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.
304 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 4,578 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
4,882
Records
696
Fatal
1,646
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1971
Period
Show these on the map
4,578 of 4,882 can be placed
(4,578 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,882 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 1971 | Luscombe 8A | McArthur, Ohio, United States | Gest Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1971 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Frye, Maine, United States | Rumford Flying | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1971 | Cessna 182E | Dushore, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1971 | Cessna 172 | Sturgis, Kentucky, United States | DON Davis Avia | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1971 | Cessna 182H | Dexter, Missouri, United States | Monarch Feed M | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1971 | Champion 7GCAA | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | Blackfoot Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Ocoee, Florida, United States | Showalter Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Aero Comdr 520 | Sinclair, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Waterman W-12 | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Cessna 150 | Round Lake, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Cessna 150 | Sandwich, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Aero Comdr 500-B | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | Imperial Equip | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Cessna 206 | St Johns, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Cessna 310N | W Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Photo Electron | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Rochester, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Manchester, Vermont, United States | Bennington AVI | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Cessna 177 | Redding, California, United States | Enterprise Sky | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Cessna 150 | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | Union Airmotiv | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Cessna 150 | Leawood, Kansas, United States | Fisher Sales A | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Aero Comdr 200D | Kentwood, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Trinity, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Russian Miss, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Cessna 210C | Porterville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Thompson, Pennsylvania, United States | Central Bucks | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Aeronca 0-58B | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1971 | Taylorcraft BC1265 | Benton, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Boeing B75N1 | Pecos, Texas, United States | Russell Dustin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Cessna 150 | Derry, New Hampshire, United States | Hawk Flying CL | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Cessna 150 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Ferguson Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Cessna 172 | Lecompte, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Globe GC-1B | Perry Hall, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1971 | Globe GC-1B | Albany, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-25 | Joiner, Arkansas, United States | Tyronza Dustin | Fatal | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-25 | Ware, Illinois, United States | Larry Chapman | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Cessna 175A | Mercury, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | Naval Air Syst | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Central Sq, New York, United States | Continental FL | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Cessna 172B | Banks, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Van Buren, Arkansas, United States | ED Warmack | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Cessna 177 | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Sikorsky S-55 | Acton, Massachusetts, United States | Jenney Flight | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Harlan, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Carlinville, Illinois, United States | Decatur Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Elmira, New York, United States | Elmira Aeronau | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Cessna 170B | Sheridan, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Cessna 172 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | Rawlins Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Cessna 180 | Hayden, Colorado, United States | Perkins Weldin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Cessna 180 | Jacumba, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1971 | Cessna 172 | Chino, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |