Aviation accidents in 1971

The NTSB database holds 4,882 accidents and incidents in 1971, recorded between 1971. 696 of them were fatal (14%), and 1,646 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,204 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 Other-Foreign Countries.

4,882 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,882

Records

696

Fatal

1,646

Deaths

14%

Share fatal

1971

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,882 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 507 Piper PA-28 405 Cessna 172 315 Cessna 182 182 Piper PA-22 137 Piper PA-24 131

Where these happened

United States 4,777 Mexico 30 Other-Foreign Countries 24 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10 Asia 9 Unknown/Not Reported 8

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 14 American Airlines, Inc. 12 Petroleum Heli 10 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 9 Lease-A-Plane 9 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 8

Phase of flight

Landing 2,204

In Flight 1,482

Takeoff 925

Taxi 197

Static 52

Nearby years

All

1968 5,267 1969 5,082 1970 4,980 1972 4,478 1973 4,451 1974 4,628

All 4,882 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 Sep 1971	Boeing 727 N2969G	Juneau, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	111
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
7 Jun 1971	Convair 580 N5832	New Haven, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Fatal	28
27 Jun 1971	Douglas DC-3 N90627	Garberville, California, United States no coordinates	Shelter Cove S	Fatal	17
21 Oct 1971	Beechcraft E18S N51CS	Peoria, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Chicago Southe	Fatal	16
6 May 1971	De Havilland 104-7X N4922V	Coolidge, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Apache Airline	Fatal	12
16 Oct 1971	Cessna 402 N3250Q	Colorado Cty, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Scenic Airline	Fatal	10
21 Apr 1971	Beechcraft E18S N456T	C.amalie, Virgin Islands, United States no coordinates	Coastal Airway	Fatal	8
26 Feb 1971	Volpar E18S N47A	Columbia, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Florida Commun	Fatal	8
9 Dec 1971	Beechcraft 65-80 N252Q	Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Monarch Tile M	Fatal	7
28 Nov 1971	Piper PA-32 N8973N	Wells, Texas, United States no coordinates	Valley Airpark	Fatal	7
25 Nov 1971	Beechcraft C35 N1944D	Astoria, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
30 Oct 1971	Piper PA-28 N9412W	Benicia, California, United States no coordinates	Hawke Flying S	Fatal	6
16 Oct 1971	Swearingen SA26AT N20DE	Hot Springs, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Alpena Flying	Fatal	6
25 Sep 1971	Beechcraft 95-B55 N8627Q	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Mantwo Flt.inc	Fatal	6
2 Jul 1971	Beechcraft S35 N987LS	Old Fort, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
28 May 1971	Piper PA-23 N4755P	Cat Islnd, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
28 May 1971	Aero Comdr 680E N601JJ	Roanoke, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
6 Mar 1971	Beechcraft 36 N7708R	Harrison, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
3 Feb 1971	Aero Comdr 520 N4190B	Columbia, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
26 Dec 1971	Cessna 411 N411Q	Stockton, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
4 Dec 1971	Piper PA-23 N4063P	Burnsville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	El Toro Restau	Fatal	5
28 Nov 1971	Piper PA-32 N550XX	Adams, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Oct 1971	Aero Comdr 500-A N11MK	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
10 Oct 1971	Piper PA-28 N8833J	Pemberton, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
15 Sep 1971	Aero Comdr 560-A N2779B	Jackson, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	C and C Aviati	Fatal	5
21 Jul 1971	Piper PA-23 N6302Y	Alamosa, Colorado, United States no coordinates	W.r.schnorr MA	Fatal	5
17 Jul 1971	Cessna 206 N8667Z	Quartzsite, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Gottschalk FLI	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1971	Piper PA-24 N9120P	Philo, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
14 Jun 1971	Piper PA-32 N4070W	Meacham, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
5 Jun 1971	Piper PA-24 N5462P	Calgary, Canada no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
16 Apr 1971	Beechcraft G18S N318M	Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Scientific COM	Fatal	5
31 Mar 1971	Boeing 720 N3166	Ontario, California, United States no coordinates	Western Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	5
13 Mar 1971	Piper PA-32 N3955W	Geneva, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
27 Jan 1971	Aero Comdr 1121A N400CP	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Cousins Proper	Fatal	5
17 Jan 1971	Beechcraft V35A N7827R	Maxwell, California, United States no coordinates	Mission Beechc	Fatal	5
15 Jan 1971	Piper PA-32 N4850S	Shrewsbury, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Delaware Aviat	Fatal	5
13 Dec 1971	Beechcraft 95-C55 N4877J	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Knitaway, Inc	Fatal	4
12 Dec 1971	Champion 7KCAB N5197X	Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Erwinna Aviati	Fatal	4
12 Dec 1971	Piper PA-28 N8466W	Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
28 Nov 1971	Piper PA-28 N6644J	Berlin, New York, United States no coordinates	Trans-East Air	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1971	Beechcraft H35 N5520D	Bland, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 Nov 1971	Beechcraft E35 N3202C	Garden City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Jennings and J	Fatal	4
23 Nov 1971	Cessna 175 N7055M	Willits, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1971	Cessna 170B N3455D	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
18 Nov 1971	Cessna 320E N3414Q	No.madison, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Midtown Aviati	Fatal	4
17 Nov 1971	Piper PA-23 N1156P	Grants Pass, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
17 Nov 1971	Piper PA-31 N780JM	Iuka, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Savannah Aero	Fatal	4
16 Nov 1971	Piper PA-28 N5721U	Bonita, California, United States no coordinates	Breise & Johns	Fatal	4