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
18 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N3913K	Garfield, Colorado, United States approximate position	Shippen, John L.	Fatal	3
12 Oct 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N6198H	Santa Maria, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Oct 1988	Mooney M20E N5997Q	Walsh, Colorado, United States	Doyle, A.c.	Fatal	3
2 Oct 1988	Cessna Robertson 337A N6314F	Eliza Island, Washington, United States	Edwin L. Bond	Fatal	3
1 Oct 1988	Beechcraft D55 N7826R	N. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Argenta Air, Inc.	Fatal	3
9 Sep 1988	Cessna 182RG N6064C	Greenville, Maine, United States approximate position	Edward V. Farnsworth	Fatal	3
3 Sep 1988	Cessna 172P N51886	Kauai, Hawaii, United States	Eveland Aero Service	Fatal	3
25 Aug 1988	Piper PA-60 N6069W	Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States	Phillips, Lewis	Fatal	3
24 Aug 1988	Aero Commander 100-180 N4175X	John Day, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	3
21 Aug 1988	Hughes 269B N9499F	Hampton, Illinois, United States approximate position	Midwest Aviation Corp.	Fatal	3
16 Aug 1988	Beechcraft 60 N21TP	Pageland, South Carolina, United States	Rickey L. Newsom	Fatal	3
30 Jul 1988	Cessna 185 N70168	Liscome Bay, Alaska, United States	Temsco Airlines	Fatal	3
30 Jul 1988	Cessna 177RG N52504	Cedar Grove, California, United States approximate position	Alameda Flying Club	Fatal	3
21 Jul 1988	Douglas DC-6A N33VX	Golden Meadow, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1988	Cessna 172N N3327E	Hatcher Pass, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	3
28 May 1988	Mooney M20 N5279B	Jamestown, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 May 1988	Piper PA-32-260 N897P	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 May 1988	Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 2000 N6130	Fairfield, California, United States	Mayes, George R.	Fatal	3
29 Apr 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N3014Z	Thomasville, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	3
16 Apr 1988	Piper PA-32RT-300T N36815	Port Angeles, Washington, United States	James Stanley Bell	Fatal	3
16 Apr 1988	Piper PA-28R-200 N2738R	Pintura, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	3
26 Mar 1988	Beechcraft D95A N8855M	Santa Maria, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 210N N6401N	Quantico, Virginia, United States	Atlantic Aero	Fatal	3
20 Feb 1988	Piper PA-31-325 N27400	Hamilton Twp., New Jersey, United States approximate position	Atlantic City Air Taxi	Fatal	3
19 Feb 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N43253	Stuart, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
19 Feb 1988	Aero Commander 680 N634SA	El Paso, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
9 Feb 1988	British 3101 N823JS	Springfield, Ohio, United States approximate position	Jestream Int'l Airlines	Fatal	3
7 Feb 1988	Cessna 172M N20484	Red Lodge, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Feb 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N8417F	Roswell, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
4 Feb 1988	Cessna 421A N517S	Helena, Montana, United States	Minuteman Aviation	Fatal	3
22 Jan 1988	Beechcraft B23 CFWET	Hamer, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 Jan 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N40265	Carbondale, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	3
17 Jan 1988	Gulfstream American AA-5A N9937U	Elbert, Colorado, United States	Peterson Aero Club	Fatal	3
10 Jan 1988	Fairchild SA226T N800AW	Pontiac, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	3
30 Dec 1987	Cessna 182J N2758F	Molalla, Oregon, United States	Walter W. Breeden	Fatal	3
12 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32-260 N3632W	Moultrie, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Dec 1987	Piper PA-28R-200 N9309N	San Jose, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Nov 1987	Cessna 185 N4056Y	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32-260B N4832S	Willis, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
25 Nov 1987	Beechcraft H35 N5568D	Port Mansfield, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
7 Nov 1987	Cessna 172RG N9447B	Pintura, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	3
26 Oct 1987	Beechcraft A-36 N1257E	Mitchell, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	3
24 Oct 1987	Beechcraft B24R N6542R	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	Paul Pullen	Fatal	3
21 Oct 1987	Cessna 180K N2754K	Walton, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 Oct 1987	Piper PA-18 N4193Z	Homer, Alaska, United States	James W. Landes	Fatal	3
16 Oct 1987	Cessna 172RG N9693B	Refugio, Texas, United States approximate position	Gary Haltom	Fatal	3
15 Oct 1987	Dassault-Breguet DA 10 N121FJ	Rancho Murieta, California, United States	Falcon Jet Corporation	Fatal	3
11 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-181 N47529	Mount Baldy, California, United States	CAL State Flying Club	Fatal	3
2 Oct 1987	Piper PA-23-250 N3RP	Everglades City, Florida, United States approximate position	Applied Mechanical Services,	Fatal	3
22 Sep 1987	Cessna T210L N2545S	Hailey, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3