Aviation accidents in 2026
The NTSB database holds 864 accidents and incidents in 2026, recorded between 2026. 149 of them were fatal (17%), and 331 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Boeing 737 and Piper PA-28.
Most of these records are from United States, Brazil and Australia.
226 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
864
Records
149
Fatal
331
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
2026
Period
Show these on the map
638 of 864 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 864 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | Pipistrel D O O SINUS 912 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 2026 | Fokker DR1 REPLICA | Frankston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 2026 | Piper PA-25-235 | Saratoga Springs, New York, United States | Adirondack Soaring Association Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 2026 | Mooney M20J | Woodlake, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 2026 | Robinson R44 | Pomerode, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 2026 | Cessna 172N | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | Westerly Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 2026 | Downer 14-19-3 | Forney, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 2026 | Cessna A185F | Avon, Maine, United States | Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 2026 | North American F-51D | Mound, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 2026 | Cessna 182 | Santa Cruz Barillas, Guatemala | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | Thrush S2R | Tiquisate, Escunintia, Guatemala | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Robinson R22 | Jericho, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 2026 | Cessna 401B | Land O' Lakes, Florida, United States | Bonanno Nicholas | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 2026 | Cessna U206 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Mooney M20J | Ironton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Rajchl Vladimir AIRPLANE SWING 06 | O'Brien, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Cessna 208 | Imbaimadai, Guyana | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Cessna F172 | Middelburg, Netherlands | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Mar 2026 | Cessna 172 | Ausnek, Namibia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 2026 | Robinson R44 | New Brunswick, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thrush S2R | San Juan, Ecuador | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Experimental Homebuilt AIRSHARK | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Beechcraft A36 | Olympic Valley, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Beechcraft B200GT | Sharp, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Piper PA-28-140 | Rock Falls, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Aero Commander 500-B | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | Central Airlines Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Air Tractor AT502B | Cruz Alta, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Van's RV14 | Cima di Lago, Switzerland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Robinson R44 | Drake, Austria | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 2026 | MD Helicopters 369FF | Mojave, California, United States | Ferguson and Sons Construction LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | Thrush S2R | La Lima, Honduras | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Cessna T210M | Deerfield, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Van's RV-8 | Hurricane, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Piper PA-22-150 | Oroville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Peck JODEL-F12 | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Air Tractor AT-802 | Long Taan, Malaysia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Cessna 210B | Camarillo, California, United States | Rudolph Oelofse | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Cessna A185 | Everglades City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 2026 | Tailwind W-8 | Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Cirrus SR22 | Lexington, South Carolina, United States | Learjetjohn Flying Club LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Sonex ONEX | Caldwell, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Robert G Elves TARRAGON (TARR) | Shawmut, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Beechcraft 200 | Normanton, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Socata TB21 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Cameron English | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172 | Caracaraí,, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Air Tractor AT602 | Lucas do Rio Verde, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Beechcraft A36 | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172 | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | Brockton Flying Club Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Piper PA20 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Cessna A188B | Algona, Iowa, United States | D & K Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |