List of Fatalities From Aviation Accidents - Individuals

Individuals

Name Nationality Year Notability Flight/Aircraft Crash site Cause/Circumstances
Aaliyah USA 2001 actress, singer, model & dancer Cessna 402 Marsh Harbour, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas Maximum takeoff weight of airplane substantially exceeded, pilot intoxicated
Adams, Michael JamesMichael James Adams USA 1967 test pilot X-15 Flight 3-65-97 Randsburg, CA Aircraft broke up
Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe GER 1936 royalty Ford Trimotor Zumpango, Mexico State CFIT into a Volcano
Alcock, Sir JohnSir John Alcock UK 1919 aviator - Flew first non-stop flight across Atlantic in a Vickers Vimy Vickers Viking Cottévrard, near Rouen, France Plane stalled and crashed in fog
Allison, DaveyDavey Allison USA 1993 NASCAR driver Hughes 369 Talladega, AL pilot error
Alsér, HansHans Alsér SWE 1977 table tennis player Linjeflyg Flight 618 Kälvesta, Sweden mechanical failure; pilot error
Amundsen, RoaldRoald Amundsen NOR 1928 explorer Latham 47 Barents Sea disappearance
An Chang-nam KOR 1930 Aviator Taiyuan, China
Anderson, MaxieMaxie Anderson USA 1983 Record-setting hot-air balloonist Hot-air balloon near Bad Brückenau, West Germany Gondola release mechanism malfunction
Andersson, ElsaElsa Andersson SWE 1922 Aviator, parachutist Parachute Askersund, Sweden Parachute failure
Angell, DavidDavid Angell USA 2001 producer American Airlines Flight 11 World Trade Center North Tower, New York, NY hijacking
Apt, MelMel Apt USA 1956 test pilot Bell X-2 Edwards AFB Pilot error
Arif, Abdul SalamAbdul Salam Arif IRQ 1966 President of Iraq de Havilland Dove 1 Southern Iraq crashed in sand storm
Bailey, Garnet "Ace"Garnet "Ace" Bailey CAN 2001 ice hockey player (NHL) United Airlines Flight 175 World Trade Center South Tower, New York, NY hijacking
Beamer, ToddTodd Beamer USA 2001 Flight 93 United Airlines Flight 93 Shanksville, Pennsylvania hijacking by Ziad Jarrah
Baker, ValentineValentine Baker UK 1942 World War I flying ace Martin-Baker MB 3 England engine failure
Balavoine, DanielDaniel Balavoine FRA 1986 singer and songwriter Aérospatiale AS350 Ecureuil Mali CFIT during a sandstorm, with Thierry Sabine when crashed
Balayogi, G. M. C.G. M. C. Balayogi IND 2002 politician Bell 206 Kaikalur, West Godavari district mechanical failure, pilot error
Banting, FrederickFrederick Banting CAN 1941 scientist: co-discovered insulin Lockheed Hudson Musgrave Harbour, Newfoundland Engine problems
Bär, HeinrichHeinrich Bär GER 1957 test pilot LF-1 Zaunkönig Braunschweig lost control of aircraft
Barbato, SilvioSilvio Barbato ITA 2009 conductor and composer Air France Flight 447 Atlantic Ocean Instrument Failure
Barilko, BillBill Barilko CAN 1951 ice hockey player (NHL) Fairchild 24 100 km N of Cochrane, Ontario pilot inexperience, poor weather, overloaded cargo
Barrientos, RenéRené Barrientos BOL 1969 President of Bolivia helicopter Arque, Cochabamba Department rotors got caught on power lines
Bassett, CharlesCharles Bassett USA 1966 astronaut Northrop T-38 Talon St. Louis, Missouri with Elliot See; 1966 NASA T-38 crash
Baťa, TomášTomáš Baťa TCH 1932 founder of Bata Shoes company Junkers F.13 Otrokovice, Czechoslovakia poor weather
Beachey, Lincoln J.Lincoln J. Beachey USA 1915 Aviator, stunt flyer Beachey-Eaton Monoplane San Francisco, California Demonstrating inverted flight at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Structural failure while attempting to pull up.
Begich, NickNick Begich USA 1972 US Congressman from Alaska Cessna 310 southern Alaska Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Hale Boggs was also in this flight.
Bennett, DerekDerek Bennett UK 1978 Racing car designer, driver and founder/owner of Chevron Cars Ltd Scorpion B hang glider Lancashire Pilot error in a hang glider
Berenson, BerryBerry Berenson USA 2001 entertainer, actress, and photographer American Airlines Flight 11 World Trade Center North Tower, New York, NY hijacking
Berringer, BrookBrook Berringer USA 1996 quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers Piper J-3 Cub Raymond, Nebraska Pilot error (Loss of engine power because of fuel valve mis-position)
Bertaud, Lloyd W.Lloyd W. Bertaud USA 1927 Aviator Old Glory North Atlantic Aircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy.
Bessette, LaurenLauren Bessette USA 1999 sister-in-law of John F. Kennedy, Jr. Piper Saratoga Martha's Vineyard pilot error. see John F. Kennedy, Jr. airplane crash
Bessette-Kennedy, CarolynCarolyn Bessette-Kennedy USA 1999 wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. Piper Saratoga Martha's Vineyard pilot error. see John F. Kennedy, Jr. airplane crash
Bettenhausen, Jr., TonyTony Bettenhausen, Jr. USA 2000 racing CART driver/owner Beechcraft Baron Kentucky Airframe icing
Beurling, GeorgeGeorge Beurling CAN 1948 World War II ace pilot Noorduyn Norseman Rome
Bhanot, NeerjaNeerja Bhanot IND 1986 flight attendant who saved lives during a hijacking Pan Am Flight 73 Karachi, Pakistan Hijacking
Bhabha, Homi J.Homi J. Bhabha IND 1966 nuclear physicist Air India Flight 101 Mont Blanc unknown
Bijedić, DžemalDžemal Bijedić YUG 1977 politician: Premier of Yugoslavia Learjet 25 Kreševo poor weather conditions
bin Laden, MuhammadMuhammad bin Laden KSA 1967 entrepreneur and father of Osama bin Laden Beechcraft Model 18 southwestern Saudi Arabia
Laden, Salem binSalem bin Laden KSA 1988 entrepreneur and half-brother of Osama bin Laden Sprint ultra-light aircraft San Antonio, Texas flew into power lines
Blanchard, Jean-PierreJean-Pierre Blanchard FRA 1809 Hot air ballooning pioneer Hot air balloon The Hague Died from injuries sustained after falling off a balloon during cardiac arrest
Blanchard, SophieSophie Blanchard FRA 1819 Female ballooning pioneer, wife of Jean-Pierre Blanchard Hot air balloon Jardin de Tivoli, Paris Fell to her death after balloon caught fire.
Boganda, BarthélemyBarthélemy Boganda CAF 1959 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic Nord Noratlas Boda, Lobaye mid-air explosion
Boggs, HaleHale Boggs USA 1972 politician: US Congressman from Louisiana Cessna 310 southern Alaska Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Nick Begich was also in this flight.
Bong, RichardRichard Bong USA 1945 World War II fighter ace and test pilot Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star Burbank, California Pilot error
Booth, Billy JoeBilly Joe Booth USA 1972 Canadian football player for the Ottawa Rough Riders Piper Cherokee Dorchester, Ontario thunderstorm
Borland, BruceBruce Borland USA 1999 golf course designer Learjet 35 Mina, SD (crash site). Location at time of death undetermined. Hypoxia. Payne Stewart also died in this plane crash.
