Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

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.

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Cases newest first · 294

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
2023-12-31	ERA24FA078	Piper Aircraft INC PA46R-350T N539MA	Mooresville North Carolina	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-12-30	ERA24FA077	Amateur-built STOL CH701 N4209W	Marienville Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-30	GAA24WA062	Cessna A185 HK1658G	Dorotea Colombia	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2023-12-29	GAA24WA061	Air Tractor AT502 +1 more ZSXPC	Carletonville South Africa	3 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2023-12-27	CEN24FA073	Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N858RC	Canton Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-27	ERA24FA075	Hughes Helicopters INC 369E N757TB	Miami Florida	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-12-21	ERA24FA072	Hawker Beechcraft CORP G36 N23VS	Buford Georgia	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-20	ERA24FA069	American Eurocopter CORP AS350B2 N606HD	Hammonton New Jersey	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-17	WPR24FA057	Cessna 172G N3992L	Independence Oregon	3 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-16	WPR24FA056	Amateur-built RV8 N6948L	Corona California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-12-14	CEN24FA064	Pilatus PC-12/45 N188PC	Christoval Texas	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-12-10	CEN24FA057	Beech A23-24 N6945Q	Oklahoma City Oklahoma	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-10	WPR24FA054	Beech A36 N4171S	Topock Arizona	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-12-08	ANC24FA008	Piper PA-18-150 N1880P	Anchor Point Alaska	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-08	WPR24FA053	Amateur-built KITFOX N66180	Eloy Arizona	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-07	DCA24WA149	Robinson R22 VHDLD	Tindal Australia	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2023-12-07	ERA24FA058	Beech 35-C33 N5891J	Pulaski Tennessee	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-06	GAA24WA052	Bell 412 N8RAYA	Arau Guyana	5 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-12-04	ERA24FA055	Beech E95 N369BB	Elkmont Alabama	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-12-04	GAA24WA049	Piper PA-32-260 N15902	Terre-De-Haut Guadeloupe	5 killed damage not recorded	Preliminary
2023-12-03	ERA24FA053	Beech C23 N76SB	Midland Virginia	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-12-02	GAA24WA068	Cessna 210 ZPBDN	Guayaibi Paraguay	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-11-29	CEN24FA049	MD Helicopters INC 600 N745MB	Sterling City Texas	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-11-27	ERA24FA050	Piper PA32R N4187Q	Attalla Alabama	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-11-26	CEN24FA046	Socata TBM 700 N850JH	Ludington Michigan	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-11-26	GAA24WA044	Robinson R66 LVFQJ	Ramallo Argentina	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2023-11-26	WPR24FA040	Piper PA-28-180 N7763W	Mertzon Texas	3 killed destroyed	Final
2023-11-25	GAA24WA043	Rockwell 112 DELPO	Kasberg, Grünau Im Almtal Austria	4 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
2023-11-24	GAA24WA039	Cessna 402B N76MD	Panama City Panama	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-11-22	CEN24FA045	Cirrus Design CORP SR22T N17DT	Fairland Indiana	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-11-21	CEN24FA042	Mooney M20C N1204X	Plano Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-11-17	GAA24WA036	Cessna 172 DEDJL	Dinslaken Germany	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-11-16	WPR24FA037	Cessna P210N N1400	San Diego California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-11-15	ERA24FA038	Xtremeair GMBH XA42 N42XM	Union City Tennessee	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-11-14	ERA24FA036	Piper PA-28-180 N7806W	Micanopy Florida	1 killed destroyed	Final
2023-11-14	WPR24FA035	Cessna 172G N3971L	Provo Utah	2 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-11-10	GAA24WA032	Cessna 150 DERIT	Ponte de Sor Portugal	2 killed damage not recorded	Preliminary
2023-11-10	GAA24WA034	Cessna 421C VHVPY	Sunshine Coast Australia	3 killed damage not recorded	Preliminary
2023-11-04	GAA24WA028	Gulfstream 695A VHHPY	Cloncurry Australia	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-11-02	GAA24WA025	Cirrus SR20 DESFB	St. Andrä Im Lunga Austria	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-10-31	ERA24FA026	Piper PA-32-300 N44601	Marion Ohio	2 killed destroyed	Final
2023-10-31	GAA24WA024	Robinson R44 FHLOU	Cirque de Salazie Réunion	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-10-30	CEN24FA028	Piper PA46 N510KC	Mccook Nebraska	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-10-29	GAA24WA022	Cessna 208 PTMEE	Rio Branco Brazil	12 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-10-27	WPR24FA024	Cessna T206H N915DV	Orangeville Utah	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-10-26	GAA24WA023	Robinson R66 VHKFT	Williamtown Australia	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
2023-10-25	CEN24FA024	Amateur-built 320 N320P	Manitowoc Wisconsin	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-10-24	CEN24FA021	Air Tractor INC AT-502B N5180W	Vidalia Louisiana	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-10-23	CEN24LA020	Piper PA 46-350P N92884	Pierre South Dakota	1 killed substantial damage	Final
2023-10-21	GAA24WA020	Beech C23 ZKJKE	Pretoria South Africa	1 killed substantial damage	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.