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Occurrences by place

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

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Top countries

The records come from the NTSB database (civil aviation events in the United States and some abroad that involved the NTSB) and from Wikipedia articles on individual occurrences, so this ranking reflects what those sources cover rather than worldwide totals.

Top countries
CountryOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
United States33813

Top US states and territories

By the state recorded by the NTSB. Share is of US occurrences.

Top US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
South DakotaSouth Dakota: 19 occurrences, 57.6% of US occurrences. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.57.6%59
MinnesotaMinnesota: 4 occurrences, 12.1% of US occurrences. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (South Dakota, 19).12.1%00
WyomingWyoming: 4 occurrences, 12.1% of US occurrences. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (South Dakota, 19).12.1%00
NebraskaNebraska: 3 occurrences, 9.1% of US occurrences. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (South Dakota, 19).9.1%12
KansasKansas: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of US occurrences. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (South Dakota, 19).3.0%11
MontanaMontana: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of US occurrences. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (South Dakota, 19).3.0%11
North DakotaNorth Dakota: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of US occurrences. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (South Dakota, 19).3.0%00

Airports most often reported

Airports reported as an aircraft's departure or destination, where the report matches one airport unambiguously. Busy airports see more traffic, so they appear more often. Select an airport, state or country for its occurrences matching these filters.

Airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF)Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF): 33 occurrences, 100.0% of the occurrences shown. 8 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.100.0%813
Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (CYS)Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field (CYS): 2 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).6.1%11
Billings Logan International Airport (BIL)Billings Logan International Airport (BIL): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%00
Clark Airport (3T6)Clark Airport (3T6): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%11
Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN)Dane County Regional Truax Field (MSN): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%14
Drake Field (FYV)Drake Field (FYV): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%12
Hector International Airport (FAR)Hector International Airport (FAR): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%00
Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field (HCD)Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field (HCD): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%00
Kadoka Municipal Airport (5V8)Kadoka Municipal Airport (5V8): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%11
Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK)Karl Stefan Memorial Airport (OFK): 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field (SPF), 33).3.0%00

On or off an airport

Whether the NTSB recorded the event on an airport or airstrip, and how far away off-airport events were.

On or off an airport
LocationOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
On an airport or airstripOn an airport or airstrip: 12 occurrences, 36.4% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Off airport, distance not recorded, 13).36.4%11
Off airport, 1–5 miles awayOff airport, 1–5 miles away: 5 occurrences, 15.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Off airport, distance not recorded, 13).15.2%14
Off airport, 5–25 miles awayOff airport, 5–25 miles away: 1 occurrences, 3.0% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Off airport, distance not recorded, 13).3.0%00
Off airport, distance not recordedOff airport, distance not recorded: 13 occurrences, 39.4% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.39.4%56
Not recordedNot recorded: 2 occurrences, 6.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Off airport, distance not recorded, 13).6.1%12
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