Aviation accidents in 1966

The NTSB database holds 5,966 accidents and incidents in 1966, recorded between 1966. 601 of them were fatal (10%), and 1,355 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (3,120 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.

5,966 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

5,966

Records

601

Fatal

1,355

Deaths

10%

Share fatal

1966

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 5,966 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 515 Piper PA-28 398 Cessna 172 363 Piper PA-22 273 Piper PA-24 239 Cessna 182 235

Where these happened

United States 5,826 Mexico 44 Canada 30 Other-Foreign Countries 24 Unknown/Not Reported 9 Asia 6

Operators involved

Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 15 United Air Lines, Inc. 15 Petroleum Heli 13 American Airlines, Inc. 12 Cessna Aircraf 8 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 7

Phase of flight

Landing 3,120

In Flight 1,366

Takeoff 999

Taxi 379

Static 65

Nearby years

All

1963 78 1964 5,293 1965 5,428 1967 6,392 1968 5,267 1969 5,082

All 5,966 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Jul 1966	Cessna 150 N3005J	Racine Wis, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Midwest Airway	Fatal	1
27 Jul 1966	Piper PA-23 N5749Y	Hayward Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Jul 1966	Luscombe 8A N2978K	Chinook Mont, Montana, United States no coordinates	Chinook Flying	Fatal	1
25 Jul 1966	Taylorcraft BC12 N36444	Bancroft, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Jul 1966	Air Space 18A N6157S	Arden Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jul 1966	Boeing A75N1 N38958	Hazen Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Odis Fowkles	Fatal	1
23 Jul 1966	Boeing IB75A N53234	Valparaiso Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jul 1966	Cessna 140 N2412N	Mt.bethel Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Jul 1966	Beechcraft 35 N4564D	Hempstead Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Coleman Flying	Fatal	1
22 Jul 1966	Piper J-3 N35162	Hernando Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Bethune Aero F	Fatal	1
22 Jul 1966	Cessna 140 N2378N	Freaser Mich, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jul 1966	Cessna 170A N1488D	Santa Maria Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jul 1966	Piper PA-18A N7192D	Sandwich Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Rusk Crop Spra	Fatal	1
18 Jul 1966	Champion 7GCBA N9945Y	Brownsville Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Gomez Aero SER	Fatal	1
18 Jul 1966	N American SNJ-5 N7991C	Waxahachie Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Jul 1966	Piper PA-18 N3886Z	Kodiak Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Harveys Flying	Fatal	1
17 Jul 1966	Piper J3C-65 N2147M	Burlington Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Jul 1966	Piper PA-22 N5638Z	E Taunton Mass, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	King Aviation	Fatal	1
15 Jul 1966	Stinson L-5 N58990	Emmett Id, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Idaho Wing CIV	Fatal	1
15 Jul 1966	Bell 47G-2 N2820B	St.paul Minn, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Lake Line Heli	Fatal	1
14 Jul 1966	Piper PA-18 N5546Z	Walsh Colo, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Ogle Coburn	Fatal	1
14 Jul 1966	Bell 47G-2 N7889B	Hinton W Va, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Inland Airline	Fatal	1
11 Jul 1966	Piper PA-23 N5550V	San Jose Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Jul 1966	Cessna 172B N7834X	Roy Mont, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Jul 1966	Piper PA-22 N2598A	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Jul 1966	Champion 7GCB N9919Y	Los Fresnos Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Gomez Fly Serv	Fatal	1
6 Jul 1966	Piper J-3 N42418	Stuttgart Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Fischer Flying	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1966	Piper J3C N42743	Memphis Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	JB Robertson	Fatal	1
30 Jun 1966	Cessna 140 N72276	Broomfield Colo, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Jun 1966	Champion 7AC N83995	Kasilof Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Jun 1966	Boeing A75N1 N4513N	Welsh la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Jun 1966	Piper PA-14 N5163H	Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Jun 1966	Erco 415C N93484	Topping Va, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jun 1966	Cessna 170 N9724A	Roosevelt, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Jun 1966	Cherokee II N74007	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Jun 1966	Mooney M20C N6211U	Kansas City Kans, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Jun 1966	Mooney M-18C N4170	Slate Run Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Jun 1966	Naval Fcty N3N-3 N45267	Rome Oreg, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Associated ENT	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1966	Piper J3C N98052	Almyra Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1966	Piper PA-28 N8317W	Welland Can, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1966	Aero Comdr 680F N209PP	South Haven Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Jack Adams Air	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1966	Piper PA-22 N5694Z	Amelia Ohio, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1966	Piper PA-18A N3490Z	St Anthony Id, Idaho, United States no coordinates	L.w.stanford	Fatal	1
31 May 1966	Piper PA-22 N2559P	Weston, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
31 May 1966	Cessna 150F N8782S	Fairfield Nj, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Caldwell Fligh	Fatal	1
30 May 1966	Piper PA-12 N2906M	Gaylord Mich, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Gaylord Flying	Fatal	1
29 May 1966	Beechcraft 35 N2931V	Pt Mansfield Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 May 1966	Stits Ray SA3 N177S	Columbia Sc, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 May 1966	Luscombe 8A N71106	North Shore Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 May 1966	Boeing B75N1 N4629N	Franklin, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Ueding Flying	Fatal	1