Aviation accidents in 1966

The NTSB database holds 5,966 accidents and incidents in 1966, recorded between 1966. 601 of them were fatal (10%), and 1,355 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (3,120 records).

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

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.

5,966 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

5,966

Records

601

Fatal

1,355

Deaths

10%

Share fatal

1966

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 5,966 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 515 Piper PA-28 398 Cessna 172 363 Piper PA-22 273 Piper PA-24 239 Cessna 182 235

Where these happened

United States 5,826 Mexico 44 Canada 30 Other-Foreign Countries 24 Unknown/Not Reported 9 Asia 6

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 15 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 15 Petroleum Heli 13 American Airlines, Inc. 12 Cessna Aircraf 8 Helicopters In 7

Phase of flight

Landing 3,120

In Flight 1,366

Takeoff 999

Taxi 379

Static 65

Nearby years

All

1963 78 1964 5,293 1965 5,428 1967 6,392 1968 5,267 1969 5,082

All 5,966 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Sep 1966	Beechcraft A35 N745B	Mitchell, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
11 Sep 1966	Cessna 172 N4616L	South Russel, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Horns Flying S	Fatal	4
7 Sep 1966	Cessna 320D N4146T	Embras, Canada no coordinates	FM Crawford LU	Fatal	4
5 Sep 1966	Bellanca 14-132 N74381	Tahoe Paradis Cal, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
4 Sep 1966	Mooney M20E N7835V	Andrews Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Bluebird Aircr	Fatal	4
30 Aug 1966	Cessna 182G N2376R	Tahoe Pardise Cal, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
21 Aug 1966	Piper PA-30 N7726Y	Independence Cal, California, United States no coordinates	Inyo Builders	Fatal	4
15 Aug 1966	Beechcraft C-18S N445	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	NC Simonson	Fatal	4
14 Aug 1966	Piper PA-30 N7800Y	Uruapan Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
5 Aug 1966	Piper PA-24 N6161P	Hunter Kans, Kansas, United States no coordinates	North Valley F	Fatal	4
1 Aug 1966	Piper PA-32 N3413W	Chillicothe Mo, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Reeds Aviation	Fatal	4
31 Jul 1966	Piper PA-23 N4941P	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 Jul 1966	Beechcraft H50 N538B	Munster Ind, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Mainline Aviat	Fatal	4
10 Jul 1966	Cessna 210D N3781Y	Antelope Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
6 Jul 1966	Mooney M20C N5907Q	Lake Havasu Ariz, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
5 Jul 1966	Fairchild 24W N3777C	Banner Elk Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
29 Jun 1966	Aero Comdr 200D N2911T	Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Aero Commander	Fatal	4
27 Jun 1966	Piper PA-23 N5775Y	Ashland Ala, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Lackey Aero Co	Fatal	4
19 Jun 1966	Navion NAV-4 N4610K	Newman Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
8 Jun 1966	Piper PA-24 N6686P	North Point Mich, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Fort Wayne Air	Fatal	4
22 May 1966	Piper PA-24 N5120P	Npilot Rock Oreg, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
15 May 1966	Cessna 172 N1388Y	E.syracuse Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Utica Aircraft	Fatal	4
9 May 1966	Cessna 175A N6903E	Cumberland Wash, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
8 May 1966	Piper PA-23 N5823Y	Indian Head Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
19 Apr 1966	Beechcraft S35 N711AA	Clayville Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Bay RAN Corpor	Fatal	4
18 Apr 1966	Cessna 210A N9484X	Pagosa Sprgs Colo, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Glacier Indust	Fatal	4
6 Apr 1966	Beechcraft 95 N495AA	Milligan Tenn, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Aircraft Accep	Fatal	4
19 Mar 1966	Piper PA-28 N7352W	Salinas Calif, California, United States no coordinates	Fort ORD Fly C	Fatal	4
5 Mar 1966	Cessna 336 N1793Z	Chihuahua Mex, Mexico no coordinates	KSN Co. Inc.	Fatal	4
28 Feb 1966	Navion NAV-A N4097K	Ellijay Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Feb 1966	Piper PA-28 N5832W	Oak Hill Fla, Florida, United States no coordinates	Flight Enterpr	Fatal	4
27 Feb 1966	Mooney M20E N5606Q	Patchogue Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Feb 1966	Cessna 182 N5314B	Muscogee Ga, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
25 Feb 1966	Piper PA-28 N9089W	Bicknell Utah, Utah, United States no coordinates	Atlas Aviation	Fatal	4
13 Feb 1966	Piper PA-24 N7513P	Hellam Pa, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
6 Feb 1966	Cessna 175 N7067M	Bonneville, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Air Scouts Fly	Fatal	4
19 Jan 1966	Beechcraft D35 N2974B	Reno Nev, Nevada, United States no coordinates	A1 Quality GLA	Fatal	4
31 Dec 1966	Stinson 108 N6879M	Matamoros Mex, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
30 Dec 1966	Mooney M20E N79816	Hutchinson Kans, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Mountview Airc	Fatal	3
20 Nov 1966	Martin M-404 N40406	New Bern Nc, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Piedmont Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	3
19 Nov 1966	Piper PA-28 N8458W	Crewe Va, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 Nov 1966	Boeing B-727 N317PA	Berlin, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	3
10 Nov 1966	Beechcraft H35 N7953D	Bryan Tex, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
7 Nov 1966	Beechcraft S35 N6030F	Columbia X-Rds, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
6 Nov 1966	Cessna 205A N4816U	East Nassau Ny, New York, United States no coordinates	Chester Airpor	Fatal	3
26 Oct 1966	Piper PA-28 N7674W	Santa Rosa Calif, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
18 Oct 1966	Cessna 210 N6534X	Fairburn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 Oct 1966	Beechcraft 35 N3234V	Stanley Id, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
13 Oct 1966	Piper PA-24 N8715P	Danville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Miller Wolf AE	Fatal	3
9 Oct 1966	Piper PA-24 N9048P	Stringer Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	La.comanche In	Fatal	3