FAA incident reports
234,247 FAA reports of aviation accidents and incidents, from the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS) through its Aviation Safety Information Portal. An incident falls short of an accident: a bird strike, say, or a gear-up landing without substantial damage. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one.
Reports per year
| 1973 | 4,353 |
|---|---|
| 1974 | 4,488 |
| 1975 | 4,357 |
| 1976 | 4,305 |
| 1977 | 4,413 |
| 1978 | 9,617 |
| 1979 | 9,031 |
| 1980 | 8,531 |
| 1981 | 7,755 |
| 1982 | 6,491 |
| 1983 | 6,161 |
| 1984 | 6,130 |
| 1985 | 6,169 |
| 1986 | 6,175 |
| 1987 | 6,113 |
| 1988 | 6,424 |
| 1989 | 6,324 |
| 1990 | 6,314 |
| 1991 | 6,158 |
| 1992 | 5,498 |
| 1993 | 5,075 |
| 1994 | 4,865 |
| 1995 | 4,919 |
| 1996 | 4,710 |
| 1997 | 4,439 |
| 1998 | 4,282 |
| 1999 | 4,528 |
| 2000 | 4,331 |
| 2001 | 3,951 |
| 2002 | 3,851 |
| 2003 | 3,772 |
| 2004 | 3,563 |
| 2005 | 3,434 |
| 2006 | 3,137 |
| 2007 | 3,211 |
| 2008 | 3,307 |
| 2009 | 2,833 |
| 2010 | 3,008 |
| 2011 | 2,970 |
| 2012 | 2,920 |
| 2013 | 2,606 |
| 2014 | 2,451 |
| 2015 | 2,418 |
| 2016 | 2,536 |
| 2017 | 2,482 |
| 2018 | 2,529 |
| 2019 | 2,465 |
| 2020 | 2,233 |
| 2021 | 2,316 |
| 2022 | 2,348 |
| 2023 | 2,269 |
| 2024 | 2,240 |
| 2025 | 2,160 |
| 2026 | 1,272 |
Where
Open the mapAccidents from 1973, incidents from 1978. Reports reach the FAA’s database months after the event, so the latest year is incomplete.
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Incident 20260927012349IRobinson R-44 · Ozona, TXOn September 27, 2026, at 1235 CDT, a Robinson R-44 helicopter bearing registration number [privacy data omitted], registered to a corporation, struck a wire on a private ranch while hunting. The helicopter landed, and then departed due to a brush fire…Incident 20260924012179IHayes Tony George Lancair Legacy · Abilene, TXOn September 24, 2026, at 1408 CDT, a Lancair Legacy aircraft bearing registration number [privacy data omitted], registered to a private owner, suffered landing gear extension failure on landing at Abilene Regional Airport, in Abilene TX. The aircraft had a…Incident 20260923012359IBeech 400A · Greensboro, NCHydraulic fitting had a leak and on the emergency landing left MLG tire had a blow out.Accident 20260921012649ABeech B95 · Newport, OROn September 21, 2026, at 12:36 pm PDT (1936Z), Beechcraft B95 [privacy data omitted], piloted by [privacy data omitted], took off from runway 34 at Newport municipal airport (konp) in Newport, Oregon, heading west over the pacific ocean. At approximately…Incident 20260921012559IHonda HA-420 · Houston, TXHonda jet HA-420, struck a deer during takeoff roll on rwy 33. Aircraft aborted take off and taxied to FBO ramp with no further incident. Minor damage to left wing leading edge and left main landing gear door.Incident 20260919012189ISmith Aerostar 600 · Gig Harbor, WAI conducted a CFR part 91 flight in a 1976 Smith Aerostar, [privacy data omitted], on 19 September 2026. The purpose of the flight was a pleasure flight to include a scenic lap around Mt. Rainier for my two passengers. The aircraft is based at the auburn…Accident 20260919012079APiper PA-12 · Salem, ORThe flight departed from OR87 (blue skies farm), utilizing runway 19 to the south. The pilot conducted a scenic flight to the east, making a left turn toward the north and proceeding toward silverton at approximately 1,000 feet. The flight lasted…Incident 20260916011979ITextron 680A · Missoula, MTThe aircraft diverted to kmso after the crew selected gear down and noticed a strange sound. Moments later they observed a nose gear disagree and noticed the nose gear did not deploy. The crew followed qrh proedures and pulled the d ring with no effect. Next…Accident 20260915012659APiper PA-18-150 · Roundup, MTOn September 15, 2026, a Piper cub, PA-18 was landing at a back country landing area near grass range, Montana. Upon landing rollout, the aircraft rolled over on its back, striking the propeller. The only person on board was the pilot. No injuries reported.…Incident 20260914011869IDehavilland DHC 2 MK III · Bozeman, MT[privacy data omitted], The PIC of [privacy data omitted], left ksun around 0900 and landed at kbzn around 1100 local time on 9/14/2026. Enroute weather was vfr/clear with no turbulence. He claims to have had plenty of sleep the night before. He was the only…Accident 20260913012269ACessna 180 · Pagosa Springs, COOn Sunday, 09/13/2026, at approximately 11:00 am local, a Cessna 180, registration [privacy data omitted], experienced a runway excursion and subsequent ground loop during landing roll at Pagosa Springs airport. The commercial/private pilot and three…Incident 20260912012669ICessna 150M · Wiscasset, MEDuring an evening flight under VMC conditions from brunswick, Maine, to Wiscasset, Maine, for refueling, the approach to runway 25 proceeded normally through the pattern, base leg, and final. After the main gear touched down and the rollout began to lower the…Incident 20260912012279IEdwards James C Mirage Celerity · Prescott, WAPilot reported oil pressure loss then power loss. Landed in a farm field about eight miles west of Prescott, WA. Right main gear folded, left main broke off. Unknown at this time what caused the failure. This report may be updated after additional information…Accident 20260912012089AAerovodochody L-29 Delfin · Roswell, NMOn 09/13/2026 at approx 1230 MDT a L-29 aircraft registered to a private indidvidual. The aircraft declared rt gear unsafe light. Flew around Roswell until the tower and chase plane verified that the rt gear was down and locked. After landing on rwy 17, on…Accident 20260912011829ADiamond DA20 · Howell, MIAirman was trying to get current for night flying. Airman made one take off and pattern circuit, then landed. Airman had plenty of runway available so she applied takeoff power and accelerated down runway 31 for a second trip around the pattern. Upon reaching…Incident 20260912011559IDevault Gabriel V Sonex Xenos · North Tisbury, MAOn 9/12/26 at approximately 12:43PM, [privacy data omitted], a Sonex Xenos electric motorglider, was departing mvy on rwy 6. The aircraft began the roll past taxiway d. a crosswind occurred and blew from the right. The tail lifted and the rudder lost…Accident 20260911012459ATaylorcraft BL-65 · Caribou Hills, AKFrom FAA form 8020-9 aircraft accident preliminary notice brief description: "While landing on a remote strip the landing gear broke causing the aircraft to flip over and become inverted. Weather: Speci paho 112257Z 24008KT 3SM br FEW001 BKN005 11/09 A3033"…Incident 20260911012369IDouglas A-4K · Kinston, NCOn 09/11/2026 at approximately 1425Z [privacy data omitted], a Douglas A-4 skyhawk callsign jedi 1, landed gear-up at kiso rwy 23. The aircraft was landing from a flight conducted under pao in contract with the F-15E formal training unit from seymour johnson…Incident 20260910012379IPiper PA-12 · Birchwood, AKOn September 10, 2026, at 14:15 AKDT, a Piper PA-12 super cruiser was involved in a ground collision with a light pole at bcv airport in Birchwood, Alaska. The aircraft was taxiing across the airport with one person on board and no intent to fly. As the…Accident 20260910011989ACessna 170B · Skwentna, AKOn September 10, 2026, the pilot-in-command was conducting off-airport operations in a tundra field located 9.1 miles north-northwest of Skwentna, Alaska. During the takeoff roll, just after applying full power, the aircraft hit a soft spot causing it to…Accident 20260910011899AGernon Searey · De Quincy, LAThe pilot of an experimental amateur-built airplane encountered a crosswind gust of air during take-off runway 340 from De Quincy Industrial Airpark (5R8) in De Quincy, LA. The pilot stated he began take-off roll and gained enough speed to lift the tail wheel…Accident 20260910011889ACessna 210 · Polson, MTStudent pilot stated that he intended to practice forward slips to landing, upon entering forward slip the engine did not respond to power inputs resulting in the aircraft impacting a fence and the ground before the runway.Accident 20260910011879APiper PA-18A 150 · Palmer, AKDuring the final approach, the pilot noticed a slightly higher groundspeed compared to the previous three landings but chose to proceed with the landing given the airstrip's length. Upon initial