Aviation accidents and incidents in West Virginia
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 · 423
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | ERA26LA303 | Amateur-built ZENITH 601 HDS N601EZ |
Ripley Landing West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-08-09 | ERA26LA297 | Cessna 172N N6175G |
Morgantown West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-07-23 | ERA26LA283 | American AA-1 N6132L |
Kearneysville West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-07-10 | ERA26FA266 | Sikorsky S76 N93RT |
Huntersville West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2026-06-21 | ANC26LA063 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N544CD |
Windom West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-04-04 | ERA26LA162 | Amateur-built Sonex-A N106D |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-03-17 | DCA26LA159 | Pyka INC PELICAN CARGO N136ZP |
Summit Point West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-03-05 | ERA26LA141 | Cessna 180 N2648Y |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-01-08 | ERA26LA088 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N29UA |
Philippi West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-08-24 | ERA25LA339 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N241MU |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-08-08 | ERA25LA307 | Beech A36 N60357 |
Wirt County West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-04-23 | ERA25LA186 | Beech 95-C55 N591R |
Lakin West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-01-30 | ERA25LA108 | Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA-5B N74608 |
Ravenswood West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-11-18 | ERA25LA047 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) N55464 |
Huntington West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-10-27 | ERA25LA025 | Piper PA28 N926MK |
Fairmont West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-10-25 | ERA25LA032 | Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 LSA N401G |
South Charleston West Virginia |
serious injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2024-10-12 | ERA25LA013 | Maule M8 N205MX |
Rowlesburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-10-12 | ERA25LA014 | Cessna 182 N1131M |
South Charleston West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-10-11 | ERA25LA015 | Aviat A1 N79HY |
Rowlesburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-08-30 | ERA24LA366 | Mooney M20K N1005U |
Fairmont West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-08-20 | ERA24LA356 | Canadian Light Acft Sales &Svc BUSHCADDY EXPLORER R N335BE |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-03-18 | ERA24LA148 | Hughes 369D N102SU |
Belleville West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-03-15 | ERA24LA140 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N312DD |
Logan West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-28 | CEN23LA343 | Cub Crafters CCX-1865 N28ZV |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-21 | ERA23LA307 | Bell 206 N9913K |
Terra Alta West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-06-23 | ERA23LA275 | Aeronca 11AC N9543E |
Pence Springs West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-18 | ERA23LA237 | Beech 65-A90-1 N80Y |
Petersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-04-11 | ERA23LA190 | Cessna 172H N2554L |
Charles Town West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-02-18 | ERA23LA128 | Cessna 210 N6597X |
Buckhannon West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-12-28 | ERA23LA098 | Cessna 182P N8217M |
Ethel West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-10-07 | ERA23LA010 | Amateur-built RV-4 N262DF |
Rowlesburg West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-08-11 | ERA22FA368 | Piper PA32 N720RP |
Metz West Virginia |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2022-06-22 | ERA22FA279 | Bell UH-1B N98F |
Amherstdale West Virginia |
6 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2022-05-21 | ERA22LA240 | Amateur-built GLASTAR N171JV |
Beckley West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-09-26 | ERA21FA377 | Beech C23 N3342L |
Lansing West Virginia |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-07-31 | ERA21LA311 | Cessna 172 N805CP |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-05-12 | ERA21LA255 | Amateur-built VANS RV-4 N54RV |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2021-04-10 | ERA21LA182 | Amateur-built HIGHLANDER N257DR |
Bluefield West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2020-01-27 | ERA20FA088 | Aeropro Cz A220 N214K |
Grafton West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2019-10-24 | ERA20FA019 | Mooney M20A N8354E |
Summit Point West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2019-09-05 | GAA19CA525 | Cessna 182 N2408Q |
Charleston West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2019-06-29 | ERA19TA204 | Robinson R44 N883TY |
Parsons West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2019-06-14 | CEN19LA172 | Amateur-built SKY RANGER N106RK |
Hedgesville West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-11-18 | ERA19LA086 | Piper PA46 N88VZ |
Petersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-10-07 | GAA19CA018 | Piper PA 16 N49WV |
Manchester West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-01-21 | ERA18LA067 | Cessna 172RG N9415B |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-12-01 | ERA18LA040 | Champion 7EC N7586E |
Ravenswood West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-09-05 | ERA17FA313 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N135CD |
Jacksonburg West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2017-06-23 | ERA17LA209 | Hughes 369 N765KV |
Dennis West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-06-02 | GAA17CA316 | Amateur-built RV8 N102CM |
Canaan Valley West Virginia |
no injuries 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 never named. 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.
