Deadliest occurrences
Not a complete record. A partial collection of documented occurrences: counts, not rates, and no measure of aviation risk. Coverage
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX92FA283 · Cessna 336A | 14 Nov 1991 | 5 | 5 | Big Bear City, CA, United States |
| LAX92FA242 · Cessna 172I | 10 Jun 1992 | 3 | 3 | Chino Hills, CA, United States |
| LAX89FA182 · Cessna 172 | 6 May 1989 | 3 | 3 | INDUSTRY, CA, United States |
| LAX86LA033 · Piper PA-32R-301T PA-32R-301 | 6 Nov 1985 | 3 | 3 | San Diego, CA, United States |
| LAX85MA012 · Bell 206B | 10 Oct 1984 | 3 | 3 | Riverside, CA, United States |
| LAX84FA142 · Cessna 182R | 13 Jan 1984 | 3 | 3 | Yorba Linda, CA, United States |
| LAX83LA468 · Mooney M20K | 5 Aug 1983 | 3 | 3 | ESSEX, CA, United States |
| LAX99FA104 · Beech 95-B55 | 18 Feb 1999 | 2 | 2 | Coalinga, CA, United States |
| LAX96FA050 · Piper PA-32-300 | 20 Nov 1995 | 2 | 3 | Fullerton, CA, United States |
| LAX94FA232 · Beech A-36 | 31 May 1994 | 2 | 2 | Fullerton, CA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPR19FA079 · Cessna 414 A | 3 Feb 2019 | 5 | Yorba Linda, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX92FA283 · Cessna 336A | 14 Nov 1991 | 5 | Big Bear City, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX96FA050 · Piper PA-32-300 | 20 Nov 1995 | 3 | Fullerton, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX92FA242 · Cessna 172I | 10 Jun 1992 | 3 | Chino Hills, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX89FA182 · Cessna 172 | 6 May 1989 | 3 | INDUSTRY, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX86LA033 · Piper PA-32R-301T PA-32R-301 | 6 Nov 1985 | 3 | San Diego, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX85MA012 · Bell 206B | 10 Oct 1984 | 3 | Riverside, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX84FA142 · Cessna 182R | 13 Jan 1984 | 3 | Yorba Linda, CA, United States | 1 |
| LAX83LA468 · Mooney M20K | 5 Aug 1983 | 3 | ESSEX, CA, United States | 1 |
| WPR10LA381 · Advertising Mgmt & Consulting Velocity Super XLRG5 | 2 Aug 2010 | 2 | San Diego, CA, United States | 1 |
Deadliest with more than one aircraft
4 occurrences involved more than one aircraft, such as midair and ground collisions; 2 were fatal. These count everyone, as the table above does.
| Occurrence | Date | Total fatalities | Location | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAX88FA094 · Cessna 172 | 23 Jan 1988 | 2 | Temple City, CA, United States | 2 |
| LAX88FA071 · Beech A35 | 19 Dec 1987 | 2 | Chino Hills, CA, United States | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPR17LA043 · Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II | 29 Dec 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Mt. Baldy, CA, United States |
| LAX92LA360 · SOCATA TB-10 | 22 Aug 1992 | 4 | 0 | 0 | BIG BEAR, CA, United States |
| WPR18LA203 · Piper PA32 300 | 25 Jul 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Avalon, CA, United States |
| WPR13FA386 · Piper PA 28 140 | 24 Aug 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Tehachapi, CA, United States |
| WPR10LA381 · Advertising Mgmt & Consulting Velocity Super XLRG5 | 2 Aug 2010 | 3 | Unknown | 2 | San Diego, CA, United States |
| LAX91LA027 · Cessna 177A | 11 Nov 1990 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Dana Point, CA, United States |
| LAX90LA243 · Beech 95-C55 | 3 Jul 1990 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Fullerton, CA, United States |
| LAX88FA058 · Cessna T210N | 26 Nov 1987 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Fullerton, CA, United States |
| LAX85FA142 · Cessna T210L | 16 Feb 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Fullerton, CA, United States |
| GAA17CA562 · Eurocopter AS 350 B2 | 27 Sept 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Fullerton, CA, United States |