This is a list of accidents and incidents that involve ferry flights, test flights or private flights.

1912 May 13 – A Flanders F.2 with two people on board crashed, killing both people on board. This is the first accident involving general aviation.

1921 August 26 – A SNETA Farman Goliath ditched in the North Sea. The aircraft was recovered and repaired, but the two crew members were missing. The aircraft was on a mail flight.

1928 July 13 – In the 1928 Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan crash, an Imperial Airways Vickers Vulcan on a test flight from Croydon Airport, England, crashed near Purley, Surrey, from the airport resulting in the deaths of four passengers.

1938 July 24 - A Curtiss Hawk II crashed into a crowd in Campo de Marte, Colombia. The pilot was killed, along with fifty two people on the ground. August 24 - A Fokker Super Universal and a Mitsubishi Ki1 collided over Ōmori, Tokyo. The death toll varies; it can be either 40 deaths and 106 injuries or 80 deaths and 78 injuries.

1953 March 12 - A Royal Air Force Avro Lincoln was shot down by a Mikoyan MiG-15 in East Germany. All seven people on board died.

1959

February 3 - In the 1959 Clear Lake Beechcraft Bonanza crash, a Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in Iowa. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper died. August 15 – American Airlines Flight 514, a Boeing 707 crashed near Calverton-Peconic River Airport, New York after a loss of control. All five crew members are killed in the first crash involving a Boeing 707. October 13 - A Boeing 707 crashes in Washington after three engines detach due to extreme aerodynamic maneuvers by the crew leading to a loss of control, killing four out of the eight on board.

1960 July 16 - A de Havilland Dragon Riptide carrying the Danish Football team crashed in the Øresund. All but one of the nine people were killed.

1963 March 5 – A Piper PA-24 carrying Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins crashed, killing all people on board. October 22 – A BAC One-Eleven crashed during a test flight near Chicklade, United Kingdom, killing all seven people on board.

1965 July 20 - A Cambrian Airways Vickers Viscount crashed into a factory on approach to Liverpool. Both crew members died, along with two more on the ground.

1966 June 4 - A Hawker Siddeley Trident enters a deep stall during a test flight and crashes in England, killing all four on board. July 4 - An Air New Zealand Douglas DC-8 on a training flight crashes on takeoff after reverse thrust is inadvertently deployed. Two of the five on board are killed. December 24 - A Flying Tiger Line CL-44 struck a tree and crashed upside down in Da Nang, Vietnam. All four people on board were killed, along with 107 people on the ground

1967 March 30 - Delta Air Lines Flight 9877, a Douglas DC-8 crashes into a residential area while making a test. All six people on board were killed, along with thirteen people on the ground. November 15 - X-15 Flight 3-65-97, an X-15 broke up on launch. The pilot, Michael J. Adams was killed.

1969 August 31 - A Cessna 172 carrying Rocky Marciano crashed in Newton. All three people on board, including Rocky were killed.

1970 January 5 – A Spantax Convair 990 crashed shortly after takeoff from Stockholm's Arlanda Airport when the flight crew lost control of the aircraft; five of the ten people on board were killed. September 6 – Trans International Airlines Flight 863, a Douglas DC-8 on a repositioning flight, crashed on takeoff from JFK International Airport in New York killing all 11 people on board.

1971 May 28 – A Colorado Aviation Aero Commander 680 crashed on Brush Mountain, Virginia, killing all six people on board, including Audie Murphy

1972 May 30 – Delta Air Lines Flight 9570, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 operating as a training flight, crashed while attempting to land at Greater Southwest International Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, United States due to wake turbulence from a DC-10 that landed moments earlier; all four crew members were killed. December 31 - A DC-7 crashed into the ocean near Pinones, Carolina, Isla Verde due to an engine failure. All five people on board were killed, including Roberto Clemente.

1973 February 26 - A Learjet 24 crashed due to a birdstrike. All seven people on board are killed and one person on the ground is injured. June 3 - A Tupolev Tu-144 disintegrated and crashed at Goussainville. All six crew members were killed along with nine people on the ground.

1974 August 9 - Buffalo 461, a De Haviland Canada DHC 5 Buffalo, is shot down over Syria. All nine people on board were killed.

1975 March 31 - A Royal Nepal Airlines Pilatus PC-6 crashed in Nepal, killing all five people on board. November 12 - Overseas National Airways Flight 032, a DC-10 struck a flock of gulls and caught fire. All 139 on board survived November 29 - A Piper Pa-23 Aztec crashed, killing all six people on board, including Graham Hill.

1977 January 5 - In the Connellan air disaster, a former employee of Connellan Airways flew a Beechcraft Baron at the Connellan Airways complex at Alice Springs Airport. The person aboard the Baron was killed, along with four more on the complex. March 17 - A British Airtours Boeing 707 doing a test flight crashed on takeoff from Glasgow Airport. All four crew members on board survived, with only one injury. May 14 - A Dan-Air Boeing 707 on behalf of IAS crashed on approach to Zambia. All six crew members were killed. August 1 – A Bell 206B carrying Francis Gary crashed in a park in Encino, Los Angeles. Francis was killed

1978 May 23 - A Tupolev Tu-144 making a test flight crashed in Yegoryevsk after an engine leak. Two of the eight people on board were killed. December 22 - A Cessna 188 disappeared over the ocean. The only other commercial aircraft, an Air New Zealand DC-10 from Fiji to Auckland searched for hours the Cessna 188, until it was spotted. The plane then reached Norfolk Island with no fatalities on board the Cessna or DC-10

1979 February 17 - Air New Zealand Flight 4374, a Fokker F-27 crashed on approach to Auckland. Two of the four people on board. March 26 - An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 overshot the runway in Luanda, Angola. All ten people on board were killed. July 26 - Lufthansa Cargo Flight 527, a Boeing 707 from Brazil to Dakar crashed into a mountain shortly after takeoff from Galeão. All three people on board were killed. December 18 - In the 1979 Mosfellsheiði air crashes, two Cessna 172 crashed in Mosfellsheiði less than four hours. All people on both aircraft were killed.

