12 plane crashes in year 2019

The Dornier 228-201 operated by A Busy Bee Congo took off from Goma, DR Congo, for a passenger flight to Beni, DR Congo. 17 passengers and 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed seconds after takeoff from Goma airport in a densely populated area. All 19 occupants were killed in the crash. On ground, 7 persons perished and one was seriously.

Russian airline pilots averted disaster while their Airbus struck a flock of birds and lost power in both engines. The A321-100 operated by Ural Airlines took off from Moscow Zhukovsky, Russia, for a passenger flight to Simferopol, Ukraine. 226 passengers and 7 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was in the initial climb through 750 feet (200 meters) when the Airbus A321 flew through a flock of sea gulls and ingested them into both engines. This resulted in both engines failure, prompting the crew to land straight ahead in a corn field. All the people onboard survived, 10 occupants were injured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. A few seconds after takeoff, birds got caught in the engines, with the left engine stalling immediately. Then they got caught in the right engine, which also stalled. The plane had reached an altitude of 750 ft (200 meters) but was then unable to maintain altitude. The captain took control manually and decided to land in a corn field straight ahead about 2.8NM past the runway. The landing was performed with landing gear retracted. Although the Airbus A320 received substantial damage, there was no fuel leak and no fire erupted. The occupants were evacuated via the slides. 10 of them required medical attention.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 (SSJ100) operated by Aeroflot took off from Moscow Sheremetyevo, Russia, for a passenger flight to Murmansk, Russia. 73 passengers and 5 crewmembers were onboard. The plane return landing to Moscow shortly after takeoff, and burst into flames on landing. 41 occupants were killed in the accidents. 35 occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft via both front door emergency slides.

The Let L-410 operated by Summit Air took off from Lukla, Nepal, for a flight to Kathmandu, Nepal. Three crewmembers were onboard. There was no passenger. The plane was taking off from Lukla airport when the aircraft veered off the runway, collided with a parked AS 350 helicopter and destroying it, and came to a stop after colliding with a second AS 350 helicopter. The first officer of the L-410 as well as two security officers on the ground were killed. 4 other people including the captain sustained injuries.