No, Boeing Issues Aren’t Actually On The Rise This Year, NTSB Data Shows

Experts also say there’s no reason for panic despite the widespread scrutiny of the aviation company.

The number of accidents and incidents involving Boeing commercial planes, at least during the first 55 days of this year, is relatively the same as 2023, federal data shows.

There have been 19 incidents, accidents and occurrences involving Boeing planes globally as of Feb. 24, according to the most recent data available from the National Transportation Safety Board’s Case Analysis and Reporting Online tool (CAROL). For comparison, the NTSB documented 23 such events during the same 55-day period last year.

Events in the U.S. so far this year include the mid-air door plug scare involving a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft over Oregon on Jan. 5, an engine fire in Miami on Jan. 18 and stuck rudder pedals on Feb. 6 in New Jersey.

The 2023 cases include two runway incursions ― when there’s an improper plane on a runway ― in Texas and Honolulu on Jan. 23 and Feb. 4; air turbulence causing injuries in Chicago on Feb. 10; and a near-collision in Florida on Feb. 16.

Though these cases don’t include more recent events ― including a plane veering off the runway in Houston on March 8, a tire falling off mid-flight in San Francisco on March 7 and an engine fire in Houston on March 4 ― it suggests that such incidents aren’t increasing. Experts also say there’s no reason for panic.