Aviation accidents in New York

1,811 accidents and incidents are recorded in New York (1982–2026), with 1,096 people killed and 375 seriously injured. 19% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R, Belle Harbor, NY (Nov 12, 2001) · 260 killed
  2. Boeing 747-131, East Moriches, NY (Jul 18, 1996) · 230 killed
  3. Bombardier Inc DHC-8-402, Clarence Center, NY (Feb 13, 2009) · 49 killed
  4. Piper PA-32RT-300, Wellsville, NY (Apr 8, 1983) · 6 killed
  5. Beech A36, Glen Falls, NY (Feb 19, 1989) · 6 killed
  6. Piper PA-31-350, Cairo Township, NY (Dec 15, 1989) · 6 killed
  7. Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, Copake, NY (Apr 12, 2025) · 6 killed
  8. Piper PA-31-350, Oneonta, NY (Mar 22, 1984) · 5 killed
  9. American Eurocopter Corp AS350B2, New York, NY (Mar 11, 2018) · 5 killed
  10. Piper PA46, Trout Creek, NY (Jun 30, 2024) · 5 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
19826337
1983802140
1984611628
1985661019
1986571319
1987641120
1988631118
198959921
1990571117
1991551320
19923058
199347916
199449813
1995531113
1996479247
199733712
19983657
19994056
20004323
20014010274
200232810
20034649
200432913
200543612
20062244
2007401015
20083055
200932658
20104979
201136713
20123759
20132846
2014281015
201534712
201633613
20172834
201837717
20191945
20202548
20212445
20222723
202328711
202430813
202517510
20261159

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Landing17556
Cruise932958
Takeoff6469
Climb632645
Approach621267
Maneuvering542633
Ground3415
Descent200
Other200

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Pilot or crew2474676
Aircraft or equipment22136111
Environment or weather3024
Organization200

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
General aviation1,572308514
Airline1184541
Charter and air taxi581426
Foreign airline2112
Agricultural1800
Public aircraft700

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna51785141
Piper31768145
Beech1053261
Boeing683234
Robinson3745
Schweizer3355
Mooney32916
Bell2846
Aeronca2668
Mcdonnell Douglas1700

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna 1721452242
Piper PA-281282554
Cessna 15088910
Cessna 18250913
Cessna 1524248
Mooney M2032916
Piper PA-3222618
Piper PA-222022
Piper PA-241933
Bell 2061934

Other US states

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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