, Pakistanloss of control due to mechanical failureSweden1931AviatorSvenska Aero JaktfalkenMalmslätt, Swedentest flightUnited States1940US Senator from MinnesotaPennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 19Lovettsville, Virginialightning strikeUnited States1996Real estate agent & sex offender activistTWA Flight 800Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New Yorkmid air explosionUnited States2006Eerobatic pilot and flight instructorExtra EA 300Culpeper Regional Airport, Culpeper, VirginiaDisorientation while performing an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in the airplane's inadvertent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overuse of prescription medication. Nigeria2006The 19th Sultan of SokotoADC Airlines Flight 53; Boeing 737Abuja, Nigeriacause disputedMozambique1986President of MozambiqueTupolev Tu 134Mbuzini, Lebombo Mountains, South AfricaControlled flight into terrain during an instrument approachUnreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. United Kingdom1928Socialite and Trans Atlantic pioneerStinson DetroiterMid AtlanticDisappeared without trace over the AtlanticSpain2010Stunt pilot, Red Bull Air Race competitorEdge 540Casarrubios del Monte, Province of ToledoCrashed into the ground during stunt routineJapan1976Erotic film actorPiper CherokeeSetagaya, TokyoControlled flight into terrain into a house during a kamikaze attackUnited States1941Aviator and poetSupermarine Spitfire V AD291Roxholm, Englandcollision with an Airspeed OxfordPhilippines1957President of the PhilippinesPresidential plane crash, "Mt. Pinatubo"Mount Manunggal, Cebu, PhilippinesUnited States1998AIDS researcher and WHO officialSwissair Flight 111Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, CanadaIn flight fire caused by faulty wiring of entertainment systemUnited States1965Racing and stunt pilotPhoenix P 1Italy1962President of EniMorane Saulnier MS.760 ParisBascapè, ItalyCrashed during stormy weather on approach to the Linate Airport. Unsubstantiated reports of a bomb explosion. Unreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. United States1954Korean War ace pilotF 86H SabreEdwards Air Force Basecontrol malfunction attributed to a missing boltUnited Kingdom1918World War I fighter aceRoyal Aircraft Factory SE.5aAuxi le Château, FranceEngine malfunction on takeoffUnited States1983Congressman from GeorgiaKorean Air Lines Flight 007Near Moneron Island, Soviet UnionShot down by Soviet air forceUnited States1918AviatorGallaudette HydroplaneGreenwich BayPontoon dipped into the water, causing his plane to topple into the water where he drowned. United Kingdom2007Scottish rally driverEurocopter AS350Lanark, ScotlandPilot errorBrazil2021Singer2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crashPiedade de Caratinga, BrazilUnder investigationUnited States1980EthnomusicologistLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007Warsaw, Polandloss of control due to fire caused by disintegrating turbine discUnited States1977Actress, Playboy centerfold June 1955Tenerife disaster; Boeing 747 100Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spainrunway collisionUnited States1993Governor of South DakotaMitsubishi MU 2B 60Dubuque, Iowametal fatigue of propeller hub caused by improper design and manufacturingUnited States1944Musician, Big Band leaderNoorduyn NorsemanEnglish Channeldisappeared, body never recovered, presumed deadItaly2013CEO of MissoniBritten Norman IslanderLos Roques, Venezuela Unknown, under investigationUnited States1918Former Mayor of New York CityThomas Morse S 4Lake Charles, LouisianaFell from airplane from not wearing a seatbelt; namesake of the former Mitchel Air Force Base. United States1933U. S. Navy rear admiralAkronAtlantic Ocean off New JerseyDirigible crashed and sank in stormSpain1937Nationalist GeneralAirspeed EnvoySpainFlew into mountainGermany1941Leading Luftwaffe fighter aceHeinkel He 111Breslau, GermanyPassenger aboard aircraft that crashed while landing in thunderstormUnited States1947Opera singerDouglas DC 3Kastrup, Denmarklocked elevator, pilot errorSpain1939Top fighter ace of Spanish Civil WarFiat CR.32SpainCrashed during low level aerobatic demonstration for newsreel camerasUnited Kingdom2001Racing car engineer and co founder of Ilmor EngineeringHawker Sea FurySywelloverturned on landingUnited States1964Former Mayor of New OrleansPiper PA 23 Registration: N5211YCiudad Victoria, MexicoUnited States1982ActorBell UH 1 IroquoisVentura County, California, between Santa Clarita and PiruHelicopter crashed on top of him after special effects explosion damaged its tail rotor during filming of Twilight Zone: The MovieTurkey2009HarpistAir France Flight 447Atlantic Oceancontrolled stalled flight into sea at night due to icing leading to pilot errorUnited States1985Actor and singerDouglas DC 3Denmark1947Singer and actressDouglas DC 3Kastrup, DenmarkLocked elevator, pilot errorFrance1949Classical violinistLockheed ConstellationSão Miguel Island, Azores, PortugalControlled flight into terrain: mountainUnited States1916Pioneer aviatorMoisant monoplaneFairgrounds Oshkosh, WisconsinCrashed while performing a loop 25 June 1916; died of injuries 26 June 1916United States1937Pioneering flight navigatorLockheed Model 10 ElectraPacific Ocean, near Howland IslandDisappeared together with pilot Amelia Earhart during global circumnavigation attempt, cause undetermined, body and aircraft never found; see speculation on Earhart's disappearanceCanada1984Politician, leader of the opposition in AlbertaPiper Navajo ChieftainHigh Prairie, Alberta, CanadaBurundi1994President of BurundiDassault Falcon 50Kigali, RwandaAircraft shot down by unknown assassins; Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and 10 others also killedUnited States1982Minister and Christian comedianBeechcraft Baron 55Cullman, Alabamacause of crash undetermined, weather (fog and rain) considered factorsUnited States1962Governor of MontanaDouglas C 47 SkytrainWolf Creek, Montanacrashed during snow stormUnreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. Guatemala2014Military officer, head of the militaryBell 206El Aguacate, Nentón, Huehuetenango DepartmentMexico1969Tennis playerMexicana de Aviación Flight 704Maiquetía, Venezueladisappeared, was a presidential candidate at the time. United States1996NASA astronaut, test pilotCirrus VK 30Duluth, Minnesota, United Stateswing stall during full flap stall testingBrazil1977Formula One driverPiperMairiporãControlled flight into terrain, weather relatedKorea1933One of earliest Korean female aviatorsSalmson 2A2Hakone, JapanfogUnited States1979Film directorsmall private planeNairobi, KenyaCrashed after takeoff. Canada1986PoliticianDeHavilland BeaverUnreliable source: reason=Content appears to be user generated. Oskarshamn, Swedensv (crash info in Swedish)Romania2021Romanian businessman and billionaire, one of the richest persons in Romania at the timePilatus PC 12Milan, Italy2021 Milan airplane crashRussia2011Russian international football refereeRusAir Flight 9605Republic of Karelia, RussiaControlled flight into terrainEdward PetreUnited Kingdom1912Aviation pioneerHandasyde monoplaneMarske by the SeaGale caused crash while attempting emergency landing on route to Edinburgh on test flightUnited States1975Representative from CaliforniaBeech BonanzaBanning, CaliforniaFlew into obscured pass at low altitude. France1785Hot air ballooning pioneerHot air balloonWimilleCrashed in an attempt to fly across the English ChannelUnited Kingdom1899Inventor and aviation pioneerGlider The HawkMarket Harborough, Leicestershire, EnglandStructural failure; tail detached from gliderChile2024 Former President of ChileRobinson R44Lake RancoCrashed into lakeFrance2002Baker and entrepreneurAgusta A109Russia2023Russian oligarch and founder of Wagner GroupEmbraer Legacy 600Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, RussiaUnder InvestigationUnited Kingdom1985Formula One driverPitts SpecialThe sea off Bognor Regis, West Sussex, EnglandWest Germany1967IndustrialistBeechcraft King AirItalyBrazil1982EntrepreneurVASP Flight 168Serra da Aratanha, near Pacatuba, Ceará, BrazilUnited States1912First licensed female pilot in the U. S. Blériot two seaterSquantum, MassachusettsFell from airplane from not wearing a seatbeltGermany2015Contralto singerGermanwings Flight 9525Prads Haute Bléone, Francedeliberate flight into terrainUnited States1942Composer and songwriterDouglas DC 3 – American Airlines Flight 28Chino Canyon, Riverside County, California, United Statesmid air collisionIndia2009Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, IndiaBell 430Nallamala, IndiaUruguay1983Writer, academic, and literary critic Avianca Flight 011, Boeing 747near Madrid, Spain Controlled flight into terrainIndia2021Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed ForcesMil Mi 17Coonoor taluk, Nilgiris district. 