Immediately after taking off from Thompson Bay, the air taxi banked left and the wingtip hit the water and the aircraft water looped and crashed into the water, eventually sinking. The wreckage is at a depth of 8 meters. The pilot and two passengers were killed.

Jeju Air       Flight: 2216

While attempting to land, the aircraft overran the runway and crashed into a concrete wall supporting the localizer antenna, bursting into flames. The tower issued a bird strike warning. One minute after, the crew declared a Mayday. The aircraft landed gear-up on Runway 19 and touched down, half-way down the runway. Two flight attendants survived.

The plane departed Baku for regular service to Gronzny. Due to low visibility at destination airport, the crew decided to divert to the alternate airport, Aktau, on the east coast of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. On final approach to Aktau Airport, Runway 11, the plane initiated a steep descent then rolled to the right and crashed in an open field 3 km short of the runway, bursting into flames. There are conflicting reports regarding the activation of squawk 7700 while over the Caspian Sea and possible an emergency message from the crew. The assumption that the airplane may have been hit by hostile action (intentional or otherwise) has not been ruled out. Three days after the accident, Russia's President apologized to Azerbaijan's President for the tragic accident. It was reported that at the time of the accident, Russian Air Defense Systems were firing on Ukraine drones and repelled that attack.

The cargo plane was destroyed after it crashed into terrain while on approach to Vilnius International Airport. The aircraft impacted the ground about a mlle short of the runway, skidding into a residential structure. One pilot and 2 passengers survived while the second pilot died.

While attempting to land at Bumi Panua Pohuwato Airport, the plane crashed into a fish pond near the airport killing 3 crew members and 1 passenger.

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