Bose, Subhas ChandraSubhas Chandra Bose IND 1945 Indian politician and Freedom fighter Mitsubishi Ki-21 Taiwan (alleged) Cause disputed
Bouceif, Ahmed OuldAhmed Ould Bouceif MRT 1979 politician: Prime Minister of Mauritania de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo Dakar, Senegal
Branstetter, OlinOlin Branstetter USA 2011 Businessman and former Oklahoma state senator Piper PA-28 Cherokee N7746W Perryville, Arkansas, United States Controlled flight into terrain
Breistroff, MichelMichel Breistroff FRA 1996 Ice hockey defenseman for the Ligue Magnus TWA Flight 800 East Moriches, New York (8 mi E) Mid-air explosion
Brown, RonRon Brown USA 1996 politician: US Secretary of Commerce Boeing CT-43 Dubrovnik, Croatia pilot error
Budke, KurtKurt Budke USA 2011 College basketball coach Piper PA-28 Cherokee N7746W Perryville, Arkansas, United States Controlled flight into terrain
Burcham, MiloMilo Burcham USA 1944 test pilot for Lockheed Lockheed YP-80 Shooting Star Burbank, California engine flame-out
Byron, William D.William D. Byron USA 1941 politician: US Congressman from Maryland Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 Atlanta, Georgia CFIT
Cabili, TomasTomas Cabili PHL 1957 politician: Philippine senator Douglas C-47 Skytrain Cebu City, Philippines (22 mi NW) see: 1957 Cebu Douglas C-47 crash
Camiroaga, FelipeFelipe Camiroaga CHI 2011 Television presenter (Television Nacional de Chile) Chilean Air Force CASA C-212 Aviocar off Robinson Crusoe Island, South East of Pacific Ocean under investigation
Cano, FannyFanny Cano MEX 1983 entertainer: actress Douglas DC-9 Madrid collision of Iberia and Aviaco jetliners
Cantelli, GuidoGuido Cantelli ITA 1956 orchestral conductor Douglas DC-6 Paris-Orly Airport, France
Carnahan, MelMel Carnahan USA 2000 politician: Governor of Missouri Cessna 335 Goldman, Missouri thunderstorm
Carlsson, BerntBernt Carlsson SWE 1988 Assistant-Secretary-General of the UN, UN Commissioner for Namibia Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie, Scotland terrorism
Carranza, EmilioEmilio Carranza MEX 1928 Mexican "Charles Lindbergh" Solo flight Tabernacle, New Jersey Weather?
Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, KathleenKathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington USA 1948 sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy de Havilland Dove Saint-Bauzile, Ardèche, France
Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, PrincessPrincess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark GRE 1937 royalty: Princess of Greece and Denmark Junkers Ju 52 Ostend, Belgium crashed into a factory chimney (Sabena OO-AUB Ostend crash)
Cederström, CarlCarl Cederström SWE 1918 aviator Bleriot XI Gulf of Bothnia
Cerdan, MarcelMarcel Cerdan FRA 1949 world boxing champion Lockheed Constellation São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal CFIT: mountain
Charles, FrankFrank Charles UK 1939 motorcycle speedway rider Slingsby Petrel Great Hucklow, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England died in gliding competition
Chase, BillBill Chase USA 1974 musician: trumpet player and band leader Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche Jackson, Minnesota Poor weather
Chávez, NéstorNéstor Chávez VEN 1969 baseball player (MLB) Viasa Flight 742

Maracaibo, Venezuela

 struck power lines during take-off
Chávez, JorgeJorge Chávez PER 1910 aviator Blériot XI Domodossola, Italy inadequate repairs to aircraft
Christoph of Hesse, PrincePrince Christoph of Hesse GER 1943 royalty: Prince of Hesse Forlì, Italy
Cienfuegos, CamiloCamilo Cienfuegos CUB 1959 military: Cuban revolutionary Cessna 310 Caribbean Sea Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Cierva, Juan de laJuan de la Cierva ESP 1936 inventor of the autogyro KLM Douglas DC-2 Croydon Air Port, South London aircraft hit house after taking off in fog; Arvid Lindman also killed
Clark, BuddyBuddy Clark USA 1949 entertainer and singer Cessna Los Angeles, California Pilot error
Clemente, RobertoRoberto Clemente PRI 1972 baseball player (MLB) Douglas DC-7 off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico mechanical problems; overloaded plane
Cline, PatsyPatsy Cline USA 1963 entertainer and country singer Piper Comanche Camden, Tennessee severe weather
Cody, SamuelSamuel Cody USA 1913 Aviation pioneer and showman Cody Floatplane Farnborough, Hampshire Aircraft broke up at 200 ft, thrown out of aircraft
Coleman, BessieBessie Coleman USA 1926 aviator: first African-American woman pilot Curtiss JN-4 Jacksonville, Florida Thrown from aircraft after controls jammed while she was riding as a passenger. She was not wearing a seatbelt.
Collins, BobBob Collins USA 2000 entertainer: WGN (AM) radio personality Zlín Z 42 Waukegan, Illinois runway collision
Collins, George W.George W. Collins USA 1972 politician: US Representative from Illinois United Airlines Flight 553 Chicago, Illinois pilot error
Conolly, Richard L.Richard L. Conolly USA 1962 United States Navy admiral American Airlines Flight 1 Jamaica Bay, Queens, New York mechanical failure
Connolly, MauriceMaurice Connolly USA 1921 politician: former US Congressman from Iowa Curtiss Eagle Indian Head, Maryland severe weather
Cooke, Weldon B.Weldon B. Cooke USA 1914 Aviator Wright aircraft Pueblo, Colorado
Cooper, JohnJohn Cooper UK 1974 athlete: silver medalist at the 1964 Summer Olympics Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Ermenonville, France Cargo hatch failure and control cable failures
Copas, CowboyCowboy Copas USA 1963 entertainer and country music singer Piper Comanche Camden, Tennessee severe weather
Corder, Frank EugeneFrank Eugene Corder USA 1994 Cessna 150 Washington, D.C. Intentionally crashed the stolen airplane on the White House lawn
Cousteau, PhilippePhilippe Cousteau FRA 1979 oceanographer PBY Catalina Lisbon, Portugal Nosed over during high speed water taxi
de Creed, JacquieJacquie de Creed GBR 2011 Record breaking stunt performer Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche Mont Age, France Crashed whilst flying through dense fog at low altitude
Croce, JimJim Croce USA 1973 entertainer and singer Beechcraft Model 18 Natchitoches, Louisiana collision with trees
Cronje, HansieHansie Cronje RSA 2002 Cricket captain Hawker Siddeley HS 748 George, Western Cape, South Africa unserviceable navigational equipment
Crossfield, Albert ScottAlbert Scott Crossfield USA 2006 test pilot Cessna 210 Gordon County, Georgia Aircraft broke up in thunderstorm; ATC error; Pilot error
Cruse, VickiVicki Cruse USA 2009 stunt pilot Zivko Edge 540 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire Crashed during competition aerobatics. Aircraft failed to recover from a downwards snap roll manoeuvre, causing it to rotate until it struck the ground
Cruz, CarlosCarlos Cruz DOM 1970 world boxing champion Dominicana DC-9 air disaster Punta Caucedo Mechanical failure
Culver, RodneyRodney Culver USA 1996 American football player: National Football League player ValuJet Flight 592 Florida Everglades Fire in-flight
Cutting, Bronson M.Bronson M. Cutting USA 1935 politician: US Senator from New Mexico TWA Douglas DC-2 Atlanta, Missouri bad weather
da Costa, Adelino AmaroAdelino Amaro da Costa PRT 1980 politician: Defense minister of Portugal Cessna 421 Loures, Portugal sabotage
Dadi, MarcelMarcel Dadi FRA 1996 entertainer and musician TWA Flight 800 East Moriches, New York (8 mi E) Mid-air explosion
Dahl, Harold EvansHarold Evans Dahl USA 1956 aviator during the Spanish Civil War Douglas DC-3 Canada severe weather
Darius, SteponasSteponas Darius LTU 1933 aviator Lituanica Pszczelnik, Myślibórz County, Poland
Davies, DonnyDonny Davies UK 1958 cricketer and journalist Munich air disaster Munich failure to take off
de Havilland, Jr., GeoffreyGeoffrey de Havilland, Jr. UK 1946 test pilot de Havilland DH 108 Hoo Peninsula while carrying out high speed tests
de Havilland, JohnJohn de Havilland UK 1943 test pilot de Havilland Mosquito Hatfield, England mid-air collision
DeLay, B. H.B. H. DeLay USA 1923 stunt pilot, airport owner, aviation school owner the "Wasp" Venice, Los Angeles, California substandard wing pins
Denver, JohnJohn Denver USA 1997 entertainer, singer, songwriter, actor Rutan Long-EZ Pacific Grove, California aircraft unfamiliarity; faulty assembly (deviation from original design)
Des Forges, AlisonAlison Des Forges USA 2009 investigator of human rights and an expert on the Rwandan genocide Colgan Air Flight 3407 Clarence Center, New York Icing; pilot error
Dolhem, JoséJosé Dolhem FRA 1988 racing car driver Mitsubishi MU-2 Saint-Étienne, France
Donatus, GeorgGeorg Donatus GER 1937 royalty: Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse Junkers Ju-52 Ostend, Belgium crashed into a factory chimney
Dubroff, JessicaJessica Dubroff USA 1996 aviator: 7-year-old aspiring pilot Cessna 177 Cheyenne, Wyoming Aircraft lost control in thunderstorm; Deliberate take off because of media commitments; Pilot error
Dyess, WilliamWilliam Dyess USA 1943 aviator: United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel Lockheed P-38 Lightning Burbank, California Aircraft caught fire while on a training mission near highly-populated Burbank, California. Instead of parachuting to safety, he remained at the controls and saved countless civilian lives by guiding it into a vacant lot.
