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March 23, 2026
On March 23, 2026, an Aerospace Force Lockheed C-130 crashes during take-off in Puerto Leguízamo, Columbia, killing 70 people.
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An Aerospace Force Lockheed C-130 crashes during take-off in Puerto Leguízamo, Columbia, killing 70 people.
On 23 March 2026, a Colombian Aerospace Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed into dense jungle while taking off from Caucayá Airport in Puerto Leguízamo en route to Tres de Mayo Airport in Puerto Asís, both located in Colombia's Putumayo department near the border with Peru and Ecuador. There were 126 people onboard, of whom 70 were killed, and 56 survived with injuries. It is the second deadliest crash in the history of the Colombian Aerospace Force and, as of March 2026, is the deadliest aviation crash of 2026.
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2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 7th year of the 2020s decade.
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On March 23, 2026
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2026 An Aerospace Force Lockheed C-130 crashes during take-off in Puerto Leguízamo, Columbia, killing 70 people. Aviation accident in Colombia
On 23 March 2026, a Colombian Aerospace Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashed into dense jungle while taking off from Caucayá Airport in Puerto Leguízamo en route to Tres de Mayo Airport in Puerto Asís, both located in Colombia's Putumayo department near the border with Peru and Ecuador. There were 126 people onboard, of whom 70 were killed, and 56 survived with injuries. It is the second deadliest crash in the history of the Colombian Aerospace Force and, as of March 2026, is the deadliest aviation crash of 2026.
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- April 1 The Artemis II lunar flyby mission launches, marking the first crewed flight above low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- April 12 The Tisza Party, led by Péter Magyar wins the 2026 Hungarian parliamentary election, defeating Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party, which had ruled the country for 16 years, marking the first change in government in Hungary for over a decade.
- April 15 Ten people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in a mass shooting at a school in Onikişubat, Turkey.
- April 18 Seven people are killed and fourteen others are injured in a mass shooting in Kyiv, Ukraine
- April 25 Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.
- April 27 A train crash kills at least 15 people and injures 84 others near Jakarta, Indonesia.
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