19 plane crashes in year 2004

29th December, 2004

US Air Force Hercules C130 with 11 people onboard crashes in Iraq

This U.S. military C-130 landed on a U.S. operated airfield in Iraq. A trench was being dug in the runway, and it was not marked. There was no NOTAM (notice to airmen) announcing the…

30th November, 2004

Lion Airlines MD-82 with 153 people onboard crashes in Indonesia

The MD-82, on a passenger flight from Jakarta, with an intermediate stop in Surabaya, to Solo (Indonesia). On landing at Solo, the plane overran the runway, crashed through the airport…

21st November, 2004

China Yunnan Airlines Canadair CRJ-200LR with 53 people onboard crashes in China

The plane, which had been scheduled to fly from Baotou to China's eastern metropolis of Shanghai, crashed into a frozen lake in Baotou's Nanhai Park just after take-off. Witnesses said the…

18th November, 2004

RAVSA BAe Jetstream J-31 with 21 people onboard crashes in Venezuela

The aircraft was on a passenger flight. During landing at Caracas' Simon Bolivar Airport, it skidded off the right side of the runway and impacted the airport fire house. Weather at the time…

14th October, 2004

MK Airlines Boeing 747 with 7 people onboard crashes in Nova Scotia, Canada

The 747 was on a cargo flight from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Zaragoza, Spain with a load of fish and lobster. It crashed into a rock quarry shortly after takeoff. The aircraft's tail struck the…

8th October, 2004

Biman Bangladesh Fokker F-28 with 83 people onboard crashes in Bengladesh

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from Dhaka to Sylhet, overran runway while landing in rainy weather conditions, coming to rest in a 20m deep ditch just off the end of the runway.

24th August, 2004

Siberia Airlines Tupolev 154B2 with 46 people onboard crashes in Russia

The aircraft departed Moscow'Domodedovo Airport a scheduled passenger flight to Sochi. A bomb made the plane exploded shortly after take-off, killing all the 46 passengers and crew-members on…

24th August, 2004

Volga-Aviaexpress Tupolev 134A with 43 people onboard crashes in Russia

The aircraft departed Moscow'Domodedovo Airport a scheduled passenger flight to Volgograd. A bomb made the plane exploded shortly after take-off, killing all the 43 passengers and crew-members…

11th August, 2004

Air Guinee Boeing 737 with 127 people onboard crashes in Sierra Leone

The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight from Freetown to Conakry. Shortly after takeoff, technical problems appeared, and the aircraft was forced to ditch in a swamp some 3 miles…

8th June, 2004

Gabon Express Hawker Siddeley HS-7 with 30 people onboard crashes in Gabon

The plane, on a scheduled passenger flight from Libreville to Franceville (Gabon), plummeted into the sea shortly after takeoff. The flight crew reported mechanical problems shortly after…

18th May, 2004

Azal Avia Cargo Ilyushin IL-76TD with 7 people onboard crashes in China

The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Taiyuan, China to Riga, Latvia. It crashed shortly after takeoff from Urumqi, China, after making a fuel stop. Reports indicate that the aircraft had…

14th May, 2004

Rico Linhas Aereas Embraer 120 with 33 people onboard crashes in Brazil

The aircraft, on a passenger domestic flight from Tefé to Manaus (Brazil) crashed into the Amazon about 9 miles from the airport in Manaus while on final approach.

9th May, 2004

American Eagle ATR-72 with 26 people onboard crashes in Puerto Rico

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from the Mayaguez (Puerto Rico) to San Juan (Puerto Rico), crashed while landing. The turboprop reportedly suffered a tire explosion upon landing,…

28th April, 2004

Centurion Air Cargo DC-10-30F with 3 people onboard crashes in Colombia

The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Miami (USA) to Bogota (Columbia). During landing at Bogota, the plane overran the runway. The weather was rainy. The DC-10 reportedly hit a pothole on…

4th March, 2004

Azov Avia Ilyushin IL-76MD with 7 people onboard crashes in Azerbaijan

The aircraft, on a cargo flight from Ankara, Turkey to Kabul, Afghanistan, crashed on takeoff from Baku (Azerbaijan) after a routine fuel stop. The plane climbed to an altitude of several…

10th February, 2004

Kish Air Fokker F-50 with 46 people onboard crashes in United Arab Emirates

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from Kish to Sharjah, crashed about 2 miles short of the runway while on final approach to Sharjah. The plane impacted a roadway, broke apart, and…

13th January, 2004

Uzbekistan Airways Yakovlev YAK-40 with 37 people onboard crashes in Ouzbékistan

The aircraft, on a scheduled passenger flight from Termez to Tashkent (Uzbekistan), crashed while attempting to land at Tashkent. Weather at the time of the accident was poor, with visibility…

5th January, 2004

Austrian Airlines Fokker F-70 with 32 people onboard crashes in Germany

The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight from Vienna (Austria) to Munich (Germany). The crew was completing the descent phase when the Captain reported, at 12,000 feet, that a…

3rd January, 2004

Flash Airlines Boeing 737 with 148 people onboard crashes in Egypt