Earhart, AmeliaAmelia Earhart USA 1937 aviator: pioneer woman pilot Lockheed Model 10 Electra Pacific Ocean, near Howland Island Disappeared together with navigator Fred Noonan during global circumnavigation attempt, body never recovered, presumed dead.
Eckert, BeverlyBeverly Eckert USA 2009 activist: co-chair of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee Colgan Air Flight 3407 Clarence Center, New York Icing; pilot error
Edwards, GlenGlen Edwards USA 1948 test pilot, namesake of Edwards AFB Northrop YB-49 Edwards Air Force Base aircraft broke apart
Ellsworth, Richard E.Richard E. Ellsworth USA 1953 aviator: United States Air Force Brigadier General Convair B-36 Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador CFIT into a hill
Ellyson, Theodore GordonTheodore Gordon Ellyson USA 1928 became first American naval aviator in 1911 Loening OL-7 Chesapeake Bay
Ely, EugeneEugene Ely USA 1911 aviator: pioneer pilot in American naval aviation Curtiss Model D Macon, Georgia Crashed while pulling from a dive.
English, Robert HenryRobert Henry English USA 1943 military: Rear-Admiral, Commander, Submarines, U.S. Pacific Fleet Pan Am Flight 1104 near Ukiah, California pilot error
Ertl, HaraldHarald Ertl AUT 1982 racing car driver of Formula One cars Beechcraft Bonanza Niederweidbach, NW Giessen, Germany engine failure
Estridge, Philip DonPhilip Don Estridge USA 1985 project manager for IBM PC Delta Air Lines Flight 191 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Microburst-induced wind shear
Evans, WilliamWilliam Evans UK 1913 Cricketer Cody Floatplane Farnborough, Hampshire Aircraft broke up at 500 ft
Fairey, JohnJohn Fairey UK 2009 Display pilot Percival Provost Bishop Norton, Lincolnshire, England
Farkhutdinov, IgorIgor Farkhutdinov RUS 2003 politician: governor of Sakhalin Mil Mi-8 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia pilot error
Fernandez, Manuel J. "Pete"Manuel J. "Pete" Fernandez USA 1980 aviator: ace pilot in the Korean War Piper Geronimo Grand Bahama Island
Finch Hatton, DenysDenys Finch Hatton UK 1931 Game Hunter de Havilland Tiger Moth Voi, Kenya
Flockhart, RonRon Flockhart UK 1962 racing car driver: 24 Hours of Le Mans winner CAC Mustang Australia Lost control in cloud
Fort, CorneliaCornelia Fort USA 1943 first WAFS fatality Vultee BT-13 Valiant 10 miles south of Merkel, Texas mid-air collision
Fossett, James StephenJames Stephen Fossett USA 2007 entrepreneur: commodities trader American Champion Decathlon Sierra Nevada Mountains pilot error following downdrafts resulting in CFIT
Franklin, JimmyJimmy Franklin USA 2005 aviator: aerobatic pilot Waco UPF-7 Moose Jaw collision with Bobby Younkin
Freudenberg, WinfriedWinfried Freudenberg GER 1989 Berlin Wall defectee Homemade balloon Zehlendorf, Berlin Cause of crash unknown, fell into a garden of a villa in an attempt to defect to West Berlin.
Furrer, ReinhardReinhard Furrer GER 1995 scientist and astronaut Messerschmitt Bf 108 Berlin lost control of aircraft
Gagarin, YuriYuri Gagarin URS 1968 cosmonaut and the first man in space Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI Kirzhach unknown
Gandhi, SanjaySanjay Gandhi IND 1980 son of Indira Gandhi Pitts S-2A Special Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi, India pilot error
Gannon, MatthewMatthew Gannon USA 1988 investigator: CIA Officer Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland Terrorist bomb
Garang, JohnJohn Garang SUD 2005 politician: Vice President of Sudan Mil Mi-17
Gardel, CarlosCarlos Gardel ARG 1935 singer Ford Trimotor Medellin, Colombia SACO Trimotor collided with a Trimotor of SCADTA while preparing for takeoff
Gastall, TomTom Gastall USA 1956 Major League Baseball player Ercoupe Riviera Beach, Maryland
Geiger, HaroldHarold Geiger USA 1927 Army Major, aviation pioneer, namesake of Geiger Field Airco DH.4 Olmsted Field, Pennsylvania
Geller, BruceBruce Geller USA 1978 producer and creator of Mission: Impossible Cessna Skymaster Santa Barbara, California Weather conditions
Gent, EdwardEdward Gent UK 1948 High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya Avro York Northwood, London Northwood mid-air collision
George, Duke of Kent, PrincePrince George, Duke of Kent UK 1942 royalty: Duke of Kent Short Sunderland Scotland CFIT in bad weather
Ghafoorzai, Abdul RahimAbdul Rahim Ghafoorzai AFG 1997 politician: prime minister of the anti-Taliban government Antonov An-32 Bamyan Province, Afghanistan
Girėnas, StasysStasys Girėnas LTU 1933 aviator Lituanica Pszczelnik, Myślibórz County, Poland
Grace, CecilCecil Grace UK 1910 aviator Short S.27 English Channel Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Gracie, RollsRolls Gracie BRA 1982 Martial artist: practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu hang glider Mauá, São Paulo, Brazil
Graham, BillBill Graham USA 1991 rock concert promoter Bell 206 Vallejo, California Flew into power lines
Gray, Richard E.Richard E. Gray USA 1982 aviator: test pilot Cessna T-37 Tweet Edwards Air Force Base
Green, KeithKeith Green USA 1982 entertainer: contemporary Christian musician Cessna 414 Lindale, Texas aircraft overloaded
Grünewald, IsaacIsaac Grünewald SWE 1946 expressionist painter, modernist Junkers Ju 52 Oslo, Norway
Grzimek, MichaelMichael Grzimek GER 1959 zoologist Dornier Do 27 Serengeti, Tanzania collision with vulture
Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, PrincePrince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten SWE 1947 royalty: Hereditary Prince of Sweden Douglas DC-3 Kastrup, Denmark Locked elevator, pilot error
Haas, WernerWerner Haas GER 1956 Motorcycle racer Jodel D9 Bebe near Neuburg/Donau, Germany
Habyarimana, JuvénalJuvénal Habyarimana RWA 1994 politician: President of Rwanda Dassault Falcon 50 Kigali, Rwanda Aircraft shot down by unknown assassins; Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira and 10 others also killed
Hamann, A. P.A. P. Hamann USA 1977 City Manager of San Jose, California Tenerife disaster Canary Islands, Spain Airplane collision
Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood UK 1932 Soldier and politician Junkers F13 Meopham, Kent, United Kingdom Structural failure
Hammarskjöld, DagDag Hammarskjöld SWE 1961 Secretary-General of the United Nations 1953-1961 Douglas DC-6B Ndola, Zambia
Handley, WalWal Handley UK 1941 motorcycle racer Bell P-39 Airacobra Kirkbampton, Cumberland, England
Hardin, JimJim Hardin USA 1991 Major League Baseball player Beechcraft Bonanza Key West, Florida Propeller failure
Harding, MatthewMatthew Harding UK 1996 Vice-Chairman of Chelsea Football Club Aerospatiale AS355 F1 Squirrel Middlewich, Cheshire, England Pilot error
Harries, RaymondRaymond Harries UK 1950 Second world war fighter ace Gloster Meteor Near Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Harrison, Barbara JaneBarbara Jane Harrison UK 1968 Air stewardess Boeing 707 Heathrow Airport, London Awarded George Cross for her actions during the fire that befell BOAC Flight 712
Hawker, HarryHarry Hawker AUS 1921 aviator: pioneer and co-founder of Hawker Aircraft Nieuport Goshawk Hendon Aerodrome, Hendon, north London, England Distraction of a hemorrhage while in flight cause a crash.
