Aviation Safety Statistics
Data and trends from 31,308 aviation events in the NTSB database, including 6,399 fatal events.
The NTSB Aviation Accident Database contains 31,308 events across 58 states. Of these, 6,399 involved at least one fatality, resulting in 16,839 total fatalities.
Events by Year
Aviation accidents and incidents reported to the NTSB per year.
Top States
States with the most NTSB aviation events.
Events by State
Complete state-by-state aviation event count.
| # | State | Events | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 2,327 | 768 |
| 2 | Texas | 2,124 | 581 |
| 3 | Florida | 1,900 | 513 |
| 4 | Alaska | 1,675 | 346 |
| 5 | OF | 1,191 | 809 |
| 6 | Arizona | 997 | 279 |
| 7 | Colorado | 814 | 230 |
| 8 | Washington | 785 | 155 |
| 9 | Georgia | 719 | 240 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 595 | 184 |
| 11 | Idaho | 580 | 125 |
| 12 | Illinois | 570 | 124 |
| 13 | New York | 556 | 226 |
| 14 | Oregon | 555 | 143 |
| 15 | Ohio | 531 | 174 |
| 16 | Utah | 520 | 177 |
| 17 | Michigan | 503 | 135 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 496 | 106 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | 474 | 124 |
| 20 | Virginia | 463 | 117 |
| 21 | Missouri | 454 | 127 |
| 22 | Minnesota | 449 | 101 |
| 23 | Nevada | 445 | 125 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 436 | 140 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 404 | 134 |
| 26 | Indiana | 383 | 95 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 375 | 119 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 365 | 141 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 360 | 128 |
| 30 | Montana | 339 | 105 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 334 | 92 |
| 32 | Kansas | 332 | 65 |
| 33 | Alabama | 331 | 119 |
| 34 | New Jersey | 301 | 81 |
| 35 | Iowa | 285 | 62 |
| 36 | Maryland | 255 | 44 |
| 37 | Wyoming | 229 | 69 |
| 38 | Kentucky | 225 | 58 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 220 | 69 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 212 | 58 |
| 41 | Mississippi | 209 | 71 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 166 | 86 |
| 43 | Maine | 157 | 45 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 152 | 56 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 134 | 24 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 127 | 32 |
| 47 | West Virginia | 114 | 41 |
| 48 | New Hampshire | 109 | 15 |
| 49 | PR | 79 | 36 |
| 50 | Vermont | 64 | 13 |
| 51 | Rhode Island | 39 | 6 |
| 52 | Delaware | 32 | 6 |
| 53 | AO | 29 | 29 |
| 54 | PO | 24 | 8 |
| 55 | GM | 15 | 5 |
About This Data
All aviation event data comes from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Aviation Accident Database. The NTSB investigates every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant incidents involving commercial air carriers. Our database contains 31,308 events including both accidents and incidents.
An accident is an occurrence associated with aircraft operation in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or the aircraft receives substantial damage. An incident is an occurrence other than an accident that affects or could affect the safety of operations. Both are investigated and documented by the NTSB.