Date/Time | Name / Group | Age | Notability | Location | Aircraft | Details | Notes |
Jan 26, 2020 0947 |
Kobe Bryant |
41 | NBA basketball star | Calabasas, California | Sikorsky S-76B N72EX |
The helicopter crashed in hilly terrain. Nine killed. Spacial disorientation after entering cloud. | |
Apr 23, 2021 | Bill Whittington |
71 | Retired race car driver | Winslow, Arizona | Swearingen SA-226-T Merlin N59EZ |
Impacted terrain under unknown conditions. Two killed. | |
Nov 5, 2021 | Marilia Mendonca |
26 | Brazilian singing star | Piedade de Caratinga, Brazil | Beechcraft King Air C90B PT-ONJ |
Died while flying in an air taxi on the way to a concert. The aircraft hit power lines while attempting to land. Five killed. | |
Dec 15,2021 | Jose Angel Hernandez (Flow La Movie) |
38 | Puerto Rican music producer | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Gulfstream IV HI-1050 |
Encountered problems after taking off and circled Santo Domingo before attempting an emergency landing where it crashed near the runway. | |
Feb 8, 2022 | Josh Neuman | 22 | American skateborder | Near Reykjavik, Iceland | Cessna 172 | Crashed into lake Thingvallavatn while on a sightseeing flight. Four killed. | |
Oct 1, 2023 1945 |
Douglas Larsen | 47 | North Dakota state Senator | Near Moab, Utah | Piper PA-28-140 N7173R |
Crashed shortly after taking off from Moab. His wife and two children were also killled. | |
Oct 1,2023 | Russ Francis | 70 | Fomer NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers | Lake Placid, NY | Cessna177RG Cardinal N545PZ |
Attempted to return after engine failure on takeoff but impacted trees and terrain at the end of the runway. |