Aviation accidents in West Virginia

392 accidents and incidents are recorded in West Virginia (1982–2026), with 180 people killed and 138 seriously injured. 24% of the accidents were fatal.

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Takeaways

• General aviation accounts for 91% of these accidents and 93% of deaths. Airline flights account for 3% of accidents.
• Among accidents with a coded cause, Pilot or crew was the main factor in 49%, followed by aircraft or equipment (38%).
• Recorded accidents went from 9 in 1982 to 4 in 2025.

Deadliest accidents

1. Piper PA-34-200T, Huntington, WV (Jan 30, 2009) · 6 killed
2. Bell UH-1B, Amherstdale, WV (Jun 22, 2022) · 6 killed
3. Piper PA-32-R-300, Berkeley Spring, WV (Sep 26, 1982) · 5 killed
4. Piper PA-32R-301T, Wheeling, WV (Jul 19, 2004) · 5 killed
5. Piper PA-32RT-300T, Bluefield, WV (Feb 9, 1984) · 4 killed
6. Piper PA-31P, Lost Creek, WV (Jul 20, 1983) · 4 killed
7. Grumman American AA-5, Hurricane, WV (Oct 3, 1985) · 4 killed
8. Cessna 210M, Charleston, WV (Mar 5, 1987) · 4 killed
9. Beech C35, Rupert, WV (Apr 6, 1989) · 4 killed
10. Rockwell 114, Anawalt, WV (May 30, 1990) · 4 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.