I asked AI how many airplane accidents happened between January 2021 and January 2025

Here was the answer

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Between 2021 and 2025, the United States experienced the following number of aircraft accidents:

• 2021: 1,078 total accidents (85 fatal + 993 non-fatal)
  
• 2022: 1,259 total accidents (205 fatal + 1,054 non-fatal)
  
• 2023: 1,193 total accidents (197 fatal + 996 non-fatal)
  
• 2024: 2,051 total accidents (179 fatal + 1,872 non-fatal)
  
• 2025: Up to February 18, there have been 72 accidents.

Summing these numbers up:

• Total Accidents from 2021 to 2025 (up to Feb 18, 2025):
  
  
  • 2021 to 2024: 1,078 + 1,259 + 1,193 + 2,051 = 5,581 accidents
    
  • Plus 2025 up to Feb 18: 5,581 + 72 = 5,653 accidents

Therefore, there have been approximately 5,653 plane crashes in the US from 2021 to February 18, 2025.

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And then there is also this.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has reported 87 aviation accidents (involving all kinds of aircraft) since the start of the year 2025. That includes 62 in January and 25 so far in February. In 2024, there were 80 accidents in January and 93 in February, according to the agency.

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Might also note that many of these are not "crashes". They record, as I understand it, any sort of incident from accidentally running over a ladder to a major crash. But your point is certainly valid. Incidents have not increased so far this year but rather have decreased.

How many plane crashes have there been in the US this year?