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List of fatalities from aviation accidents

Many notable human fatalities have resulted from aviation accidents and incidents.

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Aviators who died prior to 1912

Those killed as part of a sporting, political or musical group who flew together when the accident took place are usually only listed under the group sections; however, some are also listed as individuals.

Individuals edit

NameNationalityYearNotabilityFlight/aircraftCrash siteCause/circumstances
AaliyahUnited States2001Actress, singer, and modelCessna 402Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The BahamasMaximum takeoff weight of airplane substantially exceeded, pilot under the influence of cocaine and alcohol.[1]
Michael J. AdamsUnited States1967test pilotX-15 Flight 3-65-97Randsburg, California, United StatesBreakup caused by malfunctioning control system
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-LippeGermany1936Prince of Schaumburg-LippeFord TrimotorZumpango, Mexico
Yahaya AhmadMalaysia1997Entrepreneur, founder of DRB-HICOMAgusta A109PKuala Lipis, Pahang, MalaysiaMid-air explosion
Sir John AlcockUnited Kingdom1919Aviator who flew the first non-stop flight across the AtlanticVickers VikingCottévrard, near Rouen, FrancePlane stalled and crashed in fog
Humberto de Alencar Castelo BrancoBrazil1967Former President of BrazilPiper AztecFortaleza, BrazilIn mid-air collision with a Brazilian Air Force Lockheed T-33
Davey AllisonUnited States1993NASCAR driverHughes 369Talladega, Alabama, United StatesPilot error[2]
Modi AlonIsrael1948Military, first IAF pilot to command a combat squadron and to score an aerial victoryAvia S-199Herzliya, IsraelStruck terrain nose-down after apparent engine trouble during a gear-up landing attempt
Ghazi al-SadeqSudan2012Guidance and Endowments ministerAntonov An-26Nuba Mountains south Talodi, South Kordofan, SudanControlled flight into terrain due to heavy rain; see 2012 Sudan Antonov An-26 crash
Hans AlsérSweden1977Table tennis playerLinjeflyg Flight 618Kälvesta, SwedenIcing of tailplane caused by engines being operated at too low a power setting for anti-ice to be effective
Roald AmundsenNorway1928ExplorerLatham 47Barents SeaDisappearance
An Chang-namKorea1930AviatorTaiyuan, China[3]
Maxie AndersonUnited States1983Record-setting hot-air balloonistHot-air balloonNear Bad Brückenau, West GermanyGondola release mechanism malfunction
Scott D. AndersonUnited States1999Minnesota Air National Guard test pilotCirrus SR20Federal Prison Camp, DuluthAileron jam during early production flight testing[4]
Elsa AnderssonSweden1922Aviator, parachutistParachuteAskersund, SwedenParachute failure
Juan Marcos Angelini [es]Argentina2018Racing driver, Turismo CarreteraPitts SpecialCarreras, Santa Fe Province, Argentina[5]
David AngellUnited States2001ProducerAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Mohamed Atta
Toivo AntikainenFinland1941Communist leader, military officerArkhangelsk, Soviet UnionWas allegedly killed in a plane crash, but some claim he died in Moscow under suspicious circumstances.
Steve AppletonUnited States2012CEO of Micron at time of incidentLancair IV-PBoise Airport, Idaho, United StatesError during emergency landing
Allen Bathurst, Lord ApsleyUnited Kingdom1942Army Officer and Member of ParliamentHandley Page HalifaxLuqa, MaltaCrashed on takeoff
Mel AptUnited States1956Test pilotBell X-2Edwards AFB, California, United StatesPilot error
Abdul Salam ArifIraq1966President of Iraqde Havilland Dove 1Southern IraqCrashed in a sand storm
Florence ArthaudFrance2015SailorEurocopter AS350Villa Castelli, ArgentinaCollided in mid-air; see Villa Castelli helicopter collision
Garnet "Ace" BaileyCanada2001ice hockey player (NHL)United Airlines Flight 175World Trade Center South Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Marwan al-Shehhi
Valentine BakerUnited Kingdom1942World War I flying aceMartin-Baker MB 3RAF Wing, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomEngine failure
Daniel BalavoineFrance1986Singer and songwriterAérospatiale AS350 Ecureuil[6]Gourma-Rharous, MaliControlled flight into terrain during a sandstorm, with Thierry Sabine when crashed
G. M. C. BalayogiIndia2002PoliticianBell 206Kaikalur, IndiaMechanical failure, pilot error
Italo BalboItaly1940Governor-General of Italian LibyaSavoia-Marchetti SM.79Tobruk, Italian North AfricaShot down by friendly fire, Italian anti-aircraft batteries defending the airfield misidentified the aircraft as British
Frederick BantingCanada1941Scientist, co-discovered insulinLockheed HudsonMusgrave Harbour, Newfoundland, CanadaEngine problems
Heinrich BärWest Germany1957Test pilotLF-1 ZaunkönigBraunschweig, West GermanyLost control of aircraft
Silvio BarbatoItaly2009Conductor and composerAir France Flight 447Atlantic OceanPilot error
Bill BarilkoCanada1951Ice hockey player (NHL)Fairchild 24100 km N of Cochrane, Ontario, CanadaPilot inexperience, poor weather, overloaded cargo
René BarrientosBolivia1969President of BoliviahelicopterArque, Cochabamba Department, BoliviaRotors caught on power lines[7]
Charles BassettUnited States1966AstronautNorthrop T-38 Talon[7]St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesWith Elliot See; 1966 NASA T-38 crash
Tomáš BaťaCzechoslovakia1932Founder of Bata Shoes companyJunkers F.13Otrokovice, CzechoslovakiaPoor weather
Mark BavisUnited States2001Ice hockey player (AHL)United Airlines Flight 175World Trade Center South Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Marwan al-Shehhi
Lincoln J. BeacheyUnited States1915Aviator, stunt flyerBeachey-Eaton Monoplane[8]San Francisco, California, United StatesDemonstrating inverted flight at the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. Structural failure while attempting to pull up.
Todd BeamerUnited States2001Oracle Corporation employeeUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States9/11 hijacking by Ziad Jarrah
William D. BeckerUnited States1943Politician, mayor of St. LouisWaco CG-4A-ROLambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesLoss of right wing due to wing strut fitting failure during demonstration flight;[9] Maj. William B. Robertson also dies in this accident[10]
Nick BegichUnited States1972US Congressman from AlaskaCessna 310Alaska, United StatesDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Hale Boggs was also on this flight.
Derek BennettUnited Kingdom1978Racing car designer, driver and founder / owner of Chevron Cars LtdHiway Scorpion B hang gliderLancashire, United KingdomCompeted in a competitive event organized by his club. Pilot error likely to have caused by stall whilst attempting a challenging maneuvre. The pilot had 18 months flying experience.[11]
Berry BerensonUnited States2001entertainer, actress, and photographerAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Mohamed Atta
Brook BerringerUnited States1996Quarterback for the Nebraska CornhuskersPiper J-3 CubRaymond, Nebraska, United StatesPilot error (loss of engine power because of fuel valve mis-position)[12]
Lloyd W. BertaudUnited States1927AviatorOld GloryNorth AtlanticAircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy.
Lauren BessetteUnited States1999Sister-in-law of John F. Kennedy Jr.Piper SaratogaMartha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United StatesPilot error; see John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash
Carolyn Bessette-KennedyUnited States1999Wife of John F. Kennedy Jr.Piper SaratogaMartha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United StatesPilot error; see John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash
Tony Bettenhausen Jr.United States2000CART racing driver/ownerBeechcraft BaronAnn Milton Adams' farm, Harrison County, Kentucky, United StatesAirframe icing
Carolyn BeugUnited States2001Video producer and director music videoAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York City9/11 hijacking by Mohamed Atta
George BeurlingCanada1948World War II ace pilotNoorduyn NorsemanRome, ItalyPossible sabotage
Neerja BhanotIndia1986Flight attendant who saved lives during a hijackingPan Am Flight 73Karachi, PakistanHijacking
Homi J. BhabhaIndia1966Nuclear physicistAir India Flight 101Mont Blanc, FranceFlight dispatched without necessary navigation equipment for the route being flown
Džemal BijedićYugoslavia1977Premier of YugoslaviaLearjet 25Kreševo, YugoslaviaPoor weather conditions
Muhammad bin LadenSaudi Arabia1967Entrepreneur and father of Osama bin LadenBeechcraft Model 18[7]Oom, 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia
Salem bin LadenSaudi Arabia1988Entrepreneur and half-brother of Osama bin LadenSprint ultra-light aircraft[6]San Antonio, Texas, United StatesFlew into power lines
Mark BinghamUnited States2001Public relations executiveUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States9/11 hijacking by Ziad Jarrah
Jean-Pierre BlanchardFrance1809Hot air ballooning pioneerHot air balloonThe Hague, NetherlandsDied from injuries sustained after falling out of a balloon during cardiac arrest
Sophie BlanchardFrance1819Female ballooning pioneerHot air balloonJardin de Tivoli, Paris, FranceFell to her death after the balloon caught fire
Barthélemy BogandaCentral African Republic19591st Prime Minister of the Central African RepublicNord NoratlasBoda, Lobaye, Central African RepublicMid-air explosion
Hale BoggsUnited States1972Politician, US Congressman from LouisianaCessna 310southern Alaska, United StatesDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Nick Begich was also in this flight.
Robert M. BondUnited States1984US Air Force lieutenant generalMIG-23Jackass Flats, Nevada, United StatesSecret/classified
Richard BongUnited States1945World War II fighter ace and test pilotLockheed P-80 Shooting StarBurbank, California, United StatesPilot error
Billy Joe BoothUnited States1972Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough RidersPiper CherokeeDorchester, Ontario, CanadaThunderstorm
Bruce BorlandUnited States1999Golf course designerLearjet 35Mina, South Dakota, United StatesHypoxia; see 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash. Payne Stewart also died in this accident.
Subhas Chandra BoseIndia1945Politician and freedom fighterMitsubishi Ki-21Taipei, Japanese Taiwan (alleged)Cause disputed
Ahmed Ould BouceifMauritania1979Politician, Prime Minister of Mauritaniade Havilland Canada DHC-5 BuffaloDakar, Senegal
Olin BranstetterUnited States2011Businessman and former Oklahoma state senatorPiper PA-28 Cherokee N7746WPerryville, Arkansas, United StatesControlled flight into terrain
Michel BreistroffFrance1996Ice hockey defenseman for the Ligue MagnusTWA Flight 800East Moriches, New York, United StatesMid-air explosion
Ron BrownUnited States1996Politician, US Secretary of CommerceBoeing CT-43Dubrovnik, Croatiapilot error
Kobe BryantUnited States2020Retired NBA all-star basketball playerSikorsky S-76Calabasas, California, United StatesUncontrolled flight into terrain due to pilot error (continued VFR into IMC) and spatial disorientation; John Altobelli also died in the crash. See 2020 Calabasas Helicopter Crash.[13]
Oleg BryjakGermany2015Bass-baritone opera singerGermanwings Flight 9525Prads-Haute-Bléone, FranceDeliberate flight into terrain
Kurt BudkeUnited States2011College basketball coachPiper PA-28 Cherokee N7746WPerryville, Arkansas, United StatesControlled flight into terrain
Antony Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount KnebworthUnited Kingdom1933PoliticianHawker HartRAF HendonAircraft failed to recover from dive while practising display for air pageant
Milo BurchamUnited States1944Test pilot for LockheedLockheed YP-80 Shooting StarBurbank, California, United StatesEngine flame-out
Tom BurnettUnited States2001Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Thoratec CorporationUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States9/11 hijacking by Ziad Jarrah
William D. ByronUnited States1941Politician; US Congressman from MarylandEastern Air Lines Flight 21Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesInadvertently descended into trees due to incorrect altimeter setting. Eddie Rickenbacker survived this crash.
Tomas CabiliPhilippines1957Philippine senatorDouglas C-47 SkytrainCebu City, Philippines (22 mi NW)See 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
Felipe CamiroagaChile2011Television presenter (Television Nacional de Chile)Chilean Air Force CASA C-212 Aviocaroff Robinson Crusoe Island, ChileLoss of control in adverse weather
Eduardo CamposBrazil2014Politician, presidential candidate in Brazilian general election, 20142014 Santos Cessna Citation accidentSantos, BrazilNose-down collision with ground during poor weather shortly after aborting landing, caused by pilot disorientation.
Fanny CanoMexico1983Entertainer, actressAviaco Flight 134Madrid, SpainCollision resulting from runway incursion, caused by poor visibility and taxiway signage[6]
Guido CantelliItaly1956Orchestra conductor1956 Paris DC-6 crashParis-Orly Airport, FranceCrashed on takeoff[14]

