NTSB says U.S. has already seen 140 plane crashes in 2025
Mar 14, 2025, 2:28 PM
Delta Airlines plane and a Japan Airlines jet collided at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (Photo submitted to the 成人X站 Newsradio text line)
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SEATTLE, Wash. 鈥� We are two and a half months into 2025, and according to聽聽from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), they are currently investigating 140 plane crashes in the U.S. Three are in Washington.
Of those crashes, the NTSB says 16 were deadly 鈥� including one in Ellensburg.
2025 CRASH & ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS
January
路 7 deadly crashes
February
路 71 investigations
- Feb. 5 鈥� A Japan Airlines aircraft hit the tail of a parked Delta plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.聽
- Feb. 20 – A Cessna with two people on board crashed in Waterville. No one was hurt.聽
路 6 deadly crashes
March
This data is from March 1 to 14, 2025.
路 16 investigations
路 3 deadly crashes
- March 4 鈥� A pilot died after their small plane crashed near Ellensburg. The pilot left the Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field and was en route to the Lake Chelan Airport鈥� but never arrived.聽
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO LAST YEAR?
In 2024 NTSB data shows that there were 1,417 aviation crashes. Of those incidents, 258 were deadly. While it may seem that we are seeing more crashes in 2025, the federal data says that isn鈥檛 the case.
January 2024
路 60 investigations
- Jan. 16 – Auburn, WA (no injuries)
路 13 deadly crashes
February 2024
路 71 investigations
- Feb. 16 – Everett, WA (no injuries)
- Feb. 27 – Dallesport, WA (serious injuries)
路 7 deadly crashes
March 2024
This data is from March 1 to 14, 2024.
路 45 investigations
- March 5 – Bellevue, WA (no injuries)
- March 16, Asotin, WA (minor injuries)
路 5 deadly crashes
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