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 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Galesburg, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-30 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Hendrix Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 1971 | Cessna 180 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Harbor Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Cessna 402A | Ocala, Florida, United States | Atlanta Air I* | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Camp Crook, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Traverse Cty, Michigan, United States | Herbert J Webe | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Cessna 421 | Reed City, Michigan, United States | Kysor Industri | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1971 | Convair 580 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Stinson 108-1 | Lorane, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Lawrenceville, New York, United States | Torrington CON | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Monument Vly, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172G | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft 65 | Newport, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Hughes 269A | Spearman, Texas, United States | Crawford and J | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1971 | Cessna 421 | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-18 | Hyannis, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | Parsons Colleg | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-18 | Stone, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Danville, Illinois, United States | North East Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Cessna 310 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | B and G Sales | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Cessna 150 | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | Robert D Ralph | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Vista, California, United States | El Toro Marine | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Cessna 150 | Pacoima, California, United States | World Travel | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Marana, Arizona, United States | Tucson Aero, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-24 | RIALT0, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Amer Avco AA1 | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Alvin Aero CLU | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Cessna 140 | Pelham, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-24 | Americus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | Four Lakes AVI | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Cessna 150 | Yucca Vly, California, United States | El Cajon Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-23 | Gary, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Cessna 310J | Saginaw, Texas, United States | J.d.mcneill Co | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Ft.huachuca, Arizona, United States | FT Huachuca AE | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Chillicothe, Ohio, United States | Government EMP | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Pensacola Navy | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Cessna 150 | Albany, Oregon, United States | S and H Flight | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Petersburg, Virginia, United States | Prince George | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Mexico, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Ketchum, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 150H | Gladstone, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 182 | Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States | Tail Draggers | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Centurion Avia | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-28 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 210 | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft A23 | Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1971 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Simsbury, Connecticut, United States | Atlantic Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1971 | Mooney M20F | Whitestown, Indiana, United States | W.i.auto Sales | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1971 | Cessna 182 | Ellwood, Illinois, United States | William K Ayer | No injuries | - |