Deadliest occurrences
Not a complete record. A partial collection of documented occurrences: counts, not rates, and no measure of aviation risk. Coverage
48 of 183,362 records: 1 more filter, leaving out 3 unreviewed and minor records. Include them · Show all 183,362
The same occurrences rank differently depending on who is counted. These tables count, in turn, the people on board, everyone the occurrence killed, occurrences with more than one aircraft, and the injured.
Deadliest for the people on board
Fatalities are deaths among passengers and crew; the total adds anyone killed on the ground. Fatalities use each record's event total where one exists, otherwise the fatal injuries in the NTSB record.
| Occurrence | Date | Fatalities | Total fatalities | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD98FA054 · Beech A36 | 12 May 1998 | 4 | 4 | Davis, WV, United States |
| BFO86FA038 · Beech 95-B 55 | 1 Jul 1986 | 4 | 4 | Lynchburg, VA, United States |
| NYC95FA042 · Piper PA-60-600 | 10 Dec 1994 | 1 | 1 | Colonie, NY, United States |
| NYC92FA103 · Cessna 180G | 9 Jun 1992 | 1 | 1 | Reynoldsville, PA, United States |
| Prior Aviation Service Beech 58 accident | 24 Jan 1991 | 1 | 1 | Batavia, NY, United States |
| NYC90LA142 · North American AT-6 | 1 Jul 1990 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo, NY, United States |
| NYC88FA051 · Cessna 310R | 6 Dec 1987 | 1 | 1 | HECTOR, NY, United States |
| Van Air Beech 58 accident | 17 Apr 1984 | 1 | 1 | BENTLEY CREEK, PA, United States |
| NYC84FA054 · Cessna 310R | 14 Dec 1983 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo, NY, United States |
| NYC84FA024 · Piper PA-23-250 | 9 Nov 1983 | 1 | 1 | West Seneca, NY, United States |
Deadliest in all, counting deaths on the ground
Everyone the occurrence killed, in the air and on the ground. Where the two tables differ, people on the ground made the difference.
| Occurrence | Date | Total fatalities | Location | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAD98FA054 · Beech A36 | 12 May 1998 | 4 | Davis, WV, United States | 1 |
| BFO86FA038 · Beech 95-B 55 | 1 Jul 1986 | 4 | Lynchburg, VA, United States | 1 |
| NYC01FA178 · Beech 58-TC | 18 Jul 2001 | 3 | Sidney, NY, United States | 1 |
| ERA21LA003 · SOCATA TBM700 | 2 Oct 2020 | 2 | Corfu, NY, United States | 1 |
| ERA20FA074 · Robinson R66 | 9 Jan 2020 | 2 | Mechanicsburg, PA, United States | 1 |
| CEN09FA267 · Cirrus Design Corp SR22 | 28 Apr 2009 | 2 | Mayfield Village, OH, United States | 1 |
| Castle Aviation Cessna 208B accident | 5 Dec 2007 | 2 | Columbus, OH, United States | 1 |
| NYC07FA055 · Piper PA-60-601P | 8 Jan 2007 | 1 | Jamestown, NY, United States | 1 |
| NYC95FA042 · Piper PA-60-600 | 10 Dec 1994 | 1 | Colonie, NY, United States | 1 |
| NYC92FA103 · Cessna 180G | 9 Jun 1992 | 1 | Reynoldsville, PA, United States | 1 |
Deadliest with more than one aircraft
1 occurrences involved more than one aircraft, such as midair and ground collisions; 0 were fatal. These count everyone, as the table above does.
None among the occurrences shown.
Most injured, whether or not anyone died
Injuries are the total the record shows: a Wikipedia record's infobox total, otherwise the serious and minor injuries in the NTSB record. People hurt on the ground are counted too, so a row can show hundreds injured although no one on board survived: all 106 injured at the Pentagon on 11 September 2001 were in the building.
| Occurrence | Date | Injured | Fatalities | Total fatalities | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYC89LA189 · Convair CV-600-240D CV-600-240 | 4 Aug 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Augusta, ME, United States |
| BFO88FA046 · Piper PA-28-180 | 12 May 1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Arlington, VA, United States |
| Delta Air Lines Boeing 717-200 accident | 29 Aug 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Detroit, MI, United States |
| Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8H4 accident | 12 Jun 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Phoenix, AZ, United States |
| ERA14LA388 · Piper PA-28-161 | 14 Aug 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Buffalo, NY, United States |
| AirNet Systems Flight USC146 | 28 Nov 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Montrose, PA, United States |
| IAD99LA010 · Piper PA-32-300 | 14 Oct 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dunkirk, NY, United States |
| IAD96LA072 · Piper PA-60-600 | 6 May 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Syracuse, NY, United States |
| NYC92FA103 · Cessna 180G | 9 Jun 1992 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Reynoldsville, PA, United States |
| American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 accident | 27 Jan 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Decatur, MI, United States |