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
Where these happened
All 5,966 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Stowe Vt, Vermont, United States | Executive Inve | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Oct 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Knox Ind, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Oct 1966 | Cessna 172F | Woodford Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Sep 1966 | Mooney M20E | Dunlap Tenn, Tennessee, United States | Leitzsey Distr | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Sep 1966 | Cessna 182 | Oswosso Mich, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Kansas City Kans, Kansas, United States | Craigs Aero SE | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Sep 1966 | Piper PA-24 | Fort Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | Alspach Funera | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Aug 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Z, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Aug 1966 | Navion NAV-4 | Terre Haute Ind, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Aug 1966 | Cessna 320-1 | Fairview Oreg, Oregon, United States | Interstate VEH | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Aug 1966 | Beechcraft A23 | North Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Astronautics F | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Aug 1966 | Cessna 172 | Flamingo Fla, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Aug 1966 | Cessna 175 | Kailua Hawaii, Hawaii, United States | Kona Flyers | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Jul 1966 | Piper PA-20 | Glide Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Jul 1966 | Cessna 172 | Cascade Idaho, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1966 | Cessna 172 | Lorimor Iowa, Iowa, United States | Clipper Club | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1966 | Cessna P206A | Opa Locka Fla, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1966 | Beechcraft C35 | Brainerd Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Jul 1966 | Dehaviland 104-6A | Hideaway Park Col, Colorado, United States | Alamo Airways | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jul 1966 | Mooney M20B | Antioch Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Jul 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Neptune Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Curtis C-46 | Columbia City, Indiana, United States | Zantop Air Transport | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Piper PA-23 | Columbia City, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jun 1966 | Piper PA-24 | Powder River Wyo, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jun 1966 | Piper PA-30 | Red Bluff Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 May 1966 | Mooney M20E | Merrill, Oregon, United States | Albany Airways | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 May 1966 | Cessna 172 | Metaline Fls Wash, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 17 May 1966 | Aeronca 15AC | Circle Pines Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 May 1966 | Cessna 182C | McGill Nev, Nevada, United States | Advance Air Co | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 May 1966 | Cessna 337 | Clint Tex, Texas, United States | Skyflite Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 May 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Dinsmore Calif, California, United States | 126 Aero Flyin | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Apr 1966 | Piper PA-24 | Moddle Bass Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Apr 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Daytona Beach Fla, Florida, United States | Embry-Riddle | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Apr 1966 | Hughes 269B | Beaver Oreg, Oregon, United States | Columbia Helic | Fatal | 3 |
| 18 Apr 1966 | Cessna 170 | Decatur Texas, Texas, United States | De Soto Aero | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 Apr 1966 | Piper PA-20 | North Collins Ny, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Apr 1966 | N American B-25 | Z, Unknown/Not Reported | Kimex Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Apr 1966 | Piper PA-24 | Seymour Ind, Indiana, United States | Illini Airport | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Mar 1966 | Cessna 195 | Santa Rosalia Mex, Mexico | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Mar 1966 | Navion L-17B | Aroma Park Ill, Illinois, United States | FT Sheridan AR | Fatal | 3 |
| 19 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-23 | El Granada Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Feb 1966 | Mooney MK-20A | Eureka Calif, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Feb 1966 | Mooney M20C | Alamance Nc, North Carolina, United States | Carolina Moony | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Feb 1966 | Cessna 172F | Palmer Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | Roosevelt Road | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Beechcraft 23 | Wappingers Fls Ny, New York, United States | Lazy 8 Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Feb 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Wappingers Fls Ny, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jan 1966 | Beechcraft B95A | Erie Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Devener Flying | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Piper PA-28 | Warwick Ri, Rhode Island, United States | Newport Air PA | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jan 1966 | Cessna 150 | Warwick Ri, Rhode Island, United States | Wille Aero Inc | Fatal | 3 |