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
28 Jun 1987	Cessna 421C N26553	Cody, Wyoming, United States	Hugo Schoellkopf	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1987	Cessna 182P N722DD	Ellenville, New York, United States	Harold T. Limpert	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1987	Piper PA-28-180 N15978	Jesup, Georgia, United States	R. W. MC Duffie	Fatal	4
16 Jun 1987	Cessna 205C N1823Z	Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States	Zeemack Aircraft Sales	Fatal	4
7 Jun 1987	Grumman American AA-5 N1358R	Middleton, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Jun 1987	Bell 206L-1 N4999N	Choteau, Montana, United States	Minuteman Aviation	Fatal	4
22 May 1987	Cessna P206 N2520X	Tehachapi, California, United States	Pacific Aerographics	Fatal	4
18 May 1987	Cessna T337G N436	Oxford, Ohio, United States	Daniel Flyin Angels	Fatal	4
1 May 1987	Cessna 340A N8716K	Orlando, Florida, United States	B. Lefils	Fatal	4
24 Apr 1987	Cessna 172N N739RV	Lihue, Hawaii, United States	Blue Sky Aviation of Lihue	Fatal	4
18 Apr 1987	Piper PA-28-180 N7987W	York, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Bruce E.johnson	Fatal	4
14 Apr 1987	Boeing 707-351C N144SP	Kansas City, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	4
11 Apr 1987	Cessna 172N N5535E	Ferguson Twnshp, Pennsylvania, United States	Nittany Aero Club	Fatal	4
11 Apr 1987	Cessna 172P N55309	Berwick, Maine, United States approximate position	David T.allen	Fatal	4
18 Mar 1987	Piper PA-24-250 N5393P	Jamestown, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Mar 1987	Cessna 210M N1230M	Charleston, West Virginia, United States	Donald Frank Yenko	Fatal	4
23 Feb 1987	Beechcraft F33A N59AB	Anza, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
12 Feb 1987	Cessna 172N N734MV	Fergus Falls, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	4
8 Feb 1987	Beechcraft 95-B55 N973E	Lanesville, New York, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
28 Jan 1987	Cessna T210L N1721X	Nucla, Colorado, United States	Rainbow Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	4
19 Jan 1987	Cessna 177RG N123DJ	S Lake Tahoe, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
14 Jan 1987	Beechcraft F33A N1067W	Sacramento, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
9 Jan 1987	Bell 206L-1 N5004Q	Pollockville, North Carolina, United States	Omniflight Airways, Inc.	Fatal	4
22 Dec 1986	Bellanca 14-19-3A N1253R	West Chicago, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Dec 1986	Bell 206L-1 N3898U	Jamestown, Tennessee, United States	Customaire, Inc.	Fatal	4
2 Dec 1986	Mooney M20E N9210M	Hanna City, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
27 Nov 1986	Beechcraft A36TC N6750L	Bakersfield, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1986	Beechcraft 35-B33 N9592Y	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1986	Piper AEROSTAR 601P N122FP	Clinton, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
22 Oct 1986	Piper PA-24-250 N8271P	Crosby, North Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	4
2 Sep 1986	Cessna 182D N83F	Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Aug 1986	Piper PA-28-235 N4383X	Shelby, Indiana, United States	Hall's Laundries, Inc.	Fatal	4
4 Aug 1986	Rockwell 114 N5766N	Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States	Glenn Bussard	Fatal	4
19 Jul 1986	Cessna 421 N6VR	Addison, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Jul 1986	Beechcraft C24R N66287	Meyers, California, United States approximate position	California Aviation Services	Fatal	4
2 Jul 1986	Beechcraft 95-B 55 N133P	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States	Michael R. Drinkard	Fatal	4
28 Jun 1986	Cessna 182J N3328F	Hartford, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Jun 1986	Sikorsky S-76B N5AZ	Sutton, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	United Technologies	Fatal	4
27 May 1986	Piper PA 28-236 N43504	Chino, California, United States	California Aviation	Fatal	4
26 May 1986	Cessna 172M N13650	Cairo, New York, United States	-	Fatal	4
17 May 1986	Lake LA-4-250 N1403A	Blue River, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	4
29 Apr 1986	Piper PA-28-160 N5258W	Winton, North Carolina, United States	Anthony C. Francis	Fatal	4
18 Apr 1986	Piper PA-28-140 N4491J	Westville, Indiana, United States	Mark Murvihill	Fatal	4
14 Apr 1986	Bell 206L-3 N302MC	Holliston, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	Millipore Corpopation	Fatal	4
5 Apr 1986	Cessna 172P N99034	Seattle, Washington, United States	Kenmore Air Harbor	Fatal	4
30 Mar 1986	Cessna 172N N8423E	Del Rio, Texas, United States	Del Rio Flying Service	Fatal	4
7 Feb 1986	Piper PA-28-181 N8338N	Fort Bragg, California, United States	Lets Fly, Inc.	Fatal	4
19 Jan 1986	Cessna 210H N5961F	Fremont, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Jan 1986	Cessna 310G N8983Z	Ragland, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Jan 1986	Piper PA-28-181 N4318V	El Cajon, California, United States	Golden State Aviation	Fatal	4