Aviation accidents in 2021
The NTSB database holds 1,643 accidents and incidents in 2021, recorded between 2021. 321 of them were fatal (20%), and 650 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Boeing 737 and Robinson R44.
Most of these records are from United States, Brazil and United Kingdom.
249 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,643
Records
321
Fatal
650
Deaths
20%
Share fatal
2021
Period
Show these on the map
1,394 of 1,643 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 1,643 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2021 | Hughes 269A | Crowley, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2021 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 407 | Bridgeport, Texas, United States | Oregon Airbus LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2021 | Embraer EMB500 | Santa Rosa, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Airbus A320-251N | Paradise, Nevada, United States | Frontier Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Mini-Max 1600R SPORT | South Bend, Indiana, United States | Joseph Michael Krol | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Luscombe 8A | Ellinwood, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Boeing 737 | West Sumatera, Indonesia | PT. Lion Mentari Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 | Manhattan, New York, United States | New York City Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2021 | American Legend AL18 | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172S | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | Infinity Flight Group | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Beechcraft K35 | Temecula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Bell 206 | Midrand, South Africa | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Schweizer 269C | Silesian, Poland | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Boeing 737 | Dublin, Ireland | Ryanair | Unknown | - |
| 11 Dec 2021 | Cirrus SR20 | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172 | Trinidad, Bolivia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Boeing 737 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Ryanair | Unknown | - |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Beechcraft 1900 | Lorraine, France | Twin Jet | Unknown | - |
| 9 Dec 2021 | Chr SAFARI 400 | McKinney, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2021 | Cessna P210N | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | Coho Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2021 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rockwall, Texas, United States | MMM Friemel Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 2021 | Aviat A-1A | St. Jo, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2021 | Piper PA-24-250 | Delta, Colorado, United States | High Country Tree Gallery Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2021 | Mooney M20B | La Aurora, Guatemala | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2021 | Beechcraft S35 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | James Hunt / AeroMed Transport Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2021 | Cessna 177 | Gauteng Province, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 7 Dec 2021 | Cessna 310Q | Corona, California, United States | Mustang Aeronautics LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 2021 | Monte Clark VANS RV8 | Hamilton, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Globe GC-1B | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Air Tractor AT-400 | Bulyeroi, Australia | - | Unknown | - |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Van's RV8 | Wichita Falls, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Robinson R22 BETA | Hachita, New Mexico, United States | Tcwh Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Piper PA34 | Gauteng, South Africa | - | Unknown | - |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172S | Midland, Virginia, United States | Aviation Adventures | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Piper PA-22-135 | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Boeing 737 | Singapore, Singapore | Singapore Airlines | Unknown | - |
| 2 Dec 2021 | Cessna 208 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Lake and Peninsula Airlines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2021 | Beechcraft A36 | Cleveland, Texas, United States | KJK Enterprises LLC | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2021 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | St Louis County Police Department | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Cessna 510 | Havasu, Arizona, United States | Baker Byron R | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Boeing 737 | Kuusamo, Finland | - | Unknown | - |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Piper PA-46-310P | Cassville, Missouri, United States | Nakatsu Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2021 | Experimental NIEUPORT-12 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Piper PA-12 | Labelle, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Travel Air 4-D | Riverside, California, United States | Zieler Richard | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska West Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Piper J3C | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Palmer Thomas W | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 2021 | Bombardier CRJ-900 | San Diego, California, United States | Jazz Aviation | Unknown | - |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Boeing 747-4B5F | Miami, Florida, United States | Kalitta Air LLC | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Piper PA46 | Cornelia, Georgia, United States | N172MA | Minor injuries | - |