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List: Worst aviation disasters in Wisconsin
Compiled by Ron Larson
Compiled by Ron Larson.| Year | Description | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Aug. 29. Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2 crashes near Fountain City. | 37 |
| 1985 | Sept. 6. A Midwest Express DC-9 crashes after takeoff from Milwaukee's Mitchell Field. | 31 |
| 1972 | June 29. A North Central Airlines Convair collides with an Air Wisconsin de Havilland Otter over Lake Winnegabo. | 13 |
| 1987 | Nov. 16. A King Air B2000 crashed into a wooded ridge three miles northwest of Fort Atkinson, klling all eight all passengers and the pilot. The plane was headed for a meeting at the Perry Printing Co. in Baraboo. | 9 |
| 1967 | Dec. 10. A Twin engine plane crashes into Lake Monona, killing 7, including musician Otis Redding. | 7 |
| 1969. | Nov. 6. A Lear Jet 23A headed for Racine from Benton Harbor, Michigan, crashes, killing seven. | 7 |
| 1990 | Aug. 18. A single-engine airplane crashes during the night after taking off from an unattended Watertown airport and lays undetected for an estimated 10 hours. The seven victims are members of a Hmong refugee family attending a birthday gathering. | 7 |
| 1991 | Feb. 3. An airplane, a Cessna 182, on a skydiving expedition collides with a Piper PA-28-140 over this rural community about a mile south of the Osceola airport, killing all seven people in the two planes. | 7 |
| 1969 | Oct. 3. A Piper PA-32 crashes near Bruce, Wis., killing 6. | 6 |
| 1971 | Sept. 25. A Beech 95-B55 crashes in Milwaukee during takeoff at Billy Mitchell Field, killing 6. | 6 |
| 1973 | Sept. 21. A private plane crashes in Florence County, 6 killed. | 6 |
| 1979 | April 17. A Cessna 210 crashes at the Cable airport, 6 killed. | 6 |
| 1993 | Dec. 10. A military tanker plane caught fire and exploded at Mitchell International Airport, killing six ground crew members. The Air National Guard KC-135 was being serviced at the section of the airport where the National Guard's 128th Refueling Group is based. | 6 |
| 1973 | May 1. A Beech 65-A90 crashes on its approach to the Racine airport in foggy weather, killing five. | 5 |
| 1990 | Aug. 27. A Bell BHT Helicopter crashes in the fog soon after takeoff near the Alpine Valley Music Theater, killing 5, including blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan. | 5 |
| 1993 | April 1. A twin-engine turboprop crashes behind some houses just off a main highway between Bristol and Blountville. Alan Kulwicki, winner of the 1992 Winston Cup driving championship, was among five people killed. | 5 |
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