See 1956 Paris DC-6 crash

Gheorghe CarandaRomania1912Army officer, first Romanian airplane accident casualtyFarmanBucharest, RomaniaPlane crash during training on Cotroceni Airfield
Mel CarnahanUnited States2000Governor of MissouriCessna 335Goldman, Missouri, United StatesThunderstorm
Bernt CarlssonSweden1988Assistant-Secretary-General of the UN, UN Commissioner for NamibiaPan Am Flight 103Lockerbie, Scotland, United KingdomTerrorism
Emilio CarranzaMexico1928Mexican "Charles Lindbergh"Ryan Brougham[15]Tabernacle, New Jersey, United StatesWeather?
Sonny CarterUnited States1991AstronautAtlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311Brunswick, Georgia, United StatesMalfunction of the left engine propeller control unit. Senator John Tower also died in this crash.
Claudio CassinelliItaly1985ActorBell 206BPage, Arizona, United StatesRotor blades struck bridge due to pilot error and aircraft fell into canyon[16] during filming of Vendetta dal futuro
Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of HartingtonUnited States1948Sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedyde Havilland DoveSaint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France
Cecilie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of HesseGreece1937Princess of Greece and Denmark, sister of Prince PhilipJunkers Ju 52Ostend, BelgiumCrashed into a factory chimney; see Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash
Carl CederströmSweden1918AviatorBlériot XI[17][unreliable source?]Gulf of Bothnia
Marcel CerdanFrance1949World boxing championLockheed ConstellationSão Miguel Island, Azores, PortugalControlled flight into terrain, mountain
Frank CharlesUnited Kingdom1939Motorcycle speedway riderSlingsby PetrelGreat Hucklow, Derbyshire, East Midlands, EnglandDied in gliding competition
Bill ChaseUnited States1974Trumpet player and band leaderPiper PA-30 Twin ComancheJackson, Minnesota, United StatesPoor weather[18]
Jorge ChávezPeru1910AviatorBlériot XI[19]Domodossola, ItalyInadequate repairs to aircraft
Néstor ChávezVenezuela1969Major League Baseball playerViasa Flight 742

Maracaibo, Venezuela

Struck power lines during takeoff
Valery ChekalovRussia2023Head of logistics of Wagner GroupEmbraer Legacy 600Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, RussiaUnder investigation
Viktor ChistiakovSoviet Union1972Actor, parodistAeroflot Flight 1491Kharkiv, Soviet UnionStructural failure leading to a loss of control
Prince Christoph of HesseGermany1943Prince of Hesse, nephew of Wilhelm IISiebel Fh 104 HalloreForlì, Italy
Ted ChristopherUnited States2017American racing driverMooney M20-CNorth Branford, ConnecticutTotal loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of foreign object debris in the fuel selector valve[20]
Camilo CienfuegosCuba1959RevolutionaryCessna 310CaribbeanDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Juan de la CiervaSpain1936Inventor of the autogyroKLM Douglas DC-2Croydon Air Port, South LondonAircraft hit house after taking off in fog. Arvid Lindman was also killed.
Buddy ClarkUnited States1949Entertainer and singerCessnaLos Angeles, United StatesPilot error
Roberto ClementePuerto Rico1972Major League Baseball playerDouglas DC-7off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto RicoMechanical problems; overloaded plane
Patsy ClineUnited States1963Entertainer and country singerPiper Comanche[7]Camden, Tennessee, United StatesSevere weather; Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins were also killed in this accident.
Robert CockingUnited Kingdom1837Watercolour artist and amateur scientistDihedral ParachuteLee Green, EnglandParachute broke up in mid-air after release from a balloon[21]
Samuel CodyUnited States1913Aviation pioneer and showmanCody FloatplaneFarnborough, Hampshire, EnglandAircraft broke up at 200 ft; thrown out of aircraft
Bessie ColemanUnited States1926Aviator, first African-American woman pilotCurtiss JN-4Jacksonville, Florida, United StatesThrown from aircraft after controls jammed while she was riding as a passenger. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
Bob CollinsUnited States2000Entertainer, WGN (AM) radio personalityZlín Z 42Waukegan, Illinois, United StatesMid-air collision
George W. CollinsUnited States1972Politician, US Congressman from IllinoisUnited Airlines Flight 553Chicago, United StatesPilot error
Richard L. ConollyUnited States1962United States Navy admiralAmerican Airlines Flight 1Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York, United StatesLoss of control at takeoff due to autopilot malfunction caused by electrical short
Maurice ConnollyUnited States1921Politician, former US Congressman from IowaCurtiss EagleIndian Head, Maryland, United StatesSevere weather
Weldon B. CookeUnited States1914AviatorWright aircraftPueblo, Colorado, United States[22]
John CooperUnited Kingdom1974athlete, silver medalist at the 1964 Summer OlympicsTurkish Airlines Flight 981Ermenonville, FranceCargo hatch and control cable failures
Cowboy CopasUnited States1963Entertainer and country music singerPiper ComancheCamden, Tennessee, United StatesSevere weather; Patsy Cline and Hawkshaw Hawkins were also killed in this accident.
Frank Eugene CorderUnited States1994Cessna 150Washington, D.C., United StatesIntentionally crashed a stolen airplane on the White House lawn
Philippe CousteauFrance1979OceanographerPBY CatalinaLisbon, PortugalNosed over during high-speed water taxi
Jacquie de CreedUnited Kingdom2011Record breaking stunt performerPiper PA-30 Twin ComancheMont Agel, FranceCrashed while flying through dense fog at low altitude[23][24][25]
Jim CroceUnited States1973Entertainer and singerBeechcraft Model 18Natchitoches, Louisiana, United StatesCollision with trees[26]
Hansie CronjeSouth Africa2002Cricket captainHawker Siddeley HS 748George, Western Cape, South AfricaUnserviceable navigational equipment
Albert Scott CrossfieldUnited States2006Test pilotCessna 210[27]Gordon County, Georgia, United StatesAircraft broke up in thunderstorm; ATC error; pilot error[27]
Vicki CruseUnited States2009Stunt pilotZivko Edge 540Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, EnglandCrashed during competition aerobatics. Aircraft failed to recover from a downwards snap roll manoeuvre, causing it to rotate until it struck the ground.[28][29]
Carlos CruzDominican Republic1970World boxing championDominicana DC-9 air disasterPunta CaucedoFuel contamination
Rodney CulverUnited States1996American National Football League playerValuJet Flight 592Florida Everglades, United StatesFire in-flight
Bronson M. CuttingUnited States1935Politician, US Senator from New MexicoTWA Douglas DC-2Atlanta, Missouri, United StatesBad weather
Adelino Amaro da CostaPortugal1980Politician, defense minister of PortugalCessna 421[6]Loures, PortugalSabotage[6]
Marcel DadiFrance1996Entertainer and musicianTWA Flight 800East Moriches, New York (8 mi E)Mid-air explosion
Harold Evans DahlUnited States1956Aviator during the Spanish Civil WarDouglas DC-3CanadaSevere weather
Steponas DariusLithuania1933AviatorLituanicaPszczelnik, Myślibórz County, Poland
Kenneth DavidsonUnited Kingdom1954CricketerBoeing 377Prestwick, Scotland
Donny DaviesUnited Kingdom1958Cricketer and journalistMunich air disasterMunich, West GermanyFailure to take off due to slush on runway
Olivier DassaultFrance2021Billionaire and French MPEurocopter AS350 ÉcureuilDeauville, Northwestern FranceUnder investigation
Liam DavisonAustralia2014AuthorMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, UkraineAirliner shot down[30]
Geoffrey de Havilland Jr.United Kingdom1946Test pilotde Havilland DH 108Hoo PeninsulaAircraft broke up while carrying out high-speed tests
John de HavillandUnited Kingdom1943Test pilotde Havilland MosquitoHatfield, EnglandMid-air collision
Léon DelagrangeFrance1910Aviator and sculptorBleriot XIBordeaux, France
Glen de VriesUnited States2021Businessman and space touristCessna 172Hampton Township, New Jersey, United StatesCrash in a heavily wooded area
B. H. DeLayUnited States1923Stunt pilot, airport owner, aviation-school ownerthe "Wasp"Venice, Los Angeles, California, United StatesSubstandard wing pins
Glen DellSouth Africa2013AviatorExtra EA-300Secunda, MpumalangaCrashed during an airshow[31]
John DenverUnited States1997Entertainer, singer, songwriter, actorRutan Long-EZPacific Grove, California, United StatesAircraft unfamiliarity; faulty assembly (deviation from original design)
Alison Des ForgesUnited States2009Human rights investigator and expert on the Rwandan genocideColgan Air Flight 3407[32]Clarence Center, New YorkIcing, pilot error
Gabriel DinizBrazil2019Singer and songwriterPiper PA-28 CherokeeEstância, Sergipe, BrazilCrashed in bad weather
Leila DinizBrazil1972ActressJapan Airlines Flight 471New Delhi, IndiaControlled flight into terrain
José DolhemFrance1988racing car driverMitsubishi MU-2[33]Saint-Étienne, France
Georg Donatus, Hereditary Grand Duke of HesseGermany1937Hereditary Grand Duke of HesseJunkers Ju 52Ostend, Belgiumcrashed into a factory chimney
Jane DornackerUnited States1986Actress and radio station traffic reporterEnstrom F-28New York CityMain rotor seizure due to improper maintenance. Dornacker was live on the air for WNBC (AM) at the time of the crash.
Randy DortonUnited States2004Chief engine builder of Hendrick MotorsportsBeechcraft Super King Air 200Martinsville, Virginia, United StatesPilot error. Several members of Hendrick family also died including Ricky Hendrick.
Maurice Drouhin [fr]France1928Aviator, test pilotCouzinet 27FranceAircraft failure
Jessica DubroffUnited States1996Aviator, 7-year-old aspiring pilotCessna 177Cheyenne, Wyoming, United StatesAircraft lost control in thunderstorm; deliberate takeoff because of media commitments; pilot error
William DyessUnited States1943Aviator, United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant ColonelLockheed P-38 LightningBurbank, California, United StatesAircraft caught fire while on a training mission near highly populated Burbank, California. Instead of parachuting to safety, he remained at the controls and saved countless civilian lives by guiding it into a vacant lot.
Amelia EarhartUnited States1937Aviator, pioneer woman pilotLockheed Model 10 ElectraPacific Ocean, near Howland IslandDisappeared together with navigator Fred Noonan during global circumnavigation attempt, cause undetermined, body and aircraft never found; see speculation on Earhart's disappearance
Beverly EckertUnited States2009Activist, co-chair of the 9/11 Family Steering CommitteeColgan Air Flight 3407[32]Clarence Center, New YorkIcing; pilot error
Glen EdwardsUnited States1948Test pilot, namesake of Edwards AFBNorthrop YB-49Edwards Air Force Base, United Statesaircraft broke apart
Richard E. EllsworthUnited States1953Aviator, United States Air Force Brigadier GeneralConvair B-36Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and LabradorControlled flight into terrain into a hill
Theodore Gordon EllysonUnited States1928First American naval aviatorLoening OL-7[34]Chesapeake Bay
Eugene ElyUnited States1911Aviator, pioneer pilot in American naval aviationCurtiss Model D[35]Macon, Georgia, United StatesCrashed while pulling from a dive.
John Joseph MontgomeryUnited States1911Inventor, AviatorEvergreen monoplane gliderSan Jose, California, United Statesturbulence, which caused a stall.
Robert Henry EnglishUnited States1943Rear-Admiral, Commander, Submarines, U.S. Pacific FleetPan Am Flight 1104near Ukiah, California, United Statespilot error
Harald ErtlAustria1982Formula One racerBeechcraft BonanzaNiederweidbach, NW Giessen, Germanyengine failure
José Félix EstigarribiaParaguay1940President of ParaguayPotez 25Altos, Paraguay
Philip Don EstridgeUnited States1985Project manager for IBM PCDelta Air Lines Flight 191[36]Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, United StatesMicroburst-induced wind shear
William EvansUnited Kingdom1913CricketerCody FloatplaneFarnborough, Hampshire, EnglandAircraft broke up at 200 ft, thrown out of aircraft
John FaireyUnited Kingdom2009Aisplay pilotPercival ProvostBishop Norton, Lincolnshire, England
Igor FarkhutdinovRussia2003Politician, governor of SakhalinMil Mi-8Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russiapilot error
Ferdinand FerberFrance1909Aviation pioneerVoisin biplaneBoulogne-sur-Mer, Francepilot error
FernandãoBrazil2014FootballerHelibras AS 350BAAruanã River, 9 miles from Aruanã, Goiásunder investigation
Manuel J. "Pete" FernandezUnited States1980Aviator, ace pilot in the Korean WarPiper GeronimoGrand Bahama Island
Denys Finch HattonUnited Kingdom1931Game hunterde Havilland Gypsy MothVoi, Kenya
Ron FlockhartUnited Kingdom1962Racing car driver, 24 Hours of Le Mans winnerCAC MustangAustraliaLost control in cloud[7]
Cornelia FortUnited States1943First WAFS fatalityVultee BT-13 Valiant10 miles south of Merkel, Texas, United Statesmid-air collision
James Stephen FossettUnited States2007Entrepreneur, commodities traderAmerican Champion DecathlonSierra Nevada Mountains, United Statespilot error following downdrafts resulting in Controlled flight into terrain
Jimmy FranklinUnited States2005Aviator, aerobatic pilotWaco UPF-7Moose Jaw, Canadacollision with Bobby Younkin
Winfried FreudenbergEast Germany1989Berlin Wall defecteeHomemade balloonZehlendorf, BerlinCause of crash unknown, fell into a garden of a villa in an attempt to defect to West Berlin.
Reinhard FurrerGermany1995Scientist and astronautMesserschmitt Bf 108Berlinlost control of aircraft
Yuri GagarinSoviet Union1968First man in spaceMikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI[7]Kirzhachunknown
Sanjay GandhiIndia1980Son of Indira GandhiPitts S-2A SpecialSafdarjung Airport, New Delhi, Indiapilot error
Matthew GannonUnited States1988CIA OfficerPan Am Flight 103Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, ScotlandTerrorist bomb
John GarangSudan2005Vice President of SudanMil Mi-17South SudanControlled flight into terrain (mountains), disputed[37]
Carlos GardelArgentina1935SingerFord Trimotor[38]Medellin, ColombiaSACO Trimotor collided with a Trimotor of SCADTA while preparing for takeoff[38]
Tom GastallUnited States1956Major League Baseball playerErcoupe[39]Riviera Beach, Maryland
Harold GeigerUnited States1927Army Major, aviation pioneer, namesake of Geiger FieldAirco DH.4Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania
Bruce GellerUnited States1978Producer and creator of Mission: ImpossibleCessna SkymasterSanta Barbara, CaliforniaWeather conditions
Edward GentUnited Kingdom1948High Commissioner for the Federation of MalayaAvro YorkNorthwood, LondonNorthwood mid-air collision
