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Bizav Accident Fatalities Climb 24% in First Nine Months

But U.S. business jet accidents and fatalities are down YOY

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

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

October 6, 2025

Fatalities from turbine business airplane accidents worldwide increased nearly 24 percent in the first nine months versus the same period in 2024, according to preliminary data gathered by AIN. Twenty-five accidents involving business jets and turboprops accounted for 99 lives lost so far this year, up from 23 accidents resulting in 75 deaths through the third quarter of last year.

Notably, U.S.-registered business jets was the only segment among all turbine-powered business airplanes to record fewer accident fatalities year over year in the first nine months. Further, there were no fatal accidents of U.S.-registered business jets in the third quarter. In the first three quarters of last year, 11 people were killed in four accidents of U.S.-registered business jets (one under Part 135) versus eight fatalities from three accidents (all under Part 91) this year.

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