Aviation accidents in United States

The NTSB database holds 170,864 accidents and incidents in United States, recorded between 1948 to 2026. 27,487 of them were fatal (16%), and 57,723 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 1,884 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (39,069 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.

94,970 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

170,864

Records

27,487

Fatal

57,723

Deaths

16%

Share fatal

1948 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 75,894 of 170,864 have coordinates

By decade

1940s 1

1960s 32,766

1970s 44,688

1980s 31,750

1990s 21,781

2000s 18,027

2010s 14,009

2020s 7,842

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 11,825 Cessna 150 10,258 Piper PA-28 9,236 Cessna 182 6,043 Piper PA-22 3,065 Cessna 152 2,962

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 204 American Airlines, Inc. 199 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 192 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 184 Petroleum Heli 114 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 111

All 170,864 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 May 1979	Douglas DC-10 N110AA	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	271
12 Nov 2001	Airbus A300B4-605R N14053	Belle Harbor, New York, United States	-	Fatal	260
18 Jul 1996	Boeing 747-131 N93119	East Moriches, New York, United States	-	Fatal	230
6 Aug 1997	Boeing 747-300 H7468	Nimitz Hill, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	228
17 Aug 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N312RC	Romulus, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	154
9 Jul 1982	Boeing 727-235 N4737	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Pan American World A/W	Fatal	145
25 Sep 1978	Boeing 727 N533PS	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	Pacific Southwest	Fatal	137
25 Sep 1978	Cessna 172 N7711G	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	Gibbs Flite CE	Fatal	137
2 Aug 1985	Lockheed L-1011-385-1 N726DA	Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	134
8 Sep 1994	Boeing B-737-300 N513AU	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States	Usair	Fatal	132
24 Jun 1975	Boeing 727 N8845E	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	112
19 Jul 1989	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1819U	Sioux City, Iowa, United States no coordinates	United Airlines	Fatal	111
4 Sep 1971	Boeing 727 N2969G	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	111
11 May 1996	Douglas DC-9-32 N904VJ	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	110
3 Jun 1963	Douglas DC-7C N290	Annette Isld, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	101
29 Dec 1972	Lockheed 1011 N310EA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	99
11 Sep 2001	Boeing 767-200ER N334AA	New York City, New York, United States no coordinates	American Airlines	Fatal	92
1 Dec 1974	Boeing 727 N54328	Berryville, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	92
1 Feb 2000	Douglas MD-83 N963AS	Port Hueneme, California, United States	Alaska Airlines Inc	Fatal	88
31 Jul 1973	Douglas DC-9 N975NE	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	88
3 May 1968	Lockheed L-188 N9707C	Dawson, Texas, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	Fatal	85
1 Mar 1964	Lockheed L-049 N86504	Zephyr Cove Nev, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Paradise	Fatal	85
8 Feb 1965	Douglas DC-7B N849D	Jones Beach Li Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	84
9 Sep 1969	Piper PA-28 N7374J	Fairland, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	83
9 Sep 1969	Douglas DC-9 N988VJ	Fairland, Indiana, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Fatal	83
22 Apr 1966	Lockheed L-188C N183H	Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	American Flyers Airline Corp.	Fatal	83
19 Jul 1967	Cessna 310 N3121S	Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Lanseair, Inc	Fatal	82
19 Jul 1967	Boeing 727 N68650	Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	82
8 Dec 1963	Boeing 707 N709PA	Elkton, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	81
14 Nov 1970	Douglas DC-9 N97S	Huntington, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Southern Airways, Inc.	Fatal	75
13 Jan 1982	Boeing 737-222 N62AF	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	Air Florida, Inc	Fatal	74
26 Jan 1990	Boeing 707-321B HK201	Cove Neck, New York, United States no coordinates	Avianca	Fatal	73
11 Sep 1974	Douglas DC9-31 N8984E	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	71
21 Jan 1985	Lockheed 188C N5532	Reno, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Galaxy Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	70
20 Nov 1967	Convair 880 N821TW	Constance, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	69
31 Oct 1994	ATR ATR-72-212 N401AM	Roselawn, Indiana, United States no coordinates	American Eagle Airlines	Fatal	68
30 Jan 2025	Bombardier CL-600-2C10 N709PS	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	PSA Airlines	Fatal	67
31 Aug 1986	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 XAJED	Cerritos, California, United States	-	Fatal	67
11 Sep 2001	Boeing 767-200ER N612UA	New York City, New York, United States no coordinates	United Airlines	Fatal	65
11 Sep 2001	Boeing 757-200 N644AA	Arlington, Virginia, United States	American Airlines	Fatal	64
4 Apr 1977	Douglas DC-9 N1335U	New Hope, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Southern Airways, Inc.	Fatal	62
8 Nov 1965	Boeing B-727 N1996	Constance, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	58
25 Feb 1964	Douglas DC-8 N8607	New Orleans la, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	58
6 Jun 1971	Douglas DC-9 N9345	Duarte, California, United States no coordinates	Hughes Airwest	Fatal	50
6 Jun 1971	McDnnl-Doug F-4B USMC458	Duarte, California, United States no coordinates	U.s.marine COR	Fatal	50
13 Feb 2009	Bombardier DHC-8-402 N200WQ	Clarence Center, New York, United States	Colgan Air Inc	Fatal	49
27 Aug 2006	Bombardier CRJ-100 N431CA	Lexington, Kentucky, United States	Comair Inc	Fatal	49
27 Nov 1970	Douglas DC-8 N4909C	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Capital International Airways, Inc	Fatal	47
22 May 1962	Boeing 707 N70775	Unionville, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Continental Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	45
11 Sep 2001	Boeing 757 N591UA	Shanksville, Pennsylvania, United States	United Airlines	Fatal	44