Occurrences by aircraft

Not a complete record. A partial collection of documented occurrences: counts, not rates, and no measure of aviation risk. Coverage

345 of 183,362 records: 1 more filter, leaving out 607 unreviewed and minor records. Include them · Show all 183,362

Most common aircraft types

Variants are merged (Cessna 172N and 172S count as Cessna 172). Popular types appear more often partly because more of them fly. Select a type to see it on the map with these filters.

Most common aircraft types
Aircraft type	Occurrences	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Cessna 210	25	15	33
Boeing 737	22	0	0
Cessna 182	14	6	14
Piper PA-28	12	4	5
Cessna 206	10	6	14
Piper PA-25	10	9	9
Cessna 310	8	4	10
Piper PA-24	8	4	13
Piper PA-32	8	0	0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	7	6	100

Deadliest aircraft types

Deadliest aircraft types
Aircraft type	Fatalities	Fatal occurrences	Average per fatal occurrence
Boeing 727	246	2	123.0
McDonnell Douglas DC-9	100	6	16.7
McDonnell Douglas DC-10	73	1	73.0
Boeing C-97	49	1	49.0
Lockheed Constellation L-749	45	1	45.0
Cessna 210	33	15	2.2
Cessna 208	29	4	7.3
Douglas DC-3	26	2	13.0
Piper PA-31	23	4	5.8
Learjet 45	22	2	11.0

Highest share of fatal occurrences

Aircraft types with at least 50 occurrences, by the share that were fatal.

No aircraft type has 50 occurrences with these filters.

Aircraft category

Aircraft category
Category	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Airplane	Airplane: 316 occurrences, 91.6% of the occurrences shown. 154 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	91.6%	154	1,005
Helicopter	Helicopter: 28 occurrences, 8.1% of the occurrences shown. 18 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Airplane, 316).	8.1%	18	71
Not recorded	Not recorded: 1 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Airplane, 316).	0.3%	0	0

Engine type

The type of the first engine listed for each aircraft.

Engine type
Engine	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Reciprocating	Reciprocating: 20 occurrences, 5.8% of the occurrences shown. 17 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 302).	5.8%	17	37
Turbo Fan	Turbo Fan: 8 occurrences, 2.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 302).	2.3%	1	6
Turbo Shaft	Turbo Shaft: 7 occurrences, 2.0% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 302).	2.0%	4	18
Turbo Prop	Turbo Prop: 5 occurrences, 1.4% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 302).	1.4%	5	16
Turbo Jet	Turbo Jet: 2 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 302).	0.6%	0	0
Geared Turbofan	Geared Turbofan: 1 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 302).	0.3%	0	0
Not recorded	Not recorded: 302 occurrences, 87.5% of the occurrences shown. 145 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	87.5%	145	999

Amateur-built aircraft

Amateur-built aircraft
Construction	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Amateur-built	Amateur-built: 1 occurrences, 0.3% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 189).	0.3%	1	1
Not amateur-built	Not amateur-built: 155 occurrences, 44.9% of the occurrences shown. 85 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 189).	44.9%	85	320
Not recorded	Not recorded: 189 occurrences, 54.8% of the occurrences shown. 86 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	54.8%	86	755

Aircraft damage

The most severe damage to any aircraft in the occurrence.

Aircraft damage
Damage	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Destroyed	Destroyed: 187 occurrences, 54.2% of the occurrences shown. 113 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	54.2%	113	448
Substantial	Substantial: 88 occurrences, 25.5% of the occurrences shown. 39 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Destroyed, 187).	25.5%	39	103
Minor	Minor: 16 occurrences, 4.6% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Destroyed, 187).	4.6%	0	0
None	None: 23 occurrences, 6.7% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Destroyed, 187).	6.7%	0	0
Not recorded	Not recorded: 31 occurrences, 9.0% of the occurrences shown. 20 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Destroyed, 187).	9.0%	20	525

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