Full list of horror plane crashes in 2025 that have claimed the lives of 383 passengers
We are only half-way through 2025 and there have already been several deadly plane crashes across the world.
The latest fatal incident saw an Air India flight bound for London Gatwick crash shortly after take-off on June 12.
Air India flight 171, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was carrying 242 passengers and crew including 53 Britons.
The plane careened back to earth after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport in the northwestern Indian state of Gujarat just minutes after leaving the runway around 1:38pm local time.
Air India later confirmed that 241 of the 242 people aboard the flight died in the crash.
Sadly, this year there have been 14 other crashes that have resulted in the death of passengers or crew members.
San Diego: Cessna 414
Six people including the pilot's wife died after the 1970 Cessna 414 crashed into the Pacific Ocean on June 8.
The twin-engine crashed at around 12.30pm shortly after take-off.
It took off from San Diego and was heading to Phoenix.
Honduras: Aerolinea Lanhsa Flight 018
Lanhsa Airlines Flight 018 attempted to take-off from Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport to Golosón International Airport in La Ceiba, located in the mainland department of Atlántida.
However, the aircraft ended up overshooting the runway before plunging into the sea on March 17.
The plane's pilot, Luis Araya, the co-pilot, Francisco Lagos, and 10 passengers were killed.
San Diego: Cessna Citation II
On May 22, a plane crashed while approaching a runway in San Diego having departed from Wichita.
Six people died, including the pilot.
Alaska: Bering Air Flight 445
All 10 people on board a Bering flight in Western Alaska were killed in the fatal crash.
On February 6, the flight disappeared and after an intense air and ground search was found wrecked by the US Coast Guard.
Philadelphia: Med Jets Flight 056
On January 31, an air ambulance crashed in Northeast Philadelphia.
Six people on board the plane died as well as one person on the ground.
The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off.
Washington: Potomac River mid-air collision
In what has been considered the deadliest US plane crash in more than two decades, 67 people were killed in a crash on January 29.
An American Airlines passenger jet collided with an Army helicopter in the air.
Both vehicles plunged into the Potomac River killing everyone on board.
Australia: Cessna 208
Three people were killed when the privately-owned plane plunged into the water near Thompson Bay, 19km off the coast of Perth.
The seaplane crashed on January 7 shortly after take-off.
The wingtip hit the water before the plane dived nose-first into the ocean at Phillip Rock at the entrance of Thompson Bay as tourists on Rottnest Island reacted in horror.
Brazil: Cessna 525
The pilot was killed when a private plane overshot the runway at Ubatuba Airport in Brazil on January 9.
The vehicle broke through the airport fence and reached the sea on Cruzeiro Beach while in flames.
Sudan: Light Air Services Beechcraft 1900
On January 29, a plane carrying oil workers crashed under unknown circumstances.
20 people died and the entire plane was destroyed.
The flight was heading to Juba in South Sudan.
Venezuela: Cessna 550 Citation II
Two minutes after take-off the private plane crashed on January 29.
All three people on board the flight were killed and the plane was destroyed.
Philippines: Beechcraft 350
On February 6, the plane, operated by the US defense contractor Metrea crashed into a rice field.
All four people on board the flight died.
Arizona: Learjet
A private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil crashed on February 10.
The crash killed the 78-year-old pilot.
One person was killed when the plane crashed into a dense forest area on February 14.
Arizona: Cessna 172 & Lancair
On February 19, two planes collided midair at the Maran Regional Airport.
Two elderly people were killed in the collision.
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