Hawkins, HawkshawHawkshaw Hawkins USA 1963 entertainer: country music singer Piper Comanche Camden, Tennessee crashed in bad weather
Heinz, JohnJohn Heinz USA 1991 politician:US Senator from Pennsylvania Piper Aerostar Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania Mid-air collision with Bell 412
Heinze, CheryllCheryll Heinze USA 2012 politician: state legislator from Alaska Cessna 206 in Beluga Lake, Alaska near Homer Airport plane flipped upon landing
Hean, BrendaBrenda Hean AUS 1972 Environmental activist de Havilland Tiger Moth en route from Tasmania to Canberra vanished
Hellings, MackMack Hellings USA 1951 racing driver Piper PA-20 Pacer Kern County, California
Hicks, BonnyBonny Hicks SIN 1997 model, writer SilkAir Flight 185; Boeing 737 Palembang, Indonesia Crashed during in-flight
Hill, James DeWittJames DeWitt Hill USA 1927 Aviator Old Glory North Atlantic Aircraft crashed during an attempt at a transatlantic flight from the United States to Italy.
Hill, Ployer PeterPloyer Peter Hill USA 1935 test-pilot Boeing Model 299 Wright Field, Ohio
Hindmarsh, John StuartJohn Stuart Hindmarsh UK 1938 racecar driver and aviator, Le Mans 24 Hours winner Hawker Hurricane Brooklands
Hinkler, BertBert Hinkler AUS 1933 aviator de Havilland Puss Moth Pratomagno Alps in Italy
Hislop, SteveSteve Hislop UK 2003 Motorcycle racer: Isle of Man TT winner Robinson R44 Hawick, Scotland Crashed after the main rotor struck the tailboom, causing it to detach, probably caused by excessively low rotor RPM
Hitchcock, Jr., TommyTommy Hitchcock, Jr. USA 1944 polo player North American P-51 Mustang Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Holbert, AlAl Holbert USA 1988 Racing driver: 24 Hours of Le Mans winner Piper Aerostar 601P Ohio State University Airport, Columbus, Ohio lost control after take off with one half of two-part entry door open
Holly, BuddyBuddy Holly USA 1959 singer-songwriter Beechcraft Bonanza Clear Lake, IA Pilot error (VFR into IMC)
Hubbs, KenKen Hubbs USA 1964 Major League Baseball player Cessna 172 Provo, Utah VFR flight in Instrument meteorological conditions
Hubler, GaryGary Hubler USA 2007 aviator and aircraft racer modified Tuttle Cassutt IIIM Reno, Nevada Collision with another airplane during the Reno Air Races Formula One race
Hunt, DorothyDorothy Hunt USA 1972 wife of E. Howard Hunt United Airlines Flight 553 Chicago Midway International Airport Plane struck trees during landing go around
Ibargüengoitia, JorgeJorge Ibargüengoitia MEX 1983 novelist and playwright Avianca Flight 011 Madrid, Spain
Infante, PedroPedro Infante MEX 1957 entertainer: singer and actor Consolidated B-24 Liberator Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Jackson, GuyGuy Jackson IRE 1972 tennis player British European Airways Flight 548 Staines-upon-Thames, England pilot error
Jantar, AnnaAnna Jantar POL 1980 entertainer: singer LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 Warsaw, Poland Struck trees during landing go around
Jayan IND 1980 entertainer: Malayalam film actor helicopter Sholavaram, Tamil Nadu accident whilst performing a film stunt.
Jeffreys, PaulPaul Jeffreys UK 1988 musician Pan Am Flight 103 Lockerbie, Scotland terrorism
Johnson, AmyAmy Johnson UK 1941 aviator: pioneer woman pilot Airspeed Oxford Thames Estuary Out of fuel
Johnson, JedJed Johnson USA 1996 designer TWA Flight 800 East Moriches, New York (8 mi E) Mid-air explosion
Johnson, MartinMartin Johnson USA 1937 adventurer and film producer Western Air Express Flight 7 near Saugus, California CFIT into mountainous terrain
Johnstone, RalphRalph Johnstone USA 1910 Aviator. First American pilot fatality. He was the first of the Wright Flying Team team to die. Wright Model B Denver, Colorado Crashed on November 17, 1910
Jones, CalCal Jones USA 1956 Football player, winner of the 1955 Outland Trophy Trans Canada Air flight 810 Mount Slesse, British Columbia, Canada Crash
Källén, GunnarGunnar Källén SWE 1968 theoretical physicist, professor Cessna Hannover, Germany private plane
Kanellakis, ParisParis Kanellakis GRE 1995 computer scientist, professor American Airlines Flight 965 Buga, Colombia Navigational errors by flight crew
Kapell, WilliamWilliam Kapell USA 1953 Classical pianist BCPA Flight 304 near Woodside, California CFIT into mountainous terrain
Kaynor, William KirkWilliam Kirk Kaynor USA 1929 US Congressman from Massachusetts Fokker F.VII Bolling Field near Washington, D.C.
Kelly, George E. M.George E. M. Kelly USA 1911 Second American pilot killed after Ralph Johnstone. Second military aircraft death after Thomas Selfridge. Curtiss Model D San Antonio, Texas Aviator. Crashed from broken strut. Second American military death after Selfridge was killed as passenger
Kennedy, ByronByron Kennedy AUS 1983 Film director Bell 206B JetRanger Warragamba Dam, New South Wales, Australia Helicopter was flying at 10 foot when it hit the water with the rear of the skids when it attempted to climb, pilot error.
Kennedy, Jr., John F.John F. Kennedy, Jr. USA 1999 son of John F. Kennedy Piper PA-32R Atlantic Ocean off Martha's Vineyard pilot error
Kennedy, Jr., Joseph P.Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. USA 1944 older brother of John F. Kennedy Consolidated B-24 Liberator modified as a flying bomb near Blythburgh, Suffolk, England Killed on a combat flight during Operation Aphrodite
Dorjee Khandu IND 2011 Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Eurocopter Lobotang, Arunachal Pradesh, India Poor Condition of the Helicopter.
