Plane crashes 2025: How many have there been in the US, how many people have been killed?
A Delta Air Lines regional jet carrying 80 people crashed in Toronto on Monday, becoming the second high-profile commercial aviation incident of 2025.
Luckily 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 the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in Minnesota, was carrying 76 passengers and four crewmembers, 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 remain extremely safe, but Monday's incident comes on the heels of a crash outside of Washington's Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people. It was the first fatal crash of a U.S. airliner in almost 16 years, and was followed by a few fatal private and charter crashes, all of which have left travelers wondering if flying is still the safest way to get around.
As recent disasters raise concerns about flying, here's how many aviation accidents have occurred in the U.S. this year.
Live updates: Delta Air Lines plane flips during landing; 18 injured, including 1 child
There have been 87 aviation accidents in 2025 so far, according to data from the National Transportation Safety Board.
That includes 62 incidents in January and 25 in February, the agency says.
There have been 13 fatal aircraft accidents this year, including 10 incidents in January and three in February as of Monday, according to the safety board.
There have been four major deadly U.S. aviation disasters so far this year. They happened within the span of two weeks in Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Alaska and Arizona.
Yet the Washington D.C. crash on Jan. 29 that killed 67 people is the only fatal commercial aviation crash in 2025 and in the past 15 years.
The Federal Aviation Administration actively reports aviation incidents for anyone to stay updated.
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 Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. after the plane departed from Wichita, Kansas. A total 67 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 onboard 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 going missing from the radar. The Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, heading from the village of Unalakleet to the town of Nome, was later recovered and all 10 victims died, the Alaska Department of Public Safety confirmed.
Feb. 10 (Arizona) - Two private jets collided at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona, killing one person and injuring four others.
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, USA TODAY
This story has been updated to add new information.
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