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26 Jun 2025 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ET-AXS Ethiopian Airlines 0 over Arabian Sea non
5 May 2025 Boeing 777-F6N D-AALJ Aerologic 0 near Waypoint PARAR non contains link to final investigation report
5 May 2025 Airbus A320-214 (WL) A6-AOS Air Arabia 0 near Waypoint PARAR non contains link to final investigation report
28 Apr 2025 AALTO HAPS Zephyr 8B 5Y-0980A AALTO HPA (K) Limited 0 430 nm NW of Seychelles w/o contains link to preliminary investigation report
19 Jul 2024 Boeing 737-8H6 (WL) 9M-MXQ Malaysia Airlines 0 over Andaman Sea, south of Yangon non contains link to final investigation report
16 Apr 2024 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ZK-NZC Air New Zealand 0 SE of Bali non
24 Mar 2024 Boeing 777-258ER 4X-ECB El Al Israel Airlines 0 near waypoint GOLEM, over Arabian Sea non contains link to preliminary investigation report
10 Feb 2024 Airbus A320-232 (WL) A7-AHP Qatar Airways 0 near GOLNI waypoint non
14 Jan 2024 Airbus A320-216 (WL) 9M-AJK AirAsia 0 over Bay of Bengal non
4 Dec 2023 Airbus A380-861 A6-EEV Emirates 0 within Male FIR min contains link to preliminary investigation report
11 Jul 2023 Airbus A321-271NX TC-LTK THY Turkish Airlines 0 over Persian Gulf unk
15 Jun 2023 Boeing 777-336ER G-STBL British Airways 0 over Bay of Bengal non contains link to final investigation report
31 May 2023 Airbus A380-842 A6-EVG Emirates 0 Colombo FIR non contains link to final investigation report
31 May 2023 Boeing 777-31HER A6-EGI Emirates 0 Colombo FIR non contains link to final investigation report
10 May 2023 Boeing 777-3DZER A7-BAN Qatar Airways 0 over Bay of Bengal non
2 Mar 2023 Airbus A330-941 D-ANRA Condor Flugdienst 0 near Seychelles min contains link to final investigation report
14 Feb 2023 Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner B-17801 EVA Air 0 over Bay of Bengal min
14 Sep 2022 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner G-VBZZ Virgin Atlantic Airways 0 near waypoint ANKOX non contains link to final investigation report
6 May 2022 Boeing 777-3DZER A7-BAH Qatar Airways 0 Colombo FIR non contains link to final investigation report
6 May 2022 Boeing 777-3DZER A7-BAC Qatar Airways 0 Colombo FIR non contains link to final investigation report
12 Dec 2021 Partenavia P.68C F-ORET Reunion FLY Services 0 near Dzaoudzi, Mayotte non
1 Nov 2021 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 4X-EDA El Al Israel Airlines 0 S of Goa, India non contains link to final investigation report
21 Mar 2021 Airbus A330-343 4R-ALR SriLankan Airlines 0 Jakarta FIR non contains link to final investigation report
24 Aug 2020 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye US Navy 0 USS Nimitz sub
24 Aug 2020 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet US Navy 0 USS Nimitz sub
10 Jul 2019 Airbus A380-861 A6-EEM Emirates 0 Bay of Bengal non contains link to final investigation report
19 Jun 2019 Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global Hawk 166510 US Navy (USN) 0 Strait of Hormuz w/o
16 Apr 2019 HAL Chetak (SA 316B Alouette III) Indian Navy 0 Arabian Sea w/o
30 Jan 2019 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9V-OJC Scoot 0 c 350 km S of Kupang, Indonesia min
28 Feb 2018 McDonnell Douglas MD-11F N293UP UPS 0 Andaman Sea, south of Myanmar non
13 Nov 2017 Boeing 767-23BER I-AIGH Meridiana 0 70NM North of Mauritius min
25 Jun 2017 Airbus A330-343 9M-XXE Air Asia X 0 830 km NNE of Perth, WA min contains link to final investigation report
7 Jan 2017 Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 D-AMSC MHS Aviation 0 1230 km SSE of Muscat, Oman sub contains link to preliminary investigation report
22 Jul 2016 Antonov An-32 K2743 Indian Air Force - IAF 29 ca 310 km E off Chennai [Bay of Bengal] w/o
8 Mar 2016 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B+ Harrier II 165003 US Marine Corps (USMC) 0 Persian Gulf sub
8 Jun 2015 Dornier 228-202 CG-791 Indian Coast Guard 3 30 km off Pichavaram w/o
12 May 2015 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet 166814 US Navy (USN) 0 Persian Gulf / Arabian Gulf w/o
24 Mar 2015 Dornier 228-201 IN240 Indian Naval Air Arm 2 46 km SW off Goa, India w/o
4 Feb 2015 General Atomics MQ-9A-1 Reaper 10-4090 432nd WG USAF 0 Indian Ocean w/o contains link to final investigation report
8 Mar 2014 Boeing 777-2H6ER 9M-MRO Malaysia Airlines 239 within Indian Ocean w/o contains link to final investigation report
8 Apr 2013 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Super Hornet 166616 US Navy 0 Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower w/o
3 Feb 2013 Airbus A340-642 A6-EHF Etihad Airways 0 Between Waypoints ELATI and PIPOV non contains link to final investigation report
30 Mar 2012 Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout US Navy 0 Arabian Sea w/o
18 Oct 2011 Boeing 777-3FXER A6-ETC Etihad Airways 0 over the Bay of Bengal min contains link to final investigation report
11 Apr 2011 Boeing F/A-18C Hornet 164682 US Navy 0 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, Arabian Sea sub
22 Apr 2010 Boeing 0 Johannesburg International Airport, E M 3056Km non
31 Mar 2010 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2000NP 165508 United States Navy 1 Arabian Sea w/o
27 Jan 2009 Airbus A330-322 CS-TMT HiFly, opf Strategic Aviation Group 0 350NM West of YPDN non contains link to final investigation report
7 Oct 2008 Airbus A330-303 VH-QPA Qantas 0 154 km W of Learmonth, WA, Australia min contains link to final investigation report
7 Jan 2008 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18F Hornet 166632 United States Navy 0 North Arabian Gulf w/o
7 Jan 2008 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Hornet 166656 United States Navy 0 North Arabian Gulf w/o
18 May 2007 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 165590 VMA-513 / USMC 0 Indian Ocean off the USS Bonhomme Richard w/o
13 Jan 2005 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II 165418 HHM-165(R) USMC 0 off USS Bonhomme Richard w/o
8 Mar 2002 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 158618 United States Navy 0 northern Arabian Sea w/o
9 Jan 2002 Lockheed S-3B Viking 159389 United States Navy 0 North Arabian Sea w/o
12 Dec 2001 Rockwell B-1B Lancer 86-0114 US Air Force (USAF) 0 30 mi N of Diego Garcia, BIOT w/o
9 Aug 2001 Grumman F-14D Super Tomcat 164351 VF-2 US Navy 2 Bay of Bengal mis
1 Oct 2000 Airbus A310-308 A6-EKK Emirates 0 waypoint DONSA, R456 non
27 Apr 1998 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet 163744 United States Navy 0 North Arabian Gulf w/o
16 Aug 1997 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 163598 US Navy 0 Arabian Gulf w/o
8 Jan 1997 Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk 164856 US Navy 0 Gulf of Aden w/o
9 Sep 1994 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (S-61B) 149904 United States Navy Persian Gulf w/o
29 Mar 1992 Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight 154833 United States Marine Corps (USMC) 4 Off the coast of East Africa w/o
20 Sep 1991 Bell OH-58D Kiowa 86-8910 US Army 0 Persian Gulf w/o
