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
20 Jun 1976	Beechcraft B35 N5073C	Rubidoux, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
27 Apr 1976	Cessna 207 N1707U	Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States approximate position	Frontier Flyin	Fatal	5
22 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32 N4094R	Moss Landing, California, United States approximate position	Ft.ord Sport P	Fatal	5
22 Feb 1976	Piper PA-28R N737PG	Moss Landing, California, United States approximate position	Ft.ord Flying	Fatal	5
21 Feb 1976	Grumman G-21A N4772C	St Croix, Virgin Islands, United States not on the map	Antilles Air B	Fatal	5
28 Dec 1975	Mooney M20A N8120E	Stockton, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
26 Dec 1975	Cessna U206 N138ND	Harrison, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Jamestown Avia	Fatal	5
25 Dec 1975	Beechcraft P35 N1480G	Ft Pierre, South Dakota, United States approximate position	G&B Aviation	Fatal	5
20 Dec 1975	Navion B N5275K	Cross City, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
13 Nov 1975	Mitsubishi MU-2K N69QJ	Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Quinton Jones	Fatal	5
31 Aug 1975	Piper PA-32 N95593	Davis, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
19 Aug 1975	Beechcraft 95-C55 N2066W	Murphy, Idaho, United States approximate position	Baron West, Inc	Fatal	5
15 Aug 1975	Piper PA-32 N3821W	Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States approximate position	Cherokee Flyin	Fatal	5
25 Jul 1975	Cessna 320B N9854L	Darien, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
24 Jul 1975	Cessna P206A N4693F	Parowan, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
8 Jun 1975	Beechcraft C23 N2115W	Lake Okeechobe, Florida, United States not on the map	Ridge Air Inc	Fatal	5
24 May 1975	Cessna 177B N30836	Carpentersvile, Illinois, United States not on the map	T&G Aviation A	Fatal	5
23 Apr 1975	Beechcraft A36 N9123Q	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
11 Apr 1975	Beechcraft 95-B55 N8668M	New Albany, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
18 Mar 1975	Piper PA-23 N246Z	Healdsburg, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
1 Feb 1975	Douglas DC-3C N15HC	Houston, Texas, United States approximate position	Horizon Proper	Fatal	5
25 Jan 1975	Beechcraft 65-A90 N57V	Washington, District of Columbia, United States approximate position	Wolfe Industri	Fatal	5
24 Jan 1975	Cessna 320 N3428Q	Tallahassee, Florida, United States approximate position	Safari Aviatio	Fatal	5
2 Jan 1975	Beechcraft A60 N2855W	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States approximate position	Penhall Co.	Fatal	5
11 Dec 1974	Cessna 210L N93242	Brandon, Mississippi, United States approximate position	Iowa Aviation	Fatal	5
17 Oct 1974	De Havilland DHC-2 N129WA	Kassan, Alaska, United States not on the map	Webber Airline	Fatal	5
4 Oct 1974	Cessna 182J N2869F	Springfield, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
19 Sep 1974	Piper PA-32 N15528	Riverside, California, United States approximate position	Rvrside Air SV	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1974	Piper PA-23 N5084Y	Acme, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
30 Jun 1974	Hiller Acft FH1100 N8679	Umiat, Alaska, United States approximate position	Alaska Helicop	Fatal	5
29 Mar 1974	Cessna 421 N3139K	Bunker, Missouri, United States approximate position	Electro Enterp	Fatal	5
24 Mar 1974	Piper PA-30A N8269Y	Aspen, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
10 Mar 1974	Mooney M21E N2630W	Lebanon, Virginia, United States approximate position	Johnston & JOH	Fatal	5
2 Mar 1974	Mitsubishi MU-2B N711AH	Glenwood Spg, Colorado, United States not on the map	Capital Nation	Fatal	5
28 Feb 1974	Cessna 310Q N69596	Pounding Mill, Virginia, United States approximate position	Petes Motors, I	Fatal	5
10 Jan 1974	Beechcraft 65 N671T	Jacksonville, Florida, United States approximate position	Interstate AUT	Fatal	5
28 Dec 1973	Cessna 210-5 N8263Z	Hesperia, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
26 Nov 1973	Mooney M20C N5515Q	Lenoir, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
14 Nov 1973	Cessna 421 N550T	Plymouth, Indiana, United States approximate position	King Tire Comp	Fatal	5
21 Oct 1973	Ryan Navion F N5227K	Signal Hill, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
12 Aug 1973	Cessna 150L N1783Q	Torrance, California, United States approximate position	So.west Skyway	Fatal	5
12 Aug 1973	Cessna 172M N20265	Torrance, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
4 Aug 1973	Cessna A185F N70295	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States approximate position	Revilla Flying	Fatal	5
24 Jul 1973	Volpar C-45G N234JC	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States approximate position	Alii Air Hawa*	Fatal	5
9 Jul 1973	Piper PA-34 N4895T	Goleta, California, United States approximate position	Air Tarriffs C	Fatal	5
1 Jul 1973	Cessna 172L N19663	Douglas, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Executive Flye	Fatal	5
27 Jun 1973	Cessna 310 N7714H	Provo, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
25 May 1973	Cessna 411 N4932T	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Clark Equipmen	Fatal	5
19 Feb 1973	Bell 206B N14831	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Ptrlm Helo Inc	Fatal	5
21 Jan 1973	Cessna 310J N3008L	Omaha, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5