Ryan aircraft accidents

105 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Ryan aircraft (1982–2026), with 36 people killed and 39 seriously injured. 19% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Aircraft or equipment was the main factor in 57%, followed by pilot or crew (43%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1982 to 1 in 2024.

Deadliest accidents

1. Ryan NAVION B, Garfield, CO (Jul 11, 1997) · 4 killed
2. Ryan NAVION A, Franklin, PA (Nov 14, 1988) · 3 killed
3. Ryan NAVION B, Pacoima, CA (Sep 26, 1997) · 2 killed
4. Ryan NAVION, Westhampton Beach, NY (Feb 26, 2017) · 2 killed
5. Ryan NAVION, Truckee, CA (Jul 17, 2018) · 2 killed
6. Ryan NAVION A, Fiddletown, CA (Mar 12, 1983) · 2 killed
7. Ryan PT-22/ST-3KR, Mesa, AZ (May 21, 1983) · 2 killed
8. Ryan ST3KR, Firebaugh, CA (Jul 13, 1987) · 2 killed
9. Ryan NAVION NA-4, Fancy Gap, VA (Mar 25, 1988) · 2 killed
10. Ryan NAVION L-17B, Olympia, WA (May 21, 1994) · 2 killed

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Other aircraft makers

• Cessna · 24,148 accidents
• Piper · 13,241 accidents
• Beech · 4,780 accidents
• Bell · 2,250 accidents
• Boeing · 1,579 accidents
• Robinson · 1,575 accidents
• Mooney · 1,237 accidents
• Grumman · 1,000 accidents
• Air Tractor · 932 accidents
• Bellanca · 918 accidents

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.