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
11 Nov 1985	Cessna 441 N59MD	Derry, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	5
10 Nov 1985	Dassault FALCON 50 N784B	Fairview, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
1 Oct 1985	Cessna 441 N400BG	Dallas, Texas, United States	Rosewood Enterprises Inc	Fatal	5
24 Aug 1985	Piper PA-31T N600CM	Flat Rock, North Carolina, United States	Hubert van Pittman	Fatal	5
26 May 1985	Rockwell 112B N1417J	Woodbridge, Virginia, United States	Herbert E. Ewing	Fatal	5
21 Apr 1985	Piper PA-28-235 N9406W	Castaic, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
7 Apr 1985	Mooney MO-20J N5764D	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	5
28 Dec 1984	Cessna 182P N5948J	Big Bear City, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
20 Nov 1984	Cessna 310N N31747	Valparaiso, Indiana, United States	J. B.hargrave	Fatal	5
30 Sep 1984	Piper PA-34-220T N999YP	Turbotville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	5
27 Aug 1984	Piper PA-28-140 N15699	Yucaipa, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
24 Aug 1984	Cessna 320C N7AE	Monterey, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
25 Jul 1984	Cessna 401 N7984Q	Anchorage, Alaska, United States approximate position	Alaska Air Service, Inc.	Fatal	5
22 Jul 1984	Beechcraft A36 N6265X	Zolfo Springs, Florida, United States	Hangar One, Inc.	Fatal	5
24 Jun 1984	Piper PA-32-300 N8640N	Canton, Georgia, United States	Circle C. Farms	Fatal	5
27 Apr 1984	Piper PA-32-260 N5502J	Maynardville, Tennessee, United States	Redstone Arsenal	Fatal	5
22 Mar 1984	Piper PA-31-350 N27886	Oneonta, New York, United States	-	Fatal	5
3 Mar 1984	Piper PA-28-181 N2868D	Lewiston, Idaho, United States	Frank Brickey	Fatal	5
6 Nov 1983	Cessna 210M N732SB	Greensburg, Kansas, United States	Crawford A. Barber	Fatal	5
5 Nov 1983	Cessna T210M N761VK	Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	5
14 Aug 1983	Rockwell 114A N215XP	Ebro, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	5
14 Aug 1983	Aerospatiale AS350D N900JA	Dover Township, New Jersey, United States not on the map	Trinity Jet, Inc.	Fatal	5
13 Aug 1983	Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N29917	Toutle, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	5
19 Jun 1983	Piper PA-32-300 N4013R	Glacier Peak, Washington, United States	Phillip E. Strathy	Fatal	5
31 May 1983	Piper PA-23C-250 N6103Y	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Lucaya Beach Air Service	Fatal	5
30 May 1983	Piper PA-28-180 N5170S	Haskell, Texas, United States	ROY Williams	Fatal	5
27 Mar 1983	Piper PA-34-200T N5885V	Roanoke, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	5
21 Feb 1983	Beechcraft N35 N9350Y	Mount Shasta, California, United States	Richard K Walsh	Fatal	5
18 Feb 1983	Piper 601P N90353	San Diego, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
4 Jan 1983	Cessna T303 N6087C	Willard, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	5
25 Nov 1982	Cessna 182Q N94657	Bryant, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Virgil van Overschelde	Fatal	5
20 Nov 1982	Cessna P206B N8606Z	Near Shafter, Nevada, United States	Orme Aviation	Fatal	5
3 Oct 1982	Beechcraft 95-55 N72RT	Flagstaff, Arizona, United States	Taylor & Taylor Farms, Inc.	Fatal	5
26 Sep 1982	Piper PA-32-R-300 N8690E	Berkeley Spring, West Virginia, United States	Duane Luebbe	Fatal	5
17 Jul 1982	Cessna TR182 N736EY	Happy Camp, California, United States	Skyway Aviation Inc.	Fatal	5
3 Jun 1982	Beechcraft B-55 N677F	Ithaca, New York, United States approximate position	AMP, Inc.	Fatal	5
28 May 1982	Beechcraft D95A N187Q	Columbia, Maryland, United States approximate position	Angus Hines JR.	Fatal	5
18 Apr 1982	Cessna 411 N3228R	Middlefield, Ohio, United States	Chester Air Corp	Fatal	5
21 Mar 1982	Cessna T210M N761MZ	Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	David Sheinkin	Fatal	5
18 Mar 1982	Cessna 401 N499W	Sunflower, Arizona, United States	Air Security Transport Corp.	Fatal	5
26 Nov 1981	Cessna 172M N9710H	Payette, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
25 Nov 1981	Cessna 177A N30288	Ellinwood, Kansas, United States approximate position	Westport Airpo	Fatal	5
25 Nov 1981	Cessna 182P N727SX	Wauneta, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
13 Sep 1981	Beechcraft B50 N3580B	Cape Yakataga, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
6 Sep 1981	Mitsubishi MU-2B N3ED	Riverton, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Brandon Aviati	Fatal	5
2 Sep 1981	Mitsubishi MU-2B N233MA	McLeod, Texas, United States approximate position	Brigadier Indu	Fatal	5
15 Aug 1981	Balloon Wks 8-24 N4062Z	Barrington, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
14 Aug 1981	Aero Comdr 685 N8007H	Wrens, Georgia, United States approximate position	Sugar Mountain	Fatal	5
25 Jul 1981	Piper PA-28R N16328	Colo, Iowa, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
1 Jul 1981	Cessna U206 N72258	Moose Pass, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5