2016 — aviation safety

All recorded aviation accidents and incidents in 2016.

3,571Total events
665Fatal accidents
421Hull losses
2,409Total fatalities

By aircraft category

2016 accidents by aircraft category55%19%13%11%piston (1139)jet (392)turboprop (268)helicopter (229)glider (34)

Monthly distribution

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