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi 17 crashUnited States1967Singer songwriter Beechcraft Model 18United States1982Guitarist with Ozzy OsbourneBeechcraft Model 35 BonanzaUnited States1943Aviator, co founder of Lambert Field and Robertson Aircraft Corporation, Missouri Air National Guard commander Waco CG 4A ROLambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesLoss of right hand wing due to wing strut fitting failure during demonstration flight;California, United Statesengine failure caused by improper maintenanceUnited States1991First female combat commander (US)Boeing CH 47 ChinookNorthern Saudi Arabiacollision with microwave towerFrance1954World War II ace and test pilotDassault Mystère IVMelun, Franceelectrical problemsAustria Hungary1911First Slovene aviator, aircraft constructorMercep Rusjan monoplane Belgrade, SerbiaStructural failure of the wing due to windy conditions. Crew lost control of the helicopter in conditions of poor visibilityJapan1985AingerJapan Airlines Flight 123Mount Osutaka, Japanmaintenance error leading to structural failure and hydraulic fluid loss with loss of controlArgentina2019Professional footballer2019 Piper PA 46 Malibu crashOff Guernsey, Channel Islandsunder investigationUnited States1945U. S. Navy rear admiralMartin PBM Marinernear Wakayama, Japanwreckage and bodies not found for more than 37 months after crashSpain1936General/Coup Leader/Aspiring DictatorSmall BiplaneEstoril, PortugalOverloaded CargoMexico2006ActorPiper PA 46Toluca, MexicoUnited States1916U. S. Navy aviation pioneer, altitude and endurance record holderCurtiss Model ESanta Rosa Island, FloridaCrashed at 8 hour 51 minute mark of attempt to break own flight endurance recordGermany1935Bavarian minister of educationHeinkel sport modelBeyreuth, Germanycrashed into aerodrome roof when landingUnited States1940Transcontinental record holderPiper J 3Floyd Bennett Field, New Yorkmid air collisionUnited States1985Aerobatic and stunt performerPitts SpecialNear Carlsbad, CaliforniaFailed to recover from inverted spin during filming of Top GunUnited States1967MusicianhelicopterDa Nang, Vietnampilot errorIndia2001PoliticianCessna C 90Bhogaon, IndiaEngine fireUnited States1966AstronautNorthrop T 38 TalonUnited States1954Three time Indianapolis 500 winnerCessnaDecatur, IndianaweatherSouth Korea1997Four term lawmaker and parliamentary leaderKorean Air Flight 801Nimitz Hill, GuamImproperly navigated approachUnited States1985PlaywrightBeechcraft Model 99United States1926AviatorCurtiss Carrier PigeonMontpelier, OhioUnited States1985Young activistBar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808Auburn, MaineImproper execution of instrument approach; failed to initiate timely go aroundUnited States1973Land art artistBeechcraft BaronAmarillo, Texaspilot errorUnited States1947Governor of OregonBeech BonanzaLakeview, OregonweatherIndia2004Kannada film actress, Kannada and Tamil actressCessna 180United States2019NASCAR DriverAero Ultra LightSterling, ConnecticutEngine failure leading to loss of power while attempting to landCzechoslovakia1919Czechoslovak politician and French generalCaproni Ca.3Ivanka pri Dunaji near Bratislava Airport, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)unclear, probably wind shearUnited States1950United States Ambassador to CanadaDouglas C 47 SkytrainRamsayville near Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaUnited States2010Former U. S. Senatorde Havilland Canada DHC 3 Otter (DHC 3T turbine conversion)Dillingham, AlaskaCause undetermined. Former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe survived