The mid-air accident on January 29 killed all people on board the American Airlines flight along with three Black Hawk US army helicopter pilots who were on a doomsday training mission when the aircraft collided near Reagan National Airport.
As the industry was reeling from the Washington DC disaster that killed 67 people in January, a Delta Airlines flight crashed at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport when it tipped over on the runway in a fireball.
Six people died two days after the Washington DC tragedy when their medical plane plunged onto a residential street in Philadelphia, including a sick child.
Two people inside the Lancair plane died when it hit the ground, causing a fire that destroyed the aircraft.
Another Arizona incident last week killed one person and injured four after a plane owned by Motley Crue star Vince Neil crashed at Scottsdale Airport.