Koga, MineichiMineichi Koga JPN 1944 Japanese admiral, Commander-in-Chief of Combined Fleet Kawanishi H8K Philippine Sea between Davao and Palau Aircraft disappeared in typhoon
Kincheloe, Jr., Iven CarlIven Carl Kincheloe, Jr. USA 1958 Korean War ace pilot and test pilot Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Edwards Air Force Base
Kingsford Smith, CharlesCharles Kingsford Smith AUS 1935 Australian air pioneer Lockheed Altair Andaman Sea Disappeared during an England to Australia record flight attempt, body never recovered, presumed dead.
Kinnick, NileNile Kinnick USA 1943 American football player; winner of the 1939 Heisman Trophy Grumman F4F Wildcat Caribbean sea Training accident
Antony Bulwer-Lytton, Viscount Knebworth UK 1933 Politician Hawker Hart RAF Hendon
Kranidiotis, GiannosGiannos Kranidiotis GRE 1999 Greek diplomat and politician. Dassault Falcon 900 Romania
Kronfeld, RobertRobert Kronfeld AUT 1948 Gliding champion and test pilot General Aircraft GAL.56 Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Kulwicki, AlanAlan Kulwicki USA 1993 NASCAR driver Fairchild Merlin IIIC Tri-Cities Regional Airport, Blountville, Tennessee Engine failure due to ice accumulation
Ladner, WendellWendell Ladner USA 1975 ABA basketball player Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 John F. Kennedy International Airport, Queens, New York Windshear
LaMotta, JosephJoseph LaMotta USA 1998 noted chef, son of Jake LaMotta Swissair Flight 111 Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Leeward, JimmyJimmy Leeward USA 2011 air racer and stunt pilot North American P-51 Mustang (aka The Galloping Ghost) Reno Stead Airport, Reno, Nevada under investigation: see 2011 Reno Air Races crash
Lefebvre, EugèneEugène Lefebvre FRA 1909 Aviator. First person to die while piloting a powered airplane and the second person to be killed in an airplane crash after Thomas Selfridge. Wright Model A Reims, France Crashed from 20 feet
Laroche, Raymonde deRaymonde de Laroche FRA 1919 first woman to earn a pilot's license experimental Caudron Le Crotoy, France
Larriva, GuadalupeGuadalupe Larriva ECU 2007 Defence minister of Ecuador Aérospatiale Gazelle Manta Air Base, Ecuador collision with another Gazelle during a night training flight
Lebed, AlexanderAlexander Lebed RUS 2002 Russian politician, governor of Krasnoyarsk Mil Mi-8 Yermakovsky District, Russia pilot error, foggy weather
Leland, MickeyMickey Leland USA 1989 US Congressman from Texas de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Gambela Region, Ethiopia
Lema, TonyTony Lema USA 1966 champion golfer Beechcraft Twin Bonanza near Munster, Indiana fuel starvation
Lemartin, LéonLéon Lemartin FRA 1911 Aviator. Died in Paris to London air race Bleriot XI Paris, France Crashed on June 18, 1911
LeRoy, JimJim LeRoy USA 2007 Stunt Performer Bulldog Airshows Pitts Special Dayton International Airport Failed recovery during airshow maneuver
Lewin, DanielDaniel Lewin USA 2001 Founder and CTO of Akamai American Airlines Flight 11 World Trade Center North Tower, New York, NY hijacking
Lidle, CoryCory Lidle USA 2006 Major League Baseball player Cirrus SR20 New York, NY Pilot error; CFIT
Liggett, RoyRoy Liggett USA 1933 aviator Cessna CR-2 Chicago, Illinois Cowling detached and sliced through wing during air race.
Lilienthal, OttoOtto Lilienthal GER 1896 glider pioneer Normalapparate ("Normal Glider") Stölln, Havelland, Brandenburg, Germany Wing stall
Lin Biao PRC 1971 military commander Hawker Siddeley Trident Öndörkhaan, Mongolia fleeing a coup attempt
Lindman, ArvidArvid Lindman SWE 1936 Prime Minister of Sweden 1906-1911 and 1928–1930 KLM Douglas DC-2 Croydon Air Port, South London aircraft hit house after taking off in fog; Juan de la Cierva also killed
Litton, JerryJerry Litton USA 1976 U.S. Representative from Missouri Beechcraft Baron Chillicothe, Missouri Engine failure during takeoff
Locklear, OrmerOrmer Locklear USA 1920 aerobatic and stunt performer Los Angeles, California during filming of The Skywayman.
Lowenstein, AlfredAlfred Lowenstein BEL 1928 Belgian entrepreneur and financier Fokker F.VII Fell from his plane over the English Channel
Lombard, CaroleCarole Lombard USA 1942 actress TWA Flight 3
Douglas DC-3		 Mount Potosi, Nevada, United States CFIT
Lundborg, EinarEinar Lundborg SWE 1931 aviator Svenska Aero Jaktfalken Malmslätt, Sweden test flight
Lundeen, ErnestErnest Lundeen USA 1940 US Senator from Minnesota Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 19 Lovettsville, Virginia lightning strike
Lychner, PamPam Lychner USA 1996 real estate agent & sex offender activist TWA Flight 800 Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York Mid-air explosion
Lynn, NancyNancy Lynn USA 2006 aerobatic pilot and flight instructor Extra EA-300 Culpeper Regional Airport, Culpeper, Virginia Disorientation while performing an aerobatic maneuver, which resulted in the airplane’s inadvertent impact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s overuse of prescription medication.
Maccido, MohammaduMohammadu Maccido NGA 2006 The 19th Sultan of Sokoto ADC Airlines Flight 53; Boeing 737 Abuja, Nigeria cause disputed
Machel, SamoraSamora Machel MOZ 1986 President of Mozambique Tupolev Tu-134 Komatipoort, South Africa CFIT during an instrument approach
Mackay, ElsieElsie Mackay GB 1928 Socialite and Trans-Atlantic pioneer, Stinson Detroiter Mid-Atlantic Disappeared without trace over the Atlantic
Maclean, AlejandroAlejandro Maclean ESP 2010 stunt pilot, Red Bull Air Race competitor Edge 540 Casarrubios del Monte, Province of Toledo Crashed into the ground during stunt routine
Maeno, MitsuyasuMitsuyasu Maeno JPN 1976 Erotic film actor Piper Cherokee Setagaya, Tokyo CFIT into a house during a kamikaze attack
Magsaysay, RamónRamón Magsaysay PHL 1957 President of the Philippines Presidential plane crash: "Mt. Pinatubo" Mount Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines
Mann, JonathanJonathan Mann USA 1998 AIDS researcher and WHO official Swissair Flight 111 Atlantic Ocean southwest of Halifax International Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mantz, PaulPaul Mantz USA 1965 racing and stunt pilot Phoenix P-1 Winterhaven, California during filming of The Flight of the Phoenix
Marciano, RockyRocky Marciano USA 1969 former world boxing champion Cessna 172 Newton, Iowa not qualified to fly on instruments
Martin, Dean PaulDean Paul Martin USA 1987 actor, singer and son of Dean Martin McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II San Bernardino Mountains. California During maneuvers with his Air Force Reserve unit
Mata, EduardoEduardo Mata MEX 1995 Mexican orchestra conductor and composer. Piper Aerostar Toluca, Mexico Aircraft crashed after entering a stall while attempting emergency landing
Mattei, EnricoEnrico Mattei ITA 1962 President of Eni Morane-Saulnier MS.760 Paris Bascapè, Italy Crashed during stormy weather on approach to the Linate Airport. Unsubstantiated reports of a bomb explosion.
McConnell, Joseph C.Joseph C. McConnell USA 1954 Korean War ace pilot F-86H Sabre Edwards Air Force Base control malfunction attributed to a missing bolt
McCudden, JamesJames McCudden UK 1918 World War I fighter ace Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5a Auxi-le-Château, France Engine malfunction on takeoff
McDonald, LarryLarry McDonald USA 1983 Congressman Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Near Moneron Island, Soviet Union
McGee, JackJack McGee USA 1918 Aviator Gallaudette Hydroplane Greenwich Bay Pontoon dipped into the water, causing his plane to topple into the water where he drowned.