this crash. United States1999Champion golferLearjet 35Mina, SD (crash site). Location at time of death undetermined. Hypoxia; see 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash. Bruce Borland also died in this accident. United States1966Brigiadier General United States ArmyDouglas C 47 SkytrainPacific Ocean en route San Francisco – HonoluluBody never recovered, presumed dead. Aircraft failed to arrive in HonoluluAustralia2001Singer, SkyhooksBell 47Sweden1963ActorCessna SkywagonTrinidad and TobagoUnited States1981Singer, songwriter, comedianFairchild PT 19Carrabassett Valley, MaineIncapacitation – Pilot suffered heart attack during takeoff phase of flightUnited States2014Record attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly around the world in 30 daysBeechcraft A36 BonanzaPacific Ocean, near Pago PagoCrashing in the sea. United States1928US Congressman from New YorkCurtiss O 1B Falcon Whitney Point, New YorkUnited Kingdom1958Goalkeeper, Manchester City and England, journalistAirspeed AmbassadorMunich Riem Airport, GermanyMunich air disaster caused by slushy runway conditionsPeru1983AuthorAviaco Flight 134Madrid, SpainCollision resulting from runway incursion, caused by poor visibility and taxiway signageIndia1986PalynologistPan Am Flight 73Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, PakistanMurdered on the ground by terrorists who hijacked the planeFrance1953Classical violinistLockheed ConstellationNice, FranceControlled flight into terrainUnited Kingdom1930British Secretary of State for AirR101 disasterBeauvais, FranceWeather relatedUnited Kingdom1967English actressIberia Airlines Flight 062(Sud Caravelle)Blackdown, Sussex, EnglandControlled flight into terrainUnited States2001Singer, member of La BoucheCrossair Flight 3597Bassersdorf, SwitzerlandDeliberate descent below minimum descent altitude (Decision Height) without having the required visual contact to the approach lights or the runway. Sweden1919Aeronautics industry leader, founder of AB ThulinverkenThulin KLandskrona, SwedenStructural failureArgentina1983AuthorAviaco Flight 134Madrid, SpainCollision resulting from runway incursion, caused by poor visibility and taxiway signageRastenburg, GermanyCrashed after take offUnited States1970Marshall University football head coachSouthern Airways Flight 932Huntington, West VirginiaDescent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment. United States2006Former game show host, Press Your LuckBeechcraft A36 BonanzaAustralia1934Air pioneer, made the first trans Pacific flight from the United States to AustraliaAirspeed EnvoyPacific OceanDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Was flying between mainland United States and Hawaii during US Australia record flight attempt. Russia2023Military officer and founder of Wagner GroupEmbraer Legacy 600Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, RussiaUnder InvestigationUnited States1959SingerBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, IAPilot error (Continued VFR into IMC); Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson also died in this accident (see The Day the Music Died). United States1987NBA player for the Phoenix SunsNorthwest Airlines Flight 255Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportFlightcrew failed to deploy flaps/slats prior to takeoff resulting in stallFrance2015BoxerEurocopter AS350Villa Castelli, Argentinacollided in mid air; see Villa Castelli helicopter collisionUnited States1990Guitarist and singerBell 206B JetRanger (N16933)East Troy, Wisconsinimpact with hillside during fog/inclement weatherIndia1942Pioneer of early Indian aviationLockheed Hudson (AM946)English ChannelMissing on a flight from Portreath, Cornwall to Gibraltar, presumed enemy action. Romania1913Engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilotVlaicu 2Câmpina, Romaniain attempt to be the first to fly across the Carpathian MountainsGermany1922World War One ace pilotLVG C. VIFuhlsbüttel, GermanyGermany1933German lawyer and judgeLufthansaFuhlsbüttel, Germanycollided with signal tower when landing in dense fogUnited States1966Test pilotLockheed F 104 StarfighterBarstow, CaliforniaCollided