On September 6, 2025, at about 2:45 p.m., a Robinson R66 helicopter crashed and caught fire west of Airlake Airport in Lakeville, Minnesota, according to the Lakeville Police Department. Responding officers and firefighters found the helicopter in a non-residential...
On September 5, 2025, at about 11:25 a.m., a single-engine Beech K-35 Bonanza crashed near Cambridge Municipal Airport (Cambridge, Minnesota), roughly 50 miles north of Minneapolis. City officials said the pilot—who was the sole occupant—was pronounced deceased at the...
On September 5, 2025, at approximately 6:24 a.m., deputies from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to reports of an explosion near Peoria Street and Aviator Way in unincorporated Douglas County, Colorado. Reports indicate they...
On September 1, 2025, a single-engine Piper PA-28 Cherokee went down in rugged terrain near Big Mountain in the Bighorn National Forest, west of Dayton, Wyoming, at about 4:57 p.m. According to the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office, responders located three surviving...
On August 31, 2025, a Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II (N1147X) crashed in the Albion Basin area of Little Cottonwood Canyon near Alta, Utah, at about 5:21 p.m. According to the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Office, one person died at the scene and another was flown in...
On August 31, 2025, two small aircraft collided while attempting to land near Fort Morgan, Colorado, at about 10:44 a.m. According to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, a Cessna 172 on final approach was struck midair by an Extra EA-300. Both aircraft crashed and...
On August 31, 2025, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter crashed in the 3000 block of Fearless Treadway near Round Mountain and Hamilton Pool Road in Hays County, Texas, at around 9:28 p.m. According to the Hays County Sheriff’s Office, three people were on board and only...
Hard landings are among the most common types of hot air balloon accidents. While ballooning is often promoted as gentle and serene, the landing phase is one of the most unpredictable parts of the flight. Sudden wind shifts, higher-than-expected descent rates, and...
Incident description: On August 29, 2025, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, a small aircraft crashed just outside New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport around 10:30 a.m., near South Street and Clarendon Avenue. Police and fire crews found two people aboard; both were...
Incident description: On August 28, 2025, a SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175 operating as United Express from Aspen, Colorado to Houston, Texas experienced severe turbulence over North Texas and diverted to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Flight-tracking data...