1980 June 1 - In the Barra do Garças air disaster, a pilot tried to crash a small plane into the Hotel Presidente. The pilot was killed, along with six people on the ground. November 3 - A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashed near the end of the runway at Caracas, Venezuela. All four people on board were killed.

1981 July 18 - A Sukhoi Su-15 of the Soviet Air Force collided with the stabilizer of a T.A.R CL-44. All four people on board the CL-44 died, while the pilot of the Sukhoi ejected. August 9 - A Cessna 210 Centurion with the registration VH-MDX disappeared in the Barrington Tops National Park.

1983 July 1 - A CAAK Ilyushin Il-62 carrying construction workers and technicians crashed into mountainous terrain in Guinea on approach to Conakry after a flight from Pyongyang, North Korea via Bamako. All 23 people on board were killed. December 14 - A TAMPA Colombia Boeing 707 on a ferry flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Olaya Herrera Airport after an engine failure leading to a loss of control. All three on board were killed, including twenty two people on the ground.

1985 February 24 - Polar 3, a Dornier 228 is shot down by guerrillas of the Polisario Front over the Western Sahara. All three people on board were killed. November 10 - A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper Pa-32 Cherokee collided over Teterboro. All five people on board both aircraft died, along with one person on the ground. December 31 - A Douglas DC-3 had a cabin fire and crash-landed in a field while on a flight from Guntersville to Dallas. The aircraft was owned by Ricky. The seven passengers, including Ricky Nelson died after they couldn't escape the cabin

1986 April 5 - An Eagle Air Piper Pa-23 crashed in Iceland. Five of the seven people on board were killed.

1988 September 7 - Angolan forces attempt to shot down a British Aerospace BAe-125 that was carrying the Botswana president from Gaborone to Luanda. The plane made a safe emergency landing. All 10 on board survived, with four injuries.

1990 August 27 - A Bell 206 helicopter carrying Stevie Ray Vaughan crashed into a hill in the Alpine Valley Resort, near East Troy, Wisconsin. Stevie was killed, along with four more people.

1991 October 25 - A Bell 206 carrying three people, including Bill Graham crashed into a transmission tower west of Vallejo, California. Bill and the two people on board died.

1992 August 27 – A NewCal Aviation de Havilland Canada DHC-4 crashed near Gimli. All three people on board were killed.

1993 April 1 - A Swearingen Merlin carrying Alan Kulwicki crashed in Tennessee. All people, including Alan were killed. April 27 - A De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo carrying the Zambian Football team crashed near Gabon after an engine fire. All people on board were killed. It's the deadliest plane crash in Gabon. August 12 - A helicopter making a training flight crashed in Llyn Padarn. All seven people were killed. November 26 - Two Airwork aircraft collided over Auckland. All four people on board were killed.

1994 April 6 - A Dassault Falcon carrying the Rwandan President was shot down on approach, killing all twelve people on board. June 30 – Airbus Industrie Flight 129, an Airbus A330 on a test flight, crashes at France's Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, killing all seven on board.

1995

January 30 – TransAsia Airways Flight 510A, an ATR 72–200 on a re-positioning flight from Penghu to Taipei, crashes into a hill in Guishan District, Taoyuan, killing all four crew members. February 10 – An Antonov An-70 and an Antonov An-72, both on a test flight operated by Antonov Design Bureau, collided over Borodianka. All seven on board the An-70 were killed, while the An-72 landed with no fatalities among the five on board. February 16 – Air Transport International Flight 782, a Douglas DC-8 on a re-positioning flight, crashes after failing to get airborne at Kansas City International Airport, Missouri, killing all three crew members.

1996 March 2 - A Learjet 25 carrying the Mamonas Assassinas comedy rock band crashed into the Serra da Cantaneira mountain in São Paulo. All people on board, including the members of the band died. December 22 – Airborne Express Flight 827, a Douglas DC-8, stalls and crashes during a test flight in Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board. December 24 - A Learjet 35A crashed in Dorchester, New Hampshire. Both crew members, the only people on board were killed.

1999

July 16 - A Piper Pa-28 carrying John F. Kennedy Jr crashed at Martha's Vineyard. All three people on board, including Jr were killed. September 3 - Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W, a Cessna 404 Titan carrying Airtours employees crashed shortly after takeoff from Glasgow. Eight of the eleven people on board were killed.

September 14 - Olympic Airways Flight 3838, a Dassault Falcon 900 suffers severe turbulence over Călineşti after pilot induced oscillations. Seven of the thirteen people on board were killed.

October 25 - A Learjet 35 carrying Payne Stewart crashed into a field near Aberdeen. All six people on board were killed.

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