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
26 Dec 1988	Beechcraft B23 N6100N	Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States	Resch, David P.	Fatal	4
27 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N8033Y	Molino, Florida, United States	Sierra, Joseph J.	Fatal	4
14 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N8342L	Jacksonville, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
20 Oct 1988	Beechcraft A24R N1RJ	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States	Flying Musketeers of Rochester	Fatal	4
18 Oct 1988	Cessna 210E N4961U	Wenatchee, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Sep 1988	Beechcraft K35 N9525R	Morriston, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Sep 1988	Cessna 172E N3841S	Petersburg, Alaska, United States	Everett D. Earlywine	Fatal	4
4 Sep 1988	Cessna 172 N54814	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Sep 1988	Cessna 170A N9101A	El Paso, Texas, United States approximate position	Peterson, James R.	Fatal	4
28 Aug 1988	Piper PA-28R-201 N3478M	Pomfret, Connecticut, United States approximate position	Robert Silver	Fatal	4
13 Aug 1988	Cessna 210B N562D	Noblesville, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
23 Jul 1988	Piper PA-28-180 N7942N	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Jul 1988	Cessna 320 N320DB	Atwood, Kansas, United States	LEE WM. Lemond	Fatal	4
4 Jul 1988	Cessna 185 N185BT	Whittier, Alaska, United States	Elmendorf Aero Club	Fatal	4
4 Jul 1988	Cessna 320D N9HS	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-236 N2889N	Anson, Texas, United States	Gladys Harr	Fatal	4
23 Jun 1988	Cessna 310 N170R	Big Bear Lake, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
10 Jun 1988	Cessna 205 N8181Z	Elgin, Texas, United States	Christopher, Vijjeswarapu S.	Fatal	4
29 May 1988	Cessna 421C N98683	Shaver Lake, California, United States	John D. MAC Donald	Fatal	4
25 May 1988	Cessna 206 N4882U	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Starflite, Inc.	Fatal	4
24 May 1988	Learjet 35A N500RW	West Paterson, New Jersey, United States approximate position	United Executive Jet, Inc.	Fatal	4
14 May 1988	Mooney M20F N9654M	Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States	Stanley W. Erwin	Fatal	4
11 May 1988	Beechcraft B-35 N8875A	Ocotillo, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 172G N4493L	Los Banos, California, United States approximate position	Satern, DON	Fatal	4
6 Apr 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N1719J	Manassas, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
3 Apr 1988	Beechcraft A36 N5WW	Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	4
22 Mar 1988	Beechcraft C23 N9272S	Sevierville, Tennessee, United States	Aviation Instruction Inc	Fatal	4
28 Feb 1988	Cessna 172N N5816E	Oxford, Iowa, United States	DON Nelson	Fatal	4
17 Jan 1988	Cessna 182L N42450	Newhall, California, United States	TIN Star Flying Association	Fatal	4
8 Jan 1988	Cessna 172N N4878G	Warsaw, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	4
31 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32RT-300 N2243J	Burlington, Vermont, United States approximate position	Pual H. Spiller	Fatal	4
25 Dec 1987	Piper PA-28RT-201 N2869C	Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32-260 N5587J	Lagrange, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1987	Cessna T210N N5136Y	Skaneateles, New York, United States	-	Fatal	4
22 Nov 1987	Cessna T210L N42CR	Camp Verde, Arizona, United States approximate position	Rrbsd, Inc	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1987	Mooney M20C N6670R	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	Renato & Glenda Ricci	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1987	Mooney M20C N3644H	St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Carlos D. Salas	Fatal	4
14 Nov 1987	Piper PA-28-180 N8980J	Lancaster, Texas, United States	JBA Construction Co. Inc.	Fatal	4
5 Nov 1987	Cessna 310N N4178Q	Bellingham, Washington, United States	Cascade Flight School	Fatal	4
20 Oct 1987	Cessna 310 N57DS	Brownton, Minnesota, United States	Robert R. Kartes	Fatal	4
5 Oct 1987	Cessna 310K N3815X	Inverness, Florida, United States approximate position	Gary J. Edwards	Fatal	4
16 Sep 1987	Grumman American AA-5A N6035L	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States	Robert Whitlock	Fatal	4
12 Sep 1987	Beechcraft 58P N1158T	Austin, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
2 Aug 1987	Cessna 172 N8696B	Pahrump, Nevada, United States approximate position	James W. Fleming	Fatal	4
1 Aug 1987	Cessna 182Q N735DS	Sparta, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
24 Jul 1987	Piper PA-32R-301T N82793	Monterey, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
22 Jul 1987	Aero Commander 560-A N2794B	Ashland, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Jul 1987	Beechcraft B200 N1870S	Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States	Richard P. Lieberman	Fatal	4
15 Jul 1987	Cessna T210L N7JT	Marina del Rey, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
14 Jul 1987	Piper PA-30 N7617Y	Lincolnville, Maine, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4