List of American Airlines accidents and incidents

As of January 2025, American Airlines has had almost sixty aircraft hull losses, beginning with the crash of a Ford 5-AT-C Trimotor in August 1931.

[4] Flight 11, which is responsible for an estimated 1,700 deaths, is the deadliest air crash in the history of aviation.

On January 29, 2025, American Eagle Flight 5342 from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a Bombardier CRJ701ER operated by PSA Airlines, collided with a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on final approach to Reagan Airport.

The Black Hawk flew into the CRJ-700s's approach path, resulting in a fiery explosion, followed by both aircraft crashing into the Potomac River, killing all 64 passengers and crew, and the three crew members on the helicopter.

[2] Another four jet aircraft have been written off due to incidents while they were parked between flights or while undergoing maintenance.