Aviation accidents in Connecticut

197 accidents and incidents are recorded in Connecticut (1990–2026), with 60 people killed and 37 seriously injured. 18% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 55%, followed by aircraft or equipment (37%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1990 to 7 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Boeing B17, Windsor Locks, CT (Oct 2, 2019) · 7 killed
2. Cessna 182Q, Groton, CT (Jun 27, 2005) · 4 killed
3. Cessna 560, Farmington, CT (Sep 2, 2021) · 4 killed
4. Beech V35B, Chester, CT (Jan 31, 2002) · 2 killed
5. Cessna 172S, Plainville, CT (Aug 17, 2002) · 2 killed
6. Piper PA-32R-301T, Woodbury, CT (Dec 21, 2002) · 2 killed
7. Learjet 35A, Groton, CT (Aug 4, 2003) · 2 killed
8. Robinson R-44, Killingly, CT (Jun 18, 2004) · 2 killed
9. Piper PA-28-161, Madison, CT (Oct 11, 2004) · 2 killed
10. Cessna R182, New Fairfield, CT (May 24, 2005) · 2 killed

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Other US states

• California · 8,132 accidents
• Texas · 5,678 accidents
• Alaska · 5,306 accidents
• Florida · 5,152 accidents
• Arizona · 2,708 accidents
• Colorado · 2,672 accidents
• Washington · 2,605 accidents
• Michigan · 1,909 accidents
• Illinois · 1,841 accidents
• Georgia · 1,831 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.