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
Where these happened
All 4,882 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1971 | Cessna 206 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Air Executive | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Cessna A185E | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Champion Chemi | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Luscomb 8E | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Hollis, Oklahoma, United States | RAY Preston | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Allen Aviatio* | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Haledon, New Jersey, United States | Hild Air Chart | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | Seven Nine ECH | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182G | Bertram, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, United States | Ramey Aero CLU | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Contractors FL | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | Flight Trainin | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1971 | Piper J3L-65 | Avon Park, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150F | Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Cessna 172K | Jenks, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182 | Tulelake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Scribner, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Champion 7EC | Montoya, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Grumman G-21 | Long Beach, California, United States | Catalina Seap* | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Commonwlth 185 | Middlebury, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Boeing 707 | Kingston, New York, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150J | Goshen, Massachusetts, United States | Executive Flye | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150 | Apple Vally, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Cessna 182K | Sharon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. | Blackwell Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Hughes 269C | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Las Vegas Poli | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Cessna 180 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20E | Keam Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft A23A | Harrison, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Mooney M20C | Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States | Pittsburgh MAC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Navion B | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft 23 | Pullman, Washington, United States | Ottmar Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Mitsubishi MU2B20 | East Troy, Wisconsin, United States | Hamlin, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150 | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | Keys Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-22 | S Lebanon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1971 | Cessna 172 | Martinsville, Indiana, United States | Sky Harbor, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150 | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Linden Flight | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Piper J-3 | Colgan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Aero Comdr 500S | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | Morris Air TRA | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Rearwin 185 | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Pilatus PC-6H2 | Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States | Jims Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-22 | New Smrna, Florida, United States | Wilkinson Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Cessna 172L | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-20 | Woodbine, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Shawalter Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1971 | Cessna 172H | Painesville, Ohio, United States | Casement Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Cessna 337A | McIntosh, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Lockheed 1329 | Houston, Texas, United States | Gulf Oil Corpo | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150L | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Southeastern A | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1971 | Beechcraft VOLPAR | Grand Island, Nebraska, United States | Ross Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1971 | Cessna 150 | W Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Tilford Flying | No injuries | - |