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
20 Nov 1981	Cessna T210 N4823C	Charleston, West Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
19 Nov 1981	Piper Advcd PAT-1 N15PT	Mathews, Virginia, United States approximate position	Piper Advanced	Fatal	3
15 Nov 1981	Cessna 172 N733BJ	Wolf Lake, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
30 Oct 1981	Piper PA-24 N8898P	Kerrick, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Mankato Flyers	Fatal	3
29 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28 N2831R	Provo, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
28 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28 N8140H	Farmingdale, New York, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
28 Oct 1981	Cessna 310R N5467J	Elsinore, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
26 Oct 1981	Lockheed 749 HI-328	St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States not on the map	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	Fatal	3
24 Oct 1981	Cessna 172N N6307D	Foresthill, California, United States approximate position	Engle Fly SVC	Fatal	3
21 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28R N3751T	Tehachapi, California, United States approximate position	Desert Air	Fatal	3
19 Oct 1981	Helio H-295 N2ED	Hazard, Kentucky, United States approximate position	River Processi	Fatal	3
17 Oct 1981	Beechcraft 55 N222BR	Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States approximate position	General Paint	Fatal	3
12 Oct 1981	Piper PA-28 N8351S	Killeen, Texas, United States approximate position	The Plane Thin	Fatal	3
11 Oct 1981	Beechcraft 58 N4158S	Gainesville, Florida, United States approximate position	Big Eagle Coal	Fatal	3
10 Oct 1981	Cessna 172 N2260E	Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
10 Oct 1981	Beechcraft 58 N1936S	Harlan, Kentucky, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
6 Oct 1981	Cessna 210L N5431V	Clyde, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
4 Oct 1981	Cessna 310 N5809X	Eureka, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
1 Oct 1981	Learjet 24 N44CJ	Felt, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Sky Train Air,	Fatal	3
25 Sep 1981	Cessna 210 N9582T	Mosinee, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
20 Sep 1981	Cessna 210A N6653X	Woodland, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
4 Sep 1981	Cessna 172K N758EQ	Philomath, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
1 Sep 1981	Piper PA-23 N14348	Ltl Diomede Is, Alaska, United States not on the map	Foster AVN Inc	Fatal	3
31 Aug 1981	Cessna TR182 N736KV	17NNE Durango, Colorado, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	3
29 Aug 1981	Beechcraft C24R N6016S	Snoqualmie Ps, Washington, United States not on the map	Flightcraft In	Fatal	3
23 Aug 1981	Piper PA-28 N8415N	40 Mi S Casper, Wyoming, United States not on the map	Rocky MTN Avia	Fatal	3
20 Aug 1981	Mooney M20J N1098Y	La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
19 Aug 1981	Soloy UH-12E N544HA	Riggins, Idaho, United States approximate position	Idaho Helicopt	Fatal	3
12 Aug 1981	Piper PA-28 N4565X	Altamont, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
8 Aug 1981	Varieze RAF N16DT	Holland, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
2 Aug 1981	Piper PA-28 N20776	Kalispell, Montana, United States approximate position	Western Aviati	Fatal	3
30 Jul 1981	Piper PA-28 N2209Z	McAlester, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Aero Flite Inc	Fatal	3
29 Jul 1981	Piper PA-31T N47CC	Richlands, Virginia, United States approximate position	Cowin and Comp	Fatal	3
27 Jul 1981	Piper PA-18 N5987Z	Cordova, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
21 Jul 1981	Aero Comdr 100 N3732X	Columbia Stat, Ohio, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	3
20 Jul 1981	Cessna 172F N8391U	Wolf Pen, West Virginia, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	3
19 Jul 1981	Beechcraft B95 N27GD	Titusville, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
18 Jul 1981	Cessna 337 N2316S	Pampa, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
17 Jul 1981	Piper PA-28R N8348C	Sweetwater, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
15 Jul 1981	Cessna 180 N2827A	Naknek, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
15 Jul 1981	Cessna U206 N5289U	Naknek, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
14 Jul 1981	Douglas DC-4 N3373F	Kenai, Alaska, United States approximate position	Aero Union COR	Fatal	3
11 Jul 1981	Piper PA-32R N6074H	Naples, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
8 Jul 1981	Piper PA-28 N6452J	Eatonton, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
8 Jul 1981	Cessna 310Q N69642	Eatonton, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
2 Jul 1981	Excalibur 65-A80 N100UV	Madisonville, Texas, United States approximate position	Universal Airw	Fatal	3
1 Jul 1981	Cessna 172D N2591Y	Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
1 Jul 1981	Douglas DC-3 N111ST	Pilot Point, Alaska, United States approximate position	United Aircraf	Fatal	3
27 Jun 1981	Beechcraft A24R N9713Q	Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Wilco Aviation	Fatal	3
26 Jun 1981	Cessna T210 N732AS	Elko, Nevada, United States approximate position	Silver State M	Fatal	3