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
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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NTSB. (December 11, 2022). Number of fatalities from accidents in general aviation in the United States between 2000 and 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031953/us-general-aviation-fatalities/
NTSB. "Number of fatalities from accidents in general aviation in the United States between 2000 and 2020." Chart. December 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031953/us-general-aviation-fatalities/
NTSB. (2022). Number of fatalities from accidents in general aviation in the United States between 2000 and 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031953/us-general-aviation-fatalities/
NTSB. "Number of Fatalities from Accidents in General Aviation in The United States between 2000 and 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031953/us-general-aviation-fatalities/
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Number of fatalities from accidents in general aviation in the United States between 2000 and 2020 [Graph], NTSB, December 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031953/us-general-aviation-fatalities/
