US Civil Aviation Accident Statistics
2005-2024 Accident Statistics
The 2005-2024 Accident Statistics tables provide summary statistics for US civil aviation accidents occurring from 2005 through 2024.
US Civil Aviation Accident Dashboard: 2008-2024
This interactive report is a companion to the accident statistics tables. It provides summary statistics for US civil aviation accidents occurring from 2008 through 2024. Access the dashboard on the image below.
Glossary
- Accident: An occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft that takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage, as defined in
Title 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 830.2. Accidents involving intentional acts (such as suicide, sabotage, stolen aircraft, or terrorism) are included in accident counts but are excluded from accident rate computations.
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Defining Event: One event occurring in an aircraft accident sequence that is used to categorize the accident type.
Defining event categories were developed by the
Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST)/International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT).
- General Aviation: All US civil aviation operations except those conducted under Part 121 air carrier operations or Part 135 commuter and on-demand operations; this primarily includes noncommercial operations regulated by
14
CFR Part 91.
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Part 121: Air carrier operations involving airplanes with a passenger-seat configuration of more than nine passenger seats or, in the case of cargo operations, airplanes having a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. These operations are regulated by
14 CFR Part 121.
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Part 135: Commuter and on-demand operations not meeting the passenger seat or payload requirements of Part 121. These operations are regulated by
14
CFR Part 135.
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Phase of Flight: The phase of flight shown is that associated with the defining event.
Phase of flight categories were developed by the CICTT.
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US Civil Aviation: Flight operations with US registered aircraft, excluding military operations.
Updated April 21, 2026
