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 Sep 1976	Piper PA-32R N6265J	North Fork, California, United States approximate position	Blue Aviation	Fatal	4
15 Sep 1976	Piper PA-24 N7614P	Trinity Center, California, United States approximate position	Snoopies Flyer	Fatal	4
6 Sep 1976	Cessna 172M N1382U	N Amityville, New York, United States approximate position	Linden Flight	Fatal	4
30 Aug 1976	Cessna P206 N2580X	Shamrock, Texas, United States approximate position	Alice AVE Bapt	Fatal	4
27 Aug 1976	Piper PA-22 N1401C	American Falls, Idaho, United States approximate position	JAY L.morris	Fatal	4
19 Aug 1976	Cessna 182L N42216	Mullin, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
16 Aug 1976	Cessna 172 N3783F	Mandan, North Dakota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
11 Aug 1976	Cessna 172N N20083	Enumclaw, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
31 Jul 1976	Piper PA-28 N5229L	Banning, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
30 Jul 1976	Cessna 182P N4652K	Independence, California, United States approximate position	Aero Trends	Fatal	4
25 Jul 1976	Aero Comdr 560F N2244S	Cody, Wyoming, United States approximate position	Stryker Corp.	Fatal	4
24 Jul 1976	Beechcraft H35 N5423D	McCall, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
14 Jul 1976	Cessna 182H N2087X	Kalispell, Montana, United States approximate position	Stockhill Avia	Fatal	4
13 Jul 1976	Cessna 320 N5205X	Santa Barbara, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
1 Jul 1976	Piper PA-30 N7332Y	Joliet, Illinois, United States approximate position	Robert Ingle	Fatal	4
30 Jun 1976	Bell 206B N58013	Palmer, Alaska, United States approximate position	ERA Helicopter	Fatal	4
29 Jun 1976	Stinson 108-2 N8015K	Kamas, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1976	Cessna 172 CF-QNG	Turo, Massachusetts, United States not on the map	Richel Air Ltd	Fatal	4
20 Jun 1976	Cessna 170 N3945V	Medford, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
11 Jun 1976	Beechcraft A-45 N1406Z	Summit Lake Ak, Alaska, United States not on the map	Civil Air Patr	Fatal	4
11 Jun 1976	Cessna 402 N4049Q	Summit Lake, Alaska, United States approximate position	Alaska Aerona*	Fatal	4
8 Jun 1976	Cessna 182 C-GOMA	Dickinson, North Dakota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
29 May 1976	Beechcraft 95-B55 N834J	Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
28 May 1976	Beechcraft M35 N9887R	Irvine, California, United States approximate position	Newport Air AS	Fatal	4
26 May 1976	Cessna 182 N3552Y	Moody, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	4
26 May 1976	Piper PA-24 N6009P	Chula Vista, California, United States approximate position	Mustang AVN In	Fatal	4
23 May 1976	Stinson 108-1 N8480K	Burley, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
11 Apr 1976	Beechcraft C23 N6580R	Lukackukai, Arizona, United States not on the map	Alcor Inc.	Fatal	4
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 182P N1932M	So.lake Tahoe, California, United States not on the map	Spirit of Palo	Fatal	4
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 170 N5532C	College Sta, Texas, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	4
29 Mar 1976	Maule M4 N9800M	Bethel, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
25 Mar 1976	Lockheed Ga 1329 N1EM	Chicago, Illinois, United States approximate position	International	Fatal	4
23 Mar 1976	Beechcraft A23A N2315W	Goliad, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
20 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N3080P	Lusk, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
11 Mar 1976	Cessna 336 N1787Z	McGregor, Iowa, United States approximate position	Gunn, Gerald E.	Fatal	4
7 Mar 1976	Cessna 207 N91142	Igiugig, Alaska, United States approximate position	Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	4
28 Feb 1976	Beechcraft V35A N869S	Forbes, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
23 Feb 1976	Cessna 172M N61740	Tinley Park, Illinois, United States approximate position	T and G Aviati	Fatal	4
15 Feb 1976	Piper PA-28R N1542X	Mont Belview, Texas, United States not on the map	Hasco, Inc.	Fatal	4
13 Feb 1976	Grum Amer AA-5 N1357R	Hyrum, Utah, United States approximate position	Utah Aero Club	Fatal	4
13 Feb 1976	Cessna 172 N84011	Prescott, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
12 Feb 1976	Piper PA-28R N3954T	Kennesaw, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
6 Feb 1976	Bellanca 14-19 N9816B	S.gorgonio Pk, California, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	4
6 Jan 1976	Piper PA-23 N5258Y	Grants, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Orlando Airway	Fatal	4
28 Dec 1975	Aero Comdr 680 N6221D	Pagosa Spgs, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
27 Dec 1975	Mooney M20C N6413U	Strawberry, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
26 Dec 1975	Piper PA-24 N7288P	Palmer, Washington, United States approximate position	Umiak, Inc	Fatal	4
25 Dec 1975	Bellanca 17-31 N14707	Butler, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4
12 Dec 1975	Cessna T310Q N888DB	Lewisville, Texas, United States approximate position	White Face Far	Fatal	4
8 Dec 1975	Beechcraft C50 N3500U	Chicago, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	4