Welcome to Mayday Air Disasters! This riveting series delves into the world's most catastrophic aviation accidents, uncovering the causes and consequences of each tragic event.

On 7 September 1909, Eugène Lefebvre was the first to be killed while piloting a powered airplane, while the first fatal mid-air collision occurred on 19 June 1912, near Douai, France, …

Oct 23, 2025 · The deadliest airplane disasters in the world included American Airlines flight 11 and United Airlines flight 175, both of which were flown into the World Trade Center on …

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented.

Summaries from the NTSB aviation accident database are updated daily on the web, and available here sorted by accident date. See the Query page for additional information.

The crash of a Delta Air Lines plane in Toronto is the fourth major aviation disaster in North America in the last month. Here’s a look at each of the crashes.

Jun 12, 2025 · The following compilation examines ten of the most significant commercial aviation disasters of recent years.

Jan 30, 2025 · Everyone aboard a plane that collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., are feared dead, which would make it the deadliest U.S. air crash in nearly 24 years.

2 days ago · Arabia Maroc A320 at Nador on Nov 30th 2025, runway excursion An Air Arabia Maroc Airbus A320-200, registration CN-NMH performing flight 3O-122 from Amsterdam …

Feb 17, 2025 · There have been four major deadly U.S. aviation disasters this year. They happened within the span of two weeks in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Alaska and Arizona.