Aviation accidents in South Carolina

945 accidents and incidents are recorded in South Carolina (1982–2026), with 320 people killed and 161 seriously injured. 19% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Beech 200, N Myrtle Beach, SC (Feb 4, 2006) · 6 killed
  2. Beech 58TC, Bluffton, SC (Dec 26, 1991) · 5 killed
  3. Piper PA-32R-300, North Myrtle Beach, SC (Jul 2, 2023) · 5 killed
  4. Learjet LR60, Columbia, SC (Sep 20, 2008) · 4 killed
  5. Cessna 210L, Hilton Head, SC (Feb 26, 1982) · 4 killed
  6. Piper PA-32-260, Bradley, SC (Feb 28, 1982) · 4 killed
  7. Beech 23, Loris, SC (Feb 2, 1984) · 4 killed
  8. Piper PA-28-235-B, Rion, SC (Sep 1, 1985) · 4 killed
  9. Beech B-60, Gaston, SC (Jun 20, 1989) · 4 killed
  10. Cessna 172P, Caesars Head, SC (Jun 25, 1989) · 4 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
198231613
19833347
19842947
19853147
19862311
19872558
19883436
198926614
19901878
199119410
19922834
19932200
19942468
1995281013
19961857
199726510
19982859
19992346
20001834
20011357
200221712
200322713
200420922
200522814
200615413
20071425
20082025
200929815
20101957
20112167
20122111
20131347
20141348
20151248
20161522
20171223
20182134
20191800
20201323
20212244
20222123
20232149
20241000
20251900
20261436

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Landing10023
Cruise741216
Maneuvering411219
Approach401115
Climb341226
Takeoff2547
Ground1500
Descent214
Other100

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Aircraft or equipment1492026
Pilot or crew1363052
Environment or weather2312

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
General aviation858168298
Agricultural3555
Charter and air taxi29714
Airline1000
External load722

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna2674065
Piper1824587
Beech752346
Mooney31915
Cirrus1658
Bell1337
Hughes1300
Grumman1011
Aeronca1011
Hiller911

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna 17277612
Piper PA-28551631
Cessna 1523433
Cessna 15032710
Cessna 18228611
Mooney M2025611
Piper PA-3218514
Piper PA-181823
Cessna 1771411
Beech 581237

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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