with North American XB 70 Valkyrie in a tight group formation for a publicity photoUnited States2005Son of Walmart founder Sam WaltonCGS Hawk ArrowUnited States1982Investment bankerAir Florida Flight 90Washington, D. C. and Arlington County, VirginiaAtmospheric icing, Pilot error due to poor weatherUnited Kingdom1926Welsh airship pioneerballoonHoo Park, Kempston, Bedford, EnglandUnited States1932Actor and stunt pilotCurtiss Model D (replica)Cleveland, Ohiocollision with autogyro at Cleveland Air RacesUnited Kingdom1944Soldier and founder of the ChinditsNorth American B 25 MitchellIndiaUnited States1995Aircraft designer and builder and air race pilotWittman O&O (Experimental) Registration: N41SWStevenson, AlabamaIn flight break up due to improperly installed wing fabricNetherlands2014Senator, legal scholar and authorMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, Ukraineairliner shootdown United States2000Politician, former New Jersey State SenatorMitsubishi MU 2B 26AEdgartown, Massachusettsfailure to follow instrument flight procedures resulting in collision with a treeUnited States1987Former racecar driver and owner and founder of Yenko ChevroletCessna 210Pakistan1988President of PakistanLockheed C 130 HerculesBrazil2019JournalistBell 206BSão Paulo, São PauloUnder investigation. United States2020Personal injury attorneyTBM 700Pembroke, New YorkUnknown

NameNationalityYearDescription of membersFlight/aircraftLocationCause/circumstancesAaliyahUnited States2001Singer Aaliyah and members of her entourage Cessna 402Marsh Harbour Airport, Abaco Islands, The BahamasAircraft was overloaded and the pilot lacked proper qualifications to fly it; see 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash Alexandrov EnsembleRussia2016Artistic director Valery Khalilov and 63 choir membersTupolev Tu 154B 2Black Sea near Sochi, RussiaSpatial disorientation; see 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu 154 crashThe Blackwood BrothersUnited States1954Baritone singer and pilot R. W. Blackwood and bass singer Bill LylesBeechcraft Model 18Clanton, Alabama, United StatesAircraft stalled during attempted landing China National Opera (Beijing) China1956 Ten members Ilyushin Il 12 Eglisau, Switzerland 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il 12 plane crashJim CroceUnited States1973Others killed in the crash were pilot Robert N. Elliott, Croce's bandmate Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortese, and road manager Dennis Rast. Beechcraft E18SNatchitoches, LouisianaPilot's failure to see the obstruction due to physical impairment and because fog reduced his vision. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J. P. RichardsonUnited States1959All three tourmates were killed, along with pilot Roger PetersonBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, Iowa, United StatesControlled flight into terrain; see The Day the Music DiedBar Kays, Otis ReddingUnited States1967Four of six Bar Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding. Beechcraft Model 18Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesCause undeterminedChaseUnited States1974Four of eight band members were killed (Bill Chase, Walter Clark, John Emma and Wally Yohn)Piper Twin ComancheJackson, Minnesota, United StatesControlled flight into terrain during landing descentLynyrd SkynyrdUnited States1977Lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and back up singer Cassie Gaines1977 Convair 240 crashNortheast of Gillsburg, Mississippi, United StatesFuel exhaustionReba McEntire's bandUnited States1991Guitarist Chris Austin, backup singer Paula Kaye Evans, bassist Terry Jackson, bandleader Kirk Cappello, guitarist Michael Thomas, drummer Tony Saputo, and keyboardist Joey CigaineroBritish Aerospace BAe 125San Diego, California, United StatesPilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance over mountainous terrain, and the copilot's failure to adequately monitor the progress of the flightMamonas AssassinasBrazil1996All five members were killed. Learjet 25Cantareira mountain range, BrazilControlled flight into terrainFanfarekorps Koninklijke Nederlandse LandmachtNetherlands199623 out of 37 band members of the Royal Netherlands Army Fanfare were killed. Lockheed C 130 HerculesEindhoven Airport, NetherlandsIngested birds in engine during approach; known as HerculesrampPassion FruitGermany2001Two of the Eurodance trio died: Maria Serrano Serrano and Nathalie van het Ende. Debby St. Maarten survived the crash. Former lead singer of La Bouche, Melanie Thornton was also killed in this crash. Crossair Flight 3597Bassersdorf, SwitzerlandControlled flight into terrain; crashed in hills short of runway during landing approach

