Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Fatal aviation accidents in 2018

356 fatal cases in 2018, 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 · 356

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
2018-03-21	CEN18FA126	Rans INC S-16 SHEKARI N741WT	Pierce Nebraska	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-03-21	WPR18WA110	Eurocopter EC120 VHWII	Hardy Reef, Queensland Australia	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-03-11	DCA18WA106	Canadair CL600 2B16 TCTRB	Shahr-E Kurd Iran	11 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-03-11	ERA18MA099	American Eurocopter CORP AS350B2 N350LH	New York New York	5 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-03-11	WPR18FA104	Piper PA 18-150 N4511Y	La Center Washington	1 killed destroyed	Final
2018-03-08	CEN18FA116	Piper PA 31P N82605	Laredo Texas	2 killed destroyed	Final
2018-03-05	ERA18LA095	Amateur-built AUTOGYRO CALIDUS N221YT	Beaufort South Carolina	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-03-01	ERA18LA094	Cessna 172 N615JA	Ocean City Maryland	2 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-28	ERA18FA092	Quest Aircraft Company LLC KODIAC 100 N969TB	Georgetown Florida	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-28	WPR18WA097	Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II ZSHKZ	Ogies South Africa	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-27	ERA18WA100	Beech Aircraft V35B PTIEL	Brasilandia, Mato Grosso Do Sul Brazil	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-02-26	ERA18FA088	Air Tractor INC AT-802 N581LA	Greenwood Mississippi	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-25	ERA18LA089	Airborne Windsports PTY LTD EDGE XT 912 L N98YW	Eustis Florida	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-25	WPR18WA123	Cessna T210N ZSKOM	Oudtshoorn South Africa	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-23	CEN18FA107	Cessna 441 N771XW	Rossville Indiana	3 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-23	CEN18FA108	Beech 58 N678DD	Ulysses Kansas	2 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-22	ERA18WA090	Neiva EMB-720D PTVKR	Manaus City Brazil	4 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-02-22	WPR18FA095	Piper PA32R CGYGY	Monticello Utah	4 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-21	ERA18FA084	Piper PA28 N3568K	Bonifay Florida	1 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-21	WPR18FA093	Cirrus Design CORP SR22T N707DF	San Diego California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-19	WPR18FA091	Piper PA34 N14GQ	Minden Nevada	1 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-18	CEN18FA101	Socata TBM 700 N700VX	Evanston Wyoming	2 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-17	CEN18WA103	Beech 95B55 N155PR	Saint Laurent la Roche France	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-14	ERA18WA217	Cessna A188 N2451J	La Vega Dominican Republic	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-02-13	ANC18FA024	Mooney Aircraft CORP. M20 N123JN	Chuckanut Washington	1 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-12	CEN18WA104	Beech Aircraft CO. F33 OOJKM	Bolderberg Belgium	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-12	CEN18WA110	Cessna 182 XBHRG	El Pozo Mexico	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-02-11	CEN18WA096	Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28-161 LNTOS	Helle Norway	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-11	DCA18WA107	Antonov AN148 RA61704	Argunovo Russia	71 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-11	WPR18FA088	Amateur-built CIRRUS VK 30 N52TH	Agua Dulce California	4 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-11	WPR18MA087	Eurocopter EC130 N155GC	Peach Springs Arizona	5 killed destroyed	Final
2018-02-09	ERA18WA108	Piper PA25 PTOQX	Ribeirao Cascalheira Brazil	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-02-07	ERA18WA085	Beech F35 PTAVO	Itaituba Brazil	3 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-02-06	WPR18FA084	Cessna 182T N3525T	Santee California	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-05	ANC18WA023	Sikorsky UH-60M (S-70) NA706	Lanyu Taiwan	6 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-02-05	ERA18LA083	Amateur-built SONEX TRAINER N543SX	Carrabelle Florida	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-02-02	CEN18WA098	Robinson R44 CGYMG	St Joachim de Courval Canada	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-01-31	ERA18WA081	Reims Aviation F150L ICENE	Abrizzano di Negrar Italy	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-01-30	ANC18FA022	Beech 35 A33 N9378Y	Helenwood Tennessee	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-01-30	WPR18FA077	Robinson Helicopter R44 N7530R	Newport Beach California	3 killed destroyed	Final
2018-01-29	WPR18FA075	Cessna 152 N93316	Concord California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-01-27	CEN18FA088	Cessna 172F N8559U	Williamsport Indiana	1 killed destroyed	Final
2018-01-27	WPR18FA074	Hughes 369D N369TH	Pomeroy Washington	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-01-26	CEN18WA091	Piper PA25 XBFBN	Mocorito Mexico	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-01-23	CEN18FA083	Amateur-built W-10 TAILWIND N251WT	Sauk Centre Minnesota	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2018-01-23	CEN18WA120	Piper PA-28RT-201T +1 more HBPGF	Oberhausen-Rheinhausen Germany	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2018-01-23	ERA18WA066	Robinson R44 PPHLI	Recife Brazil	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-01-22	ERA18FA064	Vans Aircraft INC RV-12 N262WS	Bonita Springs Florida	1 killed destroyed	Final
2018-01-20	WPR18WA067	Cessna 182 VHTSA	Bridport Australia	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2018-01-19	CEN18WA081	Zodiac 601XL ECXKM	Castellon Spain	1 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.