The Lemon IndexPlanes · Single-engine (high perf.)
Piper PA-46 Malibu / M350 / M600.
Every U.S. accident NTSB investigated, 2008 to 2025.
Photos: James from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Wikimedia Commons)
189accidents
26%were fatal
111deaths
15%aircraft destroyed
What happened. NTSB's defining event, share of accidents.
Loss of control on ground16%
Loss of control in flight12%
Loss of engine power (total)7%
Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)5%
Runway excursion5%
Landing gear collapse5%
Pilot or plane? How often NTSB listed an aircraft problem among the causes.
32%the plane was part of the cause
engine, systems, structure or propeller
engine, systems, structure or propeller
68%people or weather only
pilot decisions, control, fuel planning
pilot decisions, control, fuel planning
Out of 119 accidents where NTSB recorded a cause. When the plane was a cause, it was most often the landing gear system.
When. Phase of flight.
Landing36%
Enroute21%
Approach17%
Takeoff11%
Initial climb8%
Accidents per year.
20087
20097
201015
201113
20128
201314
201415
201513
201611
20174
20189
20197
202013
202112
20229
202314
20247
202511
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