| Date: | July 16, 2022 Time: 2247 |
| Location: | Eleftheroupolis, Greece |
| Operator: | Meridian Flight: MEM3032 |
| AC Type: | Antonov An-12 |
| Reg.: | UR-CIC cn: 01347701 |
| Aboard: | 8 Fatalities: 8 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Nis- Amman |
| Details: | The cargo plane carrying eight crew members and a load of ammunition, was bound for Amman. The crew was cruising at FL210 when they reported technical problems. Cleared to divert to Kavala Airport, the pilot made a 180 turn and started the descent. On approach to Kavala Airport at night with one engine on fire, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed at a speed of 200 knots in an agricultural zone located just out of the village of Eleftheroupolis, bursting into flames. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all eight occupants were killed. |
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| Date: | June 21,2022 Time: 1738 |
| Location: | Miami, Florida |
| Operator: | Red Air |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Reg.: | HI-1064 cn: 53027/1805 |
| Aboard: | 126 Fatalities: 0 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Santo Domingo - Miami |
| Details: | Cleared to land on runway 09 at Miami-International Airport, it is believed that both main landing gears were not properly extended upon touchdown. The airplane rolled for few hundred meters then deviated to the left and departed the runway colliding with obstacles and, burst into flames. The fire was quickly extinguished and all 126 occupants evacuated safely. |
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| Date: | May 29,2022 Time: 1010 |
| Location: | Near Lete Pass |
| Operator: | Tara Air |
| AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Reg.: | 9N-AET cn: 619 |
| Aboard: | 22 Fatalities: 22 Ground: 0 |
| Route: | Pokhara - Jomsom |
| Details: | The commuter plane crashed while on a flight to a Himalayan tourist resort. Ninteen passengers and 3 crew were killed. |
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