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4 plane crashes in year 2023

List of the 4 airplane accidents that happened in year 2023 :

Ural Airlines Airbus A320 crash
Airline : Ural Airlines
Aircraft : Airbus A320-214
The A320-200 operated by Ural Airlines took off from Sochi, Russia, for a passenger flight to Omsk, Russia. 159 passengers and 6 crewmembers were onboard. The aircraft was on final approach to Omsk’s airport when the crew initiated a go around. The aircraft diverted to Novosibirsk, Russia, but ran out of fuel. The crew performed a forced landing on an open field near Kamenka (110 NM away from the diversion airport). There were no injuries. The aircraft received damage to the nose landing gear.
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Location : Kamenka, Russia
People on board : 165
Fatalities : 0
Ural Airlines Airbus A320 with 165 people onboard made an emergency landing in an open field in Russia
The A320-200 operated by Ural Airlines took off from Sochi, Russia, for a passenger flight to Omsk, Russia. 159 passengers and 6 crewmembers were onboard. The aircraft was on final approach to…
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Air Antilles Express DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 crash
Airline : Air Antilles Express
Aircraft : DHC-6 Twin Otter 400
The de Havilland DHC-6-400 operated by Air Antilles Express took off Pointe-a-Pitre, France (Guadeloupe island) for a passenger flight to Saint Barthelemy, France (Saint Barthelemy island). 7 people were on board. The plane landed on Saint Barthelemy airport, veered off the left side of runway 28 and struck a parked Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil helicopter. One occupant received minor injuries. There was no one on board the helicopter at the time of impact. Both the DHC-6 and the helicopter received substantial damage.
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Location : Saint-Barthelemy, France
People on board : 7
Fatalities : 0
Air Antilles Express DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 with 7 people onboard crashes in France
The de Havilland DHC-6-400 operated by Air Antilles Express took off Pointe-a-Pitre, France (Guadeloupe island) for a passenger flight to Saint Barthelemy, France (Saint Barthelemy island). 7…
Halla Airlines Embraer 120 crash
Airline : Halla Airlines
Aircraft : Embraer 120
The Embraer EMB-120 operated by Halla Airline took off Garowe, Puntland, for a passenger flight to Mogadishu (Somalia). 30 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. When the aircraft landed on Mogadishu's airport, the left main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer left off the runway, pivoted to the left at almost 180° until it crashed against the perimeter fence, coming to rest broken in two. One occupant received minor injuries.
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Location : Mogadishu, Somalia
People on board : 34
Fatalities : 0
Halla Airlines Embraer 120 with 34 people onboard crashes in Somalia
The Embraer EMB-120 operated by Halla Airline took off Garowe, Puntland, for a passenger flight to Mogadishu (Somalia). 30 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. When the aircraft landed…
Yeti Airlines ATR 72 crash
Airline : Yeti Airlines
Aircraft : ATR 72-500
The ATR 72 operated by Yeti Airlines took off from Kathmandu, Nepal, for a passenger flight to Pokhara, Nepal. 68 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was on final approach to Pokhara's International Airport's when the aircraft stalled. The ATR72 crashed 1,1 NM (2 km) ahead of the runway threshold. All 72 people onboard were killed.
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Location : Pokhara, Nepal
People on board : 72
Fatalities : 72
Yeti Airlines ATR 72 with 72 people onboard crashes in Nepal
The ATR 72 operated by Yeti Airlines took off from Kathmandu, Nepal, for a passenger flight to Pokhara, Nepal. 68 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was on final approach to…
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