Cessna 170 accidents
The NTSB database holds 1,985 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 170, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 182 of them were fatal (9%), and 362 people died.
The deadliest year was 1964, with 30 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (656 records).
Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.
1,320 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,985
Records
182
Fatal
362
Deaths
9%
Share fatal
1964 to 2026
Period
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665 of 1,985 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 1,985 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2020 | Cessna 170 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Cessna 170 | Kiana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 2020 | Cessna 170 | Morrisville, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2020 | Cessna 170 | Ardmore, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 2020 | Cessna 170B | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2020 | Cessna 170 | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Cessna 170 | Butte, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2020 | Cessna 170 | Baker City, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2020 | Cessna 170 | Valley Center, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 2020 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2019 | Cessna 170 | Missoula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 2019 | Cessna 170 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Perry Aeronautical Services Llc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2019 | Cessna 170 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2019 | Cessna 170 | Bison, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2019 | Cessna 170 | Hewitt Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 2019 | Cessna 170 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2019 | Cessna 170 | Prineville, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 2019 | Cessna 170 | Selah, Washington, United States | James C. Bell | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2018 | Cessna 170 | Riggins, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Cessna 170 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2018 | Cessna 170 | Prineville, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2018 | Cessna 170 | Spearfish, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Cessna 170 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Cessna 170 | Benson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2018 | Cessna 170 | Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States | Draggin Tail Pilots LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 2018 | Cessna 170 | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2018 | Cessna 170 | Auburn, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2018 | Cessna 170 | Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2017 | Cessna 170B | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2017 | Cessna 170 | Rochelle, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2017 | Cessna 170 | Axtell, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2017 | Cessna 170 | Moab, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 2017 | Cessna 170 | San Andreas, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2017 | Cessna 170 | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2017 | Cessna 170B | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Cessna 170 | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | Sasquatch Air LLC. | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 2017 | Cessna 170 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | Serendipity Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2017 | Cessna 170 | Death Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2017 | Cessna 170 | Wheatland, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2017 | Cessna 170 | Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, United States | Inceptus Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 2017 | Cessna 170 | Hayden, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2016 | Cessna 170 | Martinsville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2016 | Cessna 170 | Sidney, Montana, United States | Frontier Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditionin | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2016 | Cessna 170A | Hibbing, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Cessna 170 | Everett, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Cessna 170 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2016 | Cessna 170 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2016 | Cessna 170 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2016 | Cessna 170B | Ingleside, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Cessna 170A | Springfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |