Aviation accidents in United States
The NTSB database holds 170,986 accidents and incidents in United States, recorded between 1948 to 2026. 27,507 of them were fatal (16%), and 57,754 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.
5,473 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 89,489 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
170,986
Records
27,507
Fatal
57,754
Deaths
16%
Share fatal
1948 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map
165,513 of 170,986 can be placed
(89,489 approximate)
By decade
Aircraft types involved
All 170,986 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2016 | Beechcraft A36 | Sparks, Nevada, United States | Flying Start Aero | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Cessna 182 | Clinton, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2016 | Cessna 172 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Flight Academy of New Orleans | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Aug 2016 | Stemme Gmbh & S10 VT | Telluride, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Aug 2016 | Piper PA-11 | Indianola, Iowa, United States | Agri-Flite Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 2016 | Beechcraft 95 B55 (T42A) | Leshara, Nebraska, United States | LeMay Aero Club | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jul 2016 | Van's RV9 | Springfield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Jul 2016 | Harris-Runyan SKYBOLT 300 | Fairmont, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jul 2016 | Aeronca 11AC | Ishpeming, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Bell 525 | Italy, Texas, United States | Bell Helicopter - Textron | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 2016 | Aeronca 11AC | Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Jun 2016 | Robinson R66 | Wikieup, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Piper PA31 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | Aeronational Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jun 2016 | Cessna 150F | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Jun 2016 | Grumman American Avn AA 1B | Hawthorne, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 2016 | Cessna 172N | Avalon, California, United States | Encore Flight Academy | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 May 2016 | Moore Joseph O VARIEZE | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 2016 | Jihlavan Airplanes Sro KP 5 ASA | Rhoadesville, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 May 2016 | North American AT 6 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Apr 2016 | Extra Flugzeugproduktions-Und EA 300/L | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Vegas Extreme Adventures LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 2016 | Beechcraft 65 A90 1 | Slidell, Louisiana, United States | St Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement DIS | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 2016 | Van's RV12 | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Yoxford Air LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Apr 2016 | Cessna 172 | Westmoreland, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Apr 2016 | Rockwell 690B | Taylor, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Mar 2016 | North American AT 6A | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Mar 2016 | Cessna 340 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Mar 2016 | Sheahen Dane E RV-8 | Clermont, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Mar 2016 | Remos Acft Gmbh Flugzeugbau REMOS GX | EspaƱola, New Mexico, United States | New Mexico Sport Aviation, LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Mar 2016 | Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 4000 | Palmer Lake, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Mar 2016 | Ohlgren RV 6A | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Feb 2016 | Piper PA28 | Destin, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 2016 | Flight CTLS | Springville, California, United States | County of Tulare Sheriffs Office | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Feb 2016 | North American F51 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Feb 2016 | Cessna 182 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | Civil Air Patrol | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Jan 2016 | Piper PA 24-260 | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jan 2016 | Cessna 525 | Cedar Fort, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Jan 2016 | Aerostar S A YAK 52 | Alpine, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Dec 2015 | Hinton Paul M RV 4 | Greenville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Dec 2015 | Airbus Helicopters AS350 | Superior, Arizona, United States | Air Methods Corp | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Dec 2015 | Barnett Allen S RV7 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Dec 2015 | Cessna 140 | Keytesville, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Dec 2015 | Timothy C Williams CCK-1865 | Linesville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Dec 2015 | Aero Vodochody L 39C | Apple Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Nov 2015 | Beechcraft A36TC | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Nov 2015 | Airbus Helicopters AS350B3E | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Nov 2015 | Beechcraft F33A | North Salem, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Nov 2015 | Cirrus SR22 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Nov 2015 | Cessna 441 | Climax, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 2015 | Zidek VANS RV-4 | Cortland, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 2015 | Piper PA 28R-180 | Morongo Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |