Aviation Accident Analysis

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...

The NTSB’s two-day investigative hearing into the November 2025 crash of UPS Flight 2976 in Louisville produced testimony establishing that Boeing sought FAA approval in 2015 to extend the MD-11 pylon bearing inspection interval while relying on 1980s certification data and without disclosing seven prior bearing failures on other aircraft. The accident airplane had surpassed the original inspection threshold. Fifteen people were killed.

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...

Updated: Mar 27, 2026 On April 11, 2025, a Cessna 310R departed Boca Raton Airport in Boca Raton, Florida, on a planned flight to Tallahassee and crashed shortly after takeoff near the airport. The twin-engine airplane impacted trees, a roadway corridor, and then...

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On March 13, 2025, American Airlines Flight 1006, a Boeing 737-823 registered as N885NN, diverted to Denver International Airport (DEN) after experiencing right-engine vibration indications shortly after takeoff from Colorado Springs Airport...

Updated: Apr 14, 2026 Overview of the Incident On February 17, 2025, a Bombardier CRJ-900 operating as Delta Air Lines flight DL4819 overturned during landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario. The Endeavor Air-operated regional jet had...

Updated: Apr 14, 2026 On January 31, 2025, a Learjet 55, Mexican registration XA-UCI, crashed shortly after takeoff from Northeast Philadelphia Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. All six people aboard were fatally injured, one person on the ground was also killed,...

Updated: Apr 13, 2026 Near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries RJ Aviation CL-600-2C10 (CRJ700) and a U.S. Army Sikorsky UH-60L collided in flight over the Potomac River. The PSA Airlines jet, operating as...

Above photo: Jan. 10 – Delta flight aborts take-off at snow-covered Atlanta airport on Friday, January 10, 2025. Photo by The Daily Mail. Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On January 10, 2025, Delta Air Lines Flight 2668, a Boeing 757-300, rejected takeoff on runway 9L at...

Updated: Apr 14, 2026 A Van’s RV-10 experimental aircraft crashed near Fullerton, California, on January 2, 2025. The airplane struck the roof of a furniture manufacturing facility about two minutes after departing Fullerton Municipal Airport. Federal investigators...

Alaska Airlines Flight 1282’s mid-cabin door plug failure exposed serious concerns about structural integrity, pressurization safety, manufacturing quality, and regulatory oversight. Set against aviation history, including United Flight 811, the incident highlights why door-system failures demand rigorous investigation and lasting corrective action.

Updated: Mar 31, 2026 On February 24, 2023, a Pilatus PC-12/45, registered as N273SM, crashed near Stagecoach, Nevada, after departing Reno-Tahoe International Airport on an air ambulance flight to Salt Lake City. The pilot, a flight nurse, a flight paramedic, the...