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Connecticut

Occurrences in Connecticut, United States.

Leaves out 398 unreviewed and minor records. Include them

Occurrences682666 accidents · 16 incidents · 621 mapped
Fatal occurrences176Fatality total known for 682 of 682
Reported fatalities338Plus 191 serious injuries reported
Years1962–202619 Oct 1962 – 4 Jun 2026

By year

Connecticut: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19621 occurrences in 1962, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
19643 occurrences in 1964, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
19659 occurrences in 1965, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).38
196610 occurrences in 1966, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).57
196710 occurrences in 1967, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).513
196810 occurrences in 1968, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).59
19696 occurrences in 1969, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).24
197015 occurrences in 1970, 9 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).921
197113 occurrences in 1971, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).434
197213 occurrences in 1972, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).33
197313 occurrences in 1973, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).714
197411 occurrences in 1974, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).57
197510 occurrences in 1975, 7 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).79
19766 occurrences in 1976, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).34
19777 occurrences in 1977, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).34
19789 occurrences in 1978, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).68
19797 occurrences in 1979, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).57
19805 occurrences in 1980, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).14
19815 occurrences in 1981, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).35
198222 occurrences in 1982, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).22
198321 occurrences in 1983, 5 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).511
198433 occurrences in 1984, 8 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).816
198517 occurrences in 1985, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).23
198623 occurrences in 1986, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).38
198724 occurrences in 1987, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).69
198817 occurrences in 1988, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).48
198918 occurrences in 1989, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).34
199016 occurrences in 1990, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).34
199115 occurrences in 1991, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).612
199221 occurrences in 1992, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).44
199315 occurrences in 1993, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).48
199413 occurrences in 1994, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).311
199510 occurrences in 1995, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
199614 occurrences in 1996, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).25
19978 occurrences in 1997, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
199816 occurrences in 1998, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).44
199910 occurrences in 1999, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).33
20009 occurrences in 2000, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
200115 occurrences in 2001, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).44
200212 occurrences in 2002, 4 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).47
20038 occurrences in 2003, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).12
200413 occurrences in 2004, 3 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).35
20059 occurrences in 2005, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).26
20067 occurrences in 2006, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).12
20077 occurrences in 2007, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).12
20089 occurrences in 2008, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
20092 occurrences in 2009, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
20104 occurrences in 2010, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
201111 occurrences in 2011, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).22
20126 occurrences in 2012, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).23
20137 occurrences in 2013, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).14
20145 occurrences in 2014, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
20159 occurrences in 2015, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
20168 occurrences in 2016, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
201713 occurrences in 2017, 6 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).68
20188 occurrences in 2018, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
20198 occurrences in 2019, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).17
20205 occurrences in 2020, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
20215 occurrences in 2021, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).14
20225 occurrences in 2022, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00
20236 occurrences in 2023, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
20246 occurrences in 2024, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
20257 occurrences in 2025, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).11
20262 occurrences in 2026, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1984 (33).00

Aircraft types

Connecticut: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Piper PA-28822652
Cessna 172631216
Cessna 1523434
Cessna 1502956
Cessna 18224615
Piper PA-3217812
Mooney M2016710
Piper PA-231256
Robinson R221236
Cessna 2101149

Airports most often reported

Connecticut: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR)Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR): 54 occurrences, 7.9% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.7.9%711
Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD)Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD): 36 occurrences, 5.3% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).5.3%613
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR): 32 occurrences, 4.7% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).4.7%67
Waterbury Oxford Airport (OXC)Waterbury Oxford Airport (OXC): 30 occurrences, 4.4% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).4.4%44
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (MMK)Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (MMK): 22 occurrences, 3.2% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).3.2%45
Groton New London Airport (GON)Groton New London Airport (GON): 21 occurrences, 3.1% of the occurrences shown. 6 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).3.1%613
Robertson Field (4B8)Robertson Field (4B8): 18 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).2.6%46
Bradley International Airport (BDL)Bradley International Airport (BDL): 17 occurrences, 2.5% of the occurrences shown. 3 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).2.5%39
Ellington Airport (7B9)Ellington Airport (7B9): 16 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).2.3%27
Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN): 16 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR), 54).2.3%25

Deadliest occurrences

Connecticut: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
Allegheny Airlines Flight 4857 Jun 197128Tweed New Haven Regional Airport, New Haven, Connecticut, United States1
Action Air Charters Piper PA31 350 accident27 Apr 19948Stratford, CT, United States1
2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash2 Oct 20197Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States1
NYC86FA096 · Piper PA-24-18030 Mar 19865Somers, CT, United States1
Pilgrim Airlines Flight 20310 Feb 19705Atlantic Ocean, off Groton, Connecticut, United States1
2021 Plainville plane crash2 Sept 20214near Farmington, Connecticut, United States1
ERA13FA358 · Rockwell International 690B9 Aug 20134East Haven, CT, United States1
NYC05FA109 · Cessna 182Q27 Jun 20054Groton, CT, United States1
NYC94FA033 · Piper PA-28R-2004 Dec 19934New Haven, CT, United States1
NYC88FA229 · Piper PA-28R-20127 Aug 19884POMFRET, CT, United States1

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  1. ERA26LA229 · Hawker Beechcraft Corp G36

    4 Jun 2026 · Danbury, CT, United States

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  2. ERA26LA225 · Piper J5C-65

    2 Jun 2026 · East Granby, CT, United States

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  3. ERA26LA033 · Cessna 172 N

