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.
655 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 5,311 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
5,966
Records
601
Fatal
1,355
Deaths
10%
Share fatal
1966
Period
Show these on the map
5,311 of 5,966 can be placed
(5,311 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 5,966 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 1966 | Aeronca L-16 | Muscle Shoals Ala, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Cessna 150 | Muscle Shoals Ala, Alabama, United States | Muscle Shoals | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Cessna 172 | San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean Acft | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Cincinnati Ohio, Ohio, United States | Cardinal Air T | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Ercoupe 415-C | Plainview Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Chanpion 7FC | Hopkins Minn, Minnesota, United States | Minneapolis JC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Doylestown Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Clearfield Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | San Felipe Mex, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Ercoupe 415-C | Clayton Mich, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Cessna 170B | Center Islnd Wash, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-24 | Laredo Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Houston Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Champion 7EC | New Wilmington Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Castle FLG CLB | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Cessna 195 | Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Cessna 195 | Winston Salem Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Williams W-1 | Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-12 | Roselle Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Rockford Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Cessna 140 | Petersburg Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Cincinnati Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Upham N Dak, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Cessna 140 | Sycamore Ill, Illinois, United States | Poor Mans FC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Cessna 150E | E St Louis Ill, Illinois, United States | Downtown Arprk | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-11 | Hurdsfield N Dak, North Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Cessna 150 | Dickinson Tex, Texas, United States | Hutchnsn Air S | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Cessna 180H | Columbia Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Aeronca 7AC | Kenmare N Dak, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Cessna 150 | Amityville Ny, New York, United States | International | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1966 | Piper J-3 | Amityville Ny, New York, United States | Amityville Fly | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-24 | Fordyce Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Cessna 140A | Ardmore Okla, Oklahoma, United States | American Flyrs | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Beechcraft E18S | Wakeman Ohio, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Cessna 120 | Wooster Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Cessna 175A | Toledo Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Cessna 185D | Bayou Sale la, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Luscombe 8A | Van Nuys Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-12 | Forsyth Ga, Georgia, United States | Glynnaire Avtn | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Cessna 172B | Litchfield Minn, Minnesota, United States | Litchfield Fly | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Swift GC-1B | Memphis Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Bell 47G2 | Bowie Md, Maryland, United States | Chesapeake&Pot | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Cessna 310 | Miami Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Decatur Ill, Illinois, United States | Bi-State Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Cessna 150 | Homestead Fla, Florida, United States | Ryan Acft | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Cooperstown N Dak, North Dakota, United States | Lake Region FL | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Convair CV-440 | Atlantic City Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Cessna 210 | Seguin Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Grumman G-164 | Portland Ark, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Cessna 150 | Schenectady Ny, New York, United States | Industrial FS | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1966 | Aeronca 7AC | Kalida Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |