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
10 Apr 1976	Piper PA-24 N8749P	Decorah, Iowa, United States approximate position	Midland Dimold	Fatal	3
6 Apr 1976	Piper J-3 N22996	Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Forest Lake AV	Fatal	3
6 Apr 1976	Boeing E-75 N66519	Forest Lake, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
31 Mar 1976	Beechcraft 95-B55 N9180Q	Ischua, New York, United States approximate position	Morgitori Inc	Fatal	3
9 Mar 1976	Fairchild 24W-40 N25388	Albany, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
1 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N5931Y	Desert Hot Spg, California, United States not on the map	Van ORT Enterp	Fatal	3
16 Feb 1976	Piper PA-22 N3501Z	Lebanon, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
14 Feb 1976	Piper PA-28 N16330	Fillmore, California, United States approximate position	Southland Flye	Fatal	3
13 Feb 1976	Cessna TP206 N4651F	Blountville, Tennessee, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
11 Feb 1976	Cessna 172K N79285	Burlington, Vermont, United States approximate position	Northland Flyi	Fatal	3
8 Feb 1976	Douglas DC-6 N901MA	Van Nuys, California, United States approximate position	Mercer Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	3
8 Feb 1976	Mitsubishi MU-2B N300MA	Easton, Maryland, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
30 Jan 1976	Cessha 182 N3659U	Mayfield, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
21 Jan 1976	Piper PA-39 N8868Y	Clover Lick, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Wemco Crane AN	Fatal	3
18 Jan 1976	Cessna 150K N5879G	Irvine, California, United States approximate position	Golden State A	Fatal	3
18 Jan 1976	Cessna 150J N60423	Irvine, California, United States approximate position	Burtle Flying	Fatal	3
15 Jan 1976	Bellanca 17-30 N7385V	Orofino, Idaho, United States approximate position	Green Acres FL	Fatal	3
3 Jan 1976	Piper PA-28 N44600	Ibapah, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
23 Dec 1975	Beechcraft 35 N379Z	Incline Vlg, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
22 Dec 1975	Piper PA-28 N7997N	Banning, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
21 Dec 1975	Cessna R172 N12987	Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States approximate position	Ft.hood Fly CL	Fatal	3
20 Dec 1975	Bellanca 17-31A N8200R	Garrison, Iowa, United States approximate position	Skylark Flying	Fatal	3
1 Dec 1975	Mooney M20C N78974	Cross City, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
29 Nov 1975	Beechcraft M35 N1169R	Jena, Louisiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
28 Nov 1975	Beechcraft P35 N1528Z	Big Bear City, California, United States approximate position	Clute Internat	Fatal	3
9 Nov 1975	Cessna 185 N9874X	Anchorage, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
9 Nov 1975	Piper PA-18 N2580P	Willow, Alaska, United States approximate position	Willow Air SER	Fatal	3
2 Nov 1975	Piper PA-28R N1191X	Lake Hamilton, Florida, United States approximate position	Showalter Flyi	Fatal	3
1 Nov 1975	Piper PA-28R N9489N	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States approximate position	A.j.aircraft S	Fatal	3
31 Oct 1975	Piper PA-23 N1356E	San Dimas, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
24 Oct 1975	Cessna 421B N100QU	Berryville, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Escalante Coal	Fatal	3
17 Oct 1975	Piper PA-11 N4575M	Turner, Montana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
5 Oct 1975	Beechcraft A36 N4526S	Crescent City, California, United States approximate position	Woodchuck Truc	Fatal	3
3 Oct 1975	Beechcraft V35A N237Q	McCamey, Texas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
20 Sep 1975	Cessna 170B N2278D	Goldfield, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
18 Sep 1975	Cessna 182 N58683	Porterville, California, United States approximate position	US Forestry SE	Fatal	3
6 Sep 1975	Beechcraft B95A55 N1426G	Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
4 Sep 1975	Mooney M20G N6815N	Truckee, California, United States approximate position	Garden City AE	Fatal	3
31 Aug 1975	Mooney M20F N7187V	Fairmont, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Contact Flyers	Fatal	3
31 Aug 1975	Beechcraft B24R N2535W	Gerrardstown, West Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
29 Aug 1975	Cessna 170 N69TT	Mahtowa, Minnesota, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
24 Aug 1975	Piper PA-23 N2019P	Decatur, Mississippi, United States approximate position	Hemphill Const	Fatal	3
19 Aug 1975	Cessna 401 N4004Q	Austin, Texas, United States approximate position	Schepps Grocer	Fatal	3
18 Aug 1975	Convair PBY-6 N15KL	Harlingen, Texas, United States approximate position	Confederate AI	Fatal	3
8 Aug 1975	Grum Amer AA5 N5827L	Liberty, Texas, United States approximate position	La Porte Aero	Fatal	3
5 Aug 1975	Bell 47G-5 N4753R	Keystone, South Dakota, United States approximate position	Rushmore Helic	Fatal	3
3 Aug 1975	Piper PA-28R N16312	Page, Arizona, United States approximate position	BUD Walen Avia	Fatal	3
1 Aug 1975	Bede BD4 N73TX	S Hornell, New York, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3
25 Jul 1975	Piper PA-28R N56778	Dekalb, Mississippi, United States approximate position	Atlantic Fligh	Fatal	3
10 Jul 1975	Cessna 195 N2179C	North Bend, Washington, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	3