1940s

Civil flying was entirely disallowed during the German occupation of the Channel Islands from 1940 - 1945. However, many British aircraft crashlanded in the islands, and some Luftwaffe aircraft also came down.

1960s

  On 1 November 1961, a Silver City Airways Bristol Freighter

Bristol Freighter

The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The...

 crashed on approach following a propeller malfunction, killing the two pilots.

  On 26 September, 1963, a British United Air Ferries

British United Air Ferries

British United Air Ferries was a wholly private, British independentindependent from government-owned corporations car and passenger ferry airline based in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. It specialised in cross-Channel ferry flights carrying cars and their owners between its numerous bases...

 Bristol Superfreighter

Bristol Superfreighter

|-References:NotesBibliography* Green, William. Macdonald Aircraft Handbook. London. Macdonald & Co. Ltd., 1964.- External links :* ] Superfreighter at Lydd Ferryfield]....

 (registration:G-AMWA) overran runway 28 at Guernsey Airport after engine problems. The four occupants (three crew and one passenger) were uninjured but the aircraft was written off.

1990s

  On 23 May 1995, the tail of a de Havilland Canada Dash 8 Series 300 operated by Brymon Airways

Brymon Airways

Brymon Airways is a former British airline with its head office in the Brymon House on the property of Plymouth City Airport in Plymouth, Devon...

 (registration: G-BRYJ) struck the runway 27 at Jersey Airport

Jersey Airport

-Busiest routes:Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey. There are also periodic charter flights to European holiday destinations, Madeira and ski destinations operated by airlines such as Aurigny Air Services, Europe Airpost, Palmair...

. The incident caused some damage to the tail of the aircraft. None of the four crew and 44 passengers were injured in the incident.

  On 12 June 1998, a private Piper PA-31 Navajo

Piper PA-31 Navajo

The Piper PA-31 Navajo is a family of cabin-class, twin-engine aircraft designed and built by Piper Aircraft for the general aviation market, most using Lycoming engines. It was also licence-built in a number of Latin American countries. Targeted at small-scale cargo and feeder liner operations and...

 (registration: CN-TFP) ran out of fuel on a flight from Tangier

Tangier

Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...

 to Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

. The pilot had planned to refuel the aircraft in France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 but kept on flying towards Guernsey.
Over the Channel islands the aircraft ran out of fuel and the pilot ditched it in the sea just north-west of Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

. The accident killed the pilot, the sole occupant.

2000s

  On 8 March 2006, a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 of Emerald Airways registered G-BVOV touched down too far along the runway while landing at Guernsey Airport

Guernsey Airport

Guernsey Airport is the largest airport in the Bailiwick of Guernsey and is the only airport on the island of Guernsey. It is located in the Forest, a parish in Guernsey, west southwest of St. Peter Port.-History:...

 in poor weather. The aircraft overran the runway and received minor damage; there were no injuries.

  On 23 August 2009, a private Piper PA-32R Lance (registration: G-BTCA) crashed on approach to Alderney Airport

Alderney Airport

Alderney Airport is the only airport on the island of Alderney. Built in 1935, Alderney Airport was the first airport in the Channel Islands. Located on the Blaye , it is the closest Channel Island airport to the south coast of England and the coast of France. Its facilities include a hangar, the...

 due to turbulence caused by nearby cliffs. The pilot and three passengers sustained minor injuries.

  On 12 November 2011, a Piper PA-28 Warrior (registration: G-BXRG) owned by Alderney Flying Training Ltd. ditched in the sea near the Casquettes, 25 miles from Guernsey. The reason for the accident is not yet known. Of the two occupants in the aircraft, the passenger was rescued by a merchant ship. The pilot has not been found.