Aviation Crash Map

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Jun 1971 Piper PA-28
N3968R
 Clatskanie, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Hillsboro Avia Fatal 3
30 May 1971 Cessna 210
N9460T
 Action, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
27 May 1971 Piper PA-24
N6773P
 Nice, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 May 1971 Piper PA-24
N9145P
 Roosevelt, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
15 May 1971 Beechcraft 95-B55
N100DC
 Ellabelle, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
9 May 1971 Cessna 180
N180AM
 Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
7 May 1971 Mooney M20E
N1385W
 Cmp Anglus, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Aero F Fatal 3
3 May 1971 Beechcraft E35
N7366B
 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 Feb 1971 Cessna 177
N662SR
 Bg Bear Cty, California, United States
no coordinates
 Sky Roamers AI Fatal 3
17 Feb 1971 Piper PA-28
N9711J
 Hallstead, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Knickerbocker Fatal 3
7 Feb 1971 Piper PA-28
N3680K
 Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Jaime Ramirez Fatal 3
2 Feb 1971 Piper PA-28
N7080W
 Spalding, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Feb 1971 Piper PA-22
N4801A
 Summit, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
22 Jan 1971 Piper PA-28
N8373R
 Oakridge, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Webfoot Flying Fatal 3
10 Jan 1971 Piper PA-28
N95124
 Rogerson, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
30 Dec 1971 Piper PA-24
N5518P
 Rockford, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Sanborn Engine Fatal 2
26 Dec 1971 Piper PA-30
N7756Y
 Chesterfield, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Dec 1971 Cessna 150L
N1776Q
 Clay Center, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Clay Center AV Fatal 2
25 Dec 1971 Piper PA-28R
N7477J
 Davenport, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Broken Arrow F Fatal 2
24 Dec 1971 Piper PA-28
N9633J
 Sonora, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Dec 1971 Cessna 177A
N30521
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Dec 1971 Cessna 150F
N8014F
 Dalton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Dalton Air CEN Fatal 2
19 Dec 1971 Luscombe 8A
N45961
 Santee, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Dec 1971 Piper PA-30
N8083Y
 Bowlng Green, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Crow Inc. Fatal 2
13 Dec 1971 Piper PA-28
N2185T
 Success, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Columbia Flyin Fatal 2
12 Dec 1971 Lake LA-4A
N1001L
 Laplata, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 US Navy Air S4 Fatal 2
12 Dec 1971 Piper J3C-65
N6382H
 Marlow, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Dec 1971 Cessna 320D
N777K
 Springfield, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Dec 1971 Mooney M21
N5603Q
 Encino, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Dec 1971 Cessna 175A
N6820E
 New Lebanon, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Dec 1971 Piper PA-24
N7867P
 Lamont, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Dec 1971 Cessna 206
N2110F
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Dec 1971 Douglas DC-9
N8943E
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 2
1 Dec 1971 Piper PA-28
N3393R
 Rutledge, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Country Fatal 2
1 Dec 1971 Mooney M20E
N6038Q
 Rutledge, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Nov 1971 Piper PA-28
N8899W
 Caliente, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Nov 1971 Mooney M20C
N6436U
 Broadus, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Nov 1971 Piper PA-22
N2503P
 Bodega Bay, California, United States
no coordinates
 Will's Flight Fatal 2
16 Nov 1971 Cessna 150C
N7802Z
 Tonopah, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Arizona Sky BL Fatal 2
11 Nov 1971 Zlin Z-526F
N526Z
 Lewisville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Nov 1971 Beechcraft C35
N658R
 Hamilton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Nov 1971 Piper PA-24
N9352P
 Wildwood, California, United States
no coordinates
 Skytech, Inc. Fatal 2
8 Nov 1971 Cessna 150J
N50822
 Tonopah, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Hughes Tool Co Fatal 2
7 Nov 1971 Piper PA-22
N5443Z
 Watkinsville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Nov 1971 Cessna P206
N2531X
 Durkee, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Constru Fatal 2
30 Oct 1971 Cessna A150K
N8425M
 Franklin, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Mound Flying C Fatal 2
30 Oct 1971 Luscombe 8A
N77830
 Hickman, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Oct 1971 Cessna 206
N5168U
 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Rose-Neath FUN Fatal 2
21 Oct 1971 Fairchild M-62A
N91022
 Stevensville, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Oct 1971 Mooney M20F
N3276F
 Akron, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2