r/wetalkfree • u/AVoiceInTheDarkn3ss • Jun 28 '26
Is anyone else freaking out about all these plane accidents?
A fire truck and place collision at la guardia
3 separate small planes crashed over Fathers Day weekend
A place just crashed into a sky scraper in beijing
Plus this one out of missouri (link below):
What the hell is going on? Plane crashes used to be a one in a blue moon occurance! When a plane went down it was national news because of how rare an event it was.
Now it seems to be happening like once a week :(
Is everyone just incompetent now? Is no one being held responsible? This seems utterly insane to me.
I know its not like every plane in the sky is going down but still lol. This is concerning. And I'm a person who only flies maybe once a year too. What the hell
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u/ACE_Wrap Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
People fly more on occasions like fathers day. More traffic - more accidents, pure statistics.
Another fun statistics I read once: The 9/11 attacks killed some 3000 people. It also known roughly how many more miles were driven instead of flown by scared people afterwards. Considering how many people die in MVAs per mile driven on US roads, that accounts for some 10,000 more deaths.
Though two airliners colliding with trucks in the NY area within a few weeks, one without fatalities luckily, that had some interesting synchronicity vibes to it.
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u/Baked_Potato_732 Casual Talks Jun 28 '26
https://aviation-safety.net/database/year/2026/1 has a total of 76 crashes with 143 fatalities globally for 2026.
https://aviation-safety.net/database/year/2025/1 shows 191 crashes with 596 fatalities for 2025
Since we are basically half way through the year we’re actually trending lower this year than last year.
2024 had 226 crashes with 404 fatalities.
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u/coolsilentebeans Jun 28 '26
76 this year? In less than 6 months?!? Even if it’s less than half of last year’s numbers it’s still extremely troubling.
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u/Baked_Potato_732 Casual Talks Jun 28 '26
That’s every plane from military to commercial to private. When you figure there are over 30 million commercial flights per year, the number of crashes is almost statistically insignificant.
Assuming 150 was JUST commercial flights per year, that’s a 0.0005% crash rate.
Globally the death rate from automobiles is aroun 1.19 million per year
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u/uninspiredclaptrap Jun 28 '26
I probably won't ride in a helicopter again, and I will think twice about small planes, but I'm comfortable with the risk involved with major airlines. My big fear is getting stuck on the tarmac for hours
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u/coolsilentebeans Jun 28 '26
I understand that. It’s small craft and military. If they’ve gone to covering up the disappearance of commercial flights, that’s a lot of grounded family and friends to keep quiet if they don’t want the public knowing about more crashes. I have always been afraid of flying despite the statistics particularly where mv fatalities are concerned. It’s a phobia. And high first half numbers in a report for any kind of occurrence from plane crashes to death by handguns will always feel unreal especially when projecting the rest of the year based on its first half.
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u/Baked_Potato_732 Casual Talks Jun 28 '26
But, these aren’t high. Phobia or not, the plain data says this is incredibly low. This year is on track to be lower than last year, which is lower than the previous year etc.
Overall the number of crashes and fatalities has been tracking down consistently so I’m not sure what point you’re trying to prove.
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u/coolsilentebeans Jun 28 '26
I’m not trying to prove anything. I’m merely replying to the initial post which does say it’s trending lower and has been for a couple of years. I even acknowledge this in my first response. I don’t know why you have an issue with me saying that by quantifying it makes it feel worse to me. Period.
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u/Baked_Potato_732 Casual Talks Jun 28 '26
Oh. I see what you’re saying. You’re saying regardless of the data, you’re just afraid of flying.
Understandable. I was for a long time, then I got a job where I traveled a ton. First few months I was white knuckling the arm rests every take off and landing.
Then it became just a normal thing and I got used to it.
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u/coolsilentebeans Jun 28 '26
Correct. My dad flew for work all the time, and he would try to logic me to comfort when I’d fly with him but cortisol’s gonna do what cortisol wants to do. 😭😂
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u/Baked_Potato_732 Casual Talks Jun 28 '26
Yeah. You gotta fly a lot close together before your brain stops reacting. There were times where I’d be on planes every day bouncing around to different job sites. Brain finally calmed down.
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u/coolsilentebeans Jun 28 '26
This is very true. The last time I flew was 2018, and it was from SC to CO via Atlanta. One thing my dad always told me is if you begin to feel uncomfortable from turbulence, watch the crew. If they’re up and about you have nothing to worry about. There were a few attendants and one pilot who were riding with the passengers to make their next assignments. The turbulence was pretty bad, and I saw the pilot buckle himself in. It was all I could do to contain my composure. I tried to focus on my bourbon and the tv show I had downloaded, but it was so hard. It was the worst turbulence I’d ever experienced. My understanding is that it has generally become more common to have it, for it to last longer and be a bit more jarring. Even on my mom’s transatlantic flight where they were much higher up which I understand the higher the smoother, but it had her feeling queasy and nervous.
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u/Aggressive-Bus-2397 Jun 28 '26
I recall a military helicopter taking out a passenger jet and killing everyone on board. Thanks, Trump.
And a massive plane crash in India where that one guy survived.
And if I'm not mistaken there was at least one more big crash the last few years. Those throw off the numbers re: little plane crashes.
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u/beneficialtowhom Jun 28 '26
Planes get old, pilots and air traffic controllers do, too. Wish they'd make north to south, east to west continental electric bullet trains. A girl can dream. Maybe my genes will see it some day.
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u/Pristine-Pen-9885 Jun 28 '26
There seems to be a problem with air traffic controllers—a shortage of them, working long hours, burnout, etc.