Aviation accidents in 2002

The NTSB database holds 2,001 accidents and incidents in 2002, recorded between 2002. 418 of them were fatal (21%), and 1,298 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 182.

Most of these records are from United States, Australia and Colombia.

35 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 73 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,001

Records

418

Fatal

1,298

Deaths

21%

Share fatal

2002

Period

Show these on the map 1,966 of 2,001 can be placed (73 approximate)

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 173 Piper PA-28 88 Cessna 182 69 Cessna 150 47 Cessna 152 40 Piper PA-18 39

Where these happened

United States 1,862 Australia 10 Colombia 8 Bahamas 7 Argentina 6 Mexico 6

Operators involved

Atlantic Coast Airlines 4 Name 3 Federal Express Corp. 3 Delta Air Lines Inc 2 U.S. Forest Service 2 Quicksilver Air, Inc. 2

All 2,001 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
22 Mar 2002	Cessna 170A N170PS	Gainesville, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 2002	Republic P-47N-20-RE N47TB	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Mar 2002	Piper PA-28-180 N7837W	Denio, Nevada, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 2002	Cessna CITATION C-750 N999CX	Zurich, Switzerland approximate position	-	Unknown	-
20 Mar 2002	Schweizer G-164A N9763	Cascade, Iowa, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Mar 2002	Bell 206 B III YV-324C	Anaco, Venezuela approximate position	Aerotecnica S.A.	Fatal	-
20 Mar 2002	Taylorcraft F-19 N3947T	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Jeremy C. Mayer	No injuries	-
20 Mar 2002	Piper PA28R-200 N5060T	Redlands, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 2002	Cessna 310B N5381A	Provo, Utah, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 2002	Cessna 152 N25455	NAS Whidbey, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Mar 2002	Boeing 727-30C PP-VLV	Belo Horizonte, Brazil not on the map	Varig	Unknown	-
18 Mar 2002	Piper PA-23-250 CG-BGP	Androstown, Bahamas	Yergan Williamson	Serious injuries	-
17 Mar 2002	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N935AS	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Mar 2002	Cessna 120 N77301	Deer Park, Washington, United States	Penelope L. Lewis	Minor injuries	-
16 Mar 2002	Mooney M20A N8390E	Norman, Oklahoma, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Mar 2002	Avian MAGNUM IX N2037U	Sedona, Arizona, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Mar 2002	Cessna 172Q N66076	Fruitland, Utah, United States	Wings of Denver	Serious injuries	-
16 Mar 2002	Annis FISHER FP-202 N4348V	Parksley, Virginia, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Mar 2002	Cirrus SR-20 N244CD	Lexington, Kentucky, United States	Paul A. Heflin	Minor injuries	-
15 Mar 2002	Maule M-7-260 N7ZF	Montague, California, United States	George A. Cordingly, Jr.	No injuries	-
15 Mar 2002	Schweizer 269C ZK-HIC	Auckland, New Zealand approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 2002	Cessna T337D N624BC	St. George, Utah, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 2002	Cessna 177B N11487	Santa Clarita, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Mar 2002	Cessna 152 N5111H	Christopher, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Mar 2002	Beechcraft C24R N6753L	Greenville, Mississippi, United States	Earnest Doyle Mosley	No injuries	-
14 Mar 2002	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N960CA	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States	Comair Inc	No injuries	-
14 Mar 2002	Beechcraft E90 N948CC	Reno, Nevada, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
14 Mar 2002	Cessna 402C N596DM	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Aero Charter & Transport	No injuries	-
14 Mar 2002	Cessna 170B N8065A	Rainier, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
13 Mar 2002	Aviat PITTS S-2B N29RG	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
13 Mar 2002	Cessna 182J N3090F	Springfield, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Mar 2002	Tillman LONG EZ N126DT	Lockhart, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Mar 2002	Piper PA-31-350 N3527U	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Mar 2002	Cessna 402C N38CJ	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Mar 2002	Schleicher AS-W19 N333US	Moriarty, New Mexico, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Mar 2002	Sikorsky S-76C+ G-XXEA	Blackbushe, United Kingdom not on the map	WCS/Royal Travel Office	No injuries	-
10 Mar 2002	Schweizer SGS 1-26A N3878A	Strausburg, Virginia, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
10 Mar 2002	Cessna 172M N4410R	Tucson, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Mar 2002	Doyle KITFOX III N8SD	Windsor, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Mar 2002	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N622BR	Dulles Airport, Virginia, United States approximate position	Atlantic Coast Airlines	No injuries	-
9 Mar 2002	Skystar KITFOX LITE SQUARED N211TE	Caldwell, Idaho, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 2002	Bell/Garlick UH-1H N116DR	Dayton, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 2002	Piper PA-18-150 N742	Winnemucca, Nevada, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 2002	Piper P46T N117NU	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Mar 2002	Cessna 182H N64AE	West Plains, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Mar 2002	Schweizer G-164B N48631	Dixon, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Mar 2002	Cessna 172M N1446V	Kissimmee, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Mar 2002	Piper PA-28R-180 N800RC	Coalinga, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
7 Mar 2002	Cessna 172L N7774G	Bullhead City, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Mar 2002	Fokker F-28 MK-100 N1425A	Dallas, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-