Accidents
Year-to-date Bizav Accidents Decline
Fatal accidents were down year over year from 12 to 10
NTSB Report
The June 4, 2023 flight track of a Cessna 560 Citation V that apparently flew on autopilot after fighters were scrambled to intercept the twin jet and observed the pilot unresponsive. After more than 2.5 hours in the air the airplane entered a rapidly descending right spiral descent into terrain. The pilot and three passengers died. © NTSB

Ten fatal accidents involving U.S.-registered business turboprops and jets claimed the lives of 26 crew and passengers in the first nine months versus 12 accidents and 42 fatalities in the same period last year, according to data compiled by AIN. In both comparable periods, three fatal accidents occurred under Part 135, while the rest were under Part 91. The number of incidents also declined and no accidents or incidents were reported under Part 91K fractional operations in the 2023 and 2024 nine-month time frames.

However, non-fatal accidents of U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes climbed to 24 in the first nine months versus 20 in the first three quarters of 2023. Four accidents of N-numbered business jets during the first nine months of this year resulted in 11 fatalities.