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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI97MA017 · Gulfstream G-IV | 30 Oct 1996 | 4 | 4 | Wheeling, IL, United States |
| CHI86FA200 · Piper PA-28-235 | 6 Aug 1986 | 4 | 4 | Shelby, IN, United States |
| CHI99FA177 · Cessna 340A | 8 Jun 1999 | 2 | 2 | Phillipsburg, KS, United States |
| CHI96FA094 · Cessna 182 | 18 Feb 1996 | 2 | 2 | Odell, IL, United States |
| CHI95FA071 · Bacon QUESTAIR-VENTURE QUESTAIR-V | 21 Jan 1995 | 2 | 2 | Des Moines, IA, United States |
| ATL91FA041 · Beech K35 | 19 Jan 1991 | 2 | 2 | Lafayette, TN, United States |
| CHI89FA009 · Mooney M20J | 16 Oct 1988 | 2 | 2 | Ludington, MI, United States |
| CHI83FA069 · North American T-6G | 2 Jan 1983 | 2 | 2 | Genoa City, WI, United States |
| CEN26FA132 · Cessna T210M | 4 Mar 2026 | 1 | 1 | Deerfield, IL, United States |
| CHI96FA095 · Cessna 310 | 22 Feb 1996 | 1 | 1 | Portland, IN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEN10FA394 · Beech 58 | 13 Jul 2010 | 4 | St. Ignace, MI, United States | 1 |
| CHI06FA076 · Cessna 421B | 30 Jan 2006 | 4 | Wheeling, IL, United States | 1 |
| CHI04FA044 · Piper PA-32-260 | 17 Dec 2003 | 4 | Brooklyn, IA, United States | 1 |
| CHI97MA017 · Gulfstream G-IV | 30 Oct 1996 | 4 | Wheeling, IL, United States | 1 |
| CHI86FA200 · Piper PA-28-235 | 6 Aug 1986 | 4 | Shelby, IN, United States | 1 |
| Trans North Aviation Piper PA-31-350 accident | 28 Nov 2011 | 3 | Riverwoods, IL, United States | 1 |
| CHI05FA016 · Cessna P210N | 26 Oct 2004 | 2 | Wautoma, WI, United States | 1 |
| CHI04FA198 · Mooney M20J | 28 Jul 2004 | 2 | Fox Lake, IL, United States | 1 |
| CHI99FA177 · Cessna 340A | 8 Jun 1999 | 2 | Phillipsburg, KS, United States | 1 |
| CHI96FA094 · Cessna 182 | 18 Feb 1996 | 2 | Odell, IL, United States | 1 |
Deadliest with more than one aircraft
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI95LA263 · Cessna 177 | 8 Aug 1995 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Delavan, WI, United States |
| CHI93FA272 · Cessna 172N | 23 Jul 1993 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Long Grove, IL, United States |
| CHI86LA004 · Piper PA-30 | 4 Oct 1985 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Troy, MI, United States |
| CHI01LA269 · Cessna P210N | 9 Aug 2001 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Mackinac Island, MI, United States |
| CHI92LA033 · Cessna 172P | 22 Nov 1991 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Marquette, MI, United States |
| CEN20CA335 · Cirrus SR22 Undesignat | 11 Aug 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Lafayette, IN, United States |
| Trans North Aviation Piper PA-31-350 accident | 28 Nov 2011 | 2 | Unknown | 3 | Riverwoods, IL, United States |
| CHI08CA127 · Cessna 140 | 9 May 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Burlington, WI, United States |
| CHI06LA263 · Piper PA-28-140 | 17 Sept 2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Prospect Heights, IL, United States |
| CHI05FA212 · Cessna 421C | 5 Aug 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Wheeling, IL, United States |