Aircraft Crash Statistics at 2024
In 2024, several significant aviation incidents occurred worldwide, leading to tragic losses of life and raising safety concerns in the aviation sector. Here is a summary of the most notable incidents throughout the year:👇👇👇👇
- January 2: A Japan Airlines Airbus A350 collided with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on a Tokyo runway, killing five crew members from the smaller aircraft.
- January 23: A Northwestern Air flight crashed in Canada, resulting in six fatalities.
- May 19: A helicopter crash in Iran claimed the lives of President Ebrahim Raisi and six others.
- May 21: Severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight led to one death and 30 injuries.
- June 10: A military plane crash in Malawi resulted in the deaths of Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others.
- July 24: A Saurya Airlines CRJ-200 crashed in Nepal, killing 18 people.
- August 11: Voepass Flight 2283, a regional flight in Brazil, crashed, resulting in 62 fatalities.
- August 23 : A Cessna Caravan crashed in Thailand, killing all nine people on board.
- December 20 : A Cessna 172 crashed near Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, killing the pilot.
- December 21 : A Robinson R22 helicopter crashed in Springfield, Missouri, killing the pilot.
- December 22 : A twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 crashed in Brazil, resulting in 10 deaths and 17 injuries on the ground.
- December 25 : Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, with 39 fatalities and 29 survivors.
- December 26 : An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer jet deviated from its flight path and was shot down by a Russian air-defense system over the Caspian Sea, killing all on board.
- December 29 : Jeju Air Flight 2216, a Boeing 737-800, crashed in Muan County, South Korea, killing 179 of the 181 people on board.
- December 31 : A Robinson R44 helicopter crashed during lift-off in Galveston, Texas; the pilot’s condition remains under investigation.
These incidents serve as a somber reminder of the challenges and risks in global aviation, emphasizing the need for stringent safety measures and regulations.
