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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1968 | Cessna 177 | Bass Lake, California, United States | Aladdin Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Jun 1968 | Cessna 172 | Forrest Homes, California, United States | Westside Aero | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 May 1968 | Navion A | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 May 1968 | Cessna 177 | Lester, Washington, United States | Renton Avation | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 May 1968 | Navion A | Eureka Sprngs, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 May 1968 | Mooney M20C | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Arizona Cloudb | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 May 1968 | Aeronca 7AC | Bakersfield, California, United States | Cloud Chasers | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 May 1968 | Piper J-3 | Bakerfield, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20F | Dallas, Texas, United States | Campaul Aircra | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 May 1968 | Piper PA-28 | Myersville, Maryland, United States | Friendship Fly | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 May 1968 | Piper PA-23 | Pellston, Michigan, United States | Phillips Flyin | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Apr 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Brush Prarie, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Apr 1968 | Waco UIC | S.luis Obispo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Apr 1968 | Beechcraft 35-C33 | Clearwater, Kansas, United States | United Airmoti | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Apr 1968 | Cessna 182 | Dahlonega, Georgia, United States | Canair Corp. | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Mar 1968 | Cessna 172 | Puyallup, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150H | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Puyallup Indus | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-18 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Mar 1968 | Mooney M20C | Briggsdale, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Feb 1968 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Feb 1968 | Cessna 182F | Carlsbad, California, United States | BEN Air Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20C | Lexington, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Feb 1968 | Mooney M20E | Tahoe Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Feb 1968 | Cessna 172G | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Jan 1968 | Mooney M20 | Page, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jan 1968 | Cessna 182K | Grant, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Jan 1968 | Cessna 170B | Tarpon Sprngs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Dec 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | FW Kohler, Sons | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Nov 1967 | Mooney M20E | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Martys Flying | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Nov 1967 | Cessna 170A | Van Horn, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Nov 1967 | Cessna 172 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Emery Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Nov 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Skip-Craft AVI | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Nov 1967 | Beechcraft A35 | Ft.ann Ny, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Richford, Vermont, United States | Westair | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-28 | W.los Angeles, California, United States | Clover Leaf AV | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Oct 1967 | Cessna 150G | W.los Angeles, California, United States | Crescent Bay F | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Oct 1967 | Beechcraft N35 | Camden, Arkansas, United States | Bruns Air Serv | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Milford, New York, United States | Colt Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-24 | Avalon, California, United States | Cloverleaf AVI | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-16 | Blocker, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Blocker, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Sep 1967 | Cessna 172H | Robertstown, Georgia, United States | Sherrillaire I | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-22 | Pompano Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Bonlee, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Aug 1967 | Cessna 172 | San Diego, California, United States | Aztec Flying C | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Aug 1967 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Mobil Oil Corp | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Aug 1967 | Aero-Comdr 520 | Parshall, Colorado, United States | Federal Indust | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Aug 1967 | Cessna 182K | Trumbull, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-28 | Sisters, Oregon, United States | Hillsboro Avia | Fatal | 4 |