Aviation accidents in Wisconsin

1,465 accidents and incidents are recorded in Wisconsin (1982–2026), with 475 people killed and 263 seriously injured. 17% of the accidents were fatal.

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Deadliest accidents

  1. Douglas DC-9-14, Milwaukee, WI (Sep 6, 1985) · 31 killed
  2. Beech 200, Jefferson, WI (Nov 16, 1987) · 8 killed
  3. Piper PA-32R-300, Watertown, WI (Aug 19, 1990) · 7 killed
  4. Piper PA-28-140, Osceola, WI (Feb 3, 1991) · 7 killed
  5. Cessna 550, Milwaukee, WI (Jun 4, 2007) · 6 killed
  6. Cessna 421C, Catawba, WI (Jul 1, 2017) · 6 killed
  7. Bell 206B, Elkhorn, WI (Aug 27, 1990) · 5 killed
  8. Grumman American AA-5, Middleton, WI (Jun 7, 1987) · 4 killed
  9. Cessna 172N, Cumberland, WI (Dec 17, 1991) · 4 killed
  10. Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R, Newton, WI (Mar 15, 1997) · 4 killed

By year

AccidentsFatalKilled
198227813
198340813
198447815
198558536
19865358
198747923
19883655
198938713
199040924
199142919
1992351219
199347813
19943723
199539611
19963355
199731611
1998431019
19994056
200031717
2001421220
20023656
200332511
2004371015
20053868
20062169
20072249
2008401019
20092347
20102623
201131811
20123523
20131824
20142244
201530713
20162845
201725614
201826510
20191922
20201411
202125712
20222323
20232558
20242412
20252412
20261511

By phase of flight

AccidentsFatalKilled
Landing16357
Cruise852141
Approach611631
Takeoff5779
Maneuvering491423
Climb39810
Ground1622

By main cause (NTSB coding)

AccidentsFatalKilled
Aircraft or equipment2212949
Pilot or crew1823763
Environment or weather3234
Organization113

By type of operation

AccidentsFatalKilled
General aviation1,329238415
Agricultural5255
Charter and air taxi44921
Airline31131

Aircraft makers

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna41860111
Piper2474184
Beech1042451
Robinson2847
Mooney2657
Bell21611
Aeronca1957
Bellanca1845
Boeing1611
Taylorcraft1412

Aircraft models

AccidentsFatalKilled
Cessna 1721161631
Piper PA-28931535
Cessna 1506034
Cessna 18252914
Cessna 1523146
Mooney M202345
Piper PA-381811
Piper PA-3218614
Robinson R441747
Cessna 1771523

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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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