Crashes and serious incidents/accidents in 2025

[luchtzak]

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[rwandan-flyer]

JIA5342 CRJ700 midair collision with PAT25 Blackhawk at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Fatalities confirmed after passenger plane collides with Army Black Hawk, source says

A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defense officials.

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/pl ... index.html

[sn26567]

JIA5342 CRJ700 midair collision with PAT25 Blackhawk at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Fatalities confirmed after passenger plane collides with Army Black Hawk, source says

A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defense officials.

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/pl ... index.html

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/amer ... ed-so-far/

We try to avoid politics in our forums, but I could not let this unchecked:

Trump wastes no time placing blame on Democrats for midair collision

President Donald Trump on Thursday, without evidence, sought to blame the policies of previous Democratic administrations for Wednesday’s deadly midair collision over the Potomac River.

“We must have only the highest standards for those who work in our aviation system,” Trump said. “I changed the Obama standards from very mediocre at best to extraordinary.”

As soon as he was in office, Trump fired 400 Federal Aviation Administration senior officials, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, and 3,000 air traffic controllers and he disbanded the Aviation Security Advisory Committee. Extraordinary?

[BrightCedars]

The press reports the crash of an Air India (AI) jet at Ahmedabad. Little details so far.

[BrightCedars]

The press reports the crash of an Air India (AI) jet at Ahmedabad. Little details so far.

a.net mentions a B787 flight AI 171 connecting Ahmedabad and London Gatwick crashing on takeoff.

[Passenger]

av24.be Homepage 12th June 2025: Air India flight AI171 crashes shortly after take-off Ahmedabad Airport
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air- ... r-takeoff/

The Aviation Herald has just published an Editorial about the media reports:
https://avherald.com/h?article=52b0a800

[Passenger]

An-2 crash near Kisangani, DRCongo
On 16 August 2025, an Air Kasai Antonov An-2 aircraft (registration 9S-GZP) crashed about 34 km from Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all seven people on board.

The plane had departed Lubutu Airport for Kisangani to complete a technical inspection flight required for operational authorisation under CAA regulations. The aircraft lost radio contact with air traffic control during its approach before the fatal crash.
https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous ... s-onboard/

The DR Congo's BPEA / Air Accident Office reports:
"...C’est dans la matinée de ce 16 août 2025 que l’avion de type Antonov An-2, immatriculé 9S-GZP, a décollé de l’aéroport de Lubutu à destination de Kisangani. Ce vol avait pour but de permettre une inspection technique en vue d’autoriser officiellement l’exploitation de l’appareil, conformément à la réglementation en vigueur. Les inspecteurs de l'AAC (Autorité de l'Aviation Civile) et les responsables de la société exploitante s’étaient mis d’accord pour que le vol vers Kisangani serve à finaliser cette procédure. Cependant, alors que l’avion était en approche de Kisangani, il a perdu le contact radio avec les services de contrôle aérien. Le crash s’est produit à environ 34 km de Kisangani. D’après nos sources internes, le bilan est tragique : tous les occupants de l’appareil ont péri. L'avion n'appartient plus à Air Kasaï car vendu à une société en cours de certification..."

Additional info BPEA: the crash happened at 34 kms from Kisangani. And the aircraft was sold by Air Kasai before the crash.