Aviation accidents in Vermont

96 accidents and incidents are recorded in Vermont (1998–2026), with 25 people killed and 20 seriously injured. 17% 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 (33%).
• Recorded accidents went from 1 in 1998 to 4 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Piper PA28R, Vergennes, VT (Sep 8, 2024) · 4 killed
2. Cessna 172, South Hero, VT (Oct 18, 2001) · 3 killed
3. Schweizer SGS 2 32, Morrisville, VT (Aug 29, 2018) · 3 killed
4. Smith Aerostar 601P, Chittenden, VT (Jan 25, 2002) · 2 killed
5. Air Trikes Tourist, Middlebury, VT (Sep 20, 2006) · 2 killed
6. Cessna 172, Newfane, VT (Jun 16, 2001) · 1 killed
7. Martel Air Command 532Elite, Highgate, VT (Jun 26, 2005) · 1 killed
8. Piper PA-23-250, Burlington, VT (Nov 22, 2005) · 1 killed
9. Embraer 110P1, Pownal, VT (Aug 4, 2006) · 1 killed
10. Smith, Ted Aerostar 601P, West Dover, VT (Dec 2, 2006) · 1 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.