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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1981 | Cessna 182Q | Burley, Idaho, United States | Valley Flyers | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Sherman Oaks, California, United States | Financial Corp | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jun 1981 | Cessna 150J | Sherman Oaks, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Bliss, Idaho, United States | Sunset AVN | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Jun 1981 | Cessna 182P | Bliss, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Jun 1981 | Bellanca 7ECA | Anahuac, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Jun 1981 | Beechcraft C24R | Leadville, Colorado, United States | Hedrick Beech | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 May 1981 | Cessna 182 | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 May 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Malad City, Idaho, United States | Valley Flyers | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 May 1981 | Cessna 172RG | Grants, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 May 1981 | Cessna T210G | Worland, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 May 1981 | Piper PA-31 | Hammond, Texas, United States | Houston Piper | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Apr 1981 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Alpena, Michigan, United States | J&S Leasing | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172N | Atlas, Illinois, United States | Lipcamon Aviat | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Apr 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States | Dynamic Flying | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Mar 1981 | Mooney M20F | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean Moon | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Mar 1981 | Cessna 337H | Alpine, Texas, United States | September Leas | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Mar 1981 | Douglas B-26 | Edwards Afb, California, United States | Arvin Calspan | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-31T | Waterford Twp, Michigan, United States | SS Aircraft Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Feb 1981 | Piper PA-28 | Waupun, Wisconsin, United States | Reabe Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jan 1981 | Piper PA-23 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Hornady MFG Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jan 1981 | Cessna 182H | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aero Comdr 690B | Burns, Oregon, United States | Dept of Energy | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Dec 1980 | Mooney M20K | Battle Mt, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Dec 1980 | Aero Cmdr 1121 | Many, Louisiana, United States | W.k.mcwilliams | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Dec 1980 | Cessna 210H | Hagerstown, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Dec 1980 | Swearigen SA26AT | Albany, Kentucky, United States | Propterty Deve | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Dec 1980 | Cessna 182 | Oak Hill, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-20 | East Berlin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Nov 1980 | Aerospatle AS350 | Waxahachie, Texas, United States | Belo Broadcast | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Nov 1980 | Navion A | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Nov 1980 | Bell 206B | Liberty, Kentucky, United States | Triple S | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Nov 1980 | Cessna 152 | Linden, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Nov 1980 | Cessna 172 | Linden, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Valkaria AVN | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Oct 1980 | Beechcraft E18S | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Tampa Air Cntr | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Oct 1980 | Sikorsky S58DT | Lovelock, Nevada, United States | Carson Helicop | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Oct 1980 | Beechcraft 65 | Sula, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Oct 1980 | Cessna 337H | Waterford, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Oct 1980 | Cessna 182K | Waterford, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Oct 1980 | Beechcraft 35 | Dargan, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 4 Oct 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Silverton, Colorado, United States | Milton Widelit | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Oct 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Groveland, California, United States | Western Piper | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-22 | Hyner, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 Sep 1980 | Gulf-Amer AA-5B | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Bryan Manageme | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Sep 1980 | Cessna 172M | Lime Peak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Aug 1980 | Bell 206A/B | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | Blain Helicopt | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Burlington, Connecticut, United States | Interstate AVN | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Carroll, Iowa, United States | Thorsen Aviati | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Jul 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Pikeville, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |