Aircraft crash videos

The Canadair CL-215 crashed shortly after dropping a load of water over a forest fire near Karystos, Grece, on July 25th 2023. The right-hand wing tip's float collides with a tree, causing it to break off and thrusting the aircraft into an uncontrolled right turn. The ensuing impact with the terrain results in a devastating fireball. Both occupants were killed in the accident. The CL-215 was attached to the Greek Air Force.

The Russian Air Force SU-34 fighter jet crashed into a residential building in the city of Yeysk, on October 17th 2022. Both pilots ejected seconds before the crash. However, 15 persons have died in the building. According to Russian officials, it was a training flight, and the accident results from an engine fire shortly after takeoff. The plane crashed about 4 km east from the end of the runway of Yeysk Airport.

August 17th 2021 - This prototype of the Ilyushin Il-112V military transport aircraft took off from Kubinka Air Base, Russia, for a test flight. A fire developed in the right engine 4 minutes later. The plane nose dropped while the aircraft rolled inverted at low altitude. The plane crashed in a wooded area. All the three occupants were killed.

Eight sailors were injured aboard the USS Eisenhower when an arresting cable snapped during an E-2C Hawkeye's landing in March 2016. The Hawkeye plunged off the edge, getting airborne again about 10 to 20 feet above the water.
The cause of the accident is a human error: sailors failed to set up the arresting cable correctly, which left the arresting gear engine unable to provide enough load to stop the Hawkeye landing on deck. The No. 4 wire snapped and swung across the flight deck, hitting eight sailors and causing serious and minor injuries. The incident required six medical evacuations of eight injured sailors and caused more than $200,000 of damage to the carrier and aircraft on deck.

The pilot of this Mirage 2000 has forgotten to get the landing gear down before landing. It belly-landed on the runway and skidded until the aircraft stopped. The pilot escaped safely, but it was probably a blow in its ego.

January 22nd, 2019 - Murmansk Region, Russia - The Russian Tu-22 supersonic bomber was attempting to land at Olenia airbase after a training sortie in very low visibility conditions. The heavy snowfalls were contributing to the low visibility. While the aircraft is a few feet above the runway, the pilot should flare to reduce the descent rate. But this maneuver is not done. The plane hits the runway hard, bounces and breaks in two. Four crew members were onboard: three were killed and the fourth one received serious injuries.

The Libyan Air Force MiG-21 fighter jet crashed in a residential part of the city of Tobruk, Libya, in September 2014. The pilot was killed. On ground, two people were killed and nine injured. The crashed is due to a technical failure.

Mirage 2000-D crash seen from inside. The fighter belonging to the French Air Force crashed in January 1997, near Nancy air base, France. The plane developed engine problems, and the crew tried to glide to their base. But they didn’t make it, and ejected at only 80 ft (25 meters) above ground, seconds before the crash.

This RAF (Royal Air Force) Harrier crash-landed at Kandahar airfield, Afghanistan, in May 2009. The British pilot ejected while the plane was sliding and burning on the runway. He suffered minor injuries.

March 19th 2011 - This Mig-23 Flogger from the Libyan Air Force is shot down in the sky over the eastern city Benghazi (Libya), and crashed. The pilot ejected.

This Canadian Forces F-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed on July 23rd 2010 during a practice session for an air show at the Lethbridge Airport, in the western province of Alberta, Canada. The pilot ejected about 30 meters from ground, less than 3 seconds before the jet crashed. The pilot received minor injuries.

The plane stalls seconds after takeoff from a carrier, and crashed in the water.