U.S. general aviation: fatalities from accidents

This statistic displays the number of fatalities from accidents within the U.S. general aviation sector between 2000 and 2020. There were a total of 332 fatalities in 2020, down from 414 in 2019.

Number of fatalities from accidents in general aviation in the United States between 2000 and 2020

Characteristic	Number of fatalities
2020**	332
2019	414
2018	379
2017	331
2016	386
2015	378
2014	422
2013	390
2012	438
2011	458
2010	458
2009	481
2008	496
2007	496
2006*	706
2005	563
2004	559
2003	633
2002	581
2001	563
2000	596

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Release date

2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Supplementary notes

General aviation excludes commercial air transport and 'aerial work', therefore primarily covering private and business travel, as well as recreational flying.
* Figure includes the 154 persons killed aboard a foreign registered Boeing 737 aircraft operated by Gol Airlines when it collided with a US registered Embraer Legacy 600 business jet over the Brazilian Amazon jungle.
** Preliminary data.

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