NameNationalityYearDescription of membersFlight/aircraftLocationCause/circumstancesAustralian GovernmentAustralia194010 fatalities, including cabinet ministers Geoffrey Street, James Fairbairn and Henry Gullett, and senior army officer Brudenell WhiteLockheed HudsonCanberra, Australia1940 Canberra air disasterPhilippine GovernmentPhilippines195725 fatalities, including President Ramon Magsaysay, Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., Senator Tomas Cabili, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Benito EbuenDouglas C 47 SkytrainBalamban, Philippines1957 Cebu Douglas C 47 crashParticipants of the 60th National Defence CourseFinland197815 fatalities, including 4 Members of the Parliament, 3 executives of governmental agencies, 3 business executives and 2 military commanders. The future Finnish president Tarja Halonen was not on the flight because she was expecting her baby, and doctor had prohibited her to enter the aircraft (she took a train instead). Douglas DC 3Rissala, Finland1978 Finnish Air Force DC 3 crash Pakistan–United States delegationPakistan198830 fatalities, including President Muhammad Zia ul Haq, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Akhtar Abdur Rahman, United States Ambassador to Pakistan Arnold Lewis Raphel, US Brigadier General Herbert M. Wassom, and a group of senior Pakistani army officers. Lockheed C 130B HerculesBahawalpur, Pakistan1988 Pakistan Air Force C 130B crashPolish official delegation to the Katyn war cemeteryPoland2010President Lech Kaczyński; First Lady Maria Kaczyńska; Former president of the Republic of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski; Senator Janina Fetlińska; Stanisław Komorowski; Andrzej Kremer, Tomasz Merta and othersTupolev Tu 154MSmolensk North Airport, SmolenskSmolensk air disaster

NameNationalityYearDescription of membersFlight/aircraftLocationCause/circumstancesAlianza Lima Peru198743 fatalities, including 16 players (several members of the Peru national football team during that time), Peru coach Marcos Calderon, staff, cheerleaders, and crewmembers, with the exception of one survivor (the plane pilot)Fokker F27 400MIn the Pacific Ocean, six miles from Ventanilla, Callao, PeruMalfunctioning indicatorApex Motorsports United Kingdom 2008Three people total: team manager Richard Lloyd, driver David Leslie and a data engineer. Cessna Citation 501 Farnborough, London 2008 Farnborough plane crashAssociação Chapecoense de Futebol Brazil 2016 75 people died in the crash of which 45 were members of the Brazilian Football team Chapecoense except Jakson Follmann, Neto and Alan Ruschel. It is the worst air crash in South America involving a sports team. LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 Medellín, Colombia LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 TJ Baník Chomutov ZJF Czechoslovakia1956 23 people died on the crash; six people of this ice hockey team: three players (including Miroslav Pašek and Zdeněk Nový), two top club officials and a reporter1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il 12 plane crashEglisau, Switzerlandsee: 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il 12 plane crashBulgarian rhythmic gymnastics women's teamBulgaria1978Trainer Juliet Shishmanova, Rumyana Stefanova, Valentina Petrova Albena Kirilova, Snezhana Mikhailova and Popova Sevdalina. Tupolev Tu 134 1978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu 134 crashBury St Edmunds Rugby Club United Kingdom1974346 fatalities, including 18 Members of Rugby TeamTurkish Airlines Flight 981 – McDonnell Douglas DC 10Orly Airport, Paris, FranceDecompression after a cargo door failed. