Cessna 170 accidents

The NTSB database holds 1,985 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 170, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 182 of them were fatal (9%), and 362 people died.

The deadliest year was 1964, with 30 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (656 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.

1,320 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

1,985

Records

182

Fatal

362

Deaths

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 665 of 1,985 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 608

1970s 579

1980s 263

1990s 187

2000s 143

2010s 123

2020s 82

Where these happened

United States 1,956 Canada 8 Mexico 6 Unknown/Not Reported 5 Other-Foreign Countries 3 Brazil 3

Operators involved

Cokato Flying 3 Air Knocker el 2 Olson Air Serv 2 Arctic Circle 2 Flying Country 2 Chippewa Aero 2

All 1,985 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
23 Apr 2006	Cessna 170B N4488B	Chugiak, Alaska, United States	David M. Beauregard	Fatal	5
30 Jul 1977	Cessna 170-A N9543A	Portage Pass, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
6 Aug 1972	Cessna 170B N4617C	Issaquah, Washington, United States no coordinates	Seattle Skyspo	Fatal	5
16 May 1970	Cessna 170 N4119V	Nashville, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
15 Apr 2017	Cessna 170 N4244V	Williston, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4
31 Jul 2004	Cessna 170B N2269D	Kenai, Alaska, United States	Christopher Copple	Fatal	4
17 Jul 2004	Cessna 170B N4588C	Willow, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
13 Sep 1992	Cessna 170A N9577A	Lopez, Washington, United States	Konecki, John T	Fatal	4
5 Mar 1989	Cessna 170B N2766C	Casa Grande, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
3 Sep 1988	Cessna 170A N9101A	El Paso, Texas, United States no coordinates	Peterson, James R.	Fatal	4
23 Aug 1977	Cessna 170 N4052V	Florence, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 Jun 1976	Cessna 170 N3945V	Medford, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 170 N5532C	College Sta, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
17 Nov 1974	Cessna 170B N338B	Conroe, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1971	Cessna 170B N3455D	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
6 Sep 1969	Cessna 170A N9966A	Los Banos, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
8 Jan 1968	Cessna 170B N3156B	Tarpon Sprngs, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1967	Cessna 170A N81K	Van Horn, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
25 Sep 1966	Cessna 170A N5744C	N.wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 Mar 1965	Cessna 170 N3974V	Ephraim Ut, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
30 Jun 1964	Cessna 170B N2550D	Muskogee Okla, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
12 Apr 1964	Cessna 170B N3521C	Gerlach Nev, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
7 Apr 1964	Cessna 170A N2544V	Dinosaur Cvr Ariz, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Jan 1985	Cessna 170A N3845V	Lopez, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	3
1 Oct 1983	Cessna 170B N2429D	Livermore Falls, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
4 Sep 1982	Cessna 170A N9263A	Brunswick, Georgia, United States	Leonard Heighton	Fatal	3
15 Apr 1979	Cessna 170B N1409C	Big Bear City, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
20 Mar 1979	Cessna 170A N9117A	Morgan Hill, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
28 Jun 1978	Cessna 170 N4219V	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 Apr 1978	Cessna 170B N3540C	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
28 Jan 1978	Cessna 170-A N5476C	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
20 Sep 1975	Cessna 170B N2278D	Goldfield, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 Aug 1975	Cessna 170 N69TT	Mahtowa, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 May 1975	Cessna 170B N3456C	Issaquah, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
17 Nov 1973	Cessna 170 N9058A	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
21 Oct 1973	Cessna 170A N5580C	Beaverton, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Chippewa Aero	Fatal	3
15 Aug 1972	Cessna 170A N9000A	Willow, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
27 Jul 1972	Cessna 170 N4059V	Iron Crk, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
12 Dec 1971	Cessna 170 N4016V	Woodstock, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
28 Nov 1971	Cessna 170B N2535D	Fallston, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
26 Sep 1970	Cessna 170B N3045A	Cabazon, California, United States no coordinates	High Flyers, In	Fatal	3
31 Jul 1970	Cessna 170B N3426C	Nestor Falls, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
1 Dec 1968	Cessna 170B N49F	San Luis Obsp, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
8 Sep 1968	Cessna 170 N4248V	Mexicali, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
22 Jan 1967	Cessna 170A N9753A	McClellandtown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
14 Jan 1967	Cessna 170 N9201A	Unknown, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	CAP Michigan W	Fatal	3
18 Apr 1966	Cessna 170 N8112A	Decatur Texas, Texas, United States no coordinates	De Soto Aero	Fatal	3
28 Sep 1964	Cessna 170B N2783C	Tulare California, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
19 Sep 1964	Cessna 170B N4460B	Ickesburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 Jul 1964	Cessna 170B N3161A	Blodgett Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3