McRae, ColinColin McRae UK 2007 Scottish rally driver Eurocopter AS350 Lanark, Scotland Pilot error
Merriam, Alan P.Alan P. Merriam USA 1980 ethnomusicologist LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 Warsaw, Poland
Meyer, EveEve Meyer USA 1977 actress, Playboy Centerfold June 1955 Pan Am Flight 1736; Boeing 747-100 Tenerife, Canary Islands runway collision
Mickelson, George S.George S. Mickelson USA 1993 Governor of South Dakota Mitsubishi MU-2 Dubuque, Iowa
Miller, GlennGlenn Miller USA 1944 musician: Big Band leader Noorduyn Norseman English Channel Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Mitchell, John PurroyJohn Purroy Mitchell USA 1918 former Mayor of New York City Lake Charles, Louisiana Fell from airplane from not wearing a seatbelt
Moffett, William A.William A. Moffett USA 1933 U.S. Navy rear admiral USS Akron (ZRS-4) Atlantic Ocean off New Jersey Dirigible crashed and sank in storm
Mölders, WernerWerner Mölders GER 1941 Leading Luftwaffe fighter ace Heinkel He 111 Breslau, Germany Passenger aboard aircraft that crashed while landing in thunderstorm
Moore, GraceGrace Moore USA 1947 opera singer Douglas DC-3 Kastrup, Denmark Locked elevator, pilot error
Morato, Joaquín GarcíaJoaquín García Morato ESP 1939 Top fighter ace of Spanish Civil War Fiat CR.32 Spain Crashed during low-level aerobatic demonstration for newsreel cameras
Morgan, PaulPaul Morgan UK 2001 British racing car engineer and co-founder of Ilmor Engineering Hawker Sea Fury Sywell overturned on landing
Morrison, DeLesseps StoryDeLesseps Story Morrison USA 1964 former Mayor of New Orleans Piper PA-23 Registration: N5211Y Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
Morrow, VicVic Morrow USA 1982 actor Bell UH-1 Iroquois Ventura County, California, between Santa Clarita and Piru Helicopter crashed on top of him after special effects explosion damaged its tail rotor during filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie
Moss, EdwardEdward Moss USA 1964 aide of senator Ted Kennedy Aero Commander 680 Southampton, Massachusetts
Mouriño, Juan CamiloJuan Camilo Mouriño MEX 2008 Mexican Secretary of the Interior (Mexico) Learjet 45 Mexico City, Mexico
Kuniko Mukoda JPN 1981 Japanese writer, mainly television drama Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 94 miles (151 km) south of Taipei, Taiwan
Munson, ThurmanThurman Munson USA 1979 Major League Baseball player Cessna Citation I/SP Akron, Ohio
Murphy, AudieAudie Murphy USA 1971 Medal of Honor Recipient and Actor Aero Commander 680 Catawba, Virginia FIT - Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions.
Necipoğlu, Fatma CerenFatma Ceren Necipoğlu TUR 2009 harpist Air France Flight 447 Atlantic Ocean Unknown; Under investigation
Nelson, RickyRicky Nelson USA 1985 actor and singer Douglas DC-3 Near De Kalb, Texas Aircraft struck trees and utility poles during attempted emergency landing prompted by dense smoke in cabin
Neumann, GerdaGerda Neumann DEN 1947 singer and actress Douglas DC-3 Kastrup, Denmark Locked elevator, pilot error
Neveu, GinetteGinette Neveu FRA 1949 French classical violinist Lockheed Constellation São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal CFIT: mountain
Noonan, FredFred Noonan USA 1937 Pioneering flight navigator Lockheed Model 10 Electra Pacific Ocean, near Howland Island Disappeared together with pilot Amelia Earhart during global circumnavigation attempt. Body never recovered, presumed dead.
Notley, GrantGrant Notley CAN 1984 politician: leader of the opposition in Alberta Piper Navajo Chieftain High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Ntaryamira, CyprienCyprien Ntaryamira BDI 1994 President of Burundi Dassault Falcon 50 Kigali, Rwanda Aircraft shot down by unknown assassins; Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and 10 others also killed
Nutter, DonaldDonald Nutter USA 1962 Governor of Montana Douglas C-47 Skytrain Wolf Creek, Montana crashed during snow storm
Nungesser, CharlesCharles Nungesser FRA 1927 World War I flying ace Levasseur PL.8 North Atlantic Ocean Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead
Olson, BarbaraBarbara Olson USA 2001 lawyer and commentator American Airlines Flight 77 The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia hijacking
Osuna, RafaelRafael Osuna MEX 1969 Mexican tennis player Boeing 727 Salinas Victoria, Mexico hit mountain during approach to land
Ottolina, RennyRenny Ottolina VEN 1978 Venezuelan TV producer and entertainer Cessna 310 Maiquetía, Venezuela Disappeared. Ottolina was a Venuezulan Presidential Candidate at the time.
Pace, CarlosCarlos Pace BRA 1977 Formula One driver Piper Mairiporã
Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza, PrincePrince Pedro Luís of Orléans-Braganza BEL 2009 Third in succession to the now extinguished throne of Brazil Air France Flight 447 Atlantic Ocean Unknown; Under investigation
Persson, John OlofJohn Olof Persson SWE 1989 Mayor of Stockholm 1973-1976 and 1979–1986 Beechcraft Model 99 Oskarshamn, Sweden Crash info in Swedish
Park, Kyung-wonKyung-won Park Korea 1933 One of earliest Korean female aviators Hakone, Japan
Pettay, VladimirVladimir Pettay RUS 2011 Russian international football referee RusAir Flight 9605 Republic of Karelia, Russia Controlled flight into terrain
Pettis, JerryJerry Pettis USA 1975 Representative from California Beech Bonanza Banning, California Flew into obscured pass at low altitude.
Pilâtre de Rozier, Jean-FrançoisJean-François Pilâtre de Rozier FRA 1785 Hot air ballooning pioneer Hot air balloon Wimille Crashed in an attempt to fly across the English Channel
Pilcher, PercyPercy Pilcher UK 1899 inventor and aviation pioneer Glider The Hawk Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England Structural failure; tail detached from glider
Poilâne, LionelLionel Poilâne FRA 2002 French baker and entrepreneur Agusta A109 off Cancale crashed in sea during attempt to land on island off the coast in fog
Post, WileyWiley Post USA 1935 aviation pioneer Modified Lockheed Model 9 Orion Walakpa Bay near Barrow, Alaska Engine Failure. Killed in same crash with Will Rogers
Powers, Francis GaryFrancis Gary Powers USA 1977 1960 U-2 incident pilot Modified Bell 206 Jet-Ranger (KNBC News Helicopter) Los Angeles, CA Pilot error; Fuel starvation.
Purley, DavidDavid Purley UK 1985 Formula One driver Pitts Special The sea off Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England
Quandt, HaraldHarald Quandt GER 1967 industrialist Beechcraft King Air Italy
Queiroz, EdsonEdson Queiroz BRA 1982 Brazilian entrepreneur VASP Flight 168 Serra da Aratanha, near Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil
Quimby, HarrietHarriet Quimby USA 1912 First licensed female pilot in the U.S. Blériot two seater Squantum, Massachusetts Fell from airplane from not wearing a seatbelt
Rama, ÁngelÁngel Rama URU 1983 Writer, academic, and literary critic Avianca Flight 011, Boeing 747 near Madrid, Spain Controlled flight into terrain
Rangoni, LotarioLotario Rangoni ITA 1942 Italian racing driver Pistoia, Italy
Redding, OtisOtis Redding USA 1967 singer-songwriter Beechcraft Model 18 Lake Monona, Madison, Wisconsin
Reddy, Y. S. RajasekharaY. S. Rajasekhara Reddy IND 2009 Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India Bell 430 Nallamala, India
Reeves, JimJim Reeves USA 1964 country music singer Beechcraft Debonair Brentwood, Tennessee
Rein, BoBo Rein USA 1980 LSU Tigers college football coach Cessna 441 Atlantic Ocean near Norfolk, Virginia Plane veered well off course, ran out of fuel and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Speculated loss of cabin pressure incapacitated Rein and pilot Lewis F. Benscotter.
