Aviation accidents in 2020
The NTSB database holds 1,395 accidents and incidents in 2020, recorded between 2020. 291 of them were fatal (21%), and 770 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA28 and Cessna 182.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Australia.
147 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,395
Records
291
Fatal
770
Deaths
21%
Share fatal
2020
Period
Show these on the map
1,248 of 1,395 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 1,395 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2020 | Cessna 172 | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2020 | Boeing 777 | Naha, Japan | Japan Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2020 | Bellanca 17-30A | Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2020 | Piper PA18 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Bradley Rider | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2020 | Boeing 737-8EH | Sao Paulo, Brazil | - | Unknown | - |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Piper PA38 | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Everglades Aviation Academy LLC | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Cessna 551 | Lufkin, Texas, United States | Aviation Star S | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2020 | Boeing 737 | Garowe, Somalia | Asia Sky Lines (Air Djibouti) | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Grumman G164 | Elton, Louisiana, United States | Riceland Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Boeing 757 | Silao, Mexico | Delta Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Hutson STAR-LITE | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2020 | Aerostar RX 8 | St. George, Utah, United States | Scott J. Gneiting | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2020 | Champion 7EC | Northhampton, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2020 | Piper PA28 | Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, United States | Pleasant Valley Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Piper PA28 | French Lick, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Globe GC1A | Ottawa, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2020 | Champion 7FC | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Sanford, North Carolina, United States | Chapel Hill Flying Club, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 2020 | Boeing 737 | Singapore, Singapore | Tri MG Intra Asia | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2020 | Cessna T182T | Hollister, Missouri, United States | Private Individual | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2020 | ATR ATR42 | Nunavut, Canada | Calm Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Piper PA32 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | Civil Air Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 2020 | Piper PA12 | Gilliam, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2020 | J&J Ultralights SEA-WING | Placida, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Nov 2020 | Boeing 737 | Capetown, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 21 Nov 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Twentynine Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2020 | Piper PA28 | Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2020 | Piper PA32R | Canon City, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | Aerohawk LLC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Red Arrow Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States | Lexington Flying Club Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Manville, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Robinson R44 | Austell, Georgia, United States | Atlanta Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2020 | Cessna 120 | Johnson City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2020 | Co Z COZY | Compton, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2020 | Republic RC3 | Advance, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2020 | American Legend AL3 | Greenville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Air Creation TANARG | Pahrump, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Zlin SAVAGE CUB-S | Francis, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 2020 | Cessna 188 | Esperanza, Dominican Republic | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Cessna 152 | San Bernardino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Howe, Idaho, United States | Jacob Rothgeb | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Aerospatiale AS355 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | Catalyst Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Cessna 305 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Bombardier CL600 2C10 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Skywest Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Van's RV4 | Milton, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2020 | Air Creation BUGGY | Benson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2020 | General Atomics MQ-9 | Sierra Vista, Arizona, United States | Customs and Border Patrol | No injuries | - |