Aviation accidents in 2005

The NTSB database holds 2,001 accidents and incidents in 2005, recorded between 2005. 428 of them were fatal (21%), and 1,627 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 Canada.

114 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

428

Fatal

1,627

Deaths

21%

Share fatal

2005

Period

Show these on the map 1,887 of 2,001 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 157 Piper PA-28 83 Cessna 182 53 Cessna 152 39 Cessna 150 39 Bell 206 35

Where these happened

United States 1,825 Australia 16 Canada 13 Mexico 9 Venezuela 9 United Kingdom 9

Operators involved

Silver State Helicopters 4 Continental Airlines, Inc. 3 Phoenix East Aviation Inc. 3 Bureau of Land Management 3 Package Express 2 Flight Options LLC 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
7 Jan 2005	Piper PA-28-181 N2823H	Bradley, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
31 Dec 2005	Beechcraft V35A N7944R	Valley Center, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
29 Dec 2005	Piper PA-28-180 N9072J	La Vista, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 Dec 2005	Cessna 195 N22L	St. Augustine, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
11 Dec 2005	Cirrus SR22 N621PH	Arco, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	3
1 Dec 2005	Piper PA-30 N7315Y	Raymond, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Nov 2005	Piper PA-28-140 N5596F	Atlanta, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 Nov 2005	Britten-Norman BN2A-21 V3-HFO	Cayo Province, Belize no coordinates	Ionia Ltd	Fatal	3
17 Oct 2005	Lancair LC-41-550FG N285JB	Warner Springs, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
15 Oct 2005	Piper PA-28-140 N5FN	Everett, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	3
7 Oct 2005	Beechcraft A36 N97CM	Pikeville, Kentucky, United States	Herman W Lester	Fatal	3
6 Oct 2005	Bell 206-L3 N6560K	Gulf of Mexico, United States no coordinates	Industrial Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	3
30 Sep 2005	Agusta A109A II N655GS	Edmonds, Washington, United States	CJ Systems Aviation Group	Fatal	3
24 Sep 2005	Aerospatiale AS350BA N355NT	Haena, Hawaii, United States	Heli USA	Fatal	3
24 Sep 2005	Robinson R44 N9158U	Drummond, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	3
15 Sep 2005	Cessna 175B N8285T	Cleveland, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Aug 2005	Piper PA-28RT-201 N8164H	Dunkirk, New York, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Aug 2005	Piper PA-28-180 N7534W	Erie, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	3
13 Aug 2005	Cessna 177RG N2082Q	Cascade, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3
30 Jul 2005	Mooney M20C N6555U	Natchez, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	3
25 Jul 2005	Bell 206 L4 9M-BCT	Balaga, Sarawak, Malaysia no coordinates	Hornbill Skyways	Fatal	3
24 Jul 2005	Cessna 310Q N1971W	Ada, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	3
24 Jul 2005	Beechcraft N35 N31TE	West Jordan, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	3
20 Jul 2005	Mooney M20J N5670M	Saginaw, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 Jul 2005	Piper PA-30 N7868Y	Aurora, Missouri, United States	Kevin Patrick Saffold	Fatal	3
8 Jul 2005	Piper PA-31-350 VH-OAO	Mount Hotham, Australia	Russell James Lee	Fatal	3
1 Jul 2005	Cessna T207 N1621U	Nanwalek, Alaska, United States	John H. Phillips	Fatal	3
30 Jun 2005	Agusta A119 N403CF	Mancos, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
25 Jun 2005	Piper PA-28-235 N235G	Fairview, Pennsylvania, United States	Gregory Treadway	Fatal	3
20 Jun 2005	Piper PA-23 N6886Y	Ft Pierce, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
29 May 2005	Cessna 206 TI-AHW	San Jose, Costa Rica	-	Fatal	3
21 Apr 2005	Lockheed P-3B N926AU	Chico, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
10 Apr 2005	Piper PA-28R-200 N2981R	Jefferson, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
7 Apr 2005	Cessna T210L N8126L	Tranquility, California, United States	Karl F. Esposti	Fatal	3
27 Mar 2005	Piper PA-28-235 N8966W	West Union, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	3
26 Mar 2005	Beechcraft A23A N4705J	Ottengruner, Germany	Alexander Biersack	Fatal	3
13 Mar 2005	Grumman American AA-5 N6511L	Chesapeake, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	3
10 Mar 2005	Bell 206B-3 N85BH	Shelbyville, Texas, United States	USDA Forest Service	Fatal	3
1 Mar 2005	Piper PA-28-181 N2954P	Yucaipa, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
10 Feb 2005	McDonnell Douglas MD-902 B2116	Shanghai, China no coordinates	Guangdong Ltd	Fatal	3
9 Feb 2005	Cessna U206 N206AR	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Jeremy S. Davis	Fatal	3
2 Feb 2005	Piper PA-34-200T ZK-FMW	Taupo, New Zealand no coordinates	Christian Aviation Ltd.	Fatal	3
21 Jan 2005	Cirrus SR22 N6057M	Hood River, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Jan 2005	Beechcraft BE-90 N41WE	Rawlins, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	3
29 Dec 2005	Cirrus SR22 N799TM	Sylva, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Dec 2005	Learjet 35A N781RS	Truckee, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Dec 2005	Piper PA-23-260 N7744D	Cali, Colombia no coordinates	Kurt Lieb	Fatal	2
24 Dec 2005	Syracuse KITFOX N94CV	Niwot, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Dec 2005	Beechcraft 36 N5942S	Livermore, California, United States	Edwin Mack	Fatal	2
21 Dec 2005	Bell 206B G-WLLY	Coupar Angus, United Kingdom no coordinates	Total Air Management Services	Fatal	2