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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2015 | Cessna 170B | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2015 | Cessna 170A | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Mountain Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2015 | Cessna 170B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2015 | Cessna 170A | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2015 | Cessna 170B | Rosamond, California, United States | Wang Grace H | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2015 | Cessna 170 | Buffalo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2015 | Cessna 170 | Raymond, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Cessna 170B | Durango, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2015 | Cessna 170B | Bentonville, Arkansas, United States | Summit Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2015 | Cessna 170B | Centralia, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2015 | Cessna 170B | Bettles, Alaska, United States | Seth W. McMillan | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2015 | Cessna 170B | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Rocheleau Kenneth Raney | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 2015 | Cessna 170A | Palmetto, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Cessna 170B | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2014 | Cessna 170B | Augusta, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2014 | Cessna 170B | Tomball, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2014 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2014 | Cessna 170B | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Cessna 170A | Huron, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 2014 | Cessna 170B | Mulberry, Florida, United States | Trembley Sharon L | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2014 | Cessna 170B | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Burch Loren W | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 2014 | Cessna 170 | Wikieup, Arizona, United States | Logsdon James B | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 2014 | Cessna 170-B | Nome, Alaska, United States | James West | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2013 | Cessna 170 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2013 | Cessna 170B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Poirier Dennis L | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2013 | Cessna 170A | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2013 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2013 | Cessna 170B | Meridian, Mississippi, United States | Kirchoff Kevin B | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 2013 | Cessna 170B | San Carlos, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2013 | Cessna 170 | Burnet, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2013 | Cessna 170B | Fallbrook, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2013 | Cessna 170B | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Hohmann Courtney P | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 170 | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | Suttmeier Robert | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2013 | Cessna 170B | Danville, Indiana, United States | David Needham | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2013 | Cessna 170B | Roxboro, North Carolina, United States | Robert Travis Clements | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2013 | Cessna 170 | Livermore, California, United States | Don Davis | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Stone Robert D | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2013 | Cessna 170B | Sunburst, Montana, United States | Inman Steve | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2013 | Cessna 170B | Erie, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2012 | Cessna 170A | Calexico, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 2012 | Cessna 170B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2012 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2012 | Cessna 170A | Ellensburg, Washington, United States | Pensula DAN | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Cessna 170 | Panama City, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170B | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170B | Pullman, Washington, United States | Inter-State Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170 | Biddeford, Maine, United States | Hart William C | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2012 | Cessna 170A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |