Aviation accidents in Pennsylvania

1,688 accidents and incidents are recorded in Pennsylvania (1982–2026), with 727 people killed and 397 seriously injured. 19% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Boeing B-737-300, Aliquippa, PA (Sep 8, 1994) · 132 killed
  2. Boeing 757, Shanksville, PA (Sep 11, 2001) · 44 killed
  3. British Aerospace J-3101, Bear Creek Town, PA (May 21, 2000) · 19 killed
  4. Beech A36, Salisbury Twp, PA (Jul 30, 1989) · 7 killed
  5. Aero Commander 500B, Franklin, PA (Nov 20, 1983) · 6 killed
  6. Pilatus PC-12/45, Bellefonte, PA (Mar 26, 2005) · 6 killed
  7. Learjet 55, Philadelphia, PA (Jan 31, 2025) · 6 killed
  8. Piper PA-34-220T, Turbotville, PA (Sep 30, 1984) · 5 killed
  9. Mooney MO-20J, Lock Haven, PA (Apr 7, 1985) · 5 killed
  10. Cessna 441, Derry, PA (Nov 11, 1985) · 5 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
198269920
1983682037
1984681321
1985631834
198648914
198751715
1988591629
198942822
1990571115
199142814
199243812
19934479
19943710147
1995511015
19963557
1997541217
199838916
199939612
200047932
200134755
200235611
200329712
200437711
2005331021
2006361016
20073477
20083334
20093033
20101937
20112756
20123968
201327410
20142433
20153559
20163247
20173344
20182835
201930510
20201912
20212845
20223535
20231145
20241933
20251739
2026911

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Landing16844
Cruise681731
Takeoff65410
Approach651422
Climb591317
Maneuvering401320
Ground2100
Other511

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Pilot or crew2333554
Aircraft or equipment1942234
Environment or weather2923

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
General aviation1,556281480
Charter and air taxi501543
Airline423177
Agricultural2467
External load546

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna45879121
Piper37174130
Beech862256
Schweizer3611
Bell341019
Mooney33614
Aeronca2722
Robinson23814
Boeing233177
Hughes1534

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Piper PA-281633147
Cessna 1721381727
Cessna 15059913
Cessna 1524979
Cessna 1823956
Piper PA-32321220
Piper PA-222824
Mooney M202859
Aeronca 71811
Cessna 31017711

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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