Aviation accidents in 2002

The NTSB database holds 2,001 accidents and incidents in 2002, recorded between 2002. 418 of them were fatal (21%), and 1,298 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 182.

Most of these records are from United States, Australia and Colombia.

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

2,001

Records

418

Fatal

1,298

Deaths

21%

Share fatal

2002

Period

Show these on the map 1,893 of 2,001 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 173 Piper PA-28 88 Cessna 182 69 Cessna 150 47 Cessna 152 40 Piper PA-18 39

Where these happened

United States 1,862 Australia 10 Colombia 8 Bahamas 7 Mexico 6 New Zealand 6

Operators involved

Atlantic Coast Airlines 4 Name 3 Federal Express Corp. 3 Delta Air Lines Inc 2 U.S. Forest Service 2 Quicksilver Air, Inc. 2

All 2,001 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
25 May 2002	Boeing 747-200	Makung Island, Taiwan no coordinates	China Airlines Ltd	Fatal	206
15 Apr 2002	Boeing 767-200ER B-2552	Pusan, Republic Of Korea no coordinates	Air China	Fatal	138
28 Jan 2002	Boeing 727-134 HC-BLF	Ipiales, Colombia no coordinates	Tame Airlines	Fatal	92
1 Jul 2002	Boeing 757-23F A9C-DHL	Uberlingen, Germany no coordinates	DHL Airways Inc	Fatal	71
17 Jan 2002	Fairchild FH-227 HC-AYM	El Tigre, Colombia no coordinates	Petroecuador	Fatal	26
4 Jul 2002	Boeing 707 9XR-IS	Bangui, Central African Republic no coordinates	New Gomair	Fatal	23
7 May 2002	Boeing 737-500 SU-GBI	Tunis, Tunisia no coordinates	Egyptair	Fatal	14
25 Oct 2002	Beechcraft KING AIR 100 N41BE	Eveleth, Minnesota, United States	Aviation Charter Inc.	Fatal	8
17 Nov 2002	Piper PA-23-250 LV-HJE	San Carlos, Argentina	-	Fatal	7
2 Sep 2002	Beechcraft 58P N6688D	Swanzey, New Hampshire, United States	-	Fatal	7
20 Oct 2002	Piper PA-32-301 N4353Y	Paron, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	6
12 Sep 2002	Cessna U206G OB-1226	Atalaya, Peru no coordinates	Aeropantanal EIR Limitada	Fatal	6
21 Jul 2002	Cessna 206 XA-LIV	Guachochi, Mexico	Taxis Aereos del Parral	Fatal	6
24 Apr 2002	Cessna TU206G N7344N	Catacamas, Honduras no coordinates	Norton D.smith	Fatal	6
27 Nov 2002	Piper PA-34-220T N699WG	McAlester, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	5
9 Sep 2002	Cessna 310R TG-WOT	San Salvador, El Salvador no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
20 Jul 2002	Piper PA-32RT-300 N9738C	Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas	-	Fatal	5
5 Jan 2002	Cessna 441 N441AW	Rio Grande, United States	Alex F. Wojciechowicz	Fatal	5
4 Jan 2002	Bombardier CHALLENGER 604 N90AG	Birmingham, United Kingdom no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Dec 2002	Piper PA-32-300 N47420	Macon, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Dec 2002	Cessna U206G OB1180	Pucallpa, Peru	AeroPantanal	Fatal	4
8 Nov 2002	Cessna 208B N514DB	Parks, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
28 Oct 2002	Piper PA-34-200T YV2459P	Caraballeda, Venezuela	-	Fatal	4
10 Sep 2002	Bell 206L-1 N400SL	Doland, South Dakota, United States	-	Fatal	4
11 Aug 2002	Aero Commander 690A N690TB	Bishop, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
9 Aug 2002	Mooney M20A N1088B	Marysvale, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	4
2 Aug 2002	Grumman American AA-5B N81310	Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	4
30 Jul 2002	Cessna F172N OY-BNE	Nykoebing Mors, Denmark	Benair A/S	Fatal	4
14 Jul 2002	Cessna 177 N306DJ	Hana, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	4
12 Jul 2002	De Havilland DHC-2 N3129F	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Minta Inc	Fatal	4
30 Jun 2002	Piper PA-24-260 N8681P	Gorman, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Jun 2002	Bell 206B (II) VH-PHQ	Dhoyntji, Australia no coordinates	Laynhapuy Homelands Assoc Inc	Fatal	4
7 May 2002	Cessna 172 HC-CBV	Mamayac, Ecuador	Transportes Aeronacionales	Fatal	4
17 Apr 2002	Cessna 172 HI-375	Pico, Duarte, Dominican Republic no coordinates	Caribair	Fatal	4
6 Apr 2002	Piper PA-28-180 N7839W	Three Rivers, California, United States	Patrick D. Carey	Fatal	4
5 Apr 2002	Cessna U206G CP-1776	Santa Ana, Bolivia no coordinates	Angel Vasquez & Gustavo Melgar	Fatal	4
24 Mar 2002	Cessna 340 N341DM	Englewood, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	4
16 Mar 2002	Cessna 172P N96811	Ocean City, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	4
11 Feb 2002	Cessna TR182 N5136S	Cedar Key, Florida, United States	Russell W. Blaser	Fatal	4
6 Feb 2002	Piper PA-32-300 N4105W	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
19 Dec 2002	Piper PA-46-500TP N53328	Badearic Island, Spain	Gavina Executive S. L.	Fatal	3
17 Dec 2002	Piper PA-31-325 ZKTZC	Fielding, New Zealand	-	Fatal	3
9 Dec 2002	Beechcraft 1900C N127YV	Eagleton, Arkansas, United States	Raytheon Aircraft Comapany	Fatal	3
19 Nov 2002	John H Heiring EXPRESS N297JH	Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	3
1 Nov 2002	Aero Commander 500-B N1HV	Rayville, Louisiana, United States	James C. Rogers	Fatal	3
25 Oct 2002	Cessna R182 N4629S	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States	Alberto Duboy	Fatal	3
20 Oct 2002	Piper AEROSTAR 601 N700US	Agua Dulce, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
8 Oct 2002	Piper PA-28-140 N4344J	Lakeview, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	3
17 Sep 2002	Mooney M-20E N7199U	Carlsbad, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
15 Sep 2002	Cessna TR182 N738GX	Twin Falls, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3