List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)

This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more exhaustive lists, see the Aircraft Crash Record Office, the Air Safety Network or the Dutch Scramble Website Brush and Dustpan Database. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.

2020

January
2 January
A Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-12A crashes shortly after take-off from Geneina Airport, Khartoum. All eighteen people on board are killed.[1]
2 January
Main article: 2020 ROCAF UH-60M crash
Republic of China Air Force Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk 933 strikes a mountainside in Wulai District of northern Taiwan during a VIP transport mission, killing five of 13 on board, including Shen Yi-ming, Chief of General Staff. The helicopter was on a routine mission to visit personnel at Dong'aoling Radar Station.[2]
3 January
Sri Lanka Air Force Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II SCL-857 crashes near Haputale, Sri Lanka. All four people on board are killed.[3]
8 January
A Afghan National Army Mil Mi-17 crashes on take-off in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[4]
8 January
An Afghan National Army Mil Mi-35 crashes in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Two of the four people on board are killed.[5]
9 January
South African Air Force Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules 403 crashes on landing at Goma Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo and is severely damaged. All 67 people on board survive.[6]
9 January
Eight Israeli Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcons are damaged by flooding at Hatzor Airbase, Israel. Three aircraft are severely damaged, five are slightly damaged.[7]
14 January
A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashes near Rafah, Egypt, killing the pilot.[8]
19 January
A Mexican Air Force MD Helicopters MD 530F crashes on landing at El Zorillo Airport, Mexico. All five people on board survive.[9]
21 January
Air Force of El Salvador ENAER T-35 Pillán FAS-74 crashes on approach to Ilopango International Airport. Both crew are killed.[10]
22 January
Ghana Armed Forces CASA C-295M GHF552 overruns the runway on landing at Accra Air Force Base, Ghana.[11]
25 January
A Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk operating from USS Blue Ridge ditches in the Pacific Ocean 97 nautical miles (180 km) east of Okinawa, Japan. All five people on board are rescued.[12]
27 January
Main article: 2020 United States Air Force E-11A crash
USAF Bombardier Global Express E-11A 11-9358, of the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, crashes in Dih Yak District, Afghanistan. Both people on board are killed.[13][14]
27 January
A Croatian Air Force Bell OH-58 Kiowa crashes near Šibenik, Croatia. Both crew are killed.[15]
28 January
An Algerian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 crashes at Mechta Chimot, 8.6 nautical miles (16 km) from Aïn Zitoun, Algeria. Both crew are killed.[16]
28 January
Uganda People's Defense Force Bell 206B Jet Ranger III AF302 crashes near Bulo, Gomba District, Uganda. Both crew are killed.[17]

February
3 February
Indian Army HAL Cheetah Z1930 crashes in Jammu and Kashmir. Both pilots survive.[18][19]
3 February
Indonesian Navy SOCATA TB-10 Tobago T-2405 ditches in a lake at Sidoarjo, East Java following an engine failure. Both occupants survive.[20]
7 February
A Japan Ground Self Defense Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois crashes at Asahikawa Air Base and is severely damaged.[21]
7 February
A Pakistani Air Force Dassault Mirage crashes shortly after taking off from Shorkot Air Base. The pilot ejects safely.[22]
17 February
An Afghan Army MD Helicopters MD530F is damaged in an emergency landing in the Khash Rod District. The pilot is injured.[23]
19 February
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25UB was severely damaged by fire at the Lipetsk-2 Air Base. Both crew survive.[24]
21 February
A Indian Navy Mikoyan MiG-29K crashes into the Arabian Sea off Goa. The pilot ejects safely.[25]
24 February
National Cadet Corps Pipistrel Virus W-3936 crashes at Patiala Airport, India. One of the two people on board are killed.[26]
27 February
Spanish Air Force CASA C-101 E.25-65 crashes into the sea in front of "La Manga", Region of Murcia, killing the pilot and leader of aerobatic demonstration team Patrulla Águila.[27]
27 February
Colombian Air Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois FAC4420 crashes at Bojacá Cundinamarca whilst en route from Melgar to Madrid, Colombia. Three of the five people on board are killed.[28]
27 February
Belize Defence Force Bell UH-1 Iroquois BDF-12 crashes near Gales Point. All four people on board are killed.[29]

March
2 March
A United States Army General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone crashes near Agadez, Niger due to a mechanical failure.[30]
6 March
A Myanmar Air Force Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in Kutkai Township. Several of the fifteen people on board are injured.[31]
11 March
Pakistani Air Force General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 92730 crashes at Islamabad, killing the pilot.[32]
18 March
Armée de l'Air Ivorienne Mil Mi-24D TU-VHR crashes at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Two people are injured.[33]
21 March
Fuerza Aérea Boliviana Zlín Z 242 FAB-518 crashes at Chimore Airport whilst performing aerobatics. Both people on board are killed.[34]
21 March
A Mexican Navy Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes at Tepecuitlapa, Veracruz. One of the 21 people on board is killed, all 20 survivors are injured.[35]
25 March
Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-27 RF-94953 "09 Blue" crashes into the Black Sea off Belbek, killing the pilot.[36]
25 March
A Russian Air Force Aero L-39 Albatros crashes in Krasnodar Krai, killing the pilot.[37]
30 March
People's Liberation Army Harbin Z-9ZH 6202 crashes in Hong Kong. All four people on board are killed.[38]

April
7 April
Malian Air Force Embraer A-29 Super Tucano TZ-04C crashes near Sévaré. Both people on board are killed.[39]
13 April
Pakistan Army PAC MFI-17 Mushshak 83-5120 crashes in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. At least two people are killed.[40]
29 April
Royal Canadian Air Force Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone 148822, of 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, call sign Stalker 22, crashes in the Ionian Sea off the coast of Greece while returning to HMCS Fredricton following a routine maritime surveillance mission, killing all six people onboard.[41]

May
8 May
Indian Air Force Mig-29 UPG of Squadron 223 crashed near Hoshiarpur, pilot ejected safely [42]
15 May
United States Air Force F-22 Raptor from the 43rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 325th Fighter Wing departed the Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and crashed at the base grounds, in the test and training range. Pilot ejected and was uninjuried.[43]
17 May
Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Tutor 114161, of 431st Squadron, 15th Wing, Snowbirds display team crashes at Kamloops, British Columbia. One of the two crew members is killed.[44]
19 May
United States Air Force F-35A from the 58th Fighter Squadron crashed while landing at Eglin AFB. The pilot ejected and was in stable condition.[45]

June
15 June
A USAF F-15C from the 493rd Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing crashed into the North Sea and the pilot was killed.[46]

July
29 July
A Royal Air Force Boeing Chinook helicopter hits power lines while flying low near Llangynin, Wales, and makes an emergency landing in a field. No one is injured. [47]

September
25 September
Main article: 2020 Chuhuiv An-26 crash
Ukrainian Air Force Antonov An-26 76 yellow, of the 203rd Training Aviation Brigade, carrying cadets of the Ivan Kozhedub National Air Force University, crashes and catches fire in Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast while on approach to Chuhuiv Air Base.[48] Of the 27 on board, only one survives.
19 September
A USMC F-35B fighter jet crashed in Imperial County, California, after colliding with a Marine Corps KC-130 during air-to-air refuelling. The F-35B pilot was injured in the ejection, but the KC-130 crash-landed gear up in a field.[49]

October
20 October
A United States Navy Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed near Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California. The aircraft flew its mission from Naval Air Station Lemoore and its sole pilot could eject without sustaining injuries.[50]
23 October
A United States Navy T-6B Texan II crashed near Magnolia Springs, AL killing the aircrew. No civilian injuries were reported, although the crash destroyed several cars and part of a residence. The plane flew from Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida, about 50 miles to the northeast.[51]
29 October
A Taiwanese Air Force F-5E jet crashed off the island's eastern coast during routine training, killing the pilot, the second fatal air crash in three months.[52]

November
12 November
Eight Multinational Force and Observers (peacekeeping guarding Egypt-Israel border) members (six U.S., one Czech, and one French) perished in an helicopter crash near Sharm El Sheikh.[53]
24 November
An Israeli Air Force Grob G 120 crashed near Mishmar HaNegev killing both the pilot and passanger.[54] As of December 31, 2020, the cause of the accident could only be determined as "lack of control" without specifying if the "lack of control" was due to human errors or mechanical problems.[55]
26 November
An Indian Navy's MiG-29K crash out in the Arabian Sea. One of the pilots was recovered while the other is still missing. This flight was part of the MALABAR2020 Naval Exercise with the USN. The aircraft in question was flown off the deck of INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier. [56]

December
9 December
A Wisconsin Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during night training. The plane went down in the Hiawatha National Forest and the pilot was killed. The cause of the crash is still unknown.[57]

2021

January
20 January
A New York Army National Guard UH-60 crashed in a farmer's field south of Rochester, New York during a routine training exercise. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft were killed. [58]

February
3 February
An Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 crashed 10 miles east of Boise, Idaho in bad weather during a routine training mission. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft are killed. [59]

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