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
24 Aug 1984	Beechcraft C-99 N6399U	San Luis Obispo, California, United States	Wings West Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	17
30 May 1979	De Havilland DHC-6 N68DE	Rockland, Maine, United States no coordinates	Downeast Airli	Fatal	17
10 Feb 1978	Beechcraft 99 N199EA	Richland, Washington, United States no coordinates	Columbia Pacif	Fatal	17
8 Dec 1977	S N I A S SA330J N4730S	Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	17
27 Jun 1971	Douglas DC-3 N90627	Garberville, California, United States no coordinates	Shelter Cove S	Fatal	17
23 Nov 1962	Vickers 745D N7430	Ellicott City, Maryland, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	17
30 Jul 2016	Kubicek BB85 N2469L	Lockhart, Texas, United States	Heart of Texas Hot Air Balloon Rides	Fatal	16
22 Apr 1992	De Havilland DHC-6-200 N141PV	Perris, California, United States no coordinates	Perris Valley Aviation Svcs	Fatal	16
3 Mar 1972	Fairchild FH227B N7818M	Albany, New York, United States no coordinates	Mohawk Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	16
21 Oct 1971	Beechcraft E18S N51CS	Peoria, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Chicago Southe	Fatal	16
20 Mar 1969	Douglas DC3A N142D	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Travel Associa	Fatal	16
13 Dec 1994	British JETSTREAM 3201 N918AE	Morrisville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Flagship Airlines Inc.	Fatal	15
17 Apr 1981	Handly Page HP-137 N11360	Loveland, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Air U.s., Inc	Fatal	15
17 Apr 1981	Cessna TU206A N4862F	Loveland, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Sky's West PAR	Fatal	15
22 Mar 2009	Pilatus PC-12/45 N128CM	Butte, Montana, United States	Eagle Cap Leasing, Inc.	Fatal	14
19 Nov 1996	Beechcraft 1900C N87GL	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.	Fatal	14
11 Sep 1991	Embraer 120 N33701	Eagle Lake, Texas, United States no coordinates	Continental Express	Fatal	14
31 Aug 1988	Boeing 727-232 N473DA	Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	14
23 Sep 1985	Beechcraft B99 N339HA	Grottoes, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	14
17 Oct 1982	Beechcraft C-45H N403SE	Taft, California, United States no coordinates	M.h. Yarter	Fatal	14
9 Jan 1975	Cessna 150 N11421	Whittier, California, United States no coordinates	Cessnair Aviat	Fatal	14
9 Jan 1975	De Havilland DHC-6 N6383	Whittier, California, United States no coordinates	Golden West AI	Fatal	14
19 Nov 1969	Fairchild FH227B N7811M	Glens Falls, New York, United States no coordinates	Mohawk Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	14
6 Jul 1969	Beechcraft B99 N844NS	Monroe, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Air South *	Fatal	14
20 Oct 2004	British JETSTREAM 32 N875JX	Kirksville, Missouri, United States	Corporate Airlines	Fatal	13
10 Jul 1991	Beechcraft C99 N7217L	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	L'express Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	13
6 Dec 1984	Embraer EMB-110P1 N96PB	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Provincetown-Boston Airlines	Fatal	13
6 Aug 1980	Bell 205A-1 N95AL	Houma, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Air Logistics	Fatal	13
12 Jun 1980	Swearingen 226TC N650S	Valley, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Air Wisconsin	Fatal	13
6 Sep 1977	De Havilland DHC-6 N563MA	Iliamna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Aeronau	Fatal	13
29 Jun 1972	De Havilland DHC-6 N4043B	Appleton, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Air Wisconsin	Fatal	13
29 Jun 1972	Convair 580 N90858	Appleton, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	North Central Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	13
27 Nov 1965	Douglas DC-3A N485	Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States no coordinates	Edde Airlines	Fatal	13
14 Jun 2026	Pacific 750XL N221BN	Butler, Missouri, United States	Skydive Kansas City	Fatal	12
18 Jun 1994	Learjet 25D XABBA	Chantilly, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	12
7 Sep 1992	Beechcraft C-45H N3657G	Hinckley, Illinois, United States	EXA, Incorporated	Fatal	12
20 Feb 1988	Fairchild SA227-AC N622AV	Cary, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Avair, Inc.	Fatal	12
29 Jul 1982	Robertson C-414 N110VM	Lindale, Texas, United States	Last Days Ministries	Fatal	12
14 Sep 1979	Douglas DC-7C N4SW	Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Butler Aircraf	Fatal	12
6 Jan 1974	Beechcraft 99A N125AE	Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Air East, Inc.*	Fatal	12
6 May 1971	De Havilland 104-7X N4922V	Coolidge, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Apache Airline	Fatal	12
22 Jun 2019	Beechcraft 65-A90 N256TA	Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States	Oahu Parachute Center	Fatal	11
9 Aug 2000	Piper PA-31 NAVAJO N27944	Burlington Twp., New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Patuxent Airways, Inc	Fatal	11
2 Jun 1999	McDonnell Douglas MD-82 N215AA	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	11
10 Sep 1995	Beechcraft 65 N945PA	West Point, Virginia, United States	Peninsula Sky Divers	Fatal	11
11 Jun 1989	Beechcraft H18 N34AP	Waipio Valley, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	11
22 Aug 1983	Lockheed LEARSTAR, L-18-56 N116CA	Silvana, Washington, United States no coordinates	Landry Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	11
5 Dec 1981	Beechcraft C-45H N8185H	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Jump Hawaii	Fatal	11
26 Sep 1976	Grumman G-1159 N500J	Hot Springs, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Johnson & John	Fatal	11
11 Apr 1974	Beechcraft H18S N28358	Hilo, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Island Air *	Fatal	11