Reventlow, LanceLance Reventlow USA 1972 entrepreneur and racecar driver Cessna 206 Aspen, Colorado attempted to fly into a blind canyon and stalled the aircraft while trying to turn around.
Rhoads, RandyRandy Rhoads USA 1982 Guitarist with Ozzy Osbourne Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza Leesburg, Florida crashed after wing clipped Ozzy Osbourne's tour bus during ultra-low-level fly-by
Richardson, J. P. "The Big Bopper"J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson USA 1959 singer, songwriter, disc jockey Beechcraft Bonanza Clear Lake, IA Pilot error (VFR into IMC).
Richmond, Vincent CraneVincent Crane Richmond UK 1930 Airship designer Royal Airship Works R101 Beauvais, France
Ridley, JackJack Ridley USA 1957 test pilot Douglas C-47 Tokyo, Japan passenger
Jesse Robredo PHI 2012 Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Piper PA-34 Seneca Waters near Masbate, Philippines Engine Failure
Rockne, KnuteKnute Rockne NOR 1931 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football coach TWA Flight 599 Bazaar, Kansas
Rodgers, Calbraith PerryCalbraith Perry Rodgers USA 1912 aviator, made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S. Wright "Vin Fiz Flyer" Long Beach, California Bird strike over water
Rogers, StanStan Rogers CAN 1983 Canadian singer Air Canada Flight 797 Boone County, KY In-flight fire. Made emergency landing in Cincinnati Airport.
Rogers, WillWill Rogers USA 1935 actor, humorist, singer Modified Lockheed Model 9 Orion Walakpa Bay near Barrow, Alaska Engine Failure. Killed in same crash with Wiley Post
Roldós Aguilera, JaimeJaime Roldós Aguilera ECU 1981 President of Ecuador Beechcraft Super King Air Ecuador flew into mountain
Rolls, CharlesCharles Rolls UK 1910 Co-Founder of Rolls-Royce Motors Modified Short-Wright Flyer Bournemouth, England Tail structural failure.
Rombin, HilleviHillevi Rombin SWE 1996 Miss Universe 1955, national decathlon private plane California, United States engine failure
Rossi, MarieMarie Rossi USA 1991 First female combat commander (US) Boeing CH-47 Chinook Northern Saudi Arabia Collision with microwave tower
Rozanoff, ConstantinConstantin Rozanoff FRA 1954 World War II ace and test pilot Dassault Mystère IV Melun, France electrical problems
Rusjan, EdvardEdvard Rusjan SVN 1911 first Slovene aviator, aircraft constructor Belgrade, Serbia
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford UK 1937 Royalty and record-setting aviatrix de Havilland DH.60 Moth Major North Sea, off Great Yarmouth, England Body never recovered
Sabine, ThierryThierry Sabine FRA 1986 Paris-Dakar rally founder. Aérospatiale AS350 Ecureuil Mali CFIT during a sandstorm, with Daniel Balavoine when crashed
Sá Carneiro, FranciscoFrancisco Sá Carneiro PRT 1980 Prime Minister of Portugal Cessna 421 Camarate, Loures, district of Lisbon, Portugal sabotage
Saitoti, GeorgeGeorge Saitoti KEN 2012 Kenyan politician and Internal Security Minister Helicopter Near Nairobi, Kenya Not known
Sakamoto, KyuKyu Sakamoto JPN 1985 singer Japan Airlines Flight 123 Mount Osutaka, Japan Maintenance error due to structural failure and hydraulic loss
Sample, WilliamWilliam Sample USA 1945 U.S. Navy rear admiral Martin PBM Mariner near Wakayama, Japan Wreckage and bodies not found for more than 37 months after crash
Santos, PabloPablo Santos MEX 2006 Mexican actor Piper PA-46 Toluca, Mexico
Saufley, Richard C.Richard C. Saufley USA 1916 U.S. Navy aviation pioneer, altitude and endurance record holder Curtiss Model E Santa Rosa Island, Florida Crashed at 8-hour-51-minute mark of attempt to break own flight endurance record
Scindia, MadhavraoMadhavrao Scindia IND 2001 Indian politician Cessna C-90 Bhogaon, India Engine Fire
Schneider, Eddie AugustEddie August Schneider USA 1940 transcontinental record holder Piper J-3 Floyd Bennett Field, New York mid air collision
Scholl, ArtArt Scholl USA 1985 aerobatic and stunt performer Pitts Special Near Carlsbad, California Failed to recover from inverted spin during filming of Top Gun
Schuyler, PhilippaPhilippa Schuyler USA 1967 musician helicopter Da Nang, Vietnam pilot error
See, ElliotElliot See USA 1966 astronaut Northrop T-38 Talon St. Louis, Missouri with Charles Bassett; 1966 NASA T-38 crash
Saint-Exupéry, Antoine deAntoine de Saint-Exupéry FRA 1944 French writer and aviator Lockheed F-5 Lightning Mediterranean Sea south of Marseille Crashed at sea, cause undetermined
Selfridge, ThomasThomas Selfridge USA 1908 First powered airplane fatality. First military aviation fatality. First passenger fatality. Namesake of Selfridge Field. Wright Model A Fort Myer, Arlington County, VA Right propeller failure. U.S. Army Signal Corp contract acceptance trial flight piloted by Orville Wright, who was seriously injured.
Shaw, WilburWilbur Shaw USA 1954 three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Cessna Decatur, Indiana weather
Ki-ha, ShinShin Ki-ha KOR 1997 four term lawmaker and parliamentary leader Korean Air Flight 801 Nimitz Hill, Guam
Shue, LarryLarry Shue USA 1985 playwright Beechcraft Model 99 Grottoes Grove, Virginia hit mountain during approach to land
Shuttleworth, Richard OrmondeRichard Ormonde Shuttleworth UK 1940 Racing driver, aviator and collector Fairey Battle Near RAF Benson, Oxfordshire, England Flew into hill during solo night flying exercise
Sikorski, WładysławWładysław Sikorski POL 1943 Prime Minister of Poland Consolidated Liberator II Sea near Gibraltar
Smith, Larkin I.Larkin I. Smith USA 1989 Congressman from Mississippi Cessna 177RG Janice, Mississippi In flight loss of control by the Non-Instrument rated pilot after encountering Instrument meteorological conditions resulting in the airplane spiraling into a wooded area.
Smith, ArtArt Smith USA 1926 Aviator Curtiss Carrier Pigeon Montpelier, Ohio
Smith, SamanthaSamantha Smith USA 1985 young activist Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 Auburn, Maine Improper execution of instrument approach - Failed to initiate timely go-around
Smithson, RobertRobert Smithson USA 1973 Land art artist Beechcraft Baron Amarillo, Texas pilot error
Snell, EarlEarl Snell USA 1947 Governor of Oregon Beech Bonanza Lakeview, Oregon weather
Somes, JasonJason Somes USA 2007 aviator and aircraft racer Deluca-Owl OR-71 Reno, Nevada Collision with another airplane during the Reno Air Races Formula One race
Soundarya IND 2004 Kannada film actress, Sandalwood (Tamil) actress Cessna 180 Bangalore, India aircraft crashed after take off
Steinhardt, LaurenceLaurence Steinhardt USA 1950 United States Ambassador to Canada Douglas C-47 Skytrain Ramsayville near Ottawa, Canada
Stevens, TedTed Stevens USA 2010 former U.S. Senator de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (DHC-3T turbine conversion) Dillingham, Alaska on the way to a fishing lodge
Stewart, PaynePayne Stewart USA 1999 champion golfer Learjet 35 Mina, SD (crash site). Location at time of death undetermined. Hypoxia. Bruce Borland also died in this plane crash.
