2 January
- Aircraft: MD Helicopters MD530F
- Location: Near Superior, Arizona, US
- Fatalities: 4
- Helicopter flew into slackline (similar to tightrope, but loose) that had been raised across canyon. Tail boom detached after contact, all on board died. Slackline mentioned in current local NOTAM.
6 January
- Aircraft: Cessna S550 Citation S/II
- Location: San Juan de los Morros Airport, Venezuela
- Fatalities: 0+1
- Description: Aircraft struck motorcycle on runway while landing. Rider killed, minor damage to aircraft.
10 January
- Aircraft: Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R
- Location: Paipa, Colombia
- Fatalities: 6
- Description: Aircraft failed to climb after take-off and crashed.
17 January
- Aircraft: ATR 42-500
- Location: Mount Bulusaraung, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 10
- Description: Maritime patrol aircraft operated by Indonesian Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance flew into mountain while approaching destination. Initial FDR data recorded intermittent ‘degrade’ mode by GNSS, indicating compromised accuracy/integrity with maximum inaccuracy of 15 nm. Investigation continuing.
20 January
- Aircraft: Robinson R44 Raven II
- Location: Mount Aso, Japan
- Fatalities: 3
- Description: Sightseeing helicopter crashed near volcanic crater. First alert was from passenger’s phone registering impact.
25 January
- Aircraft: Bombardier CL-600 Challenger 650
- Location: Bangor International Airport, Maine, US
- Fatalities: 6
- Description: Business jet crashed on take-off of second leg of transatlantic flight from Texas to France. Aircraft had been refuelled, de-iced and treated with anti-ice fluid. Aircraft failed to climb, instead pitching up, rolling right and crashing. Time from start of anti-ice to stick shaker alert was 16 minutes. FAA holdover guideline for conditions is 9 minutes.
28 January
- Aircraft: Learjet 45XR
- Location: Baramati Airport, India
- Fatalities: 5
- Description: Aircraft crashed short of runway threshold on second approach to airport after go-around. CCTV footage shows snap roll to inverted on short final.
28 January
- Aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
- Location: Near Ocaña Airport, Colombia
- Fatalities: 15
- Description: Scheduled passenger flight struck mountain at 6,800 feet during early descent phase of 20-minute flight.
9 February
- Aircraft: AutoGyro MT 03 / AutoGyro MT 03
- Location: Pointe des Châteaux, Guadeloupe
- Fatalities: 2
- Description: Tourist-carrying gyrocopters collided. One was able to land without casualties, other lost control and crashed.
11 February
- Aircraft: MBB BK 117C-2 (Eurocopter EC145)
- Location: Sancy Massif, France
- Fatalities: 2
- Description: Doctor and firefighter killed when hoist cable failed during training exercise.
19 February
- Aircraft: Robinson R44 Raven II
- Location: Amur region, Russia
- Fatalities: 3
- Description: Helicopter crashed soon after take-off. Investigation uncovered it was unregistered, with identification plates missing, and no flight plan had been filed.
21 February
- Aircraft: ERJ-190LR
- Location: Ouagadougou Airport, Burkina Faso
- Fatalities: 0+1
- Description: Ground crew member struck and killed during aircraft pushback.
23 February
- Aircraft: Beechcraft C90A King Air
- Location: Simariya, Jharkhand state, India
- Fatalities: 7
- Description: Emergency medical service aircraft crashed on landing attempt after making diversion due to weather.
6 March
- Aircraft: Lancair Columbia 400
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
- Fatalities: 2
- Description: Private IFR flight reported engine trouble en route and struck tree on approach to emergency landing on golf course.
19 March
- Aircraft: Pipistrel Velis Electro
- Location: Poitiers-Biard Airport, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Description: Electric light sport aircraft failed to take off and crashed near runway.
22 March
- Aircraft: Boeing 737 Max 8
- Location: La Guardia Airport, New York, US
- Fatalities: 0
- Description: Aircraft made 2 rejected take-offs and reported fumes in cabin. Fire truck dispatched to aircraft collided with landing Bombardier CRJ.
22 March
- Aircraft: Bombardier CRJ-900LR
- Location: La Guardia Airport, New York, US
- Fatalities: 2
- Description: Air Canada flight from Montreal encountered fire truck on runway while landing. Pilots killed.
23 March
- Aircraft: Robinson R44 Raven
- Location: Boynton Beach, Florida, US
- Fatalities: 2
- Description: Helicopter crashed through roof of warehouse after experiencing engine trouble. Instructor and student killed.
26 March
- Aircraft: Boeing 737 Max 8
- Location: Washington-Dulles International Airport, Virginia, US
- Fatalities: 0
- Description: Person on ground seriously injured by jet blast during taxi for departure.
Sources: Aviation Safety Network, Aviation Herald, MAK Russia, AAIB UK, TSB Canada, AAII Czech Republic, BEA France, BFU Germany, AAID Kenya, AFAC Mexico, KNKT Indonesia, NTSB US, TSIB Singapore