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo United States196016 members of the college American football team and six othersCurtiss C 46 CommandoToledo Express AirportCal Poly football team plane crashCanadian football Western All Stars teamCanada1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders players Mel Becket, Mario DeMarco, Gordon Sturtridge and Ray Syrnyk; Winnipeg Blue Bombers player Cal JonesTrans Canada Air Lines Flight 810 Mount Slesse, British Columbia Crashed into mountain, cause undetermined; engine failure and bad weather were possible factorsColourful 11 football teamNetherlandsSuriname1989Fourteen players and a coach: Ruud Degenaar, Lloyd Doesburg, Steve van Dorpel, Wendel Fräser, Frits Goodings, Jerry Haatrecht, Virgall Joemankhan, Andro Knel, Ruben Kogeldans, Ortwin Linger, Fred Patrick, Andy Scharmin, Elfried Veldman, Florian Vijent and Nick Stienstra (coach)Surinam Airways Flight PY764 Zanderij airport Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot errorCuban national fencing team Cuba1976All 24 members of the team, trainers and the coachCubana Flight 455 Payne's Bay, Barbados BombingEmbassy Hill UK 1975six people total, including former F1 world champion Graham Hill, driver Tony Brise, team manager Ray Brimble, two mechanics and designer Andy Smallman. Piper AztecArkleycrashed on golf course while attempting to land at nearby Elstree Airfield in fogUniversity of Evansville basketball team United States197729 players, staff and fansDouglas DC 3Hendrick Motorsports United States200410 people associated with the team, including family, team crew, and pilots 2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crashIowa State University cross country women's team United States19857 people associated with the team, including 3 runners, 3 coaches/staff, and pilots Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Russia 2011 All crew 36 players and head coach Brad McCrimmon Yakovlev Yak 42 Near Yaroslavl, Russia 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crashManchester UnitedUnited Kingdom 195823 people total; including eight footballers: Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor, and Billy Whelan; coach Bert Whalley, trainer Tom Curry, and club secretary Walter Crickmer. Also Frank Swift, a former player. Airspeed Ambassador Munich Riem Airport Munich air disasterMarshall University football team United States197035 players, eight coaches, and 25 boostersSouthern Airways Flight 932Oklahoma State University United States2001 Ten people associated with men's basketball team (including two players)Beechcraft Super King AirOld Christians Club rugby teamUruguay197224 of 40 team members, basis for 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors; survivors resorted to cannibalismFairchild FH 227 Andes Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571FC Pakhtakor TashkentSoviet Union197917 players Tupolev Tu 134 In the air above Dniprodzerzhynsk 1979 Ukraine Aeroflot mid air collisionPalmas Futebol e RegatasBrazil2021 Team owner Lucas Meira; four footballers: Marcus Molinari, Guilherme Noé, Lucas Praxedes, and Ranule; and the pilotBeechcraft BaronPorto Nacional, Tocantins 2021 Palmas FR plane crash Puerto Rico women's national volleyball teamPuerto Rico1970Most members of the teamDominicana de Aviación McDonnell Douglas DC 9A. C. TorinoItaly194918 players, club officials, and journalists Superga air disasterU. S. Olympic boxing team United States1980 all team members except for Bobby Czyz, Marvis Frazier and Lee Roy MurphyLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007USAC officials United States1978 8 lead officialsPiper NavajoU. S. Figure Skating team United States1961all 18 skaters, coaches, and judgesSabena Flight 548Brussels, BelgiumPossible failure of flight controlsWichita State University football team United States197031 players, coaches and supportersMartin 4 0 4Silver Plume, ColoradoWichita State University football team plane crashZambia national football teamZambia1993All 18 footballers, including Efford Chabala and Wisdom Mumba Chansade Havilland Canada DHC 5 BuffaloLibreville, GabonGabon air disaster