Accidents
Bizjet Accident Fatalities Soar in First Half of 2025
18 fatal turbine business aircraft accidents worldwide claimed 81 passengers and crewmembers
Learjet crash Feb. 10, 2025
A suspected landing gear failure caused a Lear 35A to veer off the runway at Arizona’s Scottsdale Airport as it was landing, and it slammed into a Gulfstream G200 parked on the ramp. The accident left one dead and several injured. © screenshot from ABC News video

Eighteen fatal turbine business aircraft accidents worldwide claimed the lives of 81 passengers and crew in the first half, up from 17 fatal accidents and 54 fatalities in the first six months of 2024, according to preliminary data gathered by AIN.

Notably, U.S.-registered business jets made up the only segment to complete the first six months with fewer fatalities than in the same period last year. Nine people lost their lives in three U.S.-registered business jet accidents last year versus eight people who died—also in three accidents—this year.