Aviation accidents in Maine

237 accidents and incidents are recorded in Maine (1984–2026), with 67 people killed and 28 seriously injured. 18% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• General aviation accounts for 90% of these accidents and 95% of deaths. Airline flights account for 2% of accidents.
• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 48%, followed by aircraft or equipment (45%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1984 to 8 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Bombardier CL-600-2B16, Bangor, ME (Jan 26, 2026) · 6 killed
2. Cessna 172N, Newry, ME (Jun 22, 2006) · 4 killed
3. Cessna U206F, Greenville, ME (Sep 14, 2003) · 3 killed
4. Cessna 172N, Owls Head, ME (Nov 16, 2012) · 3 killed
5. Piper PA60, Greenville, ME (Jul 30, 2018) · 3 killed
6. Piper PA-32R-301, Kennebunkport, ME (Aug 18, 2000) · 2 killed
7. Beech B200, Rangeley, ME (Dec 22, 2000) · 2 killed
8. Bellanca 7GCBC, Sedgwick, ME (Aug 5, 2001) · 2 killed
9. Cessna 150H, Pittsfield, ME (Jun 12, 2003) · 2 killed
10. Cessna 525, West Gardiner, ME (Feb 1, 2008) · 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.