There are several celebrities who died from plane crashes and other aviation incidents over the past few decades. However, there have also been quite a few survivors. A handful of stars walked away with their lives after experiencing midair issues and/or full-out crash-landings.
Below, News47.us has compiled some of the most famous faces who have been involved in harrowing aviation incidents.
Harrison Ford was piloting a World War II aircraft in 2015, which crashed into a Los Angeles golf course. He was hospitalized for multiple broken bones but recovered. However, the incident stayed in Harrison’s mind for a while, which he pointed out during a 2025 interfere with The Wall Street Journal. While recounting a rehearsal on the set of 1923, the veteran actor compared his real-life experienced with his character’s from the show.
“I watched a rehearsal with a stand-in being brought into the kitchen, and Helen [Mirren] coming in, sweeping everything off the counter, taking command,” Harris recalled. “Even when I talk about it now, it emotionally relates to the airplane crash I had and what my wife went through.”
Bono was not involved in a plane crash — but it was a close call. The U2 vocalist was flying over Germany on a Learjet in 2014, and a door broke off while in the air. The plane landed safely despite the harrowing midair moment.
