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
15 Mar 1997	Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R TZ389	Newton, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Jan 1997	Bell 206-B3 N2047R	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States approximate position	Air Center Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	4
3 Jan 1997	Aerostar 601P N3CD	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States	Christopher Pavlides	Fatal	4
22 Dec 1996	Piper PA-23-250 N2377T	Lucerne Valley, California, United States	JAY Arcemont	Fatal	4
30 Oct 1996	Gulfstream G-IV N23AC	Wheeling, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Oct 1996	Cessna 172RG N6267R	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Sep 1996	Cessna 195 N195WR	Greenville, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	4
20 Aug 1996	Piper PA-24-180 N7635P	Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
20 Jul 1996	Douglas DC-6A N313RS	Russian Mission, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
21 Jun 1996	MBB BO-105 N2906T	Sabine Pass, Texas, United States	Air Logistics Inc.	Fatal	4
21 Jun 1996	Beechcraft 58 N94ZR	Castle Rock, Colorado, United States	Jerry B. Losey	Fatal	4
2 Jun 1996	Piper PA-46-310P N9114Q	Aitkin, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	4
1 Jun 1996	Fairchild KR-31 N7780	Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	4
4 May 1996	Cessna 310D N6780T	Los Angeles, California, United States	Prism Aviation	Fatal	4
27 Apr 1996	Piper PA-28-151 N7845C	Vera, Oklahoma, United States	James Kinkaid	Fatal	4
24 Feb 1996	Cessna 182R N9303E	Proctor, Arkansas, United States	Civil Air Patrol	Fatal	4
5 Feb 1996	Convair C-131E N131T	Saint Johns, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
21 Jan 1996	Beechcraft 58 N3010W	Atkins, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
30 Dec 1995	Beechcraft V35B N7337R	Delano, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Nov 1995	Piper PA-28-201T N3966M	Belvidere, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	4
9 Nov 1995	Beechcraft S35 N8920M	Kneeland, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Aug 1995	Cessna A185F N4944E	Block Island, Rhode Island, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
29 Jul 1995	Cessna 421C N800DD	Cordova, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
10 Jul 1995	Bellanca 17-31A N39875	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	4
2 Jul 1995	Beechcraft V35B N2777T	Huntsville, Arkansas, United States	William M. Anderson	Fatal	4
1 Jul 1995	Piper PA-32-301 N8385G	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
25 Jun 1995	Piper PA-31 N62851	Valdez, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
30 May 1995	Piper PA-28-180 N55114	Byers, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	4
28 May 1995	Cessna 172N N4773E	Lovelock, Nevada, United States	Walter L. Wardwell	Fatal	4
24 Apr 1995	Cessna 172D N2587Y	Tsaile, Arizona, United States	BOB Werra	Fatal	4
18 Apr 1995	Cessna 182P N85DK	Jerome, Arizona, United States	Donald L. Muchmore	Fatal	4
14 Apr 1995	Cessna 150M N45457	Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
8 Apr 1995	Piper PA-28R-180 N3904T	Pollack Pines, California, United States	S & S Flight Center	Fatal	4
5 Mar 1995	Cessna 421C N421BL	El Prado, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Mar 1995	Piper PA-23-150 N1260P	Oceanside, California, United States	Anthony W. Shanks	Fatal	4
22 Feb 1995	Eurocopter AS-350-B N20SP	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
12 Jan 1995	Cessna 414 N13SE	Augusta, Georgia, United States	Merrill, Charles B. JR.	Fatal	4
19 Dec 1994	Piper PA-32R-300 N175MC	Grantsville, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	4
13 Nov 1994	Cessna P210N N4895K	Savoy, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
8 Nov 1994	Beechcraft 58P N180PB	Great Falls, Montana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
31 Oct 1994	Cessna 172N N5338D	Gerton, North Carolina, United States	Beaufort Aviation Inc.	Fatal	4
27 Oct 1994	Cessna 310R N69350	Rawlins, Wyoming, United States	Schultz, Mark, L.	Fatal	4
5 Sep 1994	Cessna 172RG N3745B	Truckee, California, United States	El Toro Aero Club	Fatal	4
5 Sep 1994	Stinson 108-3 N6446M	Shelter Cove, California, United States	Gary D. Murdock	Fatal	4
15 Aug 1994	Piper PA-601P N3642A	Sea Isle City, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
12 Aug 1994	Cessna 177RG N217AF	So. Lake Tahoe, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Aug 1994	Piper PA-28R-200 N6959J	San Luis Obispo, California, United States	Larry Wright	Fatal	4
17 Jul 1994	Cessna 172M N1259U	Sacramento, California, United States	Sacramento Aero Services	Fatal	4
16 Jul 1994	Cessna K172R N1124V	Tremont City, Ohio, United States	MAD River Airport	Fatal	4
13 Jul 1994	Aerospatiale AS-350B1 N350WM	Galveston, Texas, United States	Sea-Link Helicopters, Inc	Fatal	4