So far, in 2025, there have been 113 aviation accidents, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. Fifteen of those accidents were fatal. Sixty-three of this year's accidents occurred in January, and the other 50 happened in February.

The Jan. 29 collision in the D.C. area between an American Airlines flight that originated in Wichita, Kansas, and an Army helicopter was absolutely news. Sixty-seven people lost their lives. It was the deadliest plane crash in the U.S. since Nov. 12, 2001. It’s big news, and the video footage gave the incident a special dimension.

All 80 people aboard the Delta flight from Minneapolis clambered out of the plane, with 21 suffering injuries.

In recent weeks, videos of planes crashing and burning have populated social media and news feeds. Are more plane crashes happening this year?

In February, a single-engine plane crash occurred near Nome, Alaska, leaving 10 people dead. At an Arizona Airport in early February, an airplane owned by Motley Crue singer Vince Neil veered into a jet,