The Lemon IndexPlanes · Single-engine piston
Cessna 206 Stationair.
Every U.S. accident NTSB investigated, 2008 to 2025.
Photos: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Wikimedia Commons)
177accidents
19%were fatal
67deaths
9%aircraft destroyed
What happened. NTSB's defining event, share of accidents.
Loss of engine power (total)14%
Loss of control on ground12%
Loss of control in flight6%
Collision during takeoff/land6%
Hard landing5%
Abnormal runway contact5%
Pilot or plane? How often NTSB listed an aircraft problem among the causes.
26%the plane was part of the cause
engine, systems, structure or propeller
engine, systems, structure or propeller
74%people or weather only
pilot decisions, control, fuel planning
pilot decisions, control, fuel planning
Out of 138 accidents where NTSB recorded a cause. When the plane was a cause, it was most often the engine (reciprocating).
When. Phase of flight.
Landing32%
Enroute20%
Initial climb11%
Approach11%
Takeoff11%
Accidents per year.
200815
200913
201016
201112
20129
201314
20149
201513
201613
20179
201810
20197
20204
20215
20225
20237
20249
20257
More planes flying means more accidents, so counts aren't a safety score by themselves. Compare the shares above.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, U.S. accidents 2008–2025. ntsb.gov · Every plane
Updated