1951 — aviation safety

All recorded aviation accidents and incidents in 1951.

530Total events
337Fatal accidents
171Hull losses
2,739Total fatalities

By aircraft category

1951 accidents by aircraft category100%piston (345)turboprop (1)

Monthly distribution

1951 accidents by month0102030405060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal

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