List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (2020–present)

2 January

• An Antonov An-12A of the Sudanese Air Force crashes shortly after take-off from Geneina Airport, Khartoum. All eighteen people on board are killed.[1]

• A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter of the Taiwanese Army crashes in the Wulai District of northern Taiway. All eight people on board are killed.[2]

3 January

• Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II SCL-857 of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashes near Haputale, Sri Lanka. All four people on board are killed.[3]

8 January

• A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Afghan National Army crashes on take-off in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[4]
• A Mil Mi-35 helicopter of the Afghan National Army crashes in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Two of the four people on board are killed.[5]

9 January

• Lockheed C-130BZ Hercules 403 of the South African Air Force crashes on landing at Goma Airport, Democratic Republic of the Congo and is severely damaged. All 67 people on board survive.[6]
• Eight General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft of the Israeli Air Force are damaged by flooding at Hatzor Airbase, Israel. Three aircraft are severely damaged, five are slightly damaged.[7]

14 January

• A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft crashes near Rafah, Egypt, killing the pilot.[8]

19 January

• A MD Helicopters MD 530F helicopter of the Fuerza Aérea Mexicana crashes on landing at El Zorillo Airport, Mexico. All five people on board survive.[9]

21 January

• ENAER T-35 Pillán FAS-74 of the Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña crashes on approach to Ilopango International Airport. Both crew are killed.[10]

22 January

• CASA C-295M GHF552 of the Ghana Armed Forces overruns the runway on landing at Accra Air Force Base, Ghana.[11]

25 January

• A Sikorsky MH-60 Seahawk operating from USS Blue Ridge ditches in the Pacific Ocean 97 nautical miles (180 km) east of Okinawa, Japan. All five people on board are rescued.[12]

27 January

• A Bombardier Global Express E-11A of the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron crashes in Dih Yak District, Afghanistan. Both people on board are killed.[13][14]
• A Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter of the Croatian Air Force crashes near Šibenik, Croatia. Both crew are killed.[15]

28 January

• A Sukhoi Su-30 of the Algerian Air Force crashes at Mechta Chimot, 8.6 nautical miles (16 km) from Aïn Zitoun, Algeria. Both crew are killed.[16]
• Bell 206B Jet Ranger III AF302 of the Uganda People's Defense Force crashes near Bulo, Gomba District, Uganda. Both crew are killed.[17]

3 February

• HAL Cheetah helicopter Z1930 of the Indian Army crashes in Jammu and Kashmir. Both pilots survive.[18][19]
• SOCATA TB-10 Tobago T-2405 of the Indonesian Navy ditches in a lake at Sidoarjo, East Java following an engine failure. Both occupants survive.[20]

7 February

• A Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force crashes at Asahikawa Air Base and is severely damaged.[21]
• A Dassault Mirage aircraft of the Pakistani Air Force crashes shortly after taking off from Shorkot Air Base. The pilot ejects safely.[22]

17 February

• An MD Helicopters MD530F helicopter of the Afghan Army is damaged in an emergency landing in the Khash Rod District. The pilot is injured.[23]

19 February

• A Sukhoi Su-25UB aircraft of the Russian Air Force was severely damaged by fire at the Lipetsk-2 Air Base. Both crew survive.[24]

21 February

• A Mikoyan MiG-29K aircraft of the Indian Navy crashes into the Arabian Sea off Goa. The pilot ejects safely.[25]

24 February

• Pipistrel Virus W-3936 of the National Cadet Corps crashes at Patiala Airport, India. One of the two people on board is killed.[26]

27 February

• CASA C-101 E.25-65 of the Spanish Air Force crashes into the sea in front of "La Manga", Region of Murcia, killing the pilot and leader of aerobatic demonstration team Patrulla Águila.[27]
• Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter FAC4420 of the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana crashes at Bojacá Cundinamarca whilst en route from Melgar to Madrid, Colombia. Three of the five people on board are killed.[28]
• Bell UH-1 Iroquis helicopter BDF-12 of the Belize Defence Forces crashes near Gales Point. All four people on board are killed.[29]

2 March

• A General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone of the United States Army crashes near Agadez, Niger due to a mechanical failure.

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6 March

• A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Myanmar Air Force crashes in Kutkai Township. Several of the fifteen people on board are injured.[31]

11 March

• General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon 92730 of the Pakistani Air Force crashes at Islamabad, killing the pilot.[32]

18 March

• A Mil Mi-18 of the Armée de l'Air Ivorienne crashes at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. Two people are injured.[33]

21 March

• Zlín Z 242 aircraft FAB-518 of the Fuerza Aérea Boliviana crashes at Chimore Airport whilst performing aerobatics. Both people on board are killed.[34]
• A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the Mexican Navy crashes at Tepecuitlapa, Veracruz. One of the 21 people on board is killed, all 20 survivors are injured.[35]

25 March

• A Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft of the Russian Air Force crashes into the Black Sea off Belbek. The pilot was killed.[36]
• An Aero L-39 Albatros of the Russian Air Force crashes in Krasnodar Krai. The pilot is killed.[37]

30 March

• A Harbin Z-9ZH helicopter of the People's Liberation Army crashes in Hong Kong. All four people on board are killed.[38]

7 April

• An Embraer A-29 Super Tucano of the Malian Air Force crashes near Sévaré. Both people on board are killed.[39]

13 April

• A PAC MFI-17 Mushshak, a Pakistan Army plane, crashed in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. At least two people were killed.[40]

29 April

• A Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter crashed in the Ionian Sea of the coast of Greece.[41]

17 May

• A Canadair Tutor aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds display team crashes at Kamloops, British Columbia. One of the two crew members is killed.[42]