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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-25 | Panhandle, Texas, United States | RL Slagle | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150H | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Montgomeryvile, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware Fire | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1971 | Cessna 177 | Great Falls, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1971 | Fairchild M-62C | Chula Vista, California, United States | Air Chemical | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1971 | Cessna 310 | La Verne, California, United States | Paul T Marlatt | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Boeing 707 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Piper J3C-65 | Park Rapids, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Clinton Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft E55 | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Werner Constru | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Cessna 140 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150J | Greeley, Colorado, United States | Beegles Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1971 | Yankee AA-1 | Glenallen, Alaska, United States | RK Stadler | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Fayetteville F | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Champion 7KCAB | Julian, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Skaneateles, New York, United States | Empire Aero SE | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Luscombe 8E | Amityville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Cessna 182 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Sara Flying In | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Clinton Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150 | Morgan Hill, California, United States | Courtesy Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft G18S | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Gust K Newberg | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Luscombe 8A | Johns Is.sc, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft 35 | Huntingtn B.calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Luscombe 8A | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Hughes 269B | Compton, California, United States | City of Lakewo | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach, California, United States | La Sheriffs de | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Monroe, North Carolina, United States | Associated ELE | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Oneida, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172L | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | ED Boardman FL | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Cessna 182 | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft 35 | Ontario, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Piper J-3 | College Park, Maryland, United States | Brinckerhoff F | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1971 | Cessna 182B | Durham, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1971 | Erco 415-CD | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150K | Mustang, Oklahoma, United States | Cooks Flying S | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1971 | Cessna 150J | Amelia, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | Xavier Univers | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1971 | Bellanca 31A | Plainview, Texas, United States | Miller Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft A19 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | Hanley Air ACT | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 170A | Leclaire, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 120 | Flint, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Fayetteville, Georgia, United States | Federal Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 182N | Fayetteville, Georgia, United States | Fulton Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Ensenada, Mexico | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Cessna 421B | Dortmund, Europe | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Middletown, Ohio, United States | Daycon Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Watertown, Wisconsin, United States | McGraw Edison | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1971 | Hughes 269A-1 | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | US Forrest SER | No injuries | - |