Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Fatal aviation accidents

18,517 fatal cases, newest first. Every case.

94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.

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Cases newest first · 18,517

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1988-10-07	DEN89FA009	Cessna T210M N732QP	Clovis New Mexico	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-07	LAX89FA010	Cessna 182R N1787R	Salinas California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-07	NYC89FA006	Piper PA-28-180 N7293W	Renovo Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-05	DEN89FA007	Mooney M20E N5997Q	Walsh Colorado	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-03	LAX89FA001	Beech B23 N7621R	Scottsdale Arizona	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-03	LAX89FA006	Beech A24R N8065R	Mt. Baldy California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-02	ATL89FA004	Piper PA-30 N7484Y	La Follette Tennessee	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-02	SEA89FA001	Amateur-built 337A N6314F	Eliza Island Washington	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-02	SEA89FA002	Cessna T210M N1817M	Prosser Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-01	CHI88FA249	Piper PA-60-601P N14HR	Columbus Ohio	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-01	DEN89FA001	Cessna 152 N48926	Eden Utah	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-01	MKC88FA183	Beech D55 N7826R	N. Little Rock Arkansas	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-30	CHI88FA248	Cessna 210L N5268V	Monroe Wisconsin	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-30	LAX88DVG10	Cessna A188B N21871	Dixon California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-29	BFO88FA085	Maule M-5-210C N325X	Clarksville Virginia	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-28	ATL88FA256	Bellanca 14-19-3 N7637E	Oak Grove Alabama	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-25	CHI88FA244	Piper PA-28 N6151W	Hutchinson Minnesota	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-24	SEA88LA188	Amateur-built BUSHBY MUSTANG II N7SV	Everett Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-22	MKC88FA176	Beech C23 N6022C	Belle Plaines Iowa	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-22	SEA88LA183	Cessna 150L N11582	Hadlock Washington	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-21	CHI88DEP13	Amateur-built AIR COMMAND 532 N7015C	Cottage Grove Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-21	CHI88DET06	Amateur-built NONE UNREG	Elkhart Indiana	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-21	MKC88FA175	Cessna 310R N36HD	Latimer Iowa	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-20	CHI88FA240	Bellanca 8KCAB N50702	Oswego Illinois	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-20	DEN88FA213	Piper PA-22-150 N3863P	Curtin Oregon	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-18	CHI88FA237	Cessna 182RG N9877C	Zanesville Ohio	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	FTW88FA164	Piper PA-28R-201T N47806	Okmulgee Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	LAX88FA321	Piper PA-28-140 N55478	Big Bear California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-17	FTW88DPJ12	Amateur-built STOLP SA-300 N57DH	Oklahoma City Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-17	LAX88FA319	Piper PA-24-250 N604MM	Springville California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-17	MIA88FA269	Cessna 305A N5223G	Tampa Florida	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	NYC88FA236	Cessna 172N N6586J	Adams Massachusetts	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-14	CHI88DEP12	Piper PA-36-300 N57847	Pulaski Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-12	DEN88FA202	Beech 200 N1283	Jackson Wyoming	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-11	BFO88FA082	Piper J3C-65 N98121	Orange Virginia	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-10	SEA88FA176	Bell 204B CFAHY	Entiat Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-09	NYC88FA235	Cessna 182RG N6064C	Greenville Maine	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-08	LAX88FA312	Piper PA-28-235 N8743W	Camarillo California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-08	LAX88FA314	Cessna 177RG N33283	San Luis Obispo California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-08	NYC88DHA04	Amateur-built SPORT N25JJ	Marshalls Creek Pennsylvania	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-07	MIA88FA267	Beech K35 N9525R	Morriston Florida	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-05	CHI88DER14	Amateur-built WOODSTOCK N369DK	Mankato Minnesota	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-05	CHI88FA203	Piper PA-20 N7791K	Claypool Indiana	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-05	DEN88FA199	Glasflugel H-301 N71949	Salida Colorado	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-05	FTW88FA162	Cessna 172P N99144	Marietta Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-05	SEA88FA167	Britten-Norman BN-2A N111VA	Sitka Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-05	SEA88FA169	Cessna 172E N3841S	Petersburg Alaska	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-04	CHI88FA231	Cessna 172P N52601	Boyne City Michigan	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-04	FTW88FA161	Piper PA-34-220T N83874	Carthage Texas	5 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-04	LAX88FA307	Cessna 172 N54814	Grand Canyon Arizona	4 killed destroyed	Final

About these pages

The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are not named, the site's policy at this time. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.