Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Fatal aviation accidents in 1989

480 fatal cases in 1989, 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 · 480

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1989-09-30	CHI89FA196	Beech A36TC N2YS	Greencastle Indiana	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-30	LAX89FA334	Cessna 152 N6422M	Lancaster California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-30	MKC89FA201	Piper PA-22-150 N7844D	St. Charles Minnesota	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-30	NYC89FA221	Aeronca 65TL N33890	Beaver Falls Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-29	ATL89DKG06	Bell UH-1B N840MC	Plains Georgia	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-29	SEA89FA180	Cessna 177RG N8055G	Nyssa Oregon	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-29	SEA89FA183	Cessna 182F N3581Y	Diamond Lake Oregon	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-28	ANC89DAG02	Amateur-built LONG EZ/52 N52AK	Palmer Alaska	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-28	ATL89FA220	Aerospatiale AS 350D N57689	Chamblee Georgia	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-28	LAX89DVA11	Amateur-built VARI-EZE N23EZ	Oakdale California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-28	NYC89DFA02	Amateur-built COOT-A N247D	Marcy New York	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-27	DCA89MA076	Amateur-built DHC-6-300 N75GC	Grand Canyon Arizona	10 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-26	FTW89FA172	Cessna 210D N3962Y	Covington Louisiana	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-24	MIA89FA253	Cessna 172N +1 more N1063F	Ochopee Florida	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-24	SEA89LA179	Luscombe 8A N71756	Mackay Idaho	2 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-22	FTW89FA171	Piper PA-22-150 N4329A	Elgin Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-21	DCA89MA074	Boeing 737-400 N416US	Flushing New York	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-21	MIA89FA252	Cessna 152 N47009	Ochopee Florida	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-20	NYC89FA220	Mbb BO-105CB-4 N5353V	Tuckerton New Jersey	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-20	SEA89FA176	Cessna 150M N704TF	Cave Junction Oregon	2 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-19	LAX89FA319	Cessna 310K N6958L	Ojai California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	CHI89DEC08	Amateur-built STRIPLIN RANGER N46WW	Smith Creek Michigan	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	DEN89FA219	Cessna 182 N92651	Concord California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	DEN89FA222	Cessna 172N N739XX	Afton Wyoming	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	FTW89GA170	Beech A35 N566B	Escondido California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	LAX89LA324	Hughes 269A N8134Y	Agana	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	SEA89LA175	Bell 47G3B2 N83111	Monitor Washington	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	ATL89FA214	Piper PA-28R-180 N7503J	Gordon Alabama	3 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	DEN89FA218	Cessna 310I N8087M	Hesperia California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	LAX89WA326	Cessna 175 N6650E	Muiege Mexico	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1989-09-16	ATL89FA213	Beech 100 N887PE	Mayfield Kentucky	6 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-16	DEN89LA210	Let L-13 N3458	Buena Vista Colorado	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-16	FTW89DRG10	Amateur-built CH-200 N14LU	Kerrville Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-16	LAX89FA304	Rockwell 112B N1232J	La Grange California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	DEN89FA217	Piper PA-31T2 N63XL	Louisville Colorado	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	LAX89FA314	Piper PA-31-350 N70PE	Ontario California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	SEA89LA173	Miller SPECIAL JM-2 N74M	Reno Nevada	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-11	LAX89FA307	Aero Commander 680FLP N22LR	Kailua-Kona Hawaii	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-11	MKC89FA196	Piper PA-32-300 N8995N	Bentonville Arkansas	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-08	LAX89DVG09	Amateur-built FOCKE-WULF-190 N34FW	Placerville California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-07	ANC89FA160	Cessna 185 N4838C	Tanacross Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-07	DEN89FA208	Piper PA-24-180 N7835P	Grantsville Utah	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-07	DEN89FA209	Piper PA-32-260 N3999W	Lk Havasu City California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-06	FTW89DPA04	North American F-51 N51VP	Denton Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-06	LAX89FA296	Grumman AA-5B N28493	California City California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-04	DEN89DTE04	Cessna A188B N9335R	Wiggins Colorado	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-04	LAX89DUG07	Amateur-built MONARAI UNREG	Yermo California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-03	FTW89FA159	Cessna 152 +1 more N24516	Houma Louisiana	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-02	LAX89DUQ05	Amateur-built VARIEZE N393D	California City California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-02	NYC89FA206	Cessna 172P N65595	Northfield New Hampshire	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.