Occurrences by place

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

8,975 of 183,362 records: Airline. · Show all 183,362

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
Country	Occurrences	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
United States	4,832	527	12,160
Unknown	338	159	4,163
Soviet Union	258	233	6,208
United Kingdom	204	62	1,402
Japan	140	32	1,594
Australia	134	22	297
Brazil	129	73	1,931
Mexico	123	18	581
Canada	116	59	1,440
France	114	49	2,385

Top US states and territories

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

Top US states and territories
State	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
California	California: 399 occurrences, 8.3% of US occurrences. 39 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	8.3%	39	677
New York	New York: 373 occurrences, 7.7% of US occurrences. 31 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 399).	7.7%	31	3,157
Florida	Florida: 338 occurrences, 7.0% of US occurrences. 20 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 399).	7.0%	20	306
Illinois	Illinois: 311 occurrences, 6.4% of US occurrences. 16 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 399).	6.4%	16	423
Texas	Texas: 266 occurrences, 5.5% of US occurrences. 17 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 399).	5.5%	17	269
Alaska

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
Airport	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)	Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD): 246 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.	2.7%	4	313
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)	Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): 193 occurrences, 2.2% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 246).	2.2%	5	193
Denver International Airport (DEN)	Denver International Airport (DEN): 160 occurrences, 1.8% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 246).	1.8%	4	140
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)	Los Angeles International Airport (LAX): 154 occurrences, 1.7% of the occurrences shown. 7 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), 246).	1.7%	7	2,568
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

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
Location	Occurrences	Share	Fatal occurrences	Fatalities
On an airport or airstrip	On an airport or airstrip: 1,683 occurrences, 18.8% of the occurrences shown. 59 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 5,979).	18.8%	59	694
Off airport, 1–5 miles away	Off airport, 1–5 miles away: 54 occurrences, 0.6% of the occurrences shown. 18 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 5,979).	0.6%	18	586
Off airport, 5–25 miles away	Off airport, 5–25 miles away: 76 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 9 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 5,979).	0.8%	9	609
Off airport, 25 miles or more away	Off airport, 25 miles or more away: 69 occurrences, 0.8% of the occurrences shown. 5 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 5,979).	0.8%	5	308
Off airport, distance not recorded	Off airport, distance not recorded: 1,114 occurrences, 12.4% of the occurrences shown. 68 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Not recorded, 5,979).	12.4%	68	2,557
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