Jet Aviation Casualties

The recent runway excursion on September 19th of a Silverstone Air Services Fokker 50 in Mogadishu, Somalia. The aircraft involved in the accident was registered 5Y-MHT which is a Kenyan registration. Two persons -said to be the pilots of the aircraft- were reported injured as a result of the excursion. the aircraft was carrying cargo to Somalia when it slid off the runway and subsequently crashed into a concrete fence after landing at Mogadishu airport.

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter and KC-130J tanker collided and crashed during a mission over Southern California yesterday, September 29th. The aircraft were conducting a refueling exercise when the accident occurred. "At approximately 16:00 it was reported that an F-35B made contact with a KC-130J during an air-to-air refueling evolution, resulting in the crash of the F-35B. The pilot of the F-35B ejected successfully and is currently being treated," said the air station. "The KC-130J is on deck in the vicinity of Thermal Airport. All crew members of the KC-130J have been reported safe."

Audio transmission of what happened in the above post where a KC-130J and an F-35B made contact in midair while on a refueling exercise.

A well-known NY attorney Steve Barnes and his niece Elizabeth [passenger] were killed when the Daher Socata TBM 850 went down in Buffalo, NY on Friday, October 2nd. The aircraft was being flown from from Manchester, New Hampshire to Buffalo by Steve Barnes himself. The NTSB suggests that they are not traveling to investigate the crash.

https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-new...-crash-that-killed-steve-barnes-and-his-niece

One of British Airways former Boeing 747-400s had a fire onboard. The aircraft doesn't fly for the airline anymore and was being stored at the Castellon Airport in Spain when the fire broke out. The flames were extinguished by airport fire response and no one was injured during the event.

A look back at this casualty at St. Barths.

An Avianca Airbus A319 was involved in an incident where it collided with what is being described as a pyrotechnic balloon. The impact resulted in parts of the aircraft being strewn in ribbon-like material. The incident happened while the aircraft was landing in Bogota, Colombia. The event happened on Dec 31st, 2020 at around 20:30 local time. See the below video for the extent of the entanglement.

A DHL Airbus A300F suffered a bird strike just after take off from Schiphol, Amsterdam. Below is detailed video of the incident.

This is one of the latest casualties, a Boeing 737-500 series jet plummeting from the skies to its doom.

Crash of a Citation jet the other day.