Taylorcraft aircraft accidents

346 accidents and incidents are recorded involving Taylorcraft aircraft (1982–2026), with 70 people killed and 70 seriously injured. 14% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 49%, followed by aircraft or equipment (41%).
• Recorded accidents went from 8 in 1982 to 3 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Taylorcraft DCO-65, San Antonio, TX (Mar 19, 1994) · 4 killed
2. Taylorcraft BC-65, Kakhonak, AK (Jun 18, 1991) · 2 killed
3. Taylorcraft BL-65, Rock Falls, IL (Aug 18, 1982) · 2 killed
4. Taylorcraft BC12-D, Kiel, WI (Oct 20, 1984) · 2 killed
5. Taylorcraft BC-65, Chinook, MT (Feb 22, 1985) · 2 killed
6. Taylorcraft BC12-D1, Mundelein, IL (Jun 28, 1985) · 2 killed
7. Taylorcraft BC12-D, Morris, MN (Jul 29, 1987) · 2 killed
8. Taylorcraft BC-12D, Fairbanks, AK (Jun 12, 1990) · 2 killed
9. Taylorcraft BC 12-D, Homedale, ID (Jun 30, 1990) · 2 killed
10. Taylorcraft DCO-75, Mckinley Park, AK (Sep 8, 1990) · 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.