Aviation accidents in United States

The NTSB database holds 170,864 accidents and incidents in United States, recorded between 1948 to 2026. 27,487 of them were fatal (16%), and 57,723 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 1,884 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (39,069 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.

5,471 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 89,499 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

170,864

Records

27,487

Fatal

57,723

Deaths

16%

Share fatal

1948 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 165,393 of 170,864 can be placed (89,499 approximate)

By decade

1940s 1

1960s 32,766

1970s 44,688

1980s 31,750

1990s 21,781

2000s 18,027

2010s 14,009

2020s 7,842

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 11,825 Cessna 150 10,258 Piper PA-28 9,236 Cessna 182 6,043 Piper PA-22 3,065 Cessna 152 2,962

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 204 American Airlines, Inc. 199 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 192 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 184 Petroleum Heli 114 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 111

All 170,864 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
16 Sep 1976	Beechcraft D55 N8330N	Coldwater, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
3 Aug 1976	Beechcraft 58 N1553W	Chillicothe, Missouri, United States approximate position	Rupp Automotiv	Fatal	6
1 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N13991	Newville, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	GID Millers AE	Fatal	6
28 May 1976	Cessna 210L N30586	W.palm Beach, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
22 May 1976	Piper PA-32 N55033	Snoqualamie Ps, Washington, United States not on the map	Evergreen Avia	Fatal	6
18 May 1976	Piper PA-34 N55951	Petersburg, Alaska, United States approximate position	LAB Flying SER	Fatal	6
15 Apr 1976	Beechcraft B60 N37D	Palm Desert, California, United States approximate position	Chartair Inc	Fatal	6
11 Apr 1976	Cessna 210L N1649X	Allardt, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Richard Pierce	Fatal	6
29 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32 N32682	Etiwanda, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
3 Jan 1976	Lear Jet 24 N651LJ	Anchorage, Alaska, United States approximate position	Winship Air SE	Fatal	6
4 Nov 1975	Beechcraft C90 N221MJ	Charleston, West Virginia, United States approximate position	McJunkin Corp	Fatal	6
25 Oct 1975	Piper PA-23 N54005	Whitehouse Sta, New Jersey, United States not on the map	Echo George AI	Fatal	6
10 Oct 1975	Aero Comdr 500A N9394R	Walnut Grove, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
27 Sep 1975	Bombardier CL-44 LV-JSY	Miami, Florida, United States approximate position	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	Fatal	6
7 Sep 1975	Beechcraft A35 N7FS	Hurricane, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
14 Aug 1975	Piper PA-32 N3287W	Chandlerville, Illinois, United States approximate position	140 Flying CLU	Fatal	6
12 May 1975	Piper PA-23 N5607Y	Savoonga, Alaska, United States approximate position	Foster Aviatio	Fatal	6
11 May 1975	Lockheed 1049H N45516	Mesa, Arizona, United States approximate position	Globe Air, Inc.	Fatal	6
26 Apr 1975	Beechcraft A100 N700SP	Hilton Head Is, South Carolina, United States not on the map	Stribling-Puck	Fatal	6
27 Dec 1974	Piper PA-32 N7705J	Hlf Moon By, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
1 Oct 1974	Volpar 18 N357V	Lupine, Alaska, United States not on the map	Winship Air SE	Fatal	6
11 Sep 1974	Piper PA-23 N6168Y	Austin, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
1 Sep 1974	Piper PA-32 N5503J	McConnelsvle, Ohio, United States not on the map	Condor Flying	Fatal	6
9 Aug 1974	Piper PA-30 N8129Y	Jackson, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
8 Jun 1974	Piper PA-23E N777AV	Cresson, Texas, United States approximate position	Air Ventures, I	Fatal	6
30 Apr 1974	Beechcraft 99 N853SA	Galveston, Texas, United States approximate position	Metro Airlines	Fatal	6
11 Mar 1974	Beechcraft 95-B55 N3031W	Ellettsville, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
20 Jan 1974	Beechcraft 60 N35D	Hatch, Utah, United States approximate position	Marc-Land, Inc	Fatal	6
24 Dec 1973	Beechcraft 95-55 N9385Y	New Salem, North Dakota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
21 Sep 1973	Piper PA-30 N7878Y	Florence, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
20 Sep 1973	Beechcraft E18S N50JR	Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Robert Airways	Fatal	6
8 Sep 1973	Douglas DC-8 N802WA	King Cove, Alaska, United States approximate position	World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	6
26 May 1973	Cessna T310Q N7514Q	Cottage Grve, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
20 May 1973	Beechcraft G50 N105Q	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
11 May 1973	Cessna 402B N2985Q	Greenville, Maine, United States approximate position	Charter Flight	Fatal	6
22 Apr 1973	Beechcraft V35 N177RH	Henly, Texas, United States approximate position	Ausco II	Fatal	6
19 Apr 1973	Beechcraft E18S N310WA	Davenport, Iowa, United States approximate position	Air Iowa, Inc *	Fatal	6
16 Apr 1973	Beechcraft 65-A80 N456WM	Bricktown, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
13 Apr 1973	Cessna 402A N4599Q	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Rusk Aviation	Fatal	6
4 Feb 1973	Cessna 180D N3156D	Cooper Ldg, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	6
4 Feb 1973	Piper PA-20 N7698K	Cooper Ldg, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	6
23 Oct 1972	Aero Comdr 500-A N78376	Pekin, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
30 Sep 1972	Piper PA-32 N8662N	Norman, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Catlin Aviatio	Fatal	6
7 Sep 1972	Piper PA-31 N9261Y	Columbus, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
26 Aug 1972	Bell 205-A1 N8119J	Ojai, California, United States approximate position	Evergreen Heli	Fatal	6
22 Jun 1972	Piper PA-32 N4278R	Glenwood, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Southwest Air	Fatal	6
8 Jun 1972	Piper PA-32 N3681W	Nucla, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
15 May 1972	Piper PA-23 N14194	Amboy, Washington, United States approximate position	U.c.leasing, In	Fatal	6
25 Nov 1971	Beechcraft C35 N1944D	Astoria, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	6
30 Oct 1971	Piper PA-28 N9412W	Benicia, California, United States approximate position	Hawke Flying S	Fatal	6