Have there actually been more plane crashes in the US in 2025, or does it just seem that way? We looked at the stats.

There have been several high-profile plane crashes in the US in 2025. Just this week, a UPS cargo jet crashed shortly after takeoff from the logistics firm’s Louisville, Kentucky hub.

Questions have been raised about US aviation safety under the Trump administration, with a series of fatal accidents, and criticism (whether valid or not) of the FAA and Air Traffic Control management.

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Despite investment by the previous administration, US ATC has been understaffed which has arguably illustrated other weaknesses in an aging system. In May, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled plans for a new ATC system as a result of failings.

But what’s the reality? Has there been an increase in aviation accidents in the past 10 months?

While there have been some dreadful events, with fatal outcomes, the available statistics do not show an increase in air accidents in the US since January 2025.

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The Potomac River mid-air collision, above the nation’s capital Washington DC, killed 67 people when a commercial jet taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport collided with a military Blackhawk helicopter. The Bering Air Flight 445 crash in Alaska killed all 10 people onboard when it crashed shortly before its expected arrival in Nome. Five passengers and a pilot died when a Bell 206 helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York City in April.

Several small aircraft have crashed in the US in 2025, including a Cessna Citation II crash in San Diego which killed all six onboard in May, and a Learjet 55 on a medical flight which crashed in Philadelphia killing six onboard and two people on the ground.