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
7 May 1964	Fairchild F-27 N2770R	San Ramon Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Pacific Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	44
8 Dec 1987	British BAE-146-200 N350PS	San Luis Obispo, California, United States	-	Fatal	43
8 Dec 1972	Boeing 737 N9031U	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	43
11 Nov 1965	Boeing B-727 N7030U	Salt Lke Cty Utah, Utah, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	43
12 Feb 1963	Boeing 720B N724US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Northwest Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	43
6 Aug 1966	British Ac N1553	Falls City, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	Fatal	42
2 Dec 1968	Fairchild F-27B N4905B	Pedro Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Wien Consolidated Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	39
9 Jul 1964	Viscount 745D N7405	Parrotsville Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	39
23 Jul 1973	Fairchild FH227B N4215	St.louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Ozark Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	38
18 Jan 1969	Boeing 727 N7434U	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	38
5 Mar 1967	Convair 340 N73130	Marseilles, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Lake Central Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	38
2 Jul 1994	Douglas DC-9-31 N954VJ	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	37
27 Apr 1976	Boeing 727 N1963	St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	American Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	37
13 Mar 1974	Convair 340 N4819C	Bishop, California, United States no coordinates	Sierr Pacific	Fatal	36
18 Feb 1969	Douglas DC-3 N15570	Lone Pine, California, United States no coordinates	Hawthorne Nev*	Fatal	35
10 Aug 1968	Fairchild FH-227 N712U	Charleston, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	35
2 Feb 1991	Boeing 737-300 N388US	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	Usair	Fatal	34
23 Jun 1967	British Ac 1-11 N1116J	Blossburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Mohawk Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	34
25 Oct 1968	Fairchild FH227C N380NE	Hanover, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Northeast Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	32
6 Sep 1985	Douglas DC-9-14 N100ME	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	31
2 Oct 1970	Martin 404 N464M	Silver Plume, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Golden Eagle A	Fatal	30
16 Aug 1965	Boeing B-727 N7036U	Lake Michigan Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	30
9 Jan 1997	Embraer EMB-120RT N265CA	Monroe, Michigan, United States	Comair, Inc.	Fatal	29
13 Dec 1977	Douglas DC-3 N51071	Evansville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	National Jet S	Fatal	29
15 Nov 1964	Fairchild F-27 N745L	Las Vegas Nev, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Bonanza Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	29
15 Nov 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 N626TX	Denver, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	28
7 Jun 1971	Convair 580 N5832	New Haven, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Fatal	28
23 Mar 1992	Fokker 28-4000 N485US	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Usair, Inc.	Fatal	27
27 Dec 1968	Convair 580 N2045	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	North Central Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	27
9 Mar 1967	Douglas DC-9 N1063000	Urbana, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Trans World Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	26
9 Mar 1967	Beechcraft B-55 N6127V	Urbana, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Tann Company	Fatal	26
3 Mar 1991	Boeing 737-291 N999UA	Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States no coordinates	United Airlines	Fatal	25
18 Jun 1986	De Havilland DHC-6-300 N76GC	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Grand Canyon Helicopter	Fatal	25
30 Nov 1962	Douglas DC-7B N815D	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	25
5 Apr 1991	Embraer EMB-120RT N270AS	Brunswick, Georgia, United States	Atlantic Southeast Airlines	Fatal	23
2 Jun 1983	Douglas DC-9-32 CFTLU	Covington, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Air Canada	Fatal	23
2 May 1970	Douglas DC-9 N935F	St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Other-Foreign Flag Carrier	Fatal	23
22 May 1968	Sikorsky S-61L N303Y	Paramount, California, United States no coordinates	Los Angeles Airways, Inc.	Fatal	23
8 Jan 2003	Beechcraft 1900D N233YV	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States	Air Midwest Inc	Fatal	21
14 Aug 1968	Sikorsky S-61L N300Y	Compton, California, United States no coordinates	Los Angeles Airways, Inc.	Fatal	21
19 Dec 2005	Grumman G-73T N2969	Miami, Florida, United States	Flying Boat Inc	Fatal	20
29 Oct 1989	De Havilland DHC-6-300 N707PV	Halawa, Molokai, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	20
24 Dec 1968	Convair 580 N5802	Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Fatal	20
21 May 2000	British J-3101 N16EJ	Bear Creek Town, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	19
5 Mar 1969	De Havilland DH1142 N563PR	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Puerto Rico I*	Fatal	19
30 Mar 2001	Grumman GULFSTREAM III N303GA	Aspen, Colorado, United States	Avjet Corp	Fatal	18
2 Dec 1993	Jetstream BA-3100 N334PX	Hibbing, Minnesota, United States	Express Airlines II, Inc.	Fatal	18
23 Nov 1987	Beechcraft 1900C N401RA	Homer, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	18
1 Oct 1966	Douglas DC-9 N9101	Nwemme, Oregon, United States no coordinates	West Coast Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	18
29 Sep 1985	Cessna 208 N551CC	Jenkinsburg, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	17