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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 2002 | Ellenberger/Werner GLASAIR I TD | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft V35B | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jan 2002 | Cessna 441 | Winfield, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jan 2002 | Hillyer XL-RG VELOCITY | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Bellanca 17-30A | Alexandria, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Jan 2002 | Smith AEROSTAR 601P | Chittenden, Vermont, United States | Timothy A. Patrick | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jan 2002 | MBB BK-117 A-3 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | CJ Systems Aviation Group, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-24-250 | Micanopy, Florida, United States | Robert Beverly | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Dec 2001 | Borgman SMYTH SIDEWINDER | Independence, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Dec 2001 | Cessna 172N | San Clemente, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Dec 2001 | Gates Learjet 24D | Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States | Air Cargo Express Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Dec 2001 | Mooney M20C | Netarts, Oregon, United States | Yury Avrutin | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Dec 2001 | Cessna T210-M | Monticello, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Dec 2001 | Cessna 182E | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Dec 2001 | Cessna 208B | Bessemer, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Nov 2001 | Mooney M20M | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Grant Scott | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Gates Learjet 25B | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Enstrom 280FX | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Nov 2001 | Mooney M-20-20 | Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Nov 2001 | Zenair CH2000 | Wentzville, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Cessna 340A | Santa Monica, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Nov 2001 | Cessna 150M | Dyer, Indiana, United States | Chicago Business Air Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Nov 2001 | Robinson R-22 BETA | Escondido, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Oct 2001 | Norton/Cloeren TITAN TORNADO II | New Windsor, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Oct 2001 | Rans S-6 | Wyatte, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Oct 2001 | Bell OH-58A | Bartow, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Oct 2001 | Bell 206B | N. Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States | Saber Cargo Airlines | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2001 | Aerospatiale AS350B2 | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | Medical Air Transport, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Oct 2001 | Cessna TR182 | Dixie, Idaho, United States | Holzer, George L. | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Oct 2001 | Piper PA-18 | Sandy, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Oct 2001 | Cessna 210M | Pittsfield, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Oct 2001 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Alvarado, Texas, United States | Alamo Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-31-350 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | Key Lime Air | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Sep 2001 | Cessna P206B | Willits, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Byhalia, Mississippi, United States | Mark D. Valentino | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Aug 2001 | Grumman TS-2A | Hopland, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Aug 2001 | Cessna 172SP | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Esquire Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Aug 2001 | North American SNJ-5 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Aug 2001 | Learjet 25 | Ithaca, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Aug 2001 | Aviat A-1 | Montrose, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Aug 2001 | Johnson LANCAIR 360 | Placerville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Aug 2001 | Beechcraft F-33A | Mobile, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Aug 2001 | Cessna 150 | McGaheysville, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-28-180 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2001 | Dominiak KITFOX | Byron, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Aug 2001 | Piper PA-32-260 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Sedgwick, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Schweizer 269C | Waterloo, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Aug 2001 | Beechcraft E55 | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Aug 2001 | Bell 206B | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | Helicopter Transport Services | Fatal | 2 |