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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2008 | Bell 206L-1 | Greensburg, Indiana, United States | Air Evac EMS Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-24-250 | Yuma, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft G35 | South Easton, Massachusetts, United States | Joseph E. Baker | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Aug 2008 | Cessna R172K | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | Franklin Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Piper PA-28-181 | Monticello, Utah, United States | Eric L. Johnson | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jul 2008 | Cessna 172N | McMurray, Washington, United States | Brenda Lee Houston | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Jul 2008 | Piper PA-22 | Kemp, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Jul 2008 | Hughes 369D | Price, Utah, United States | BBP Air LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft A-36 | Tampa, Florida, United States | Harlan Northcott | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2008 | Iversen GLASTAR SH-4 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Thomas M. Iversen | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Jun 2008 | Cessna 172M | Pahala, Hawaii, United States | Above It All, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Cessna T206H | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 May 2008 | Aerospatiale AS-350-D | Avalon, California, United States | Island Express Helicopters | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 May 2008 | Eurocopter Deutschland EC 135 T2+ | La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States | Air Methods Corp | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 May 2008 | Cessna 172N | McCall, Idaho, United States | Felts Field Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 May 2008 | Beechcraft A35 | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Carlton M Cadwell LANCAIR IV-P | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Boehle Aviation LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Cirrus SR22 | Hemphill, Texas, United States | McAir LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Mar 2008 | Ulrich Christen VELOCITY XL RG | Titusville, Florida, United States | Ulrich R. Christen | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Feb 2008 | Mooney M20C | Riverside, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Feb 2008 | Wooters LANCAIR ES | Albany, Oregon, United States | Louis Lamb | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 2008 | Eurocopter France AS350B2 | S. Padre Island, Texas, United States | Metro Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jan 2008 | Cessna 172L | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Joseph P. Bellamy | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Dec 2007 | Bell 206L-3 | Cherokee, Alabama, United States | Air Evac EMS Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Dec 2007 | Beechcraft V35B | Springfield, Illinois, United States | Ray L. Wright Construction Equipment Sales | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Dec 2007 | Beechcraft A36TC | Minersville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Nov 2007 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Ranger, Texas, United States | Skymates Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Nov 2007 | Piper PA-60-602P | McFarland, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Nov 2007 | Cessna 340 | Garberville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Nov 2007 | Robinson R44 | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Fly-N-Dollar | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Oct 2007 | Beechcraft C90A | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | Scenic Aviation Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 2007 | Beechcraft A-36TC | Burlington, Washington, United States | John O. Brown | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Sep 2007 | Piper PA-28-140 | Syria, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Aug 2007 | Cessna 182R | Dayton, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-46-500TP | Wellsville, Missouri, United States | David L. McCormick | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jun 2007 | Shepard LANCAIR PROPJET | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 May 2007 | Columbia LC42-550FG | Burnsville, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 May 2007 | Beechcraft BE-A55 | Dunkirk, New York, United States | Maxwell B. Hudson | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 May 2007 | Cessna 172N | Sharonville, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 May 2007 | Cessna 182Q | Asheville, North Carolina, United States | Steven R. Garner & Donald W. Gillis | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Apr 2007 | Cessna 182Q | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Apr 2007 | Cessna 182Q | Cudjoe Key, Florida, United States | Mark A Chase | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Apr 2007 | Beechcraft 35-B33 | Sedona, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Apr 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Viburnum, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Apr 2007 | Piper PA-30 | Trappe, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-32R-301 | Jacksonville, Maryland, United States | Theodore Charles Ryder | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Mar 2007 | Piper PA-28-235 | Tooele, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Feb 2007 | Beechcraft 200 | Belgrade, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Feb 2007 | Socata TBM 700 | Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States | Peter J Karoly | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Jan 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Centennial, Wyoming, United States | Blue Ridge Aeronautics | Fatal | 3 |