Planes

Plane accidents, by model.

Every U.S. accident NTSB investigated, 2008 to 2025. Corner number: share that were fatal.

When it crashes

Cessna 310/340/414/421 twins.

38% of its accidents were fatal, the most of any common model.

Airliners

Mostly turbulence.

About 36% of U.S. airliner accidents were turbulence encounters. Under 1 in 50 were fatal.

Every model. Tap one for what happened, the phase of flight and the plane-vs-pilot split.

Single-engine piston

Cessna 172 Skyhawk11%1,884 accidentsPiper PA-28 Cherokee / Warrior / Archer16%1,211 accidentsCessna 182 Skylane15%724 accidentsCessna 150/15214%715 accidentsBeechcraft Bonanza30%679 accidentsCessna 180/185 Skywagon6%551 accidentsPiper PA-18 Super Cub6%523 accidentsCessna 210 Centurion15%395 accidentsPiper PA-32 Saratoga / Cherokee Six25%379 accidentsMooney M2027%365 accidentsPiper PA-12 / PA-229%361 accidentsCirrus SR2231%288 accidentsCessna 1705%218 accidentsMaule8%192 accidentsCessna 206 Stationair19%177 accidentsPiper J-3 Cub12%136 accidentsGrumman AA-1 / AA-522%129 accidentsAeronca Champ14%124 accidentsCirrus SR2021%92 accidentsDiamond DA207%75 accidentsDiamond DA4016%57 accidents

Turboprop

Beechcraft King Air22%125 accidentsCessna 208 Caravan20%98 accidents

Twin piston

Cessna 310/340/414/421 twins38%253 accidentsBeechcraft Baron31%106 accidentsPiper PA-34 Seneca18%84 accidents

Single-engine (high perf.)

Piper PA-46 Malibu / M350 / M60026%189 accidents

Agricultural

Air Tractor (crop dusters)20%423 accidents

Kit-built

Van's RV (kit planes)29%170 accidents

Helicopter

Robinson R4416%395 accidentsBell 206 / 40721%351 accidentsRobinson R2211%268 accidentsAirbus AS350 (A-Star)21%140 accidentsRobinson R6635%31 accidents

Airliner

Boeing 7371%141 accidentsAirbus A320 family0%76 accidentsBoeing 757 / 7671%68 accidentsEmbraer regional jets2%62 accidentsBoeing 777 / 7874%26 accidents

When it crashes, how often is it fatal? Models with 80+ accidents.

Cessna 310/340/414/421 twins38%

Beechcraft Baron31%

Cirrus SR2231%

Beechcraft Bonanza30%

Van's RV (kit planes)29%

Mooney M2027%

Piper PA-46 Malibu / M350 / M60026%

Piper PA-32 Saratoga / Cherokee Six25%

Beechcraft King Air22%

Grumman AA-1 / AA-522%

Cirrus SR2021%

Bell 206 / 40721%

How often is the plane to blame? Accidents where NTSB listed an engine, system, structure or propeller problem among the causes.

Cessna 210 Centurion42%

Van's RV (kit planes)34%

Piper PA-46 Malibu / M350 / M60032%

Beechcraft Bonanza32%

Cessna 310/340/414/421 twins31%

Beechcraft Baron31%

Piper PA-32 Saratoga / Cherokee Six28%

Beechcraft King Air28%

Cessna 208 Caravan27%

Cessna 206 Stationair26%

Piper PA-34 Seneca26%

Mooney M2024%

Counts follow fleet size (the Cessna 172 is the most common plane in the U.S.), so compare the shares, not the totals. Per-plane rates need the FAA registry; coming soon. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, U.S. accidents 2008–2025.