Troy GentryUnited States2017Entertainer, country music singer and guitaristSchweizer 269CMedford, New JerseyUncontrolled descent during a power-off autorotation landing attempt; see 2017 Medford, New Jersey helicopter crash
Prince George, Duke of KentUnited Kingdom1942Duke of KentShort SunderlandScotlandControlled flight into terrain in bad weather
Abdul Rahim GhafoorzaiAfghanistan1997Prime minister of the Northern Alliance governmentAntonov An-32Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
Stasys GirėnasLithuania1933AviatorLituanicaPszczelnik, Myślibórz County, Poland
Jeremy GlickUnited States2001Marketing executiveUnited Airlines Flight 93Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United Stateshijacking by Ziad Jarrah
Luis GneitingParaguay2018Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of ParaguayBeechcraft BaronAyolas, Paraguayaircraft crashed shortly after take-off[40]
Cecil GraceUnited Kingdom1910AviatorShort S.27English ChannelDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Rolls GracieBrazil1982Martial artist, practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsuhang gliderMauá, São Paulo, Brazil
Bill GrahamUnited States1991Rock concert promoterBell 206Vallejo, CaliforniaFlew into power lines
Richard E. GrayUnited States1982Aviator, test pilotCessna T-37 TweetEdwards Air Force Base
Keith GreenUnited States1982Entertainer, contemporary Christian musicianCessna 414[6]Lindale, Texasaircraft overloaded[6]
Isaac GrünewaldSweden1946Expressionist painter, modernistJunkers Ju 52[41][unreliable source?]Oslo, Norway
Michael GrzimekWest Germany1959ZoologistDornier Do 27Serengeti, Tanzaniacollision with vulture
Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of VästerbottenSweden1947Swedish Prince, Duke of VästerbottenDouglas DC-3Kastrup, DenmarkLocked elevator, pilot error
Werner HaasGermany1956Motorcycle racerJodel D9 Bebenear Neuburg/Donau, Germany[42]
Juvénal HabyarimanaRwanda1994President of RwandaDassault Falcon 50Kigali, RwandaAircraft shot down by unknown assassins; Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira and 10 others also killed
Roy HalladayUnited States2017Baseball playerICON A5Gulf of Mexico[43]
A. P. HamannUnited States1977City Manager of San Jose, CaliforniaTenerife disasterCanary Islands, SpainAirplane collision
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and AvaUnited Kingdom1932Soldier and politicianJunkers F13Meopham, Kent, United KingdomStructural failure
Dag HammarskjöldSweden1961Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953–1961Douglas DC-6BNdola, Rhodesia and NyasalandCrashed into terrain, cause undetermined, possibly pilot error or external attack;[44] see 1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash
Wal HandleyUnited Kingdom1941Motorcycle racerBell P-39 AiracobraKirkbampton, Cumberland, England
Jim HardinUnited States1991Major League Baseball playerBeechcraft BonanzaKey West, FloridaPropeller failure
Matthew HardingUnited Kingdom1996Vice-chairman of Chelsea Football ClubAerospatiale AS355 F1 SquirrelMiddlewich, Cheshire, EnglandPilot error[45]
Charles HardyAustralia1941SenatorAirlines of Australia de Havilland Puss MothCoen River, AustraliaMechanical fault
Raymond HarriesUnited Kingdom1950Second world war fighter aceGloster MeteorNear Sheffield, Yorkshire, Englandfuel exhaustion
Barbara Jane HarrisonUnited Kingdom1968Air stewardessBoeing 707Heathrow Airport, LondonAwarded George Cross for her actions during the fire that befell BOAC Flight 712
Charles HawkerAustralia1938Cabinet ministerAustralian National Airways KyeemaMount Dandenong (Victoria), AustraliaPilot error; 18 fatalities
Harry HawkerAustralia1921Aviator, pioneer and co-founder of Hawker AircraftNieuport GoshawkHendon Aerodrome, Hendon, north London, EnglandDistraction of a hemorrhage while in flight cause a crash.
Hawkshaw HawkinsUnited States1963Entertainer, country music singerPiper Comanche[7]Camden, Tennesseecrashed in bad weather; Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas were also killed in this accident.
John HeinzUnited States1991US SenatorPiper AerostarLower Merion Township, PennsylvaniaMid-air collision with Bell 412[46]
Cheryll HeinzeUnited States2012State legislator from AlaskaCessna 206in Beluga Lake, Alaska near Homer Airportplane flipped upon landing
Brenda HeanAustralia1972Environmental activistde Havilland Tiger Mothen route from Tasmania to Canberravanished
Mack HellingsUnited States1951Racing driverPiper PA-20 Pacer[47]Kern County, California
Ricky HendrickUnited States2004Racing driver, son of Rick Hendrick and owner of Hendrick MotorsportsBeechcraft Super King Air 200Martinsville, VirginiaPilot error. Several members of the Hendrick family and Randy Dorton also died in the crash.
Eric HertzNew Zealand2013Business executive at telecom company 2degreesBeechcraft BaronTasman Sea off Kawhia HarbourAirspeed decayed for undetermined reasons and aircraft entered a spin[48]
Bonny HicksSingapore1997Model, writerSilkAir Flight 185; Boeing 737Palembang, IndonesiaCrashed during flight
Graham HillUnited Kingdom1975F1 racing driverPiper PA 23-250 Turbo-AztecNear Arkley golf course, North LondonSee Graham Hill plane crash. Hit trees when coming in to land due to fog.[49]
James DeWitt HillUnited States1927AviatorOld GloryNorth AtlanticAircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy.
Ployer Peter HillUnited States1935Test pilotBoeing Model 299Wright Field, OhioFailure to remove gust locks before flight. Les Tower also died in this crash.
Larry HillblomUnited States1995Business executive, founder of DHL ExpressRepublic RC-3 SeabeeSaipanDisappeared[50][51]
John Stuart HindmarshUnited Kingdom1938Racecar driver and aviator, Le Mans 24 Hours winnerHawker Hurricane ISt. George's Hill, Weybridgeaircraft failed to recover from dive, possible carbon monoxide poisoning of pilot
Bert HinklerAustralia1933Aviatorde Havilland Puss MothPratomagno Alps in Italy
Steve HislopUnited Kingdom2003Motorcycle racer, Isle of Man TT winnerRobinson R44Hawick, ScotlandCrashed after the main rotor struck the tailboom, causing it to detach, probably caused by excessively low rotor RPM[52]
Tommy Hitchcock Jr.United States1944Polo playerNorth American P-51 MustangSalisbury, Wiltshire, Englandaircraft failed to recover from dive
Al HolbertUnited States1988Racing driver, 24 Hours of Le Mans winnerPiper Aerostar 601P[6]Ohio State University Airport, Columbus, Ohiolost control after takeoff with one half of two-part entry door open[6][53]
Buddy HollyUnited States1959Singer-songwriterBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, IAPilot error continued VFR into IMC; J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Ritchie Valens were also killed in this accident (see The Day the Music Died).
James HornerUnited States2015Film score composerShort TucanoLos Padres National Forest, CaliforniaUnder investigation[54]
István HorthyHungary1942Deputy Regent of HungaryMÁVAG HéjaIlovskoye, Soviet Unionaircraft stalled and crashed
Leslie HowardGreat Britain1943English stage and screen actorKLM Royal Dutch Airlines/BOAC Flight 777/Douglas DC-3Commercial flight from Portugal to England, shot down in Bay of Biscay by LuftwaffeAll 17 passengers and crew killed
Ken HubbsUnited States1964Major League Baseball playerCessna 172[7]Provo, Utahcontinued VFR into IMC
Gary HublerUnited States2007Aviator and aircraft racermodified Tuttle Cassutt IIIMReno, NevadaCollision with another airplane during the Reno Air Races Formula One race
Viera HusákováCzechoslovakia1977First lady of CzechoslovakiaMil Mi-8Bratislava Airport, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)pilot error, insufficient orientation during a landing attempt in a dense fog
Steven HydeUnited States1989CEO of Trump CasinoAgusta 109A helicopterForked River, New JerseyHelicopter crashed when overhead and tail rotors broke off from the craft; also killed were fellow Trump Casino executives Mark Grossinger Ettes and Jonathan Benanav.[55] Company founder (and future U.S. president) Donald Trump was reportedly scheduled to go with them on the flight, but cancelled at the last minute.[56]
Jorge IbargüengoitiaMexico1983Novelist and playwrightAvianca Flight 011[6]Madrid, SpainImproper navigation during approach
Pedro InfanteMexico1957Entertainer, singer and actorConsolidated B-24 LiberatorMérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Guy JacksonIreland1972Tennis playerBritish European Airways Flight 548[57]Staines-upon-Thames, Englandpilot error
Junaid JamshedPakistan2016SingerPakistan International Airlines Flight 661Havelian, PakistanEngine failure
Anna JantarPoland1980Entertainer, singerLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007[6]Warsaw, PolandStruck trees during landing go around
Shuba Jay[58]Malaysia2014ActressMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, UkraineAirliner shootdown
JayanIndia1980Entertainer, Malayalam film actorhelicopterSholavaram, Tamil Naduaccident while performing a film stunt
Paul JeffreysUnited Kingdom1988MusicianPan Am Flight 103[6]Lockerbie, Scotlandterrorism
Amy JohnsonUnited Kingdom1941Aviator, pioneer woman pilotAirspeed OxfordThames Estuaryfuel exhaustion while ferrying aircraft due to 100% cloud cover at destination. Pilot abandoned aircraft over water and succumbed to hypothermia before rescue
Jed JohnsonUnited States1996DesignerTWA Flight 800East Moriches, New York (8 mi E)Mid-air explosion
Martin JohnsonUnited States1937Adventurer and film producerWestern Air Express Flight 7near Saugus, CaliforniaControlled flight into terrain into mountainous terrain
Ralph JohnstoneUnited States1910Aviator, first American pilot fatalityWright Model BDenver, ColoradoCrashed on 17 November 1910
Charles Edward JonesUnited States2001AstronautAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York Cityhijacking by Mohamed Atta
Lech KaczyńskiPoland2010President of PolandPolish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154Smolensk North Airport, RussiaOfficially attributed to controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error, but official findings are disputed; see 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Gunnar KällénSweden1968Theoretical physicist, professorCessna[59]Hanover, Germanyprivate plane
Otto KalvitsaFinland1930Aviator, polar explorerJunkers W 33Sangar, Soviet UnionFinnish-born Soviet aviator who crashed in a heavy snow storm
Ahmed KandilEgypt1950SwimmerSpitfirePort Said, EgyptEgyptian swimmer who was killed in a plane crash while serving with the Egyptian Air Force when his Spitfire collided in mid-air with another Spitfire over Port Said.
Paris KanellakisGreece1995Computer scientist, professorAmerican Airlines Flight 965Buga, ColombiaNavigational errors by flight crew
William KapellUnited States1953Classical pianistBCPA Flight 304near Woodside, CaliforniaControlled flight into terrain into mountainous terrain
Rashid KaramiLebanon1987Prime Minister of LebanonAérospatiale PumaLebanonbomb
William Kirk KaynorUnited States1929US Congressman from MassachusettsFokker F.VII[60]Bolling Field near Washington, D.C.
George E. M. KellyUnited States1911Fourth American pilot killed, second in a military aircraftCurtiss Model DSan Antonio, TexasAviator. Crashed from broken strut.
Byron KennedyAustralia1983film directorBell 206B JetRangerWarragamba Dam, New South Wales, AustraliaHelicopter was flying at 10-foot when it hit the water with the rear of the skids when it attempted to climb, pilot error.
John F. Kennedy Jr.United States1999son of John F. KennedyPiper PA-32RAtlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyardpilot error
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.United States1944older brother of John F. KennedyConsolidated B-24 Liberator modified as a flying bombnear Blythburgh, Suffolk, EnglandKilled on a combat flight during Operation Aphrodite
Dorjee KhanduIndia2011Chief Minister of Arunachal PradeshEurocopterLobotang, Arunachal Pradesh, IndiaPoor Condition of the Helicopter.
Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr.United States1958Korean War ace pilot and test pilotLockheed F-104 StarfighterEdwards Air Force Base
Charles Kingsford SmithAustralia1935AviatorLockheed AltairAndaman SeaDisappeared during an England to Australia record flight attempt, body never recovered, presumed dead.
Nile KinnickUnited States1943American football player; winner of the 1939 Heisman TrophyGrumman F4F WildcatCaribbeanTraining accident
Florence KlingensmithUnited States1933AviatorGee Bee Model Y Senior SportsterNational Air Races, Chicago, IllinoisParachute fouled in fuselage during bail out after plane started breaking up.
