2016 — aviation safety

All recorded aviation accidents and incidents in 2016.

3,529Total events
624Fatal accidents
406Hull losses
1,987Total fatalities

By aircraft category

2016 accidents by aircraft category56%19%13%11%piston (1128)jet (373)turboprop (254)helicopter (223)glider (34)

Monthly distribution

2016 accidents by month0100200300400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal

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