List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2021–2030)
This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred. Not all of the aircraft were in operation at the time. For more exhaustive lists, see the Aircraft Crash Record Office, the Air Safety Network or the Dutch Scramble Website Brush and Dustpan Database. Combat losses are not included except for a very few cases denoted by singular circumstances.
2021
January
- 20 January
- A New York Army National Guard UH-60 crashed in a farmer's field south of Rochester, New York during a routine training exercise. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft were killed.[1]
February
- 3 February
- An Idaho Army National Guard UH-60 crashed 10 miles east of Boise, Idaho in bad weather during a routine training mission. All three crewmembers aboard the aircraft are killed. [2]
21 February
A Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Military crashed while returning to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after reporting engine failure en route to Minna. All passengers aboard the flight lost their lives.[3]
March
- 4 March
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- A Eurocopter AS532 helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey, killing eleven soldiers, including Lieutenant General Osman Erbaş, the commander of the 8th Corps, later died of wounds, and injuring three. [4]
- 13 March
- An Antonov An-26 operating for the Border Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan crashed on landing; four occupants died and the two survivors reportedly suffered serious injuries. The cause of the accident is under investigation.[5][6]
May
- 11 May
- An Iranian ultralight plane crash caused the deaths of both pilots in Arak airport.
- 21 May
- An Indian Airforce Mig-21 Bison fighter jet crashed in a village in Moga district, pilot Sq Leader Abhinav Choudhary ejected but died from to his injuries.
- 21 May
- A Nigerian Air force Beechcraft B300 King Air 350i crashed near the Kaduna International Airport. All eleven military personnel on board – including Army chief Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and four crew died in the crash.
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