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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2010 | Beechcraft 19A | Newport Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Nov 2010 | Cessna M337B | Avon Park, Florida, United States | Patriot Technologies Group LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Cessna 340A | Morton, Washington, United States | Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Oct 2010 | Cirrus SR-22 | Agua Dulce, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Sep 2010 | Beechcraft 65 | Redwood City, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Bell 206L-1 | Walnut Grove, Arkansas, United States | Air Evac EMS Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Hiller UH 12E | Kamiah, Idaho, United States | Valley Helicopter | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Aug 2010 | Beechcraft C35 | Rollinsville, Colorado, United States | Howard John B | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Fairchild C-123K | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | All West Freight Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jul 2010 | American Eurocopter AS 350 B3 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Air Methods | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jul 2010 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Concord Regional Flight Services | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Beechcraft 35C33 | Tolar, Texas, United States | Casey Brinegar | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2010 | Cessna 177B | Owasso, Oklahoma, United States | N345MT LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jul 2010 | Cessna 421 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Chase R. Bales | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jul 2010 | Cirrus SR22 | Fairfield, New Jersey, United States | Smith Margaret D | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Cessna T210L | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States | U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-23 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Mar 2010 | Eurocopter AS-350-B3 | Brownsville, Tennessee, United States | Memphis Medical Center Air Ambulance Service | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Williston, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Feb 2010 | Cessna 310R | Palo Alto, California, United States | Douglas Bourn | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 2010 | Piper PA-25-235 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Mile High Gliding Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 2010 | Aerospatiale AS350 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Enchantment Aviation Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Aerospatiale AS350BA | Doyle, California, United States | Mountain Lifeflight | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Nov 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Spring Branch, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Nov 2009 | Piasecki/Pike PV-18 | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Oct 2009 | Cessna 177 | Christiansted, United States | David S. Bentley | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Oct 2009 | Piper PA 46-350P | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | Citrus Aviation Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Sep 2009 | Eurocopter AS-350 | Georgetown, South Carolina, United States | Omniflight Helicopters Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Aug 2009 | Navion NAVION A | Adrian, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Beechcraft G36 | Hawthorne, California, United States | Carpet Pros, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Lakeview, Arkansas, United States | PROPAIRE, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-28-180 | Sanborn, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Scotia, New York, United States | Kolath Airlines LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 May 2009 | Cessna 172N | Long Beach, California, United States | Aero Aviation LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Apr 2009 | Lockheed P2V-7 | Stockton, Utah, United States | Neptune Aviation Services Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Mar 2009 | Cessna 182P | Carrollton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Cessna 182M | Albany, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 2009 | Beechcraft A36 | Avalon, California, United States | Skyblue USA LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 31 Jan 2009 | Cirrus SR20 | Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States | Laurence A. Berg | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Jan 2009 | Cox William M BEARHAWK | Anahuac, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jan 2009 | Gulfstream COMMANDER | Wray, Colorado, United States | J-W Operating Company | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Dec 2008 | Rockwell 690B | Rio Grande, United States | Webstas Aviation Services | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Nov 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 (T4 | Whites Creek, Tennessee, United States | Secrest Gregory L | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Nov 2008 | Piper PA46-500TP | Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States | TES Leasing LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Nov 2008 | Piper PA-32-260 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Nov 2008 | Partenavia P.68C | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Florida Aero Charter Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Oct 2008 | Mooney M20J | Avalon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Cirrus SR22 | Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Sep 2008 | Lockheed P2V-7 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Neptune Aviation Services Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Sep 2008 | Convair CV-580 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |