Plane crashes 2025: How many have there been in the US, how many people have been killed?
- As of February 17th, 2025, there have been 87 aviation accidents reported in the U.S..
- Four major aviation disasters have occurred in 2025, claiming the lives of at least 85 people.
- Despite these incidents, flying on U.S. commercial airlines remains statistically the safest mode of transportation.
A Delta Air Lines regional jet carrying 80 people crashed in Toronto on Monday, the second high-profile commercial aviation incident of 2025.
No one was killed in Monday's crash, which happened when the Delta jet crashed and apparently flipped while landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport. The plane, which had departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota, was carrying 76 passengers and four crew members, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Of them, 18 people were taken to the hospital with injuries, according to Todd Aitken, Toronto Pearson Airport's fire chief.
Experts say aviation remains extremely safe, but Monday's incident comes on the heels of a crash outside Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last month that killed 67 people. It was the first fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in almost 16 years.
As recent disasters have raised concerns about flying, here's how many aviation accidents have occurred in the U.S. this year.
How many aviation incidents have there been this year?
There have been 87 aviation accidents in 2025, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board. There were 62 incidents in January and 25 in February, the agency says.
How many deadly plane crashes have there been in 2025?
There have been 13 fatal aircraft accidents this year: 10 in January and three in February as of Monday, according to the safety board.
How many major US plane crashes in 2025?
There have been four major deadly U.S. aviation disasters this year. They happened within the span of two weeks in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Alaska and Arizona.
Yet the Jan. 29 crash in Washington that killed 67 people is the only fatal commercial aviation crash in 2025 and in the past 15 years.
The Federal Aviation Administration reports aviation incidents on its website for anyone to stay updated.
How many people have died in major plane crashes this year?
At least 85 people have died in four major U.S. aviation disasters in 2025.
They are:
- Jan. 29 (Washington, D.C.) - An American Airlines regional jet carrying 64 people and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three people collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just outside Washington after the plane departed from Wichita, Kansas. Sixty-seven people were killed.
- Jan. 31 (Philadelphia) - A small medical jet carrying a child patient crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood. Seven people died, including all six on board the plane and another in a car on the ground.
- Feb. 6 (Alaska) - A small plane carrying 10 people crashed in Alaska after losing speed and altitude and vanishing from the radar. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, heading from the village of Unalakleet to the town of Nome, was recovered. No one survived, the Alaska Department of Public Safety confirmed.
- Feb. 10 (Arizona) - Two private jets collided at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing one person and injuring four.
Is flying still safe in the US?
Flying on U.S. commercial airlines is still considered safe.
Air travel is the absolute safest form of transportation, according to a 2024 Transportation Statistics Report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
"Transportation incidents for all modes claimed 44,546 lives in 2022, of which all but 2,032 involved highway motor vehicles. Preliminary estimates for 2023 suggest a further decline in fatalities," the report states. "There were no deaths from crashes on large commercial airlines in 2023, but several hundred deaths occurred in crashes in general aviation, commuter air, and air taxi services."
Contributing: Zach Wichter, Joey Garrison and Amanda Lee Myers
This story has been updated to add new information.