Accidents
Fatal Business Jet Accidents Climbed Steeply in 2023
Fatalities soared for U.S.-registered jets but decreased for non-U.S.-registered ones
Hawker 800XP resting at edge of runway with door open following an aborted takeoff
The Hawker 800XP that went off the end of the runway during an aborted tailwind takeoff from Colorado's Aspen-Pitkin County Airport. (Photo: NTSB:ASE Airport Operations)

Six accidents involving U.S.-registered business jets killed 23 people in 2023 versus zero fatalities in 2022, according to preliminary statistics gathered by AIN. Five occurred under Part 91, killing 15, and one charter accident accounted for eight fatalities last year. Interestingly, the number of 2023 fatal accidents and fatalities was identical to those of 2021.

Three fatal accidents of non-U.S.-registered business jets killed nine last year, down from four such accidents and 17 fatalities in 2022. 

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