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

1940s 1

1960s 32,766

1970s 44,688

1980s 31,750

1990s 21,781

2000s 18,027

2010s 14,009

2020s 7,964

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 11,835 Cessna 150 10,261 Piper PA-28 9,239 Cessna 182 6,044 Piper PA-22 3,066 Cessna 152 2,963

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 204 American Airlines, Inc. 200 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 192 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 184 Petroleum Heli 114 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 111

All 170,986 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
24 Jun 2007	Syracuse VANS RV-4 N14VS	Wallkill, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Jun 2007	Cessna 177RG N52103	Wasilla, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jun 2007	Mooney M20C N6713N	Price, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Jun 2007	Cessna 182C N8691T	Hiddenite, North Carolina, United States	Walter N. Long, Jr.	Fatal	2
16 Jun 2007	Hill EUROPA XS N214KS	Livermore, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Jun 2007	Cessna 210-5 (205) N8308Z	Quilcene, Washington, United States	Norma J. Ingham	Fatal	2
1 Jun 2007	Christen A-1 N9602R	Loa, Utah, United States	United States Department of Agriculture	Fatal	2
23 May 2007	Boeing Stearman A75N1 N55718	Charleston, South Carolina, United States	CCR Air Parts & Services	Fatal	2
21 May 2007	Wood VANS RV7A N7259N	Marysville, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
12 May 2007	Diamond DA 40 N512DS	Lake Pleasant, Arizona, United States	Southwest Flight Center	Fatal	2
10 May 2007	Teague RANS S-6ES COYOTE II N220GT	Nyssa, Oregon, United States approximate position	Orville V. Olsen	Fatal	2
3 May 2007	Cessna S550 N22HP	Dillon, Montana, United States approximate position	Hamilton Ranches, Inc.	Fatal	2
2 May 2007	Livpt LANCAIR IV-P N119TC	McAllen, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Apr 2007	Robinson R44 II N382BT	Bass Lake, Indiana, United States	Bruce Allan Groen	Fatal	2
23 Apr 2007	Bird SEAWIND 3000 N40SW	Knox City, Missouri, United States	Gene E. Underland	Fatal	2
22 Apr 2007	Murphy SR3500 MOOSE N360MM	Cotter, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Apr 2007	Piper PA-23-250 N5651Y	Windham, Connecticut, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Apr 2007	Grumman American AA-5B N4535N	Danville, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Apr 2007	Cessna U206G N2874B	Welaka, Florida, United States	Paul Wilcox	Fatal	2
18 Apr 2007	Piper PA-28-140 N8168N	Tehachapi, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Apr 2007	Terrence A Sack TERRAIR EXPRESS N456TS	Lakeland, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
14 Apr 2007	Romeo LANCAIR LEGACY RG N45FR	Fulton, New York, United States	Frank A. Romeo	Fatal	2
9 Apr 2007	Piper PA-32RT-300T N21423	Andrews, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 2007	Cessna 172N N6267D	Page, Arizona, United States	Robert W. Patterson	Fatal	2
9 Apr 2007	Wakewood LANCAIR O-200 N351DW	Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
30 Mar 2007	Ryan NAVION A N4369K	Los Banos, California, United States	Grant H. Lindeman	Fatal	2
27 Mar 2007	Robinson R44 II N744SH	Ponte Vedra Bch, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 2007	Piper PA-28-151 N75194	Lincoln City, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Mar 2007	Beechcraft 58 N332HA	Munster, Indiana, United States	S L Air International, LLC.	Fatal	2
5 Mar 2007	Cessna 150M N66513	Bedford, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Feb 2007	Unknown KOLB MARK III UNREG	Panama City, Florida, United States approximate position	Joseph P. Lagerloef	Fatal	2
24 Feb 2007	Hiller UH-12A N8180H	Bethlehem, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 2007	Eurocopter France EC120B N690WR	Gulf of Mexico, United States	ERA Helicopters	Fatal	2
9 Feb 2007	Cessna 414 N69845	Rocksprings, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 2007	Cessna 172K N7109G	Bessemer, Alabama, United States	Larry John Masters	Fatal	2
2 Feb 2007	Hallburg AMPHIBIAN S21D N41RH	Grinnell, Iowa, United States	James Reynolds	Fatal	2
18 Jan 2007	Cessna 182R N9937H	Waltman, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Jan 2007	Partenavia P 68C N90KB	Adjuntas, United States	Larry L. Galloway	Fatal	2
12 Jan 2007	Cessna 525 N77215	Van Nuys, California, United States	Sunquest Executive Air Charter	Fatal	2
4 Jan 2007	Cessna 182R N2658	Batesville, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Dec 2006	Mooney M-20F N9596M	Mt. Gilead, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Dec 2006	Rockwell 114 N55MB	Jasper, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Dec 2006	Cessna 414 N400CS	Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States	Flight Source LLC	Fatal	2
21 Dec 2006	Piper PA-28-161 N9141Y	Big Pine, California, United States approximate position	Flying Vikings	Fatal	2
14 Dec 2006	Piper PA-32-301 N8361Q	Port Heiden, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Dec 2006	Bell 407 N407JJ	Dagsboro, Delaware, United States	Heloair Inc	Fatal	2
10 Dec 2006	Fagan RANS S-6S N949S	Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Dec 2006	Cessna 210K N9449M	Edgewater, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Dec 2006	John Lauer HARMON ROCKET II N604JL	Bakersfield, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Dec 2006	Holloway RV6A N914C	North Bend, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2