Aviation accidents in 1971

The NTSB database holds 4,882 accidents and incidents in 1971, recorded between 1971. 696 of them were fatal (14%), and 1,646 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,204 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 Other-Foreign Countries.

4,882 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,882

Records

696

Fatal

1,646

Deaths

14%

Share fatal

1971

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,882 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 507 Piper PA-28 405 Cessna 172 315 Cessna 182 182 Piper PA-22 137 Piper PA-24 131

Where these happened

United States 4,777 Mexico 30 Other-Foreign Countries 24 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10 Asia 9 Unknown/Not Reported 8

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 14 American Airlines, Inc. 12 Petroleum Heli 10 Lease-A-Plane 9 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 9 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 8

Phase of flight

Landing 2,204

In Flight 1,482

Takeoff 925

Taxi 197

Static 52

Nearby years

All

1968 5,267 1969 5,082 1970 4,980 1972 4,478 1973 4,451 1974 4,628

All 4,882 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Jul 1971	Ryan ST-3KR N73729	Valmeyer, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Kiwis, Inc.	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1971	Hiller FH1100 N8673	Mound City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Executive Jet	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1971	Bensen B-8M N5680	Anoka, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	RS Buss, DF WE1	Fatal	1
2 Jul 1971	Piper PA-25 N8278	St Paul, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Jul 1971	Aeronca 7AC N83785	Malden, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Bernie Flyers	Fatal	1
30 Jun 1971	Cessna 185E N2783J	Northway, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Floyd Miller E	Fatal	1
30 Jun 1971	Piper PA-24 N7415P	Camarillo, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1971	Hagel SA-100 N3410G	Folsom, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1971	Cessna 150J N61151	Marshall, Texas, United States no coordinates	Marshall Aviat	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1971	Alouette II N4966	Minchumina, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Bureau of Land	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1971	Piper PA-23 N5187Y	Royal Oak, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Jun 1971	Piper PA-23 N3007P	Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Jun 1971	Grumman G-164 N399Y	Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Southern Water	Fatal	1
21 Jun 1971	Bell 47G-4A N7814S	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
18 Jun 1971	Piper PA-25 N6983Z	Duncan, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Jones Flying T	Fatal	1
17 Jun 1971	Bell 47J N6743D	Deming, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Bell Helicopte	Fatal	1
16 Jun 1971	Cessna 172 N5660A	Palo Alto, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Jun 1971	Piper PA-28R N7416J	Medicine Lge, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Jun 1971	Piper PA-18 N5765D	Turner, Montana, United States no coordinates	Doyle Air Spra	Fatal	1
13 Jun 1971	Piper PA-18 N2366P	Ripon, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Reabe Flying S	Fatal	1
12 Jun 1971	Zlin 526F N34VM	Hollister, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1971	Hiller UH12A N8178H	Brooks, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Ropps Air Serv	Fatal	1
8 Jun 1971	Piper PA-18 N6186D	Barnesville, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	James Oscar CA	Fatal	1
8 Jun 1971	Bell 47G2 N8426E	Branchville, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Billy JO Harve	Fatal	1
6 Jun 1971	B Jungmistr BU-133 N4767	Plainville, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Jun 1971	Cessna 172E N3710S	Villalba, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	N American SNJ-4 N9735Z	Cape May, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	Grumman F8F-2 N7700C	No.kingstown, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	Piper PA-22 N4887Z	Escondido, California, United States no coordinates	Breise and JOH	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	N American SNJ-5 N1046C	North Cape May, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	N American AT-6D N1974M	North Cape May, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1971	Schleicher AS-W15 N3644	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Jun 1971	Piper PA-30 N8433Y	Eliasville, Texas, United States no coordinates	RAY LEE Constr	Fatal	1
31 May 1971	Fly Baby 1-14 N7347	Durant, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 May 1971	Grumman G-164 N704Y	Madera, California, United States no coordinates	RAY Pool	Fatal	1
28 May 1971	Beechcraft E35 N7333B	Williams, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1971	Piper PA-28 N1697T	Reading, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Reading Aviati	Fatal	1
25 May 1971	Aeronca 11AC N86338	Sandersville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 May 1971	Piper PA-22 N2129A	Springfield, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 May 1971	Snow S2C N9488R	Tutwiler, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Williams Flyin	Fatal	1
20 May 1971	Bede BD4 N99CC	Chino, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 May 1971	Grumman TBM-3E N9599C	Mapleton, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Air Tankers, In	Fatal	1
16 May 1971	Piper PA-18 N8745Y	Wishram, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 May 1971	Cessna 172E N5678T	El Cajon, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1971	Cessna 150 N6323G	Langley, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Spartan School	Fatal	1
13 May 1971	Stinson V-77 N5709N	Bettles, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 May 1971	Globe GC-1B N80655	Monroe, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 May 1971	Piper PA-28 N9501W	Petaluma, California, United States no coordinates	Adobe Aviation	Fatal	1
10 May 1971	Piper PA-28 N4614R	Chadron, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 May 1971	Pitts Spec SC-1 N21F	Lewiston, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1