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
7 Jul 1994	Beechcraft A36 N107JT	Wichita, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Jun 1994	Beechcraft 95-C55 N966N	Wauchula, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4
20 May 1994	Aero Commander 500A N601MK	Livermore, California, United States	Mellor, Michele, M.	Fatal	4
14 May 1994	Bellanca 17-30A N4226B	Camdenton, Missouri, United States	Aerne, Dean M.	Fatal	4
23 Apr 1994	Beechcraft B24R N9353S	College Park, Maryland, United States	Fort Bragg Flying Activity	Fatal	4
22 Apr 1994	Bell 412/SP N70AM	Bluefield, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	4
17 Apr 1994	Piper PA-24-180 N6331P	Nogales, Arizona, United States	Robert D. Adams	Fatal	4
9 Apr 1994	Cessna 152 N757KN	E. Farmingdale, New York, United States	Nassau Flyers, Inc.	Fatal	4
3 Apr 1994	Bell 206B3 N27736	Lamoille, Nevada, United States	El Aero Services	Fatal	4
21 Mar 1994	Piper PA-28R-200 N55999	Sarasota, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
19 Mar 1994	Taylorcraft DCO-65 N596BH	San Antonio, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	4
16 Mar 1994	Cessna 172RG N4663V	Dulce, New Mexico, United States	Bloom, Raymond S.	Fatal	4
14 Mar 1994	Bellanca 14-19-3A N8885R	Wendover, Utah, United States	Shaw, Joseph M.	Fatal	4
4 Mar 1994	Cessna 310K N474AR	Wichita Falls, Texas, United States	ARI BEN Aviator Inc.	Fatal	4
1 Mar 1994	Cessna P210R N55MM	Bay Minette, Alabama, United States	Weiser, Joel J.	Fatal	4
24 Feb 1994	Cessna 401A N4071Q	Minot, North Dakota, United States	U.s. Dept of Health & Human SV	Fatal	4
23 Jan 1994	Piper PA-28-181 N4510N	Waseca, Minnesota, United States	Northstar Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	4
4 Dec 1993	Piper PA-28R-200 N1488X	New Haven, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1993	Piper PA-28-161 N3011F	Northampton, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Drobot, George JR.	Fatal	4
12 Nov 1993	Beechcraft V-35 N630AW	Shaver Lake, California, United States	Gary L. MC COY	Fatal	4
22 Oct 1993	Beechcraft S-35 N8688Q	Carrollton, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Oct 1993	Piper PA-28-140 N98143	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
3 Oct 1993	Cessna 177RG N45022	Petaluma, California, United States	Dean Sheppard	Fatal	4
26 Sep 1993	Piper PA-24-250 N5586P	Boone, North Carolina, United States	Coon, Gerald L.	Fatal	4
7 Aug 1993	Beechcraft C-90 N90BP	Augusta, Georgia, United States	Critical Care Medflight	Fatal	4
22 Jul 1993	Cessna 310C N339R	Norton, Kansas, United States	Miller Aviation	Fatal	4
21 Jul 1993	Piper PA-28 N5096W	Morriston, Florida, United States	Knight Flight Ltd.	Fatal	4
14 Jul 1993	Sikorsky UH-60A USA	Hortense, Georgia, United States	U.s. Customs Service	Fatal	4
9 Jul 1993	Piper PA-16 N5960H	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Sparks, Donald K	Fatal	4
4 Jun 1993	Beechcraft S35 N5865J	Lovelock, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	4
28 May 1993	Beechcraft D-50E N2R	Lee Vining, California, United States	William D. Ross	Fatal	4
26 May 1993	Fairchild SA-226T N241DT	Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States	Russ Peacock	Fatal	4
21 May 1993	Cessna 172N N4931D	Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States	Locair, Inc.	Fatal	4
9 Apr 1993	Piper PA-28-235 N9349W	Oxford, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	James M. Banas	Fatal	4
6 Apr 1993	Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 N96JP	Casper, Wyoming, United States	Casper Air Service	Fatal	4
4 Apr 1993	Lake LA-4-200 N39375	Gold Bar, Washington, United States	Helgeson, Robert C.	Fatal	4
2 Apr 1993	Fairchild SA227-TT N500AK	Blountville, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	4
1 Apr 1993	Cessna 172P N97462	Livermore, California, United States	Business Aircraft Center, Inc	Fatal	4
29 Mar 1993	Piper PA-23-250 N63888	Estacada, Oregon, United States	Ryan, Lawrence J.	Fatal	4
15 Mar 1993	Beechcraft 58 N4320W	Grants, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Mar 1993	Piper PA-28-140 N1646J	Newton, Iowa, United States	Cunningham, Laverne A.	Fatal	4
19 Feb 1993	Robinson R22B N621SG	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Prestige Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	4
15 Feb 1993	Piper PA-32-300 N15267	Truckee, California, United States approximate position	Baker, Raymond C. SR.	Fatal	4
10 Feb 1993	Cessna 414 N711LT	Truckee, California, United States approximate position	Means, Gary L.	Fatal	4
7 Feb 1993	Cessna 172K N79411	Gorman, California, United States	Paul Schmidt	Fatal	4
25 Jan 1993	Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 N427FH	Volcano Natl Pk, Hawaii, United States not on the map	Kainoa Aviation, Inc	Fatal	4
3 Jan 1993	Bell 206B3 N1078V	Ogden, Utah, United States	South Coast Helicopters	Fatal	4
6 Dec 1992	Piper PA-28-181 N81453	Missing Acft, California, United States not on the map	West Valley Flying Club	Fatal	4
12 Oct 1992	Cessna 310K N111JC	East Point, Georgia, United States approximate position	GAS Systems and Services Inc.,	Fatal	4
12 Oct 1992	Piper PA-28-180 N16275	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States	Brewer, Matthew J.	Fatal	4