9 plane crashes in year 2022

The Airbus A320-200 operated by LATAM Airlines Chile, took off from Lima, Peru, for a passenger flight to Juliaca, Peru. 102 passengers and 6 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was accelerating for takeoff when multiple fire trucks crossed the runway in front of the aircraft. The crew rejected takeoff at high speed but couldn’t avoid collision with one of the fire trucks. The right main gear collapsed causing the aircraft to veer right towards the right-hand runway edge. A fire erupted on right hand engine at the moment of the collision. All occupants were able to evacuate the aircraft: 4 passengers received serious injuries, and 36 passengers received minor injuries. Two fire fighters on board the truck were killed, and a third one received serious injuries.

The ATR 42-500 operated by Precision Air Service took off from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for a passenger flight to Bukoba, Tanzania. 39 passengers and 4 crewmembers were onboard. The aircraft overran Bukoba's runway and came to a stop submerged in Lake Victoria. 19 occupants were killed (including both pilots), and 24 survived and were taken to the hospital.

The Airbus A330-300 operated by Korean Airlines took off from Seoul, South Korea, for a passenger flight to Cebu City, Philippines. 162 passengers and 11 crewmembers were onboard. The plane had gone around at low height twice following approaches to Cebu's airport. The Airbus A330 then landed but overran the runway end at high speed and came to rest about 360 meters (1200 feet) past the runway end close to the airport perimeter fence. The aircraft received substantial damage. All the occupants escaped uninjured.

The Antonov AN-28 operated by Transcep Congo Aviation took off from Bukavu, DR Congo, for a freight flight to Kasese, DR Congo. 3 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was declared missing about one hour flight after departure. 10 days later, on September 20th, the wreckage has been located about 20km from Bukavu. All the three people onboard were killed.

The Fokker 50 operated by Jubba Airways took off from Baidoa, Somalia, for a passenger flight to Mogadishu, Somalia. A total of 36 passengers and crewmembers were on board. The plane flipped over on landing on Mogadishu's airport. The passengers and the crew were all rescued. The aircraft has been destroyed.

The Antonov AN-12BK operated by Meridian Ltd took off from Nis, Serbia, for a cargo flight to Amman, Jordan. 8 crewmembers were onboard. While over the Aegean Sea, the aircraft gradually began losing altitude after reaching 21,000 feet (6300 meters). The crew reported engine trouble. The Antonov initiated a 180-degree turn to make an emergency landing in Kavala, Greece. The plane reached the coastline 12 minutes later, then made a right hand turn toward Kavala airport. Then, the descent rate increased up to an abnormally high value of 3000-4000 feet per minute (900-1200 meters per minute). The plane crashed at 17 NM (31 kilometers) west of the airport and burst into flames. All 8 occupants were killed.

The Boeing 757-200 operated by DHL took off from San Jose, Costa Rica, for a cargo flight to Guatemala City, Guatemala. 2 crewmembers were onboard. The plane was climbing out of San Jose's airport when the crew stopped the climb at about 21,000 ft (6,300 m) due to a hydraulic failure. The Boeing 757 subsequently returned to San Jose’s airport. After touchdown the crew lost control of the aircraft and went off the runway. The aircraft broke in two parts. The crew exited the Boeing 757 uninjured.

The Boeing 737-800 operated by China Eastern Airlines took off from Kunming, China, for a passenger flight to Guangzhou, China. 123 passengers and 9 crewmembers were on board. The plane was en-route, flying at 29,000 ft (8900 meters) when it suddenly lost altitude and crashed in a wooded mountainous terrain. All 132 people onboard were killed.