    6 Nov 2025 · Oxford, CT, United States

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  4. ERA26LA021 · Cessna 140

    11 Oct 2025 · Plymouth, CT, United States

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  5. ERA26LA015 · SOCATA TB 10

    10 Oct 2025 · New Milford, CT, United States

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  6. ERA25LA361 · Cessna 172K

    20 Sept 2025 · Salisbury, CT, United States

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  7. ERA25LA381 · Pitts S-1T

    2 Sept 2025 · Danbury, CT, United States

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  8. ERA25LA279 · Beech A23-24

    25 Jul 2025 · Windham, CT, United States

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  9. ERA25LA145 · Wild SKY LLC GOAT

    14 Mar 2025 · Chester, CT, United States · 1 fatal

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  10. ERA25FA076 · Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008

    12 Dec 2024 · Greenwich, CT, United States · 1 fatal

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  11. ERA24LA378 · Brandt Stirling D WAIEX-B

    10 Sept 2024 · Stratford, CT, United States

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  12. ERA24LA377 · Mooney M20 F

    6 Sept 2024 · Oxford, CT, United States

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  13. ERA24LA241 · Cessna 172 K

    3 Jun 2024 · Terryville, CT, United States

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  14. ERA24LA168 · Cessna 208

    7 Apr 2024 · Ellington, CT, United States

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  15. ERA24LA089 · Piper PA-34-200

    9 Jan 2024 · Groton, CT, United States

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  16. ERA23LA341 · Piper PA28 180

    19 Aug 2023 · Preston, CT, United States

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  17. ERA23LA315 · Head Balloons Inc AX8-88

    23 Jul 2023 · Guilford, CT, United States

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  18. ERA23LA216 · Gilbert R. Ringer GP4

    27 Apr 2023 · Stratford, CT, United States

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  19. ERA23LA191 · Cessna 152

    10 Apr 2023 · Danbury, CT, United States

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  20. ERA23LA135 · Bombardier Inc BD-100-1A10

    3 Mar 2023 · Windsor Locks, CT, United States · 1 fatal

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  21. ERA23LA121 · Richard Brinkman LANCAIR 4P

    28 Jan 2023 · Hartford, CT, United States

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  22. ERA22LA336 · Bellanca 7KCAB

    17 Jul 2022 · East Haddam, CT, United States

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  23. ERA22LA300 · Cessna A185F

    5 Jul 2022 · Plymouth, CT, United States

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  24. ERA22LA264 · Cessna 208

    4 Jun 2022 · Ellington, CT, United States

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  25. ERA22LA253 · Piper PA28 161

    31 May 2022 · Simsbury, CT, United States

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  26. ERA22LA152 · American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC

    10 Mar 2022 · Plainville, CT, United States

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  27. ERA22LA016 · Kitfox IV

    14 Oct 2021 · North Canaan, CT, United States

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  28. 2021 Plainville plane crash

    2 Sept 2021 · near Farmington, Connecticut, United States · 4 fatal

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  29. ERA21LA319 · Beech F33A

    7 Aug 2021 · Oxford, CT, United States

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  30. ERA21LA276 · Schweizer SGS 1-26E

    17 Jun 2021 · Willimantic, CT, United States

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  31. ERA21LA249 · Cessna 172R

    13 Jun 2021 · Groton, CT, United States

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  32. ERA21LA016 · Enstrom 480 B

    10 Oct 2020 · Woodstock, CT, United States

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  33. ERA20LA337 · Lancair 235

    25 Sept 2020 · Chester, CT, United States

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  34. ERA20CA294 · Socata TB200 XL

    22 Aug 2020 · Simsbury, CT, United States

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  35. ERA20LA287 · Piper PA34 200

    17 Aug 2020 · Groton, CT, United States

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  36. ERA20CA190 · Cessna 305 F

    16 May 2020 · Oxford, CT, United States

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  37. GAA20CA094 · Piper PA28 150

    23 Nov 2019 · Simsbury, CT, United States

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  38. GAA20CA068 · Icon A5

    2 Nov 2019 · Chester, CT, United States

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  39. 2019 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress crash

    2 Oct 2019 · Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States · 7 fatal

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  40. GAA19CA379 · Cirrus SR22 Undesignat

    21 Jun 2019 · Grotten, CT, United States

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  41. ERA19LA186 · Alisport SILENT 2 ELECTRO

    4 Jun 2019 · Danbury, CT, United States

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  42. GAA19CA422 · Daryl Baker BUSH SPORT 200

    31 May 2019 · Willimantic, CT, United States

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  43. GAA19CA287 · Jihlavan Airplanes SRO KP5

    25 May 2019 · East Haddam, CT, United States

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  44. ERA19LA149 · Piper PA28R 201

    11 Apr 2019 · Meriden, CT, United States

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  45. GAA19CA091 · Zlin Z143 L

    10 Dec 2018 · Chester, CT, United States

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  46. ERA19LA030 · Piper PA28 161

    28 Oct 2018 · Simsbury, CT, United States

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  47. GAA18CA529 · Piper PA46 350P

    28 Aug 2018 · Hartford, CT, United States

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  48. ERA18FA189 · Rutan DEFIANT

    12 Jul 2018 · Plainville, CT, United States · 1 fatal

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  49. GAA18CA374 · Beech V35B

    21 Jun 2018 · Chester, CT, United States

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  50. WPR18LA173 · Piper PA 28-140

    16 Jun 2018 · Hartford, CT, United States

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