touchdown, the aircraft bounced back into the air. The…Incident 20260909012389IBowen Dudley H JR Skybolt A E · Crockett, TXThe Houston FSDO inspector interviewed the pilot, [privacy data omitted] at Crockett, Texas (dkr). Mr. Cook said he was landing and at touchdown he bounced the aircraft. He attempted to compensate but the aircraft settled and on the second bounce the aircraft…Accident 20260909012199APiper PA-18-150 · Moses Lake, WAAttempted landing on a sand dune in potholes reservoir. Touched down on a berm just in front of the place he was shooting for, which launched the aircraft up then came down, hitting its nose then flipping over.Accident 20260909011669AWawrzynski Vincent P RV-7 · Columbia, CAOn September 9, 2026, at approximately 1100 local time, a van's RV-7 collided with a hangar during takeoff roll on runway 35 at Columbia Airport (O22) in Columbia, California. The pilot was the sole occupant. During the takeoff roll, the pilot observed the…Incident 20260909011659ICessna 172P · Modesto, CAOn September 9, 2026, at approximately 1850 local time, a Cessna 172P was conducting a part 91 introductory flight from Modesto, California, with two occupants on board: the pilot and a prospective flight student. While executing a slow cruise climb from…Accident 20260908012469ANord Stampe SV4C · Camas, WAIt appears the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft during landing phase of flight resulting in damage to aircraft.Accident 20260908012099ABeech 200 · Roswell, NMOn September 8, 2026, at 0104 MDT, a BE-200 experienced a l/h and r/h main gear collapse due to a hard landing on runway 17 at Roswell Air Center in Roswell, new Mexico. The aircraft was being operated on a 135 air/ambulance flight. Visual meteorological…Accident 20260907012679ACessna 172N · San Diego, CAOn 09/07/2026 at 1719 CFI [privacy data omitted] and student pilot [privacy data omitted] on board aircraft [privacy data omitted] were on a training flight at montgomery-gibbs executive airport (myf) while attempting a landing on runway 28L aircraft pitched…Accident 20260907012479AFilip Richard/Fakowee Avia Indus Thrp T211 SP E · Benson, AZOn September 7, 2026, at approximately 02:39 am local time, aircraft [privacy data omitted], an amateur built, thrp T211 sp e, lost engine power and crashed in Benson Arizona. The owner/pilot of the aircraft was the only occupant at the time of the crash. The…Incident 20260907011999IPiper PA-12 · Lincolnville, MEPilot stated that they maintained an airspeed of 50 miles per hour and landed long due to a tailwind. Aircraft touched down 3/4 of the way down the grass field runway, boucned, and lost directional control. Aircraft went across a paved Road at the end of the…Accident 20260907011299AMooney M20F · Titusville, FLApproximately 10:14 am the transient aircraft began its takeoff roll northbound on the 36/18 7,300-foot runway at ktix from the 5,000-foot intersection. It appeared to attempt an aborted takeoff within the final 1,000 feet of the runway before continuing the…Incident 20260906012569IMooney M20M · White Plains, NYWhile on approach to land at hpn, airman failed to lower his landing gear and perform a complete pre landing checklist. Airman has received verbal counseling from ASI and has voluntarily seeked remedial training from a part 141 flight school consisting of…Incident 20260906012489IPiper PA-28-181 · Longmont, COOn September 6th, 2026, approximatly 10AM student pilot operating [privacy data omitted] departed airport (kbjc) broomfield Colorado for planned touch and go at airport (klmo) Longmont Colorado. Pilot stated prior to entering (klmo) traffic pattern he…Incident 20260906012289IYabora Industria Aeronautica S ERJ 170-200 LL · Denver, COOn September 6, 2026, skywest airlines flight 4732 departed Denver International Airport (den) from runway 25. During the takeoff roll, the right main inboard tire shredded. Tire debris caused secondary aircraft damage, including loss of no. 2 hydraulic…Incident 20260906012109IBeech A36 · Jacksonville, FLCommercial pilot was landing a Beechcraft bonanza on a wet runway with heavy rain present. The traffic pattern was abbreviated due to weather and the aircraft touched down approximately 1000' past the approach end. Following a normal flare and touch down the…Incident 20260905012209IPiper PA-28-180 · Temple, TXThe pilot departed from hillsboro municipal airport (kinj) with the intended destination of georgetown municipal airport (kgtu). Near Temple, Texas, the pilot chose to divert to closest airport, draughon-miller central Texas regional airport (ktpl), due to…Incident 20260905012119IIcon A5 · Byron, CAOn the morning of September 5, I completed a thorough pre-flight at the aircraft’s home base at Byron Airport (C83), where the aircraft is hangered. The weight and balance was completed and Found well within limits. The takeoff gross weight was 1337 with 15…Incident 20260905011679ICessna 172S · Farmingdale, NYAc was undergoing test taxiing on a taxi way after "shimmy repair" when the nose wheel detached from the nose strut due to improper installation of the nose wheel by not having the cotter pin properly installed to the left castle nut. Mechanics were…Accident 20260904012299ACirrus Design SR20 · California, MDOccurrence on 4 sep 26 @ K2W6 (1653Z) Reported to dca FSDO 11 sep 2026 Investigated aircraft @ 2W6 on 14 sep 2026 On 11 sep 2026 the DC FSDO received a report of an incident/accident at 2W6 in st mary's MD that occurred on 4 sep 2026. The called was placed by…Incident 20260904011909IAirbus A320-232 · New York, NYThe flight crew experienced an exceptionally long taxi sequence involving multiple reroutes, requiring them to shut down an engine and restart it just minutes prior to departure. Once cleared, the first officer (fo), acting as the pilot flying, executed a…Accident 20260904011839ACessna 152 · Carlsbad, CAOn September 4, 2026 [privacy data omitted] was returning from a student solo cross country flight to san bernardino. During landing her approach became unstable and she landed nose heavy and bounced. Instead of initiating a go around from that bounce, she…Accident 20260904011129ADiamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG · Leesburg, FLPilot statement: departed korl at 7:10 for a VFR departure to the nw, planning to stay in the pattern at klee for touch and goes. We entered the pattern following all proper procedures and completed four laps before the final approach where the accident…Accident 20260903011919ABell OH-58A · Phoenix, AZPIC stated he and another pilot departed from Phoenix deer valley airport (dvt) to practice hovering autorotations. PIC completed one hovering autorotation followed by other pilot completing one. PIC stated that at approximately 0845 local time, he began the…Accident 20260901012499ACessna 210K · Dawson Springs, KYPilot reported after departing airport (2I0), while climbing through 4500 feet he heard a loud bang, the engine started running rough and begin to shake, lost 3 cylinders. Pilot looked for a place to land and seen an airport (8M7) on the map and circled…Incident 20260901012399ICessna 172M · Tyonek, AKThe pilot was landing a Cessna 172 at Tyonek airport in VFR conditions. The aircraft had touched down and was rolling out when a young bull moose ran in front of the airplane. The moose was hit by the propellor and damaged the right front cowling. This was a…Accident 20260901012009ACessna R182 · Lebanon, TNOn September 1, 2026, [privacy data omitted], a Cessna R182, [privacy data omitted], was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Tennessee, with one person on board. During the flight, the pilot reported a loss of engine power. The aircraft subsequently…Incident 20260901011509ICessna 150E · Packwood, WAOn September 1, 2026, about 1020 pacific daylight time, a personal flight departed jefferson county airport (0S9), port townsend, Washington, bound for Packwood airport (55S), Packwood, Washington. The pilot and a rated, but not current pilot passenger…Accident 20260901010889ABoeing A75L300 · Taylor, TXAircraft was landing on runway 17 upon touchdown the aircraft began to skid/slip to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and aileron which did not have effect in controlling the skid slip. The aircraft departed the active into the sod, continuing to…