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
6 Jan 1973	Beechcraft E35 N3294C	Mobile, Alabama, United States approximate position	Playground AER	Fatal	5
3 Jan 1973	Beechcraft C90 N936K	Blairstown, Iowa, United States approximate position	Morplan, Inc.	Fatal	5
31 Dec 1972	Douglas DC-7CF N23N	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States not on the map	Roberto Clemen	Fatal	5
20 Dec 1972	Cessna T210K N8202M	Eden Prarie, Minnesota, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	5
17 Dec 1972	Piper PA-24 N5774P	Malad City, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
3 Dec 1972	Lockheed PV-1 N5033F	Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Investment DYN	Fatal	5
17 Nov 1972	Beechcraft B35 N96V	Troy, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
29 Sep 1972	Beechcraft 95-55 N914Q	Hamburg, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
8 Sep 1972	Piper PA-32 N3600W	Ryderwood, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
15 Aug 1972	Cessna 172I N752ST	Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Northshore AER	Fatal	5
15 Aug 1972	Cessna 182M N92004	Brownsburg, Indiana, United States approximate position	Stubbs Aviatio	Fatal	5
7 Aug 1972	Cessna 421 N123QF	Cleveland, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Jerrico, Inc.	Fatal	5
6 Aug 1972	Cessna 170B N4617C	Issaquah, Washington, United States approximate position	Seattle Skyspo	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1972	Piper PA-28 N8602W	Intrcoastl Cty, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
24 Jun 1972	De Havilland DH114 N554PR	Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States approximate position	Puerto Rico In	Fatal	5
18 Jun 1972	Cessna 182N N9077G	Smiley, Texas, United States approximate position	Air Central, In	Fatal	5
17 Jun 1972	Cessna 182 N3106S	San Diego, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
17 Jun 1972	Cessna 150 N6228T	San Diego, California, United States approximate position	Gibbs Flying S	Fatal	5
1 Jun 1972	Cessna 182J N3380F	Port Angeles, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
1 Jun 1972	Luscombe 8A N45988	Port Angeles, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
1 May 1972	Beechcraft 65-A90 N295X	Racine, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	Prestolite Co.	Fatal	5
22 Apr 1972	Aero Comdr 500-B N6319U	College Park, Georgia, United States approximate position	J&H Supply Co.	Fatal	5
31 Mar 1972	Cessna 320E N3421Q	Charleston, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Chatham Aviati	Fatal	5
20 Feb 1972	Beechcraft 65-B80 N1027C	Fairfield, Idaho, United States approximate position	Sun Valley Ai*	Fatal	5
22 Jan 1972	Beechcraft 58 N9328Q	Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Cutter Flying	Fatal	5
21 Jan 1972	Cessna 310N N5024Q	Wells, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
26 Dec 1971	Cessna 411 N411Q	Stockton, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
4 Dec 1971	Piper PA-23 N4063P	Burnsville, North Carolina, United States approximate position	El Toro Restau	Fatal	5
28 Nov 1971	Piper PA-32 N550XX	Adams, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
21 Oct 1971	Aero Comdr 500-A N11MK	San Diego, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
10 Oct 1971	Piper PA-28 N8833J	Pemberton, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
15 Sep 1971	Aero Comdr 560-A N2779B	Jackson, Mississippi, United States approximate position	C and C Aviati	Fatal	5
21 Jul 1971	Piper PA-23 N6302Y	Alamosa, Colorado, United States approximate position	W.r.schnorr MA	Fatal	5
17 Jul 1971	Cessna 206 N8667Z	Quartzsite, Arizona, United States approximate position	Gottschalk FLI	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1971	Piper PA-24 N9120P	Philo, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
14 Jun 1971	Piper PA-32 N4070W	Meacham, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
16 Apr 1971	Beechcraft G18S N318M	Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States approximate position	Scientific COM	Fatal	5
31 Mar 1971	Boeing 720 N3166	Ontario, California, United States approximate position	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	5
13 Mar 1971	Piper PA-32 N3955W	Geneva, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
17 Jan 1971	Beechcraft V35A N7827R	Maxwell, California, United States approximate position	Mission Beechc	Fatal	5
15 Jan 1971	Piper PA-32 N4850S	Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States approximate position	Delaware Aviat	Fatal	5
28 Dec 1970	Piper PA-24 N6664P	Sacaton, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
28 Dec 1970	Bellanca 17-30 N7342V	Sacaton, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
18 Nov 1970	Cessna 182M N71605	Vidalia, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Seales AG Serv	Fatal	5
18 Nov 1970	Beechcraft D50E N905B	Vidalia, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Vaucluse Plant	Fatal	5
1 Nov 1970	Cessna 180 N1757C	Missoula, Montana, United States approximate position	Silvertip Skyd	Fatal	5
1 Nov 1970	Erco 415-CD N3875H	Missoula, Montana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5
10 Oct 1970	Piper PA-32 N4796S	Douglas, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Thunderbird AV	Fatal	5
28 Sep 1970	Alouette II N2355	Glendora, California, United States approximate position	Western Helico	Fatal	5
9 Aug 1970	Cessna 177 N3494T	Stover, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	5