Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Fatal aviation accidents in 1986

499 fatal cases in 1986, 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 · 499

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1986-10-19	CHI87DEM01	Brown ACRO SPORT II N3045E	Grand Haven Michigan	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-19	MKC87DCQ01	Amateur-built QUICKIE N3241N	Harper Kansas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-18	NYC87FA021	Piper PA-28-235 N33808	Jamestown New York	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-18	NYC87FA022	Amateur-built 112 N1207J	Beekman New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-17	LAX87MA018	Cessna 172N N1048F	Altadena California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-16	LAX87FA017	Bell 206B-3 N3182V	Lompoc California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-16	NYC87FA020	Cessna 182E +1 more N2830Y	Fishers Island New York	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-15	CHI87FA004	Piper PA-28-161 +1 more N8267W	Charleston Illinois	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-10-15	NYC87FA015	Cessna 185 N61438	Greenville Maine	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-10-14	NYC87FA011	Cessna 172 N6090J	Croton On Hud. New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-13	ATL87FA042	Piper PA-28-140 N4576R	Pell City Alabama	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-11	LAX87FA014	Cessna 177RG N34213	Happy Jack Arizona	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-05	ATL87FA001	Piper J3-65C +1 more N70414	Goldsboro North Carolina	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-05	MIA87FA003	Amateur-built STAR-LITE N124PK	Raymond Mississippi	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-05	MKC87FA002	Cessna 150 N22943	Fort Scott Kansas	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-04	DCA87AA002	Lockheed 382G N15ST	Kelly Afb Texas	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-03	NYC87FA006	Piper PA-28-140 N38688	Holyoke Massachusetts	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-02	MIA87FA002	Piper PA-60-600 N217HM	Tallahassee Florida	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-10-01	NYC87FA002	Cessna 152 N48925	Lumberton New Jersey	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-29	BFO86FA050	Mooney M20F N6443Q	Leesburg Virginia	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-29	CHI86FA233	Beech E18S N101VE	Chicago Illinois	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-29	LAX86DVA17	Hiller UH-12E N5385V	Visalia California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-28	BFO86FA049	Piper PA-31-350 N59942	Elkwood Virginia	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-26	ATL86FA266	Piper TG8-J3C-65 N27047	Apex North Carolina	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-25	ATL86FA265	Cessna A-37A N3757Z	Yantley Alabama	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-25	DEN86FA259	Cessna 340A N6663G	Crawford Colorado	5 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-25	FTW86FA171	Cessna 152 N5542P	Pearland Texas	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-24	MKC86FA195	Piper PA-28-180 N7744N	Harvard Nebraska	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-23	ATL86FA264	Bell 222UT N251CC	Galax Virginia	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-23	CHI86FA230	Cessna 172K N78715	East Tawas Michigan	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-23	MIA86FA252	Cessna 152II N4865L	Clewiston Florida	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-23	SEA86FYE01	Amateur-built B-8-M N4621N	Deer Park Washington	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-21	DEN86FTE03	Amateur-built BUSHBY MUSTANG N117RD	Casper Wyoming	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-20	ATL86FA259	Cessna 150M N66297	Screven Georgia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-20	CHI86FEP09	Piper PA-32R-300 N4909F	Wisconsin Rapid Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-20	SEA86FA248	Cessna 172 N5481J	Overton Nevada	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-19	NYC86FA237	Cessna 337D N2680S	Lapeer New York	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-18	DEN86FA254	Cessna 182Q N735GN	Ovid Colorado	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-16	DEN86FA252	Cessna 172M N1691V	Bennett Colorado	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-16	MKC86FA189	Piper PA28-151 N44501	Foristell Missouri	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-15	DEN86FA249	Cessna 182G N2030R	Brighton Colorado	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-15	FTW86FRD25	Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M18 N2710L	Mer Rouge Louisiana	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-14	BFO86FA047	Bellanca 8GCBC N53899	Woodbine Maryland	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-13	ANC86FA167	Piper PA-18 N9109D	Port Alsworth Alaska	2 killed destroyed	Final
1986-09-13	NYC86FGM07	Amateur-built BENSON B-8-M N6154	Cooperstown Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-12	ANC86FA151	Piper PA-18 N150SG	Christian Lake Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-12	LAX86FVG08	Christen Industries EAGLE II N19DW	Rio Vista California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-12	SEA86FA245	Cessna 150M N9250U	Carbonado Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-12	SEA86LA243	Grumman G164A-450 N8025K	Orovado Nevada	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-09	DEN86FAMS3	Mooney M20F N2688W	Cuba New Mexico	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary

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.