24 Aug 1991 McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet 164004 US Navy 0 Arabian Sea w/o
17 Apr 1991 ATR 42-310 3B-NAP Air Mauritius 0 over Indian Ocean non
30 Mar 1991 McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II 64-1056 United States Air Force - USAF 0 Persian Gulf w/o
5 Feb 1991 Boeing B-52G-130-BW Stratofortress 59-2593 4300rd BW (P) USAF 3 13 mi N of Diego Garcia, BIOT w/o
26 Jan 1991 Vought A-7E Corsair II 158930 US Navy 0 Red Sea w/o
8 Oct 1990 Bell UH-1N Iroquois 160622/UV-??? HMLA-267/HMM-164 USMC 4+4 Arabian Sea w/o
8 Oct 1990 Bell UH-1N Iroquois 160178/UV-327 HMLA-267/HMM-164 USMC 4+4 Arabian Sea w/o
17 Jul 1988 Dassault-Breguet Super Ètendard 54 Aéronavale 1 off Djibouti w/o
9 Feb 1988 Dassault Mirage F1EQ Iraqi Air Force Persian Gulf w/o
29 Nov 1987 Boeing 707-3B5C HL7406 Korean Air 115 100 km NW off Tavoy, Myanmar [Andaman Sea] w/o
28 Nov 1987 Boeing 747-244B ZS-SAS South African Airways - SAA 159 250 km NE off Mauritius w/o contains link to final investigation report
9 Nov 1987 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King 149931 HS-12 US Navy 1 Indian Ocean w/o
14 Jul 1986 Grumman EA-6B Prowler 161778 VAQ-133, US Navy 0 Central Indian Ocean, off the USS Enterprise w/o
25 Mar 1986 Antonov An-32 K2729 Indian Air Force - IAF 7 450 km off Jamnagar, India [Arabian Sea] mis
10 Mar 1986 Kaman SH-2F Seasprite 150167 US Navy 0 Indian Ocean w/o
8 Mar 1986 Vought A-7E Corsair II 159973 US Navy 1 Indian Ocean, USS Enterprise w/o
18 Oct 1985 Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 JY-AGE Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines 0 130 km from Singapore sub
12 Dec 1984 Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King 152132 HS-15 US Navy 1 north Arabian Sea w/o
15 Jul 1984 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159439 United States Navy 0 North Arabian Sea w/o
25 Jan 1984 McDonnell Douglas RF-4B Phantom II 151979 VMFP-3 USMC 0 USS Midway CV-41 w/o
30 Oct 1983 LTV A-7E Corsair II 158659 U.S. Navy (USN) Indian Ocean w/o
8 Mar 1982 LTV A-7E Corsair II 160878 U.S. Navy (USN) Indian Ocean w/o
19 Dec 1981 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159623 US Navy, VF-24 0 Indian Ocean w/o
29 Sep 1981 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 160895 US Navy 0 Red Sea w/o
24 Sep 1981 Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King United States Navy 0 Indian Ocean w/o
20 Feb 1981 LTV A-7E Corsair II 160861 U.S. Navy (USN) Indian Ocean off USS Independence w/o
2 Oct 1980 Douglas A-4G Skyhawk 875 805 NAS Royal Australian Navy 0 Andaman Sea, 35nm N of Sumatra w/o
2 Oct 1980 Grumman A-6E Intruder 159185 VA-115 US Navy 0 Indian Ocean, off the USS Midway (CVA-41) w/o
23 Jul 1980 Grumman A-6E Intruder 155624 VA-165, US Navy 0 USS Constellation (CVA-64), Indian Ocean w/o
2 Jul 1980 Douglas C-47 (DC-3) Royal Thai Navy 2 96 km off Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand w/o
3 May 1980 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 160380 VF-84 US Navy 2 Arabian Sea off Iran w/o
22 Apr 1980 LTV A-7E Corsair II 159305 U.S. Navy (USN) Indian Ocean w/o
28 Nov 1979 Grumman EA-6B Prowler 158541 VAQ-135, US Navy 4 63 nm from Diego Garcia, BIOT w/o
21 Aug 1975 Westland Wessex HAS3 (S-58T) XM871 Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 0 Red Sea w/o
14 Jan 1975 Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159001 United States Navy 0 USS Enterprise w/o
20 Apr 1968 Dassault Etendard IVP 121 Aéronavale 0 Indian Ocean w/o

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