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
7 Dec 1991	Cessna 172P N65831	Snohomish, Washington, United States	Arlington Aeronautical	Fatal	7
13 May 1991	Cessna 207A N6280H	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	Air Grand Canyon	Fatal	7
3 Feb 1991	Piper PA-28-140 N4676R	Osceola, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	7
19 Aug 1990	Piper PA-32R-300 N4070Q	Watertown, Wisconsin, United States	Wisconsin Aviation Inc	Fatal	7
19 Jan 1990	Grumman G1159 N46TE	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States	Tennessee Eastman	Fatal	7
30 Jul 1989	Beechcraft A36 N2063V	Salisbury Twp, Pennsylvania, United States	Boyer-Malik-Khan	Fatal	7
3 Apr 1988	Piper PA-32R-301T N8171P	Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States	COX Manufacturing Co. Inc.	Fatal	7
29 Aug 1986	Cessna 441 N2727A	Lander, Wyoming, United States	Denver Air Center	Fatal	7
5 Apr 1986	Israel 1124A N50SK	Redwater, Texas, United States	Singer Corp.	Fatal	7
31 Dec 1985	Douglas DC-3 N711Y	Dekalb, Texas, United States	Rick Nelson	Fatal	7
25 Nov 1985	Rockwell 500-S N81589	Des Moines, Iowa, United States	Iowa State University	Fatal	7
20 Apr 1985	Cessna 310R N1334G	St James, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	7
13 Oct 1984	Consolidated-Vultee PBY-6A N16KL	Port Isabel, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	7
9 Jan 1983	Beechcraft D55 N7142N	Cherry Point, North Carolina, United States	Henry H. Tiffany	Fatal	7
26 Dec 1982	Piper PA-32-300 XAHIJ	Animas, New Mexico, United States	Ignacia Valenzuela	Fatal	7
5 May 1982	Beechcraft B90 N98949	Charlotte, Texas, United States	Texas Aero	Fatal	7
24 Jan 1982	Robertson C-402B N4244Z	Laredo, Texas, United States	Vernon L. Meyer	Fatal	7
18 Nov 1981	Mitsubishi MU-2B N444AR	Eagle, Colorado, United States approximate position	Aldoro	Fatal	7
7 Feb 1981	Cessna 340A N8682K	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States approximate position	S.a.intl Tradi	Fatal	7
20 Jan 1981	Beechcraft 99A N390CA	Spokane, Washington, United States approximate position	Cascade Airway	Fatal	7
21 Mar 1980	Piper PA-31 N59932	Houston, Texas, United States approximate position	Eagle Commuter	Fatal	7
23 Feb 1980	Mitsubishi MU-2B N962MA	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States approximate position	Proform, Inc.	Fatal	7
14 Jan 1980	Cessna 185 N1690Z	Shungnak, Alaska, United States approximate position	Ambler Air SER	Fatal	7
16 Dec 1979	Beechcraft A65 N154F	Lexington, Kentucky, United States approximate position	A H Cowley & A	Fatal	7
3 Aug 1979	Mitsubishi MU-2B N208MA	Hays, Kansas, United States approximate position	Miscellaneous	Fatal	7
12 Jul 1979	Cessna 402B N402TH	Anchorage, Alaska, United States approximate position	Soldotna Air S	Fatal	7
3 Jul 1979	Cessna 340 N345B	Ashdown, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Metro Inns Inc	Fatal	7
3 Jul 1979	Cessna R172 N73532	Ashdown, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Red River Depo	Fatal	7
23 Sep 1978	Aero Comdr 500 N6244B	Laredo, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
28 Feb 1978	Aero Comdr 500A N6143X	Solvang, California, United States approximate position	Security Air T	Fatal	7
22 Feb 1978	Piper PA-32R N6992J	Oak Harbor, Washington, United States approximate position	Everett Aviati	Fatal	7
22 Dec 1977	Aero Cmdr 520 C-GHUN	Cheshire, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
15 Nov 1977	Cessna 441 N9971G	Greensboro, Alabama, United States approximate position	Cessna Aircraf	Fatal	7
1 Oct 1977	De Havilland DHC-2 N64391	Stevens Pass, Washington, United States not on the map	Kenmore Air HA	Fatal	7
30 Sep 1977	Piper PA-32 N5400F	Cedar Fort, Utah, United States approximate position	AVN Charters	Fatal	7
27 Aug 1977	Cessna 411 N4930T	Yakutat, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
5 Apr 1977	Mitsubishi MU-2 N888RJ	Bronx, New York, United States approximate position	Mt Victory Fly	Fatal	7
1 Apr 1977	Cessna 411A N9100V	Spring Valley, California, United States approximate position	EA Miller Inc	Fatal	7
31 May 1976	Beechcraft G-18S N174YC	West Chicago, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
8 Apr 1976	Cessna 207 N1645U	Friday Harbor, Washington, United States approximate position	North Sound AV	Fatal	7
12 Jan 1975	Cessna 411A N100KC	Wise, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
26 Feb 1973	Gates Lear 24 N454RN	Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximate position	MacHinery Buye	Fatal	7
28 Dec 1972	Piper PA-32 N8915N	Kearney, Nebraska, United States approximate position	300 Co.	Fatal	7
20 Oct 1972	Piper PA-24 N9111P	Goldthwaite, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
9 Apr 1972	Piper PA-32 N3953W	Fort Payne, Alabama, United States approximate position	American Air S	Fatal	7
2 Apr 1972	Beechcraft C-18S N1322M	McFadden, Wyoming, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
9 Dec 1971	Beechcraft 65-80 N252Q	Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Monarch Tile M	Fatal	7
28 Nov 1971	Piper PA-32 N8973N	Wells, Texas, United States approximate position	Valley Airpark	Fatal	7
24 Nov 1970	Cessna P206 N2654X	San Antonio, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	7
24 Jul 1970	Cessna 310J N3016L	Lincoln, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Del Rio Flying	Fatal	7