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
4 Apr 1972 Cessna 170A
N1474D
 Medford, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Nov 1971 Cessna 170B
N3547D
 Whittier, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Opportunity Co Fatal 1
8 Aug 1971 Cessna 170B
N8155A
 Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Feb 1971 Cessna 170B
N3438D
 Clinton, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Jul 1970 Cessna 170A
N1340D
 Elmo, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Jul 1970 Cessna 170B
N2377D
 Montchanin, Delaware, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Dec 1969 Cessna 170B
N3001W
 Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Jun 1969 Cessna 170B
N2513C
 Lathrop Wells, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Jun 1969 Cessna 170B
N2791C
 Sparta, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Apr 1969 Cessna 170A
N1417D
 N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Quality Flying Fatal 1
15 Jul 1968 Cessna 170A
N9747A
 Hermiston, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Apr 1968 Cessna 170B
N4304B
 Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Jan 1968 Cessna 170
N2310D
 Z, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Jul 1967 Cessna 170A
N5535C
 Burrton, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Jun 1967 Cessna 170
N4120V
 Blanding, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Apr 1967 Cessna 170
N9096A
 Walbridge, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Feb 1967 Cessna 170
N1399D
 Cedar Hill, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Great Southwes Fatal 1
19 Jul 1966 Cessna 170A
N1488D
 Santa Maria Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Jun 1966 Cessna 170
N9724A
 Roosevelt, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Feb 1966 Cessna 170B
N2595D
 Windom Minn, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 Dec 1965 Cessna 170B
N2382D
 Pendleton Oreg, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Sep 1965 Cessna 170B
N3513C
 Chamblee, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Aug 1965 Cessna 170A
N9501A
 Metropolis, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Country Fatal 1
20 Jul 1965 Cessna 170B
N2860C
 Corozal, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Jun 1965 Cessna 170
N4080V
 Neffsville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Jun 1965 Cessna 170
N3506D
 E.haddam Conn, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Flying B Airpt Fatal 1
20 Mar 1965 Cessna 170B
N2522C
 Z, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Mar 1965 Cessna 170B
N1957C
 Glenns Ferry Id, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Nov 1964 Cessna 170B
N2561D
 Roberts Mont, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Nov 1964 Cessna 170B
N8355A
 Wabasso Minn, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 May 1964 Cessna 170B
N1806C
 Lakeville Indiana, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Jul 2026 Cessna 170B
N1838C
 Hartwell, Georgia, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Jun 2026 Cessna 170A
N1607D
 El Cajon, California, United States - No injuries -
28 May 2026 Cessna 170B
N2526D
 Bethel, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
27 Mar 2026 Cessna 170B
N3184B
 Bessemer, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
12 Mar 2026 Cessna 170
LV-FCS
 San Rafael, Argentina
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Jan 2026 Cessna 170
N4178V
 Summerdale, Alabama, United States - Minor injuries -
1 Sep 2025 Cessna 170
N3576D
 Eustis, Maine, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Aug 2025 Cessna 170A
N1755D
 Everett, Washington, United States Boeing Employees Flying Association No injuries -
25 Aug 2025 Cessna 170B
N4584C
 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
23 Aug 2025 Cessna 170
N2589V
 Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States - No injuries -
23 Aug 2025 Cessna 170B
N170JL
 Livermore Falls, Maine, United States - No injuries -
20 Jul 2025 Cessna 170B
N3443C
 Faith, South Dakota, United States - No injuries -
9 Jul 2025 Cessna 170B
N2694D
 Homer, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
25 Jun 2025 Cessna 170B
N2655D
 Denali Park, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
15 Jun 2025 Cessna 170B
N1996C
 Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
18 Apr 2025 Cessna 170
N2607V
 Oxford, Maine, United States - No injuries -
10 Apr 2025 Cessna 170A
N1371D
 Maricopa, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
23 Feb 2025 Cessna 170B
N2480D
 Gainesville, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 2024 Cessna 170B
N1977C
 Lancaster, California, United States - No injuries -