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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2012 | Cessna 170B | Winterville, North Carolina, United States | Highsmith Alfred C | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2012 | Cessna 170B | San Jose, California, United States | Amelia Reid Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2011 | Cessna 170B | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2011 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Cessna 170 | Pahrump, Nevada, United States | Swenson Roger A | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Cessna 170B | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Cessna 170A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Joseph Gugel | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Cessna 170A | Grangeville, Idaho, United States | Bokk John | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2011 | Cessna 170B | Jefferson, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Cessna 170A | Mulino, Oregon, United States | James Greene | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 2011 | Cessna 170A | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Bradley R Subers | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2011 | Cessna 170A | Baker Lake, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Cessna 170B | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2010 | Cessna 170B | Minto Flats, Alaska, United States | Berg Timothy J | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2010 | Cessna 170 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Harold G. Jensen | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170 | Truckee, California, United States | Tahoe Wings LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Parker, Arizona, United States | Floyd W. Griffith | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170 | Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States | Ernie Dale Willis | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Harold Parker | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2010 | Cessna 170B | Moab, Utah, United States | Clair A Roberts | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170A | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170-B | White Bear Lake, Minnesota, United States | Darrly LeMire | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2010 | Cessna 170B | Columbia, California, United States | Christopher Miller | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2010 | Cessna 170 | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2010 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Piscoya Thomas G | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2009 | Cessna 170B | Durham, North Carolina, United States | James Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2009 | Cessna 170B | London, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2009 | Cessna 170B | Dalhart, Texas, United States | Dooley Charles R | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2009 | Cessna 170A | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | James R. Brooks | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2009 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Carl W. Fundeen | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2009 | Cessna 170A | Aurora, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Cessna 170B | Mahwah, New Jersey, United States | Ganim Rose B | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2009 | Cessna 170A | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | David M Sandvik SR | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Cessna 170B | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Lund Bryan D | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 2009 | Cessna 170B | Nenana, Alaska, United States | Chad A. Rowe | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 2009 | Cessna 170B | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | Brindeiro Stephen M | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2009 | Cessna 170B | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Dale Paul D | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2009 | Cessna 170B | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | FOX Brian | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2009 | Cessna 170B | Homer, Alaska, United States | Quinn Jerry A | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2009 | Cessna 170 | Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2009 | Cessna 170B | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170A | Butler, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Cessna 170 | Ruby, Alaska, United States | Zesiger Wendell H | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2008 | Cessna 170B | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 2008 | Cessna 170B | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2008 | Cessna 170A | Ellsworth, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2007 | Cessna 170B | Alton, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2007 | Cessna 170B | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | Richard Anselment | No injuries | - |