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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1971 | Boeing E75 | Five Points, California, United States | Willett Flying | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-22 | White Marsh, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Mooney M20F | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | Aero Progress | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Champion 7ECA | Truckee, California, United States | Lidstone Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-25 | Alma, Nebraska, United States | Hammond Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-25 | Dixon, California, United States | Medlock Duster | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Aero Comdr S-2R | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | AG Aero Distri | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172F | Lostine, Oregon, United States | TRI City Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Cessna 150 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | Robert D Mille | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Cessna 172 | Warren, Ohio, United States | Barry W Jones | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Cessna 150J | Bergholtz, New York, United States | Prop and Wing | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28R | Carrollton, Kentucky, United States | Louisville Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Champion 7ECA | Ely, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 185 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Western Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Dexter, Missouri, United States | Crowley Flying | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Aeronca 7CCM | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-20 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Maule M-4 | Kalskag, Alaska, United States | Northern Commu | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Bensen BM8 | Aruba, Other-Foreign Countries | Vincent J Beit | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 185D | Pueblo of Sf, Mexico | Dale E Hoyt | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Hiller 12E | Cordova, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 150 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Wood's Flying | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Boeing 747 | Paris, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 182 | Stone Mtn, Georgia, United States | Frank Brown | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 182 | Sierra Blanca, Texas, United States | J.d.hunter | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1971 | Cessna 182L | Centralia, Missouri, United States | Phil Gano Chan | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Boeing A75N1 | Dexter, Missouri, United States | Dexter Aircraf | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Champion 7KCAB | Aledo, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft B23 | Cooper Lndg, Alaska, United States | Pats Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Aero Comdr 100 | Atlantic, Iowa, United States | Courtesy Aircr | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Cessna 414 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Incoe, Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Hubbard Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Bondville, Vermont, United States | Willard C Smit | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Hughes 269-A | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Aero Services | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Northfield, Ohio, United States | John Coleman | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Jeffersonvile, Indiana, United States | Air Service, In | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Bruce A Dalton | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1971 | Bell 47G-4A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Chicago Police | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Boeing 727 | Rochester, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-31 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Russell and AX | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Mt.vernon, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | Howell Flying | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Newton, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-12 | Bismark, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | Cessna 180H | Healey, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1971 | McRae 10 | Shirley, New York, United States | Long Island CH | No injuries | - |