Gary KnoppUnited States2020Alaska State RepresentativePiper PA-12 Super CruiserKenai Peninsula, AlaskaCollision with de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, cause attributed to both pilots filing to comply with the see and avoid rule; see 2020 Kenai Peninsula mid-air collision
Sigrud Knubben [de]West Germany1962Youngest female national speedboat champion and world-record holderPiaggio P.166Mt. Oberalpstock / Swiss Alpshit mountain after loss of altitude due to heavy accumulation of ice[61][unreliable source?]
Mineichi KogaJapan1944Admiral, Commander-in-Chief of Combined FleetKawanishi H8KPhilippine Sea between Davao and PalauAircraft disappeared in typhoon
Giannos KranidiotisGreece1999Diplomat and politicianDassault Falcon 900Romania
Robert KronfeldAustria1948Gliding champion and test pilotGeneral Aircraft GAL.56Hampshire, England, United Kingdomaircraft failed to recover from inverted dive during stall tests, observer bailed out at low altitude but pilot was unable to exit aircraft
Alan KulwickiUnited States1993NASCAR driverFairchild Merlin IIICTri-Cities Regional Airport, Blountville, TennesseeEngine failure due to ice accumulation[62]
Wendell LadnerUnited States1975ABA basketball playerEastern Air Lines Flight 66John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New YorkWindshear
Joseph LaMottaUnited States1998Chef, son of Jake LaMottaSwissair Flight 111Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, CanadaIn-flight fire caused by faulty wiring of entertainment system
André LanetFrance1928Aviator, test pilotCouzinet 27/10Franceaircraft failure
Joep LangeNetherlands2014President of the International AIDS SocietyMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, UkraineAirliner shootdown[63][64][65]
Gwen Shamblin LaraUnited States2021Author, dietitian and church founderCessna Citation I/SPPercy Priest Lake, TennesseeCrashed into lake, cause under investigation; husband Joe Lara also died in this accident; see 2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna 501 Citation I/SP crash
Joe LaraUnited States2021Actor, martial artist and musicianCessna Citation I/SPPercy Priest Lake, TennesseeCrashed into lake, cause under investigation; wife Gwen Shamblin Lara also died in this accident; see 2021 Percy Priest Lake Cessna 501 Citation I/SP crash
Eugène LefebvreFrance1909First person to die while piloting a powered airplane and the second person to be killed in an airplane crashWright Model APort-Aviation (Juvisy), FranceCrashed from 20 feet
Raymonde de LarocheFrance1919First woman to earn a pilot's licenseexperimental CaudronLe Crotoy, France
Leif Holger LarsenNorway2015DiplomatMil Mi-17Naltar Valley, Pakistanloss of control due to mechanical failure
Guadalupe LarrivaEcuador2007Defence minister of EcuadorAérospatiale GazelleManta Air Base, Ecuadorcollision with another Gazelle during a night training flight
Alexander LebedRussia2002Presidential candidate, governor of KrasnoyarskMil Mi-8Yermakovsky District, Russiapilot error, foggy weather
Mickey LelandUnited States1989US Congressman from Texasde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter[6]Gambela Region, Ethiopia[66][unreliable source?]
Tony LemaUnited States1966Champion golferBeechcraft Twin Bonanza[7]near Munster, Indianafuel starvation
Léon LemartinFrance1911AviatorBleriot XIParis, FranceCrashed on 18 June 1911 in Paris to London air race.
Léon LetortFrance1913AviatorBleriot XIBarbezieux-Saint-Hilaire aerodromeCrashed on 10 December 1913 in Paris-Bordeaux-Paris air race
Jim LeRoyUnited States2007Stunt performer Bulldog AirshowsPitts SpecialDayton International AirportFailed recovery during airshow maneuver
Daniel LewinUnited States2001Founder and CTO of AkamaiAmerican Airlines Flight 11World Trade Center North Tower, New York CityStabbed during hijacking
Cory LidleUnited States2006Major League Baseball playerCirrus SR20New York Citypilot error; Controlled flight into terrain
Otto LilienthalGermany1896Glider pioneerLilienthal NormalsegelapparatStölln, Havelland, Brandenburg, Germanywing stall
Lin BiaoChina1971Military commanderHawker Siddeley TridentÖndörkhaan, Mongoliafleeing a coup attempt
Arvid LindmanSweden1936Former Prime Minister of SwedenKLM Douglas DC-2Croydon Air Port, South Londonaircraft hit house after taking off in fog; Juan de la Cierva also killed
Jerry LittonUnited States1976U.S. Representative from MissouriBeechcraft BaronChillicothe, MissouriEngine failure during takeoff
Ormer LocklearUnited States1920Aerobatic and stunt performerCurtiss "Jenny"[67]Los Angeles, Californiaduring filming of The Skywayman
Carole LombardUnited States1942ActressTWA Flight 3
Douglas DC-3		Mount Potosi, Nevada, United StatesControlled flight into terrain
Alfred LowensteinBelgium1928Entrepreneur and financierFokker F.VIIFell from his plane over the English Channel
Domingo Lucenario Jr.Philippines2015DiplomatMil Mi-17Naltar Valley, Pakistanloss of control due to mechanical failure
Einar LundborgSweden1931AviatorSvenska Aero JaktfalkenMalmslätt, Swedentest flight
Ernest LundeenUnited States1940US Senator from MinnesotaPennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 19Lovettsville, Virginialightning strike
Pam LychnerUnited States1996Real estate agent & sex offender activistTWA Flight 800Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New Yorkmid-air explosion
Nancy LynnUnited States2006Eerobatic pilot and flight instructorExtra EA-300Culpeper Regional Airport, Culpeper, VirginiaDisorientation while performing an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in the airplane's inadvertent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's overuse of prescription medication.[68]
Muhammadu MaccidoNigeria2006The 19th Sultan of SokotoADC Airlines Flight 53; Boeing 737Abuja, Nigeriacause disputed
Samora MachelMozambique1986President of MozambiqueTupolev Tu-134Mbuzini, Lebombo Mountains, South AfricaControlled flight into terrain during an instrument approach[69][unreliable source?]
Elsie MackayUnited Kingdom1928Socialite and Trans-Atlantic pioneerStinson DetroiterMid-AtlanticDisappeared without trace over the Atlantic[70]
Alejandro MacleanSpain2010Stunt pilot, Red Bull Air Race competitorEdge 540[71]Casarrubios del Monte, Province of ToledoCrashed into the ground during stunt routine[72]
Mitsuyasu MaenoJapan1976Erotic film actorPiper CherokeeSetagaya, TokyoControlled flight into terrain into a house during a kamikaze attack
John Gillespie Magee Jr.United States1941Aviator and poetSupermarine Spitfire V AD291Roxholm, Englandcollision with an Airspeed Oxford
Ramon MagsaysayPhilippines1957President of the PhilippinesPresidential plane crash, "Mt. Pinatubo"Mount Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines
Jonathan MannUnited States1998AIDS researcher and WHO officialSwissair Flight 111Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, CanadaIn-flight fire caused by faulty wiring of entertainment system
Paul MantzUnited States1965Racing and stunt pilotPhoenix P-1[7]Winterhaven, Californiaduring filming of The Flight of the Phoenix
Rocky MarcianoUnited States1969Former world boxing championCessna 172[7]Newton, Iowanot qualified to fly on instruments[7]
Christophe de MargerieFrance2014CEO of Total S.A.Dassault Falcon 50Moscow, RussiaCollided on take-off with a snow plow that had strayed onto the runway
Dean Paul MartinUnited States1987Actor, singer and son of Dean MartinMcDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II[6]San Bernardino Mountains. CaliforniaDuring maneuvers with his Air Force Reserve unit[6]
Eduardo MataMexico1995Orchestra conductor and composer.Piper AerostarToluca, MexicoAircraft crashed after entering a stall while attempting emergency landing[73]
Enrico MatteiItaly1962President of EniMorane-Saulnier MS.760 ParisBascapè, ItalyCrashed during stormy weather on approach to the Linate Airport. Unsubstantiated reports of a bomb explosion.[74][unreliable source?]
Joseph C. McConnellUnited States1954Korean War ace pilotF-86H SabreEdwards Air Force Basecontrol malfunction attributed to a missing bolt
James McCuddenUnited Kingdom1918World War I fighter aceRoyal Aircraft Factory SE.5aAuxi-le-Château, FranceEngine malfunction on takeoff
Larry McDonaldUnited States1983Congressman from GeorgiaKorean Air Lines Flight 007Near Moneron Island, Soviet UnionShot down by Soviet air force
Jack McGeeUnited States1918AviatorGallaudette HydroplaneGreenwich BayPontoon dipped into the water, causing his plane to topple into the water where he drowned.[75]
Colin McRaeUnited Kingdom2007Scottish rally driverEurocopter AS350Lanark, ScotlandPilot error[76][77]
Marília MendonçaBrazil2021Singer2021 Piedade de Caratinga Beechcraft King Air crashPiedade de Caratinga, BrazilUnder investigation
Alan P. MerriamUnited States1980EthnomusicologistLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007Warsaw, Polandloss of control due to fire caused by disintegrating turbine disc
Eve MeyerUnited States1977Actress, Playboy centerfold June 1955Tenerife disaster; Boeing 747-100Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spainrunway collision
George S. MickelsonUnited States1993Governor of South DakotaMitsubishi MU-2B-60Dubuque, Iowametal fatigue of propeller hub caused by improper design and manufacturing[78]
Glenn MillerUnited States1944Musician, Big Band leaderNoorduyn NorsemanEnglish Channeldisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Vittorio MissoniItaly2013CEO of MissoniBritten-Norman IslanderLos Roques, VenezuelaUnknown, under investigation
John Purroy MitchelUnited States1918Former Mayor of New York CityThomas-Morse S-4[79]Lake Charles, LouisianaFell from airplane from not wearing a seatbelt; namesake of the former Mitchel Air Force Base.
William A. MoffettUnited States1933U.S. Navy rear admiralUSS Akron (ZRS-4)Atlantic Ocean off New JerseyDirigible crashed and sank in storm
Emilio MolaSpain1937Nationalist GeneralAirspeed EnvoySpainFlew into mountain
Werner MöldersGermany1941Leading Luftwaffe fighter aceHeinkel He 111Breslau, GermanyPassenger aboard aircraft that crashed while landing in thunderstorm
Grace MooreUnited States1947Opera singerDouglas DC-3Kastrup, Denmarklocked elevator, pilot error
Joaquín García MoratoSpain1939Top fighter ace of Spanish Civil WarFiat CR.32SpainCrashed during low-level aerobatic demonstration for newsreel cameras
Paul MorganUnited Kingdom2001Racing car engineer and co-founder of Ilmor EngineeringHawker Sea FurySywelloverturned on landing
DeLesseps Story MorrisonUnited States1964Former Mayor of New OrleansPiper PA-23 Registration: N5211YCiudad Victoria, Mexico
Vic MorrowUnited States1982ActorBell UH-1 Iroquois[6]Ventura County, California, between Santa Clarita and PiruHelicopter crashed on top of him after special effects explosion damaged its tail rotor during filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie[6]
Juan Camilo MouriñoMexico2008Secretary of the Interior (Mexico)Learjet 45Mexico City, Mexico
Camille MuffatFrance2015Swimmer; Olympic gold medalistEurocopter AS350Villa Castelli, Argentinacollided in mid-air; see Villa Castelli helicopter collision
Kuniko MukodaJapan1981Writer, mainly television dramaFar Eastern Air Transport Flight 10394 miles (151 km) south of Taipei, TaiwanFuselage structure failure caused by corrosion
Thurman MunsonUnited States1979Major League Baseball playerCessna Citation I/SPAkron, OhioPilot error
Audie MurphyUnited States1971Medal of Honor recipient and actorAero Commander 680Catawba, VirginiaControlled flight into terrain – Flew into clouds while using visual flight rules.[80]
Fatma Ceren NecipoğluTurkey2009HarpistAir France Flight 447Atlantic Oceancontrolled stalled flight into sea at night due to icing leading to pilot error
Ricky NelsonUnited States1985Actor and singerDouglas DC-3[6]De Kalb, TexasCrashed into trees and utility poles during emergency landing attempt prompted by dense cabin smoke of undetermined origin[81][82]
Gerda NeumannDenmark1947Singer and actressDouglas DC-3Kastrup, DenmarkLocked elevator, pilot error
Ginette NeveuFrance1949Classical violinistLockheed ConstellationSão Miguel Island, Azores, PortugalControlled flight into terrain: mountain
Charles Franklin NilesUnited States1916Pioneer aviatorMoisant monoplaneFairgrounds Oshkosh, WisconsinCrashed while performing a loop 25 June 1916; died of injuries 26 June 1916[83]
Fred NoonanUnited States1937Pioneering flight navigatorLockheed Model 10 ElectraPacific Ocean, near Howland IslandDisappeared together with pilot Amelia Earhart during global circumnavigation attempt, cause undetermined, body and aircraft never found; see speculation on Earhart's disappearance
Grant NotleyCanada1984Politician, leader of the opposition in AlbertaPiper Navajo ChieftainHigh Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Cyprien NtaryamiraBurundi1994President of BurundiDassault Falcon 50Kigali, RwandaAircraft shot down by unknown assassins; Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and 10 others also killed
Grady NuttUnited States1982Minister and Christian comedianBeechcraft Baron 55Cullman, Alabamacause of crash undetermined, weather (fog and rain) considered factors
Donald NutterUnited States1962Governor of MontanaDouglas C-47 Skytrain[7]Wolf Creek, Montanacrashed during snow storm[7]
Charles NungesserFrance1927World War I flying aceLevasseur PL.8North Atlantic OceanDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Tengku Rizal NurdinIndonesia2005Governor of North SumatraMandala Airlines Flight 091Medan, Indonesiacrashed upon takeoff
Barbara OlsonUnited States2001Lawyer and commentatorAmerican Airlines Flight 77The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginiahijacking by Hani Hanjour
Jerome F. O'MalleyUnited States1985Military general, commander of U.S. Air Force Tactical Air CommandNorth American CT-39A SabrelinerWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Pennsylvaniarunway overrun caused by faulty brakes[84][unreliable source?][85]
Rudy OrtizGuatemala2014Military officer, head of the militaryBell 206El Aguacate, Nentón, Huehuetenango Department
Rafael OsunaMexico1969Tennis playerMexicana de Aviación Flight 704[7]Salinas Victoria, Mexicohit mountain during approach to land[7]
Renny OttolinaVenezuela1978TV producer and entertainerCessna 310[86]Maiquetía, Venezueladisappeared, was a presidential candidate at the time.
Robert OvermyerUnited States1996NASA astronaut, test pilotCirrus VK-30Duluth, Minnesota, United Stateswing stall during full-flap stall testing
Carlos PaceBrazil1977Formula One driverPiperMairiporãControlled flight into terrain, weather-related
Kyung-won ParkKorea1933One of earliest Korean female aviatorsSalmson 2A2[87]Hakone, Japanfog
Gordon Parks Jr.United States1979Film directorsmall private planeNairobi, KenyaCrashed after takeoff.
Al PassarellCanada1986PoliticianDeHavilland Beaver[27]near Dease Lake, British Columbiapassenger in float-equipped DHC Beaver that crashed in lake during attempt to land in glassy water conditions
Pedro LuizBrazil – Belgium2009Third in succession to the now extinct throne of BrazilAir France Flight 447Atlantic OceanPitot tube icing; pilots, confused by inconsistent air data, stalled the aircraft
John Olof PerssonSweden1989Former Mayor of StockholmBeechcraft Model 99[88][unreliable source?]Oskarshamn, SwedenFlygolyckan i Oskarshamn 1989 [sv] (crash info in Swedish)
Dan PetrescuRomania2021Romanian businessman and billionaire, one of the richest persons in Romania at the timePilatus PC-12Milan, Italy2021 Milan airplane crash
Vladimir PettayRussia2011Russian international football refereeRusAir Flight 9605Republic of Karelia, RussiaControlled flight into terrain
Edward Petre[89]United Kingdom1912Aviation pioneerHandasyde monoplaneMarske-by-the-SeaGale caused crash while attempting emergency landing on route to Edinburgh on test flight
Jerry PettisUnited States1975Representative from CaliforniaBeech BonanzaBanning, CaliforniaFlew into obscured pass at low altitude.
Jean-François Pilâtre de RozierFrance1785Hot air ballooning pioneerHot air balloonWimilleCrashed in an attempt to fly across the English Channel
Percy PilcherUnited Kingdom1899Inventor and aviation pioneerGlider The HawkMarket Harborough, Leicestershire, EnglandStructural failure; tail detached from glider
Sebastián PiñeraChile2024Former President of ChileRobinson R44Lake RancoCrashed into lake
Lionel PoilâneFrance2002Baker and entrepreneurAgusta A109[27]off Cancalecrashed in sea during attempt to land on island off the coast in fog[27]
Wiley PostUnited States1935Aviation pioneerModified Lockheed Model 9 OrionWalakpa Bay near Barrow, Alaskaengine failure; killed in the same crash as Will Rogers
Francis Gary PowersUnited States19771960 U-2 incident pilotModified Bell 206 Jet-Ranger (KNBC News Helicopter)Los Angeles, CApilot error and fuel starvation
Jim PrenticeCanada2016Former Premier of AlbertaCessna CitationLake Country, British Columbia, CanadaAircraft crashed shortly after take-off[90]
Yevgeny PrigozhinRussia2023Russian oligarch and founder of Wagner GroupEmbraer Legacy 600Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, RussiaUnder Investigation
David PurleyUnited Kingdom1985Formula One driverPitts SpecialThe sea off Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
Harald QuandtWest Germany1967IndustrialistBeechcraft King Air[91]Italy
Edson QueirozBrazil1982EntrepreneurVASP Flight 168Serra da Aratanha, near Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil
Harriet QuimbyUnited States1912First licensed female pilot in the U.S.Blériot two seater[92]Squantum, MassachusettsFell from airplane from not wearing a seatbelt
Maria RadnerGermany2015Contralto singerGermanwings Flight 9525Prads-Haute-Bléone, Francedeliberate flight into terrain
Ralph RaingerUnited States1942Composer and songwriterDouglas DC-3 – American Airlines Flight 28Chino Canyon, Riverside County, California, United Statesmid-air collision
Ebrahim RaisiIran2024President of IranBell 212Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province, IranSee: 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash
Y. S. Rajasekhara ReddyIndia2009Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, IndiaBell 430Nallamala, India
Ángel RamaUruguay1983Writer, academic, and literary criticAvianca Flight 011, Boeing 747near Madrid, SpainControlled flight into terrain
Bipin RawatIndia2021Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed ForcesMil Mi-17[93]Coonoor taluk, Nilgiris district.2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash
Otis ReddingUnited States1967Singer-songwriterBeechcraft Model 18[7]Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Jim ReevesUnited States1964Country music singerBeechcraft Debonair[7]Brentwood, Tennessee, United States
Bo ReinUnited States1980LSU Tigers college football coachCessna 441[6]Atlantic Ocean near Norfolk, VirginiaPlane veered well off course, ran out of fuel and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Speculated loss of cabin pressure incapacitated Rein and pilot Lewis F. Benscotter.
Lance ReventlowUnited States1972Entrepreneur and racecar driverCessna 206Aspen, Coloradoattempted to fly into a blind canyon and stalled the aircraft while trying to turn around.[94]
Randy RhoadsUnited States1982Guitarist with Ozzy OsbourneBeechcraft Model 35 Bonanza[6]Leesburg, Floridacrashed after wing clipped Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus during ultra-low-level fly-by[6]
J. P. "The Big Bopper" RichardsonUnited States1959Singer, songwriter, disc jockeyBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, IAPilot error (continued VFR into IMC); Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens also died in this accident (see The Day the Music Died).
Vincent Crane RichmondUnited Kingdom1930Airship designerRoyal Airship Works R101Beauvais, Francedamage to fabric covering in bad weather leading to loss of gas and lift causing gentle descent into ground followed by fire and explosion
Jack RidleyUnited States1957Test pilotDouglas C-47Tokyo, Japancrashed into a snow-covered mountainside
Jenni RiveraUnited States2012SingerLearjet 25 N345MCNear Iturbide, Nuevo Leon, MexicoMechanical failure
Alden G. RoachUnited States1956President of Consolidated Steel, Columbia Steel, Geneva SteelLockheed Lodestar 18-56, N 1234VTyrone, Pennsylvaniaunknown cause. captain, co-pilot, 1 passenger, all died.[95]
William B. RobertsonUnited States1943Aviator, co-founder of Lambert Field and Robertson Aircraft Corporation, Missouri Air National Guard commanderWaco CG-4A-ROLambert Field, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesLoss of right-hand wing due to wing strut fitting failure during demonstration flight;[9] St. Louis mayor William D. Becker also dies in this accident[10]
Jesse RobredoPhilippines2012Secretary of the Interior and Local GovernmentPiper PA-34 SenecaWaters near Masbate, PhilippinesEngine failure
Knute RockneNorway1931Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coachTranscontinental & Western Air Fokker F-10Bazaar, Kansas, United Statesstructure failure of wing
Calbraith Perry RodgersUnited States1912Aviator, made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S.Wright "Vin Fiz Flyer"Long Beach, CaliforniaBird strike over water
Stan RogersCanada1983SingerAir Canada Flight 797Boone County, KYIn-flight fire. Made emergency landing in Cincinnati Airport.
Will RogersUnited States1935Actor, humorist, singerModified Lockheed Model 9 OrionWalakpa Bay near Barrow, AlaskaEngine failure; killed in same crash as Wiley Post
Jaime Roldós AguileraEcuador1981President of EcuadorBeechcraft Super King Air[6]Ecuadorflew into mountain
Charles RollsUnited Kingdom1910Co-founder of Rolls-Royce MotorsModified Short-Wright FlyerBournemouth, Englandtail structural failure.
Lester RoloffUnited States1982Christian evangelist, operator of teenage homesCessna 210near Normangee, Texascrash likely due to thunderstorm activity in the area
Hillevi RombinSweden1996Miss Universe 1955, national decathlonBeechcraft Musketeer C-23[96]California, United Statesengine failure caused by improper maintenance
Marie RossiUnited States1991First female combat commander (US)Boeing CH-47 ChinookNorthern Saudi Arabiacollision with microwave tower
Constantin RozanoffFrance1954World War II ace and test pilotDassault Mystère IVMelun, Franceelectrical problems
Edvard RusjanAustria-Hungary1911First Slovene aviator, aircraft constructorMercep-Rusjan monoplane [97]Belgrade, SerbiaStructural failure of the wing due to windy conditions.[97]
Mary Russell, Duchess of BedfordUnited Kingdom1937Record-setting aviator, Duchess of BedfordDe Havilland DH.60 Moth MajorNorth Sea, off Great Yarmouth, Englandbody never recovered
Thierry SabineFrance1986Paris-Dakar rally founderAérospatiale AS350 EcureuilMaliControlled flight into terrain during a sandstorm, with Daniel Balavoine
Francisco Sá CarneiroPortugal1980Prime Minister of PortugalCessna 421[6]Camarate, Loures, district of Lisbon, Portugalsabotage[6]
George SaitotiKenya2012Politician and Internal Security Minister2012 Kenya Police helicopter crash (Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil)Near Nairobi, Kenya[98] Crew lost control of the helicopter in conditions of poor visibility
Kyu SakamotoJapan1985AingerJapan Airlines Flight 123Mount Osutaka, Japanmaintenance error leading to structural failure and hydraulic fluid loss with loss of control
Emiliano SalaArgentina2019Professional footballer2019 Piper PA-46 Malibu crashOff Guernsey, Channel Islandsunder investigation[99]
William SampleUnited States1945U.S. Navy rear admiralMartin PBM Marinernear Wakayama, Japanwreckage and bodies not found for more than 37 months after crash
Jose SanjurjoSpain1936General/Coup Leader/Aspiring DictatorSmall BiplaneEstoril, PortugalOverloaded Cargo
Pablo SantosMexico2006ActorPiper PA-46Toluca, Mexico
Richard C. SaufleyUnited States1916U.S. Navy aviation pioneer, altitude and endurance record holderCurtiss Model ESanta Rosa Island, FloridaCrashed at 8-hour-51-minute mark of attempt to break own flight endurance record
Hans SchemmGermany1935Bavarian minister of educationHeinkel sport modelBeyreuth, Germanycrashed into aerodrome roof when landing
Eddie August SchneiderUnited States1940Transcontinental record holderPiper J-3Floyd Bennett Field, New Yorkmid-air collision
Art SchollUnited States1985Aerobatic and stunt performerPitts SpecialNear Carlsbad, CaliforniaFailed to recover from inverted spin during filming of Top Gun[100]
Philippa SchuylerUnited States1967MusicianhelicopterDa Nang, Vietnampilot error
Madhavrao ScindiaIndia2001PoliticianCessna C-90Bhogaon, IndiaEngine fire
Elliot SeeUnited States1966AstronautNorthrop T-38 Talon[7]St. Louis, Missouriwith Charles Bassett; 1966 NASA T-38 crash
Antoine de Saint-ExupéryFrance1944Writer and aviatorLockheed F-5 LightningMediterranean Sea south of MarseilleCrashed at sea, cause undetermined; refer to main article
Thomas SelfridgeUnited States1908First powered-airplane fatality. First military-aviation fatality. First passenger fatality. Namesake of Selfridge Field.Wright Model AFort Myer, Arlington County, VirginiaRight propeller failure. U.S. Army Signal Corp contract acceptance trial flight piloted by Orville Wright, who was seriously injured.[101][102]
Wilbur ShawUnited States1954Three-time Indianapolis 500 winnerCessnaDecatur, Indianaweather
Shin Ki-haSouth Korea1997Four-term lawmaker and parliamentary leaderKorean Air Flight 801[103][104]Nimitz Hill, GuamImproperly navigated approach
Larry ShueUnited States1985PlaywrightBeechcraft Model 99[6]Grottoes Grove, Virginiahit mountain during approach to land[6]
Richard Ormonde ShuttleworthUnited Kingdom1940Racing driver, aviator and collectorFairey BattleNear RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, EnglandFlew into hill during solo night flying exercise
Władysław SikorskiPoland1943Prime Minister of PolandConsolidated Liberator IISea near Gibraltarnight take-off and pilot – only survivor – states elevator jammed, unable to climb. aircraft hit water and sank
Hanwant SinghIndia1952Maharajah of JodhpurBeechcraft BonanzaIndia
Larkin I. SmithUnited States1989US Congressman from MississippiCessna 177RG[6]Janice, MississippiIn flight loss of control by the Non-Instrument rated pilot after encountering Instrument meteorological conditions resulting in the airplane spiraling into a wooded area.[105]
Art SmithUnited States1926AviatorCurtiss Carrier Pigeon[106]Montpelier, Ohio[107]
Samantha SmithUnited States1985Young activistBar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808Auburn, MaineImproper execution of instrument approach; failed to initiate timely go-around[108]
Robert SmithsonUnited States1973Land art artistBeechcraft BaronAmarillo, Texaspilot error
Earl SnellUnited States1947Governor of OregonBeech BonanzaLakeview, Oregonweather
SoundaryaIndia2004Kannada film actress, Kannada and Tamil actressCessna 180[27]Bangalore, Indiaaircraft crashed after takeoff[27]
Vichai SrivaddhanaprabhaThailand2018Billionaire businessman, owner of Premier League football club Leicester City2018 Leicester helicopter crashLeicester, East Midlands, UKLoss of yaw control owing to a failure of the tail rotor control linkage[109]
Mike StefanikUnited States2019NASCAR DriverAero Ultra-LightSterling, ConnecticutEngine failure leading to loss of power while attempting to land[110]
Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikCzechoslovakia1919Czechoslovak politician and French generalCaproni Ca.3Ivanka pri Dunaji near Bratislava Airport, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)unclear, probably wind shear
Laurence SteinhardtUnited States1950United States Ambassador to CanadaDouglas C-47 SkytrainRamsayville near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ted StevensUnited States2010Former U.S. Senatorde Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (DHC-3T turbine conversion)Dillingham, AlaskaCause undetermined. Former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe survived this crash.
Payne StewartUnited States1999Champion golferLearjet 35Mina, SD (crash site). Location at time of death undetermined.Hypoxia; see 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash. Bruce Borland also died in this accident.
Joseph Warren Stilwell Jr.United States1966Brigiadier-General United States ArmyDouglas C-47 SkytrainPacific Ocean en route San Francisco – HonoluluBody never recovered, presumed dead. Aircraft failed to arrive in Honolulu
Graeme "Shirley" StrachanAustralia2001Singer, SkyhooksBell 47[27]near Kilcoy, Queenslandflew into mountain in turbulence[27]
Erik StrandmarkSweden1963ActorCessna Skywagon[111]Trinidad and Tobago
Jud StrunkUnited States1981Singer, songwriter, comedianFairchild PT-19Carrabassett Valley, MaineIncapacitation – Pilot suffered heart attack during takeoff phase of flight[112]
Haris SulemanUnited States2014Record attempt to become the youngest pilot to fly around the world in 30 daysBeechcraft A36 BonanzaPacific Ocean, near Pago PagoCrashing in the sea.[113]
Thaddeus C. SweetUnited States1928US Congressman from New YorkCurtiss O-1B Falcon[114][115]Whitney Point, New York
Frank SwiftUnited Kingdom1958Goalkeeper, Manchester City and England, journalistAirspeed AmbassadorMunich-Riem Airport, GermanyMunich air disaster caused by slushy runway conditions
Manuel ScorzaPeru1983AuthorAviaco Flight 134Madrid, SpainCollision resulting from runway incursion, caused by poor visibility and taxiway signage[6]
Kazuharu SonodaJapan1987Professional wrestlerSouth African Airways Flight 295MauritiusFire developed in the cargo section on the main deck which was probably not extinguished before crashing into the Indian Ocean. His wife was also killed in the crash.
Frank TallmanUnited States1978StuntmanPiper PA-23 AztecTrabuco Canyon, CaliforniaControlled flight into terrain – Continued VFR into IMC[116]
Ganapathi ThanikaimoniIndia1986PalynologistPan Am Flight 73Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, PakistanMurdered on the ground by terrorists who hijacked the plane
Jacques ThibaudFrance1953Classical violinistLockheed ConstellationNice, FranceControlled flight into terrain
Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron ThomsonUnited Kingdom1930British Secretary of State for AirR101 disasterBeauvais, FranceWeather-related
June ThorburnUnited Kingdom1967English actressIberia Airlines Flight 062
(Sud Caravelle)		Blackdown, Sussex, EnglandControlled flight into terrain
Melanie ThorntonUnited States2001Singer, member of La BoucheCrossair Flight 3597Bassersdorf, SwitzerlandDeliberate descent below minimum descent altitude (Decision Height) without having the required visual contact to the approach lights or the runway.[117]
Enoch ThulinSweden1919Aeronautics industry leader, founder of AB ThulinverkenThulin K[118]Landskrona, SwedenStructural failure
Marta TrabaArgentina1983AuthorAviaco Flight 134Madrid, SpainCollision resulting from runway incursion, caused by poor visibility and taxiway signage[6]
Morris Maxey TitteringtonUnited States1928Aviator and engineerTravel AirSnyders, Pennsylvania, United StatesFlew into mountain in bad weather
Mike ToddUnited States1958Film producerLockheed Model 18 LodestarGrants, New MexicoIcing
Fritz TodtGermany1942Nazi officialHeinkel He 111[119]Rastenburg, GermanyCrashed after take-off
Rick TolleyUnited States1970Marshall University football head coachSouthern Airways Flight 932Huntington, West VirginiaDescent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment.[120]
Peter TomarkenUnited States2006Former game show host, Press Your LuckBeechcraft A36 Bonanza[27]Santa Monica Bayengine failure after takeoff, due to maintenance error[27]
Omar TorrijosPanama1981Presiden of the Panamanian Revolutionde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterMarta Hill, Coclesito, near Coclé province, PanamaPanamanian Air Force FAP-205 crash
John TowerUnited States1991Former US Senator from TexasAtlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311Brunswick, GAMalfunction of the left engine propeller control unit.
Boris TrajkovskiMacedonia2004President of the Republic of MacedoniaBeechcraft 200 Super King Air[27]near Mostaraircraft flew into mountain during approach to land in poor weather[27]
Robert F. TravisUnited States1950Brigadier general, U.S. Air ForceUSAF Boeing B-29 SuperfortressFairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, Fairfield, CaliforniaAttempted emergency landing due to runaway propellers and landing gear problems; see 1950 Fairfield-Suisun Boeing B-29 crash
Gennady TroshevRussia2008Military commanderBoeing 737Perm, Russiapilot error, see Aeroflot Flight 821
Curtis TurnerUnited States1970NASCAR driverAero Commander 500 Registration: N701XMahaffey, PennsylvaniaEngine failure on approach resulted in spin and subsequent crash; pilot impairment due to alcohol ingestion[121]
Charles UlmAustralia1934Air pioneer, made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to AustraliaAirspeed EnvoyPacific OceanDisappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Was flying between mainland United States and Hawaii during US-Australia record flight attempt.
Dmitry UtkinRussia2023Military officer and founder of Wagner GroupEmbraer Legacy 600Kuzhenkino, Tver Oblast, RussiaUnder Investigation
Ritchie ValensUnited States1959SingerBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, IAPilot error (Continued VFR into IMC); Buddy Holly and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson also died in this accident (see The Day the Music Died).
Nick VanosUnited States1987NBA player for the Phoenix SunsNorthwest Airlines Flight 255Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportFlightcrew failed to deploy flaps/slats prior to takeoff resulting in stall[122]
Alexis VastineFrance2015BoxerEurocopter AS350Villa Castelli, Argentinacollided in mid-air; see Villa Castelli helicopter collision
Stevie Ray VaughanUnited States1990Guitarist and singerBell 206B JetRanger (N16933)East Troy, Wisconsinimpact with hillside during fog/inclement weather[123]
Nevill VintcentIndia1942Pioneer of early Indian aviationLockheed Hudson (AM946)English ChannelMissing on a flight from Portreath, Cornwall to Gibraltar, presumed enemy action.
Aurel VlaicuRomania1913Engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilotVlaicu-2Câmpina, Romaniain attempt to be the first to fly across the Carpathian Mountains
Lothar von RichthofenGermany1922World War One ace pilotLVG C.VIFuhlsbüttel, Germany
Gustav WagemannGermany1933German lawyer and judgeLufthansaFuhlsbüttel, Germanycollided with signal tower when landing in dense fog
Joseph A. WalkerUnited States1966Test pilotLockheed F-104 StarfighterBarstow, CaliforniaCollided with North American XB-70 Valkyrie in a tight group formation for a publicity photo
John T. WaltonUnited States2005Son of Walmart founder Sam WaltonCGS Hawk Arrow[27]Jackson Hole, Wyomingcontrol failure due to maintenance error[27]
George WelchUnited States1954World War II Pearl Harbor pilot and test pilotNorth American F-100 Super SabreEdwards AFBdemonstration flight
Paul WellstoneUnited States2002US Senator from MinnesotaBeechcraft A100 King Air[27]Eveleth, Minnesotaaircraft stalled and crashed during approach to land in snow[27]
Peter Wentworth-FitzwilliamUnited Kingdom19488th Earl FitzWilliamde Havilland DoveFrance
Oscar WestoverUnited States1938Major General, Chief of the United States Army Air CorpsNorthrop A-17ASBurbank, Californiaaircraft crashed in crosswind short of runway on landing approach
Walther WeverGermany1936Generalleutnant, Chief of the Luftwaffe General StaffHeinkel He 70Dresden, Germanyaircraft crashed on takeoff due to maintenance error
Bill WhittingtonUnited States2021Racing driver, 24 Hours of Le Mans winnerSwearingen Merlinnear Winslow, Arizona
Prince William of GloucesterUnited Kingdom1972British royalty, cousin of Elizabeth IIPiper PA-28R Arrownear Wolverhampton Airport, Englandaircraft he was piloting crashed immediately after take-off while he was participating in Goodyear Trophy Air Race[124][125]
Arland D. Williams Jr.United States1982Investment bankerAir Florida Flight 90Washington, D.C. and Arlington County, VirginiaAtmospheric icing, Pilot error due to poor weather
Ernest WillowsUnited Kingdom1926Welsh airship pioneerballoonHoo Park, Kempston, Bedford, England
Al WilsonUnited States1932Actor and stunt pilotCurtiss Model D (replica)Cleveland, Ohiocollision with autogyro at Cleveland Air Races
Orde WingateUnited Kingdom1944Soldier and founder of the ChinditsNorth American B-25 MitchellIndia
Steve WittmanUnited States1995Aircraft designer and builder and air-race pilotWittman O&O (Experimental) Registration: N41SWStevenson, AlabamaIn-flight break-up due to improperly installed wing fabric[126]
Willem Witteveen[127]Netherlands2014Senator, legal scholar and authorMalaysia Airlines Flight 17Hrabove, Ukraineairliner shootdown
Charles B. YatesUnited States2000Politician, former New Jersey State SenatorMitsubishi MU-2B-26AEdgartown, Massachusettsfailure to follow instrument flight procedures resulting in collision with a tree[128]
Donald YenkoUnited States1987Former racecar driver and owner and founder of Yenko ChevroletCessna 210[6]Charleston, West Virginialanding error[6]
Lino ZanussiItaly1968Businessman and appliance manufacturerPiaggio PD-808 I-PIAISan Sebastion, SpainControlled flight into terrain in bad weather[129]
Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqPakistan1988President of PakistanLockheed C-130 Hercules[6]near Bahawalpur, Pakistansabotage[6]
Aleksandr ZuyevRussia2001Fighter pilot and Eastern Bloc defectorYakovlev Yak-52Bellingham, WashingtonAircraft failed to recover from an accelerated stall
Teori ZavasckiBrazil2017Supreme court judgeHawker Beechcraft King Air C90Paraty, Rio de JaneiroUnder investigation.[130]
Ricardo BoechatBrazil2019JournalistBell 206BSão Paulo, São PauloUnder investigation.[131]
Stephen BarnesUnited States2020Personal injury attorneyTBM 700Pembroke, New YorkUnknown[132][133]

Musical groups or artists edit

NameNationalityYearDescription of membersFlight/aircraftLocationCause/circumstances
AaliyahUnited States2001Singer Aaliyah and members of her entourageCessna 402Marsh Harbour Airport, Abaco Islands, The BahamasAircraft was overloaded and the pilot lacked proper qualifications to fly it; see 2001 Marsh Harbour Cessna 402 crash
Alexandrov EnsembleRussia2016Artistic director Valery Khalilov and 63 choir membersTupolev Tu-154B-2Black Sea near Sochi, RussiaSpatial disorientation; see 2016 Russian Defence Ministry Tupolev Tu-154 crash
The Blackwood BrothersUnited States1954Baritone singer and pilot R.W. Blackwood and bass singer Bill LylesBeechcraft Model 18Clanton, Alabama, United StatesAircraft stalled during attempted landing
China National Opera (Beijing)China1956Ten membersIlyushin Il-12Eglisau, Switzerland1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash
Jim CroceUnited States1973Others killed in the crash were pilot Robert N. Elliott, Croce's bandmate Maury Muehleisen, comedian George Stevens, manager and booking agent Kenneth D. Cortese, and road manager Dennis Rast.Beechcraft E18SNatchitoches, LouisianaPilot's failure to see the obstruction due to physical impairment and because fog reduced his vision.
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J. P. RichardsonUnited States1959All three tourmates were killed, along with pilot Roger PetersonBeechcraft BonanzaClear Lake, Iowa, United StatesControlled flight into terrain; see The Day the Music Died
Bar-Kays, Otis ReddingUnited States1967Four of six Bar-Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding.Beechcraft Model 18Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin, United StatesCause undetermined
ChaseUnited States1974Four of eight band members were killed (Bill Chase, Walter Clark, John Emma and Wally Yohn)Piper Twin ComancheJackson, Minnesota, United StatesControlled flight into terrain during landing descent[134]
Lynyrd SkynyrdUnited States1977Lead vocalist Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines, and back-up singer Cassie Gaines1977 Convair 240 crash[135]Northeast of Gillsburg, Mississippi, United StatesFuel exhaustion
Reba McEntire's bandUnited States1991Guitarist Chris Austin, backup singer Paula Kaye Evans, bassist Terry Jackson, bandleader Kirk Cappello, guitarist Michael Thomas, drummer Tony Saputo, and keyboardist Joey CigaineroBritish Aerospace BAe 125San Diego, California, United StatesPilot's failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance over mountainous terrain, and the copilot's failure to adequately monitor the progress of the flight[136]
Mamonas AssassinasBrazil1996All five members were killed.Learjet 25Cantareira mountain range, BrazilControlled flight into terrain
Fanfarekorps Koninklijke Nederlandse LandmachtNetherlands199623 out of 37 band members of the Royal Netherlands Army Fanfare were killed.Lockheed C-130 HerculesEindhoven Airport, NetherlandsIngested birds in engine during approach; known as Herculesramp
Passion FruitGermany2001Two of the Eurodance trio died: Maria Serrano Serrano and Nathalie van het Ende. Debby St. Maarten survived the crash. Former lead singer of La Bouche, Melanie Thornton was also killed in this crash.Crossair Flight 3597Bassersdorf, SwitzerlandControlled flight into terrain; crashed in hills short of runway during landing approach

Political groups edit

NameNationalityYearDescription of membersFlight/aircraftLocationCause/circumstances
Australian GovernmentAustralia194010 fatalities, including cabinet ministers Geoffrey Street, James Fairbairn and Henry Gullett, and senior army officer Brudenell WhiteLockheed HudsonCanberra, Australia1940 Canberra air disaster
Philippine GovernmentPhilippines195725 fatalities, including President Ramon Magsaysay, Education Secretary Gregorio Hernandez Jr., Senator Tomas Cabili, Congressman Pedro Lopez and Philippine Air Force Commanding General Benito EbuenDouglas C-47 SkytrainBalamban, Philippines1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
Participants of the 60th National Defence CourseFinland197815 fatalities, including 4 Members of the Parliament, 3 executives of governmental agencies, 3 business executives and 2 military commanders. The future Finnish president Tarja Halonen was not on the flight because she was expecting her baby, and doctor had prohibited her to enter the aircraft (she took a train instead).Douglas DC-3Rissala, Finland1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
Pakistan–United States delegationPakistan198830 fatalities, including President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Akhtar Abdur Rahman, United States Ambassador to Pakistan Arnold Lewis Raphel, US Brigadier General Herbert M. Wassom, and a group of senior Pakistani army officers.Lockheed C-130B HerculesBahawalpur, Pakistan1988 Pakistan Air Force C-130B crash
Polish official delegation to the Katyn war cemeteryPoland2010President Lech Kaczyński; First Lady Maria Kaczyńska; Former president of the Republic of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski; Senator Janina Fetlińska; Stanisław Komorowski; Andrzej Kremer, Tomasz Merta and others[137]Tupolev Tu-154MSmolensk North Airport, SmolenskSmolensk air disaster

Sporting teams edit

See also: List of accidents involving sports teams
NameNationalityYearDescription of membersFlight/aircraftLocationCause/circumstances
Alianza LimaPeru198743 fatalities, including 16 players (several members of the Peru national football team during that time), Peru coach Marcos Calderon, staff, cheerleaders, and crewmembers, with the exception of one survivor (the plane pilot)Fokker F27-400MIn the Pacific Ocean, six miles from Ventanilla, Callao, PeruMalfunctioning indicator
Apex MotorsportsUnited Kingdom2008Three people total: team manager Richard Lloyd, driver David Leslie and a data engineer.Cessna Citation 501Farnborough, London2008 Farnborough plane crash
Associação Chapecoense de FutebolBrazil201675 people died in the crash of which 45 were members of the Brazilian Football team Chapecoense except Jakson Follmann, Neto and Alan Ruschel. It is the worst air crash in South America involving a sports team.LaMia Airlines Flight 2933Medellín, ColombiaLaMia Airlines Flight 2933
TJ Baník Chomutov ZJFCzechoslovakia195623 people died on the crash; six people of this ice hockey team: three players (including Miroslav Pašek and Zdeněk Nový), two top club officials and a reporter1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crashEglisau, Switzerlandsee: 1956 Eglisau Ilyushin Il-12 plane crash
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnastics women's teamBulgaria1978Trainer Juliet Shishmanova, Rumyana Stefanova, Valentina Petrova Albena Kirilova, Snezhana Mikhailova and Popova Sevdalina.Tupolev Tu-1341978 Balkan Bulgarian Tupolev Tu-134 crash
Bury St Edmunds Rugby ClubUnited Kingdom1974346 fatalities, including 18 Members of Rugby TeamTurkish Airlines Flight 981 – McDonnell Douglas DC-10Ermenonville Forest, FranceDecompression after a cargo door failed.[138]
Cal Poly San Luis ObispoUnited States196016 members of the college American football team and six othersCurtiss C-46 CommandoToledo Express AirportCal Poly football team plane crash
Canadian football Western All-Stars teamCanada1956Saskatchewan Roughriders players Mel Becket, Mario DeMarco, Gordon Sturtridge and Ray Syrnyk; Winnipeg Blue Bombers player Cal JonesTrans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810Mount Slesse, British ColumbiaCrashed into mountain, cause undetermined; engine failure and bad weather were possible factors[139]
Colourful 11 football teamNetherlands
Suriname		1989Fourteen players and a coach: Ruud Degenaar, Lloyd Doesburg, Steve van Dorpel, Wendel Fräser, Frits Goodings, Jerry Haatrecht, Virgall Joemankhan, Andro Knel, Ruben Kogeldans, Ortwin Linger, Fred Patrick, Andy Scharmin, Elfried Veldman, Florian Vijent and Nick Stienstra (coach)Surinam Airways Flight PY764Zanderij airportControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Cuban national fencing teamCuba1976All 24 members of the team, trainers and the coachCubana Flight 455Payne's Bay, BarbadosBombing
Embassy HillUK1975six people total, including former F1 world champion Graham Hill, driver Tony Brise, team manager Ray Brimble, two mechanics and designer Andy Smallman.Piper AztecArkleycrashed on golf course while attempting to land at nearby Elstree Airfield in fog
University of Evansville basketball teamUnited States197729 players, staff and fansDouglas DC-3
Hendrick MotorsportsUnited States200410 people associated with the team, including family, team crew, and pilots2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crash
Iowa State University cross country women's teamUnited States19857 people associated with the team, including 3 runners, 3 coaches/staff, and pilots
Lokomotiv YaroslavlRussia2011All crew 36 players and head coach Brad McCrimmonYakovlev Yak-42Near Yaroslavl, Russia2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Manchester UnitedUnited Kingdom195823 people total; including eight footballers: Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor, and Billy Whelan; coach Bert Whalley, trainer Tom Curry, and club secretary Walter Crickmer. Also Frank Swift, a former player.Airspeed AmbassadorMunich-Riem AirportMunich air disaster
Marshall University football teamUnited States197035 players, eight coaches, and 25 boostersSouthern Airways Flight 932
Oklahoma State UniversityUnited States2001Ten people associated with men's basketball team (including two players)Beechcraft Super King Air
Old Christians Club rugby teamUruguay197224 of 40 team members, basis for 1974 book Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors; survivors resorted to cannibalismFairchild FH-227AndesUruguayan Air Force Flight 571
FC Pakhtakor TashkentSoviet Union197917 playersTupolev Tu-134In the air above Dniprodzerzhynsk1979 Ukraine Aeroflot mid-air collision
Palmas Futebol e RegatasBrazil2021Team owner Lucas Meira; four footballers: Marcus Molinari, Guilherme Noé, Lucas Praxedes, and Ranule; and the pilotBeechcraft BaronPorto Nacional, Tocantins2021 Palmas FR plane crash
Puerto Rico women's national volleyball teamPuerto Rico1970Most members of the teamDominicana de Aviación McDonnell Douglas DC-9
A.C. TorinoItaly194918 players, club officials, and journalistsSuperga air disaster
U.S. Olympic boxing teamUnited States1980all team members except for Bobby Czyz, Marvis Frazier and Lee Roy MurphyLOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
USAC officialsUnited States19788 lead officialsPiper Navajo
U.S. Figure Skating teamUnited States1961all 18 skaters, coaches, and judgesSabena Flight 548Brussels, BelgiumPossible failure of flight controls
Wichita State University football teamUnited States197031 players, coaches and supportersMartin 4-0-4Silver Plume, ColoradoWichita State University football team plane crash
Zambia national football teamZambia1993All 18 footballers, including Efford Chabala and Wisdom Mumba Chansade Havilland Canada DHC-5 BuffaloLibreville, GabonGabon air disaster

References edit

140. Full List of Presidents who died in Aviation Accidents and Incidents, Nigeria News 247, May 20 2024.

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