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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 1975 | Cessna 172M | Beaver, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Dec 1975 | Cessna 210L | Mt.shasta, California, United States | Gunnell Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Nov 1975 | Piper PA-32 | Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Nov 1975 | Na Rockwell 112 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | Quakertown AVI | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Oct 1975 | Cessna 210B | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Oct 1975 | Cessna 182 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Oct 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Penasco, New Mexico, United States | P & B GAS Co. | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Oct 1975 | Mooney M20C | Robstown, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Sep 1975 | Beechcraft H35 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Plt.trng, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Sep 1975 | Rockwell 690A | Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, United States | Campbell-Ewald | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Sep 1975 | Piper PA-22 | Hawthorne, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 Aug 1975 | Grum Amer AA5B | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Altair Aviatio | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Mountain Home, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Aug 1975 | Beechcraft G35 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Boone, North Carolina, United States | Swift Wings, In | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Aug 1975 | Cessna 182P | Round Mountain, Texas, United States | Air Central, In | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Jul 1975 | Cessna 172 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | Bravo Acft Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jul 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Morgan, Texas, United States | Hurst Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Jul 1975 | Grum Amer AA-5 | Hammond, Wisconsin, United States | Elmo Aero | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Jul 1975 | Beechcraft 35-B33 | Pecks Pond, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Jul 1975 | Bell 206B | Poway, California, United States | Oceanaire Heli | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Jul 1975 | Beechcraft 35 | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States | E Ulm-Jc Warne | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Jul 1975 | Grum Amer AA5-B | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Gaffney Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Jun 1975 | Cessna 172M | Tsaile, Arizona, United States | Atsidi Aviatio | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Jun 1975 | Cessna 172 | Plainview, Texas, United States | Miller Flying | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Jun 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Wanderlust Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Jun 1975 | Bellanca 17-31 | Lutesville, Missouri, United States | Bobby R Jones | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 May 1975 | Piper PA-30 | Marion, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 May 1975 | Cessna 177RG | Tomball, Texas, United States | Seaback Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 May 1975 | Beechcraft T-34A | Tomball, Texas, United States | Maxwell AFB | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 May 1975 | Cessna 310B | Big Bear City, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Apr 1975 | Beechcraft V35A | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Apr 1975 | Cessna 182 | Arvin, California, United States | Madera County | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-28R | Clarksburg, California, United States | Flight Plans A | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Mar 1975 | Bellanca 17-30 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | Lamco-St.louis | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Mar 1975 | Bellanca 17-30A | Delle, Utah, United States | Browning Motor | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Mar 1975 | Piper PA-23 | Fulton, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Feb 1975 | Cessna 172K | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Feb 1975 | Beechcraft B90 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Galowich Assoc | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Feb 1975 | Mooney M20E | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Feb 1975 | Cessna 182E | Flomation, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Schweizer SGS232 | Fremont, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Fremont, California, United States | Flying Country | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Jan 1975 | Cessna 210B | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Jan 1975 | Cessna 182P | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Sawyer School | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Jan 1975 | Piper PA-28 | Watervliet, Michigan, United States | Andrews Univer | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Dec 1974 | Beechcraft V35B | Kent, Texas, United States | High & Mighty | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Dec 1974 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Riverton Hts, Washington, United States | Harbor Airlin* | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Dec 1974 | Cessna 414 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | Ragsdale Aviat | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Dec 1974 | Cessna 172 | S.luis Obsp, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |