This information comes from data on air safety recently published by Eurostat. This article presents a handful of findings from the more detailed Statistics Explained article on air safety statistics in the EU.

Most of the deaths occurred in aviation accidents by non-commercial operations (109 accidents or 94 percent). This includes corporate and private aviation, demonstration, flight training/instructional and relocations. Four deaths were related to accidents in commercial air transport (3.4 percent), while three deaths (2.6 percent) were related to accidents during specialised operations (e.g., crop spraying in agriculture, aerial advertisement, or photography operations).

Accidents involving aeroplanes were responsible for most deaths (79), followed by helicopters and sailplanes (18 deaths each) and balloons (1). No fatal accidents involved unmanned aircraft.

In 2025, 143 people were injured in air accidents involving EU-registered aircraft, a decrease from 215 in 2024. Most injuries (93) were the result of aeroplane accidents.

Next were balloon accidents (19 injuries), sailplane accidents (17), accidents involving helicopters (12) and unmanned aircraft (2). Out of all injuries, 32 happened on commercial flights.