Aviation accidents in 2020
The NTSB database holds 1,395 accidents and incidents in 2020, recorded between 2020. 291 of them were fatal (21%), and 770 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA28 and Cessna 182.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Australia.
147 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,395
Records
291
Fatal
770
Deaths
21%
Share fatal
2020
Period
Show these on the map
1,248 of 1,395 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 1,395 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2020 | Boeing 737 | Tehran, Iran | Ukraine International Airlines | Fatal | 176 |
| 22 May 2020 | Airbus A320 | Karachi, Pakistan | Pakistan International Airlines | Fatal | 97 |
| 26 Jan 2020 | Sikorsky S76 | Calabasas, California, United States | Island Express | Fatal | 9 |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 29 Mar 2020 | Israel 1124A | Manilla, Philippines | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 31 Jul 2020 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | High Adventure Air Charter | Fatal | 7 |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Pioneer 300 | Loches, France | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 23 Jun 2020 | Cessna TU206 | Balleza, Chihuahua, Mexico | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Piper PA 31T | Eatonton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 11 Mar 2020 | Cessna 404 | Lockhart River, Australia | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Piper PA32R | Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States | Paklook Air Inc | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Dec 2020 | Cessna 177 | Rancador, PR, Brazil | Rogerio Franci Brito e Outros | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 2020 | Piper PA46 | Hilltop Lakes, Texas, United States | KMAC Braco LLC | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Sep 2020 | Cirrus SR22 | Chester, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Commander 114 | Fur airport, Denmark | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Piper PA32R | West Jordan, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Cessna 172 | Blatten - VS, Switzerland | Fluggruppe Reichenbach | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Cessna 172 | Alpine, Utah, United States | Tyson Colby Brummett | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 May 2020 | Piper PA28 | Carlinville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Piper PA44 | Mangalore, Australia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Feb 2020 | Piper PA31 | Guaymaral, Colombia | Aero Taxi Guaymaral ATG S.A.S. | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Feb 2020 | Cessna 501 | Fairmount, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Jan 2020 | Beechcraft B36TC | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jan 2020 | Cessna TR182 | Billings, Montana, United States | Marginal Aviation LLC | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jan 2020 | Mooney M20 | Lifou Wanaham, New Caledonia | Aero Club Caledonien Henri Martinet | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Nov 2020 | Cessna 182 | Durango, Mexico | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Nov 2020 | Grumman GA7 | Ellicott, New York, United States | Majestic Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Oct 2020 | Piper PA28RT | Ubate-Cundinamarca, Colombia | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Sep 2020 | Cirrus SR22 | Le Chevillotte, France | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Sep 2020 | Piper PA32 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Jerral A. Long | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States | Harrier Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Piper PA28 | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | Lebanon Flying Club | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Piper PA24 | Bryan, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Aug 2020 | Bell 206 | Marathon, Texas, United States | Southwest Heliservices Llc | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jun 2020 | Cessna 175 | Redlands, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jun 2020 | Bell 206 | Fairfield, California, United States | P J Helicopters Inc | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 May 2020 | Cessna 182 | Area Municipio de Joyabaj, Guatemala | Aerocharter Vuelos Privagos SA | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Beechcraft 35 | Currie, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | Cessna 172 | Lincoln, Illinois, United States | Synergy Flight Center, LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | Piper PA46 | Bishop, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Feb 2020 | Beechcraft 200 | Coleman, Texas, United States | TLC AIr LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Cessna 182 | Chatham, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Boeing 737 | Istanbul, Turkey | Pegasus Airlines | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jan 2020 | Piper PA60 | Springfield, Illinois, United States | LKJ Properties LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jan 2020 | Lockheed C130 | Cooma, Australia | Coulson Aviation USA | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 Jan 2020 | Cessna S550 | George, South Africa | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Dec 2020 | Express CT | Grand Prairie, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Dec 2020 | Rans S12XL | Port Isabel, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Dec 2020 | Piper PA28 | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Dec 2020 | Robinson R44 | Colorado City, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |