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
Aircraft types involved
All 170,864 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1981 | Piper PA32RT | Happy Camp, California, United States | Golden Bear | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Aug 1981 | Cessna 172N | Adrian, Michigan, United States | Cross Country | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Aug 1981 | Aero Comdr 680FL | St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States | P.r.gerrits, In | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Camilla, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Kirksville, Missouri, United States | Holiday Airway | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Aug 1981 | Cessna 180 | Cotton, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Jul 1981 | Cessna 210B | Plantersville, Alabama, United States | Barksdale Aero | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Beechcraft 58TC | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Executive Beec | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-24 | Center Grove, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 1981 | Gulf-Amer AA-5B | Crested Butte, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-32R | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States | West Monroe CH | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Jun 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5A | McCordsville, Indiana, United States | Chris-Air Avia | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-22 | Busch, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Jun 1981 | Cessna 172 | Martin, Kentucky, United States | Woods Air Serv | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 May 1981 | Beechcraft A-36TC | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | Blanco Oil Co | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 May 1981 | Cessna T210N | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 May 1981 | Beechcraft 58P | Redding, California, United States | U.s.forest SER | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 May 1981 | Beechcraft J35 | Burbank, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 May 1981 | Cessna 177B | Forked River, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Beechcraft E35 | Fay, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172N | Yoakum, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Galena Air SVC | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Molokai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Mar 1981 | Beechcraft B23 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Feb 1981 | Mooney M20F | Montgomery Twp, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Feb 1981 | Cessna 310R | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Walker-Watts A | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft S35 | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jan 1981 | Beechcraft V35A | Rexburg, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Newport News, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airw | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Dec 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Jamaica, New York, United States | Harcourt Color | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Dec 1980 | Beechcraft E90 | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | Queen Airmotiv | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Dec 1980 | Cessna T210N | Tazewell, Tennessee, United States | Com-X Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Nov 1980 | Beechcraft E33A | Montague, California, United States | Moffett Flying | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Nov 1980 | Cessna 177B | Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Nov 1980 | Cessna 172M | Quinault, Washington, United States | S&W Flying SVR | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Oct 1980 | Cessna 310 | Milledgeville, Georgia, United States | Intermodal SVC | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Oct 1980 | Aero Cmdr 500B | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Oct 1980 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Madill, Oklahoma, United States | Tiger Drivers | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Crestline, California, United States | Long Beach Fly | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Oct 1980 | Cessna T188C | Theodore, Alabama, United States | Aerial Applica | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Oct 1980 | Cessna U206F | Theodore, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Oct 1980 | Cessna 172 | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Sep 1980 | Cessna 182 | Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, United States | Combined Aviat | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-32 | Goodwill, Louisiana, United States | Bastrop Acft | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Sep 1980 | Cessna 177RG | Lopez, Washington, United States | Queen City AVN | Fatal | 4 |