Accidents
Fatal U.S. Bizjet Accidents Climb Year-to-date
24 people died in N-numbered bizjets in first nine months of 2023
January 2, 2023 – Embraer Phenom 300 accident, N555NR (Photo: NTSB)
An Embraer Phenom 300 accident took place on January 2, 2023. (Photo: NTSB)

Twenty-four people were killed in six accidents involving U.S.-registered business jets in the first nine months of this year versus zero such fatalities in all of 2022, according to data compiled by AIN. Meanwhile, five people were killed in two accidents involving non-U.S.-registered business jets in the first three quarters; that compares to three accidents and 14 fatalities in the first nine months of 2022.

The August 23 crash of an Embraer Legacy 600 in Russia that killed all 10 onboard was not included in our data because the suspicion of malfeasance persists in what downed the twinjet while at cruising altitude. In fact, Eric Schouten of Dyami Strategic Security Services told AIN that his team concluded that an air-to-air missile likely caused this crash.

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