Fatal aviation accidents in 2023
294 fatal cases in 2023, 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.
Cases newest first · 294
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-24 | CEN23FA201 | Cessna 182T N577TZ |
Grand Isle Louisiana |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-21 | ERA23FA238 | Beech V35 N272S |
Rougemont North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-21 | ERA23FA239 | Commander Aircraft CO 114TC N6042E |
Palm City Florida |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-21 | ERA23LA240 | Cessna R182 N182LG |
Macon North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-20 | GAA23WA152 | Cirrus SR20 PHYMC |
Mali Makovnik Croatia |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2023-05-20 | GAA23WA153 | Avions Robin DR400 HBEQD |
Les Ponts-De-Martel Switzerland |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2023-05-20 | WPR23LA192 | Viking Air Limited DHC-6-400 N153QS |
Half Moon Bay California |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-17 | CEN23FA190 | Beech E-90 N522MJ |
Winslow Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-17 | ERA23FA234 | Piper PA-25-235 N430AB |
Hollywood Florida |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-15 | CEN23FA187 | Cessna 172 N2946U |
Chambers Nebraska |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-14 | CEN23FA183 incident |
Robinson R22 Beta N40506 |
Brady Texas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-14 | WPR23FA188 | Cessna T182T N665B |
Albany Wyoming |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-10 | WPR23FA185 | Gates Lear Jet 36A N56PA |
San Clemente Island California |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-08 | GAA23WA147 | Cessna 182 HCCJL |
Shell Ecuador |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-05-07 | ERA23FA219 | Cessna 182 N725AS |
Reliance Tennessee |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-06 | CEN23FA173 | Cessna 310D N6798T |
Ennis Texas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-06 | CEN23FA174 | Amateur-built R172 N15188 |
Victor Colorado |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-05-05 | GAA23WA146 | Engineering & Research 415-C N3254B |
St. Mary Jamaica |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-05-02 | GAA23WA143 | Robinson R-44 B70YA |
Shanxi China |
3 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-05-01 | GAA23WA140 | Cessna 206 HK2803 |
Chiribiquete National Park Colombia |
7 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2023-05-01 | WPR23FA173 | Beech A36 N2038Y |
Big Bear California |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-30 | CEN23FA167 | Titan TORNADO N31311 |
Lewisville Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-04-30 | GAA23WA148 | Cessna 185 PPNIK |
Sao Paulo Brazil |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-30 | WPR23FA172 | Cessna 172S N575ND |
Los Angeles California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-26 | ERA23FA209 | Cessna 177B N123DS |
Watkinsville Georgia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-04-26 | GAA23WA139 | Cessna 206 CP2625 |
Santa Ana del Yucuma Bolivia |
5 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-23 | GAA23WA133 | Piper PA32 CCPFC |
Isla Mocha Chile |
4 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-21 | GAA23WA129 | Lancair 360 LYBRS |
Taurages Lithuania |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-18 | ERA23FA200 | Cessna 172 N734GB |
London Ohio |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-17 | GAA23WA131 | Cirrus SR22 VHXGR |
Bankstown Australia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-15 | ERA23FA194 | Amateur-built VELOCITY N2357 |
Andrews North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-04-14 | GAA23WA125 | Embraer EMB203 PTBYA |
Tapurah Brazil |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-13 | CEN23FA155 | Amateur-built Ace N5545 |
Mammoth Springs Arkansas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-11 | ERA23FA188 | Amateur-built RV-12 N543GM |
Climax North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-04-11 | WPR23FA153 | Amateur-built GLASTAR N8488 |
Cal-Nev-Ari Nevada |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-07 | ERA23FA185 | Piper PA-32-260 N44588 |
Sebastian Florida |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-06 | ERA23FA181 | Piper PA32R N635BD |
Venice Florida |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-04-06 | ERA23FA182 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N911TK |
Jesup Georgia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-04 | GAA23WA141 | Robinson R44 VHWLH |
Middlemount Australia |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-02 | ERA23FA175 | Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2 N231SH |
Chelsea Alabama |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-02 | GAA23WA120 | Piper PA28 VHPXR |
Prosperpine Australia |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2023-04-02 | WPR23FA141 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N424SW |
Oxbow Oregon |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-04-01 | WPR23FA138 | Aerotrike Cobra UNREG |
Santa Teresa New Mexico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-03-29 | CEN23FA144 | Amateur-built STOL CH701 N43414 |
Oxford Mississippi |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-03-27 | GAA23WA108 | Grumman G164 CXBTIR |
Comercial Uruguay |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2023-03-26 | CEN23FA142 | Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II N441PD |
Port Allen Louisiana |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-03-25 | ERA23FA163 | Amateur-built AR-1 N47AR |
Gainesville Georgia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-03-25 | ERA23FA164 | Piper PA-28-161 N21480 |
Johns Island South Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-03-24 | ANC23FA031 | Bell Helicopter Textron 407 N14Z |
Nuevo California |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-03-21 | WPR23FA137 | Cessna 182S N314FR |
Alcova Wyoming |
1 killed substantial damage |
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.
