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
30 Jul 1993	Rockwell 690-A N707BP	Norfolk, Nebraska, United States approximate position	Motel Developers, Inc.	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1993	Cessna T303 N9667C	Prescott, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	5
19 Dec 1992	Beechcraft 65 N555GC	Orlando, Florida, United States approximate position	Edwards, William J.	Fatal	5
29 Nov 1992	Cessna T210M N784RF	Thornton, California, United States	Franich, Russell	Fatal	5
4 May 1992	Cessna 340 N69469	Yakutat, Alaska, United States	Roth, Jeffrey H.	Fatal	5
12 Apr 1992	Cessna P210N N9TG	Baxter, California, United States approximate position	Amat, Incorporated	Fatal	5
12 Apr 1992	Cessna 172P N63078	Englewood, Colorado, United States	Wings of Denver Flying Club	Fatal	5
14 Jan 1992	Cessna 310Q N787AM	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	JIM Mayes Company, Inc.	Fatal	5
11 Jan 1992	Bell 206BIII N95AT	Crockett, California, United States	Rotor Connection	Fatal	5
26 Dec 1991	Beechcraft 58TC N6588S	Bluffton, South Carolina, United States	Weinhold, Donald L.	Fatal	5
10 Dec 1991	Piper PA31-350 N350MR	Temple Bar, Arizona, United States	Las Vegas Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	5
15 Nov 1991	Cessna 336A N3848U	Big Bear City, California, United States	Richard A. Niemela	Fatal	5
13 Nov 1991	Cessna 340 N7672Q	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Robert R. Chenoweth	Fatal	5
23 Jul 1991	Cessna 206 N5183U	Salmon, Idaho, United States	Wilderness Aviation	Fatal	5
4 Apr 1991	Bell 412SP N78S	Merion, Pennsylvania, United States	Sun Company Inc.	Fatal	5
29 Mar 1991	Cessna 421C N3851C	Cortez, Colorado, United States	George Mehl	Fatal	5
15 Feb 1991	Piper PA-32-300 N6961C	Falfurrias, Texas, United States	Neal W. Thurmond	Fatal	5
1 Dec 1990	Aero Commander 690A N400N	Ryderwood, Washington, United States	Aero Air	Fatal	5
9 Nov 1990	Piper 601P N23NS	Nacogdoches, Texas, United States	G.t. Contractors Inc.	Fatal	5
2 Sep 1990	Cessna P206C N8646Z	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	5
27 Aug 1990	Bell 206B N16933	Elkhorn, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	5
2 Jul 1990	Cessna T210L N59291	Ashford, Washington, United States	Aerowest Aviation Inc.	Fatal	5
25 Jun 1990	Cessna 207A N9985M	Aialak Bay, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	5
14 Feb 1990	Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N300CW	Putnam, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	5
10 Oct 1989	Agusta A109A MKII N21FL	Lacey Township, New Jersey, United States not on the map	Paramount Aviation	Fatal	5
7 Oct 1989	Cessna 208 N208W	Uncertain, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	5
28 Aug 1989	Piper PA-31-350 N234J	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	5
29 Apr 1989	Beechcraft B24R N2526W	Suches, Georgia, United States	Johnny H. Ward	Fatal	5
31 Mar 1989	Piper PA-60-601P CGWPS	Newport Beach, California, United States	Anthony Deis	Fatal	5
11 Mar 1989	Beechcraft A60 N98DS	Manassas, Virginia, United States approximate position	RTS Service Inc.	Fatal	5
24 Nov 1988	Cessna T210F N6105R	Cortez, Colorado, United States	Robinson, William J.	Fatal	5
16 Oct 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N4113R	Sedona, Arizona, United States	Northern Arizona Aircraft	Fatal	5
4 Sep 1988	Piper PA-34-220T N83874	Carthage, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	5
3 Jul 1988	Cessna TU-206-G N732HH	Root Ranch, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	5
17 May 1988	Cessna T210N N5402Y	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States approximate position	W. S. Brown, Inc.	Fatal	5
4 Apr 1988	Piper PA-31-325 N6ET	Orinda, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
7 Oct 1987	Cessna 421B N8043Q	Deland, Florida, United States	Sager, William F.	Fatal	5
30 Sep 1987	Beechcraft 95-B55 N6343X	Manteo, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	5
21 Sep 1987	Piper PA-31-310 CGPAC	Eldred Rock, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	5
12 Jul 1987	Cessna 180 N5027E	New Brighton, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	5
9 Apr 1987	Lockheed L-382G N517SJ	Travis Afb, California, United States	Southern Air Transport	Fatal	5
29 Nov 1986	Beechcraft A36TC N36TS	Steamboat Sprgs, Colorado, United States	Randy Bacchus	Fatal	5
25 Sep 1986	Cessna 340A N6663G	Crawford, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	5
6 Jul 1986	Cessna 172M N80503	Havasu Lake, California, United States	JIM Kuhn	Fatal	5
14 Apr 1986	Piper PA-31 N6700L	Norfolk, Nebraska, United States	HY Plains Dressed Beef Inc.	Fatal	5
31 Mar 1986	Piper PA-24-180 N6599P	Somers, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
5 Mar 1986	Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 N513DC	Eola, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	5
17 Jan 1986	Cessna 337G N53615	Blairsville, Georgia, United States	Capital Control, Inc.	Fatal	5
11 Jan 1986	Cessna 425 N425SC	Granby, Colorado, United States	Jayhawk Aircraft Sales	Fatal	5
14 Dec 1985	Beechcraft B-60 N24RT	Carp Lake, Michigan, United States	Commander Charter, Inc.	Fatal	5