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Thirteen dead after tourism aircraft crashes near Nazca Lines in Peru

Flights over the Nazca Lines departing from the nearby Maria Reiche Airport had been suspended on Friday due to winds exceeding 40 kph (25 mph), which kicked up dust and reduced visibility.

A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan (foreground); illustrative.
 El Al Flight 402 - The Lockheed Constellation registered as 4X-AKC, pictured here in 1950.

On this day: Communist Bulgaria downs El Al flight 402, killing all 58 people onboard

 Emergency services respond to a crashed seaplane in the East River on July 5, 2026.

US Coast Guard rescues 11 people after seaplane crashes in Washington state, injuring four

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777 aircraft takes off from Karachi airport on November 11, 2010; illustrative.

Pakistan finds wreckage of missing cargo plane as search continues for five crew members


No injuries after Delta plane hit by July 4 fireworks while preparing to land at a Chicago airport

"We just had a firework hit our plane," a pilot told air traffic control, a recording of the incident shows. The pilot said it had occurred at about 200ft (61m), according to BBC reporting.

Boats sail along the East River, July 4, 2026; illustrative.

JetBlue flight hit drone while approaching JFK airport, FAA says

No damage or evidence of a collision was found after a JetBlue pilot reported hitting a drone while descending toward JFK Airport.

A JetBlue Airbus A321 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing after a flight from Boston on June 20, 2026 in San Diego, California

At least 11 killed after civilian aircraft crashes in France, local prefecture confirms

The plane belonged to a parachutist school. The pilot and all 10 passengers, five students and five instructors, died in the accident, the local prefecture said.

Reims-Cessna F172M Skyhawk; illustrative.

Three Israelis killed as small plane crashes in Maryland woods, aircraft found following day

The three people on board were identified as Israelis, the Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday. Their names have not been revealed.

A Piper PA-28 Cherokee, light aircraft built by Piper Aircraft, UK, 8th September 1975; Illustrative.

Jewish Texas tech entrepreneur dies in plane crash near Mexico border

According to his LinkedIn profile, Baer received the Anti-Defamation League's Torch of Liberty. 

Emergency responders at the scene of a plane crash on a highway near Laredo, Texas, June 17, 2026.

Eight presumed dead following US Air Force B-52 bomber crash, Edwards Air Force Base says

"Emergency crews immediately responded to the scene, and the situation is ongoing," the base wrote in a post on X/Twitter.

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress takes off in support of Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 22, 2026.

Russian strategic bomber plane crashes in Siberia, Moscow's defense ministry says

The ministry was cited as saying that the crew had managed to eject and had survived the incident.

Strategic bomber TU-22M Backfire. Russian military forces train for the Victory Day parade that will take place on 9 May 2010 marking the 65th anniversary of the Second World War. on May 06, 2010; Illustration.

Twelve people killed in Missouri plane crash, state highway patrol says

All 12 people on board the light aircraft died, officials confirmed.

Aftermath of a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, in which all 12 onboard were killed, June 14, 2026.

Two former air force officers dead after light aircraft crashes into field in northern Israel

The crash occured near Moshav Tel Adashim, between Nazareth and Afula. The officers were named as Lt.-Col. (res.) Yuval Anbar and Lt.-Col. (ret.) Itai Talmi.

Civilian plane crash near Tel Adashim in northern Israel, May 24, 2026.

Paris appeals court finds Airbus, Air France guilty of corporate manslaughter over 2009 crash

Flight AF447 vanished from radar screens on June 1, 2009, with people from 33 nationalities on board, with crash investigators finding the plane's crew had pushed their jet into a stall.

Air France planes arrive at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on April 26, 2023.