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Bombardier CRJ accidents and incidents

The Bombardier CRJ appears in 2 of the incidents we cover, flown by 2 operators from 2025 to 2026. 1 rest on a final report and 1 on preliminary or official information. This page lists the incidents we have documented from official reports. It is not a measure of the aircraft's safety.

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Bombardier CRJ incident summary
DateFlightAircraftLocationFatalitiesReport status
22 March 2026Air Canada Express Flight 8646CRJ900 (CL-600-2D24)Not stated2, both pilotsLEVEL 2 Preliminary findings
29 January 2025American Eagle Flight 5342CRJ700 (CL-600-2C10)Potomac River, about 0.5 miles southeast of DCA67: 64 on the airliner and 3 helicopter crewLEVEL 3 Final report
NTSB investigators walking beside damaged aircraft and firefighting vehicle at LaGuardia.Actual collision scene photographed during the NTSB investigation: National Transportation Safety Board

Air Canada Express Flight 8646

A landing Jazz Aviation CRJ900 struck a rescue truck crossing its runway during a separate airport emergency.

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LEVEL 2 Preliminary findings

Aerial view of wreckage recovery operations on the Potomac near Washington National.Actual wreckage recovery shown in official NTSB footage: National Transportation Safety Board

American Eagle Flight 5342

A regional airliner and an Army helicopter met over the Potomac. The final investigation found failures in route design, visual separation, workload and safety oversight.

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LEVEL 3 Final report