Plane Crashes That Have Taken Place in 2023 So Far Yeti Airlines Flight 691: an ATR 72-500 aircraft operating a domestic flight from Tribhuvan International Airport to Pokhara International Airport in Nepal crashed into the gorge of the Seti Gandaki River, resulting in the loss of all 72 individuals on board.

2023 saw several significant aviation accidents, the most tragic of which was the crash of Yeti Airlines Flight 691 in Nepal on January 15, 2023. The ATR 72 aircraft was on a domestic flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara when it stalled and crashed into a gorge near the new Pokhara International Airport, resulting in the deaths of all 72 people on board. Investigations later revealed the cause was a rare human error where both engines were accidentally "feathered" (pitched to a neutral position) by the pilot during the approach. Another high-profile incident occurred in August 2023, when a private Embraer Legacy 600 jet carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, crashed north of Moscow, killing all ten people on board under controversial circumstances. Additionally, 2023 saw a notable non-fatal but dramatic accident at Haneda Airport where a private plane skidded off a runway, and several "close calls" in the United States that led to a renewed focus on runway safety. Despite these events, 2023 remained one of the statistically safest years on record for commercial jet aviation globally.