Cessna aircraft accidents

24,148 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Cessna aircraft (1982–2026), with 7,570 people killed and 3,528 seriously injured. 16% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Cessna 208, Jenkinsburg, GA (Sep 29, 1985) · 17 killed
  2. Cessna 208B, Loreto, BCS, MX (Oct 14, 2013) · 14 killed
  3. Cessna 208, Nazca, OF (Aug 1, 2026) · 13 killed
  4. Cessna 208, Punta Islita, CR (Dec 31, 2017) · 12 killed
  5. Cessna 208, Zacapa, GT (Aug 24, 2008) · 11 killed
  6. Cessna 208, Ngorongoro, TZ (Nov 15, 2017) · 11 killed
  7. Cessna 402C, Meadview, AZ (Jun 19, 1992) · 10 killed
  8. Cessna 208B, Roque Perez, AR (Apr 28, 2001) · 10 killed
  9. Cessna 208, Dillingham, AK (Oct 10, 2001) · 10 killed
  10. Cessna 208B, Naches, WA (Oct 8, 2007) · 10 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
1982873130283
1983997149292
1984975144285
1985906133291
1986834133263
1987797125234
1988712109206
198963994170
1990754113198
1991732114222
1992663126268
199365199181
199458094180
1995632107195
199658779138
199755181174
199858296164
199960773149
200052890156
200156689180
200257490164
2003609105209
2004529101200
2005544102197
200644477177
200744776158
200847275183
200939556101
201041561143
201143482177
201238770121
201336461138
201433165124
201537175136
201638859128
201739266150
201838068131
201934661100
202031960115
20213545396
20223495389
20232965287
20243063655
202533244107
20262042455

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Landing2,5823872
Cruise1,131326668
Approach777183364
Takeoff77663127
Climb556162316
Maneuvering475219390
Ground345912
Descent281118
Other1033

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Aircraft or equipment2,773242440
Pilot or crew2,579422766
Environment or weather4104476
Organization300

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
General aviation21,7153,2106,051
Charter and air taxi1,112207450
Agricultural6035354
Non-US, non-commercial414236570
Non-US, commercial11868252
Public aircraft802043
Unknown462566
Foreign airline8522

US states

AccidentsFatalKilled
California2,481448848
Alaska1,968186405
Texas1,664235408
Florida1,515194375
Washington893142278
Arizona862118263
Colorado800125271
Michigan63383143
Illinois59166118
Ohio54969138

Countries outside the US

AccidentsFatalKilled
Brazil7954105
Colombia493497
Mexico4737125
Venezuela382563
Australia382443
Canada272035
France23613
Ecuador22614

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna 1725,9498011,487
Cessna 1502,783360515
Cessna 1822,441445837
Cessna 1522,009195297
Cessna 1801,00178141
Cessna T210706162327
Cessna 177685123239
Cessna 210667154329
Cessna 1706674988
Cessna 310491149282

Other aircraft makers

These are counts of recorded accidents, not risk rates: the data has no flight hours, so a place or aircraft near the top mostly reflects how much flying happens there. Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. US-heavy; the NTSB only codes phase and cause for accidents from 2008 on, so those tables leave out earlier years.

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    Sources: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain), 1982 to present, plus notable international accidents from Wikidata and Wikipedia. Mostly US events; not a complete global record. Findings may be preliminary. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenMapTiles, OpenFreeMap.

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