Stilwell, Jr., Joseph WarrenJoseph Warren Stilwell, Jr. USA 1966 Brigiadier-General United States Army Douglas C-47 Skytrain Pacific Ocean en route San Francisco - Honolulu Body never recovered, presumed dead. Aircraft failed to arrive in Honolulu
Strachan, Graeme "Shirley"Graeme "Shirley" Strachan AUS 2001 singer, Skyhooks Bell 47 near Kilcoy, Queensland flew into mountain in turbulence
Strandmark, ErikErik Strandmark SWE 1963 actor Cessna Skywagon Trinidad and Tobago
Strunk, JudJud Strunk USA 1981 singer, songwriter, comedian Fairchild PT-19 Carrabassett Valley, Maine Incapacitation - Pilot suffered heart attack during takeoff phase of flight
Sweet, Thaddeus C.Thaddeus C. Sweet USA 1928 U.S. Congressman from New York. An Army observation plane Whitney Point, New York
Swift, FrankFrank Swift UK 1958 goalkeeper, Manchester City and England, journalist Munich air disaster Munich-Riem Airport, Germany Pilot Error. Attempted to take off under slushy runway conditions
Tallman, FrankFrank Tallman USA 1978 stuntman Piper PA-23, Aztec Trabuco Canyon, California CFIT - Continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
Thanikaimoni, GanapathiGanapathi Thanikaimoni IND 1986 Palynologist Pan Am Flight 73 Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan Murdered on the ground by terrorists who hijacked the plane
Thibaud, JacquesJacques Thibaud FRA 1953 French classical violinist Lockheed Constellation Nice, France CFIT
Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Christopher BirdwoodChristopher Birdwood Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson UK 1930 British Secretary of State for Air R101 disaster Beauvais, France Weather related
Thorburn, JuneJune Thorburn UK 1967 English actress Iberia Airlines Flight 062
(Sud Caravelle)		 Blackdown, Sussex, England CFIT
Thornton, MelanieMelanie Thornton USA 2001 singer, member of La Bouche Crossair Flight 3597 Bassersdorf, Switzerland Deliberate descent below minimum descent altitude (Decision Height) without having the required visual contact to the approach lights or the runway.
Thulin, EnochEnoch Thulin SWE 1919 aeronautics industry leader, founder of AB Thulinverken Thulin K Landskrona, Sweden Structural failure
Titterington, Morris MaxeyMorris Maxey Titterington USA 1928 aviator and engineer Travel Air Snyders, Pennsylvania, United States Flew into mountain in bad weather
Todd, MikeMike Todd USA 1958 film producer Lockheed Model 18 Lodestar Grants, New Mexico Icing
Todt, FritzFritz Todt GER 1942 Nazi official
Tolley, RickRick Tolley USA 1970 Marshall University football head coach Southern Airways Flight 932 Huntington, West Virginia Descent below Minimum Descent Altitude during a nonprecision approach under adverse operating conditions, without visual contact with the runway environment.
Tomarken, PeterPeter Tomarken USA 2006 former game show host, Press Your Luck Beechcraft Beechcraft A36 Bonanza Santa Monica Bay engine failure after take off, due to maintenance error
Torrijos, OmarOmar Torrijos PAN 1981 Leader of the Panamanian Revolution (President) de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Marta Hill, Coclesito, near Coclé province, Panama Panamanian Air Force FAP-205 crash
Tower, JohnJohn Tower USA 1991 former US Senator from Texas Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 Brunswick, GA Malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit.
Trajkovski, BorisBoris Trajkovski MKD 2004 President of the Republic of Macedonia Beechcraft 200 Super King Air near Mostar aircraft flew into mountain during approach to land in poor weather
Travis, Robert F.Robert F. Travis USA 1950 Brigadier general, U.S. Air Force; commander of USAAF 41st Bombardment Wing during World War II USAF Boeing B-29 Superfortress Fairfield-Suisun Air Force Base, Fairfield, California Attempted emergency landing due to runaway propellers and landing gear problems; 18 others killed in crash and massive post-crash explosion
Troshev, GennadyGennady Troshev RUS 2008 military commander Boeing 737 Perm, Russia pilot error, see Aeroflot Flight 821
Turner, CurtisCurtis Turner USA 1970 NASCAR driver Aero Commander 500 Registration: N701X Mahaffey, Pennsylvania Engine failure on approach resulted in spin and subsequent crash, Pilot impairment due to alcohol ingestion
Ulm, CharlesCharles Ulm AUS 1934 Australian air pioneer, made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia Airspeed Envoy Pacific Ocean Disappeared, body never recovered, presumed dead. Was flying between mainland USA and Hawaii during US - Australia record flight attempt
Valens, RitchieRitchie Valens USA 1959 singer Beechcraft Bonanza Clear Lake, IA Pilot error (VFR into IMC).
Vanos, NickNick Vanos USA 1987 NBA player for the Phoenix Suns Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Flightcrew failed to deploy flaps/slats prior to takeoff resulting in stall
Vaughan, Stevie RayStevie Ray Vaughan USA 1990 guitarist and singer Bell 206B JetRanger Registration: N16933 Elkhorn, Wisconsin Impact with hillside during fog/inclement weather
Richthofen, Lothar vonLothar von Richthofen GER 1922 World War One ace pilot LVG C.VI Fuhlsbüttel, Germany
Walker, Joseph A.Joseph A. Walker USA 1966 test pilot Lockheed F-104 Starfighter Barstow, California Collided with North American XB-70 Valkyrie in a tight group formation for a publicity photo
Walton, John T.John T. Walton USA 2005 son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton CGS Hawk Arrow Jackson Hole, Wyoming control failure due to maintenance error
Welch, GeorgeGeorge Welch USA 1954 American World War II Pearl Harbor and test pilot North American F-100 Super Sabre Edwards AFB demonstration flight
Wellstone, PaulPaul Wellstone USA 2002 US Senator from Minnesota Beechcraft A100 King Air Eveleth, Minnesota aircraft stalled and crashed during approach to land in snow
Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, PeterPeter Wentworth-Fitzwilliam UK 1948 8th Earl FitzWilliam de Havilland Dove France
Westover, OscarOscar Westover USA 1938 Major General, Chief of the United States Army Air Corps Northrop A-17AS Burbank, California aircraft crashed in crosswind short of runway on landing approach
Wever, WaltherWalther Wever GER 1936 Generalleutnant, Chief of the Luftwaffe General Staff Heinkel He 70 Dresden, Germany aircraft crashed on takeoff due to maintenance error
William of Gloucester, PrincePrince William of Gloucester UK 1972 Royalty Piper PA-28R Arrow near Wolverhampton Airport, England aircraft he was piloting crashed immediately after take-off while he was participating in Goodyear Trophy Air Race
Willows, ErnestErnest Willows UK 1926 Welsh airship pioneer Balloon Hoo Park, Kempston, Bedford, England
Wingate, OrdeOrde Wingate UK 1944 soldier and founder of the Chindits North American B-25 Mitchell India
Wittman, SteveSteve Wittman USA 1995 Aircraft designer and builder and air-race pilot Wittman O&O (Experimental) Registration: N41SW Stevenson, Alabama In-flight break-up due to improperly installed wing fabric
Yenko, DonaldDonald Yenko USA 1987 Ex-racecar driver and owner/founder of Yenko Chevrolet Cessna 210 Charleston, West Virginia landing error
Zia-ul-Haq, MuhammadMuhammad Zia-ul-Haq PAK 1988 President of Pakistan Lockheed C-130 Hercules near Bahawalpur, Pakistan sabotage
Zuyev, AlexanderAlexander Zuyev RUS 2001 Fighter pilot and Eastern Bloc defector Yakovlev Yak-52 Bellingham, Washington Aircraft failed to recover from an accelerated stall

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