Aviation Crash Map

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
9%
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
7 Jul 1964 Cessna 170B
N2325D
 Wimberley Tex, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
3 Apr 1964 Cessna 170
N4175V
 Trenton Mich, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Nov 2022 Cessna 170
N2710D
 Gage, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 2
28 May 2019 Cessna 170
N4512C
 Whitehorse, Canada - Fatal 2
1 Apr 2017 Cessna 170B
N8082A
 Edgewater, Florida, United States - Fatal 2
12 Oct 2014 Cessna 170B
N3558C
 Yerington, Nevada, United States - Fatal 2
19 May 2013 Cessna 170B
N2865C
 Auburn, California, United States Bruce A Rhymes Fatal 2
1 Mar 2004 Cessna 170
N2534V
 Herron, Washington, United States - Fatal 2
29 Aug 1999 Cessna 170B
N3402D
 Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States - Fatal 2
26 Sep 1998 Cessna 170B
N3469D
 Weatherford, Texas, United States - Fatal 2
5 Jul 1997 Cessna 170B
N2416D
 Karlin, Michigan, United States - Fatal 2
5 Aug 1995 Cessna 170
N2566V
 Coldfoot, Alaska, United States - Fatal 2
30 Jul 1993 Cessna 170
N8190A
 Dry Bay, Alaska, United States Love, Gary A. Fatal 2
7 Aug 1991 Cessna 170A
N9582A
 Heath, Texas, United States Gary L. Jendruck Fatal 2
25 Mar 1990 Cessna 170
N4130V
 Republic, Washington, United States - Fatal 2
26 Nov 1989 Cessna 170A
N9192A
 Rogersville, Tennessee, United States - Fatal 2
10 Jun 1989 Cessna 170B
N3100B
 Sarasota, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Carlton, Thomas M. Fatal 2
19 Dec 1986 Cessna 170B
N8062A
 Asheville, North Carolina, United States Gail L. Otto Fatal 2
29 Jul 1985 Cessna 170B
N8011A
 Manzanita, Oregon, United States Theodore E. Deusner Fatal 2
25 Jul 1985 Cessna 170B
N3160B
 Chicago(L.mich), Illinois, United States - Fatal 2
17 Aug 1984 Cessna 170B
N516PC
 Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States - Fatal 2
21 Mar 1983 Cessna 170B
N2462D
 Near Pala, California, United States - Fatal 2
6 Jun 1981 Cessna 170
N3973V
 Azalea, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Jul 1980 Cessna 170A
N1713D
 Clinton, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Oct 1979 Cessna 170B
N8321A
 Schurz, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Mar 1979 Cessna 170A
N5759C
 Larkspur, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Assc Flying CL Fatal 2
4 Jun 1978 Cessna 170B
N4602C
 Isle, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 May 1977 Cessna 170A
N9960A
 Marion, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Aug 1975 Cessna 170B
N8030A
 Spanish Fork, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Aug 1975 Cessna 170B
N562DH
 Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Aug 1974 Cessna 170A
N5423C
 Bernardo, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jun 1974 Cessna 170A
N5787C
 Dubois, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 May 1974 Cessna 170A
N9503A
 Newport News, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Mar 1974 Cessna 170B
N2412D
 Glencoe, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Nov 1973 Cessna 170
N3556C
 Glasgow, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Aug 1973 Cessna 170B
N8015A
 Mammoth Lks, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Dec 1972 Cessna 170A
N1452D
 Turner, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1972 Cessna 170B
N4607C
 Richmond, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Jul 1971 Cessna 170A
N1499D
 Pittsfield, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Feb 1971 Cessna 170B
N8229A
 Sprngervlle, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Apr 1970 Cessna 170A
N2468X
 Rockledge, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Jul 1969 Cessna 170
N2771D
 Orinda, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Mar 1969 Cessna 170
N4056V
 Troy, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Aug 1968 Cessna 170
N3901V
 Howard Lake, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Cokato Flying Fatal 2
17 Apr 1968 Cessna 170B
N2582C
 Jackson, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Dec 1967 Cessna 170B
N3114B
 Hawthorne, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Dec 1967 Cessna 170B
N1953C
 Warm Springs, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Sep 1967 Cessna 170B
N3563C
 Ludington, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Aug 1967 Cessna 170
N3420C
 Avery, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Jan 1967 Cessna 170B
N3219A
 Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2