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
28 May 1966	Cessna 172 N5886A	Boyce la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 May 1966	Boeing E75 N94X	Ellenville Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Chris D Stoltz	Fatal	1
27 May 1966	Cessna 182 N3215U	Hyannis Neb, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	England@S and	Fatal	1
25 May 1966	Cessna 150 N4143U	No.jackson Ohio, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 May 1966	Boeing E75 N4881N	Holtville Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Tri-Valley DUS	Fatal	1
24 May 1966	Beechcraft S35 N5842S	Monticello Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Pivan Engineer	Fatal	1
21 May 1966	Beechcraft SNB-5 N91296	Lihue Hawaii, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Skyways Air CA	Fatal	1
21 May 1966	Ryan ST-3KR N60155	St.charles Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 May 1966	Bell 47G3B1 N73208	Phoenix Ariz, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 May 1966	Piper PA-20 N7095K	San Fillipi Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 May 1966	Piper J-3 N98459	Corning Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 May 1966	Piper PA-28 N8632W	Summerton Sc, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 May 1966	Cessna 172F N5701R	Dothan Ala, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 May 1966	Fairchild 24G N19117	Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1966	Aeronca 7AC N83435	Freer Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Trembling Aces	Fatal	1
14 May 1966	Aeronca 7AC N82001	Winchester Va, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 May 1966	Cessna 150 N3513J	Lagrange Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Lagrange Airsv	Fatal	1
12 May 1966	Piper PA-22 N3208Z	Morocco Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 May 1966	Aeronca O-58 N49769	Sylvania Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 May 1966	Piper PA-18 N1962P	De Smet S Dak, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	Floyd Moore@S	Fatal	1
8 May 1966	Beechcraft 35 N3918N	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 May 1966	Piper PA-22 N5196Z	Costa Mesa Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1966	Piper PA-16 N5744H	Sutherlin Ore, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 May 1966	Cessna 150F N8258S	Santa Ana Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Torbet Aircraf	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1966	Piper PA-22 N2802P	Elk City Okla, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Panhandle Flyi	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1966	Beechcraft 95-B55 N316S	Cedar Hill Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	JAR Timber Co	Fatal	1
28 Apr 1966	Piper PA-25 N6873Z	Kennewick Wash, Washington, United States no coordinates	Aircraft Appli	Fatal	1
28 Apr 1966	Goodyear RACER N84G	St.petersburg Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Apr 1966	Cessna 150F N6934F	Aishihik, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Apr 1966	Piper PA-23 N4261P	Winchester Ark, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Apr 1966	Cessna 150 N8044S	Julian Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Stardust Aviat	Fatal	1
24 Apr 1966	Cessna 140 N3576V	Savannah Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Apr 1966	Helio Acft H-250 N5454E	James Creek Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Apr 1966	Piper PA-28 N7651W	Gilmer Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Letourneau COL	Fatal	1
18 Apr 1966	Stinson 108-2 N9278K	Anchorage Alas, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1966	N American P-51 N551D	Lincoln Va, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Colony Farms	Fatal	1
16 Apr 1966	Piper J3 N88581	Withrow Minn, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Apr 1966	Beechcraft D18S N9013K	Taylorsville Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Renkenberger	Fatal	1
12 Apr 1966	Bell 47G-3B N73909	Grand Canyon Ariz, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Halverson-Lent	Fatal	1
11 Apr 1966	Funk B85C N81149	Sweetwater Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1966	Cessna 150 N6274T	Loma Alta Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	Hallmark Acade	Fatal	1
9 Apr 1966	Piper PA-25 N6158Z	Norman Okla, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Richard A Hutt	Fatal	1
8 Apr 1966	Cessna 185A N4184Y	Lafollette Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Apr 1966	Monocoupe 110SPL N101H	Arcadia Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1966	Stinson 108-3 N6317M	Incoln Nebr, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1966	Emigh Acft A-2 N8332H	Freer Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Apr 1966	Cessna 150 N7926Z	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Apr 1966	Piper PA-23 N1118P	Jackson Mich, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Mar 1966	Cessna 310C N1878H	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Business Air T	Fatal	1
27 Mar 1966	Cessna 172D N2958U	Newhall Calif., California, United States no coordinates	Aztec Aircraft	Fatal	1