1948 — aviation safety

All recorded aviation accidents and incidents in 1948.

673Total events
304Fatal accidents
173Hull losses
2,748Total fatalities

By aircraft category

1948 accidents by aircraft category100%piston (285)

Monthly distribution

1948 accidents by month020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal

Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.