Aviation Accident Analysis

Updated: Mar 25, 2026 On May 2, 2025, Southwest Airlines Flight 2231, a Boeing 737 (N247WN), encountered turbulence and hail during initial descent toward Nashville International Airport (BNA) while operating from Austin–Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The...

Updated: Mar 25, 2026 On September 21, 2023, a Flexjet Embraer EMB-545 MOD (N434FX) was substantially damaged during a hard landing and runway excursion at St. Simons Island Airport (SSI) in St. Simons Island, Georgia. The two pilots and six passengers were not...

Updated: Mar 25, 2026 On December 20, 2023, Southwest Airlines Flight 554, a Boeing 737-8 (N8830Q), experienced a bird ingestion in the No. 1 (left) engine during initial climb after departing Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) in Kenner,...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On March 6, 2026, a Lancair LC41-550FG Columbia 400, registration N2516S, crashed at Los Altos Golf Course in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during an attempted emergency landing. The airplane was on a private flight from Wichita, Kansas, to...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On February 11, 2026, a Beech A36 (N3215U) crashed near Murchison, Texas during an attempted emergency landing at Echo Lake Airport (TX40). The pilot and a pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured after the pilot declared an emergency and...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On December 22, 2025, a Beechcraft B300, registration ANX1209, crashed into water near Galveston, Texas while operating to Scholes International Airport (GLS). The pilot, co-pilot, two additional flight crewmembers, and two passengers were...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On December 18, 2025, a Cessna Citation 550 crashed near Statesville, North Carolina. The aircraft was destroyed during an approach sequence back toward Statesville Regional Airport, and all seven occupants were fatally injured. Federal...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On February 6, 2026, at 09:21 local time, a Cirrus SR22 (N705CD) was substantially damaged during a forced landing attempt near Lexington, South Carolina, resulting in one fatal injury to the passenger and serious injuries to the commercial...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On February 4, 2026, an Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Bell 407 helicopter identified as “Ranger 56,” registration N56AZ, crashed near Flagstaff, Arizona while responding to an active shooter incident at the request of the Flagstaff...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On February 13, 2026, at about 00:19 local time, an Epic E1000 (registration N98FK) crashed in mountainous terrain near Steamboat Springs, Colorado, resulting in four fatalities. The airplane was operated as a Part 91 personal flight and was...

Updated: Apr 15, 2026 A Bombardier Challenger 650 business jet crashed during takeoff from Bangor International Airport in Maine on January 25, 2026. The aircraft departed runway 33 at night in instrument conditions and impacted the runway environment moments after...

Updated: Apr 14, 2026 About 5:14 p.m. eastern standard time on November 4, 2025, United Parcel Service Flight 2976, a Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) MD-11F, registration N259UP, crashed shortly after departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On September 11, 2025, about 1402 eastern daylight time, a Hughes 369D helicopter, N5072F, was destroyed in an accident near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, during a Part 133 external-load operation involving transmission-line work. The commercial...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On May 22, 2025, a Cessna Citation S550, registered as N666DS, crashed near San Diego, California, while flying the RNAV (GPS) instrument approach to Runway 28R at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (MYF). The pilot and five passengers were...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On April 12, 2025, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, registered as N635TA, crashed near Copake, New York while operating under IFR to Columbia County Airport (1B1) in Hudson, New York. The pilot and five passengers were fatally injured, and the aircraft was...