Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1989

2,502 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 · 2,502

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1989-12-31	LAX90FA061	Boeing 737-204 N198AW	Tucson Arizona	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-30	LAX90LA059	Piper PA28-181 N8138E	Santa Barbara California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-29	ANC90LA023	Champion 7ECA N7615S	Tanana Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-29	ATL90LA047	Morrisey 2150A N5145V	Winston Salem North Carolina	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-29	CHI90LA053	Piper PA-34-200 N1294T	Jenison Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-29	CHI90LA057	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-CD N3871H	Lizton Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-29	DEN90LA037	Beech 35 N9K	Tularosa New Mexico	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-29	LAX90FA060	Mcdonnell Douglas 369E N1604L	Santa Rosa California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-29	MIA90FA046	Cessna 172N N733FK	Meridian Mississippi	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-29	MKC90LA040	Piper PA-32-301 N8157R	Norfolk Nebraska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	ANC90LA022	Amateur-built DHC-2 N67691	Kodiak Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	BFO90LA018	Beech BE-24 N18733	Martinsville Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	CHI90FA050	Beech 60 N478AD	Erie Pennsylvania	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-28	CHI90FA055	Beech A24R N37329	Merrill Wisconsin	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-28	CHI90FA056	Cessna 340 N69556	Merrill Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	CHI90LA051	Piper PA-38-112 N2605P	Griffith Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	CHI90LA058	Aeronca 11AC N3647E	Chillicothe Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	DEN90LA036	Cessna 172N N75702	Broomfield Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	FTW90DRD01	Amateur-built LONG E-Z-E- N77NW	Hammond Louisiana	no injuries destroyed	Final
1989-12-28	FTW90LA048	Piper PA-32-260 N3809W	Clinton Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	MIA90FA044	Cessna 210M N456GS	Stuart Florida	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	MIA90LA045	Piper PA-34-200 N831SR	Sarasota Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-28	NYC90LA043	Cessna 150L N11614	Lehighton Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-27	ATL90LA046	Piper PA-38-112 N2443K	Selmer Tennessee	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-27	CHI90LA054	Beech V35B N2105L	North Canton Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-27	DCA90MA011	British Aerospace BAE-3101 N410UE	Pasco Washington	6 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-27	DEN90LA035	Cessna 172P N53432	Billings Montana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-27	FTW90FA046	Bell 206L-1 N3913S	S Marsh Is 7	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-12-27	FTW90LA047	Bellanca 8KCAB N1691N	Stephenville Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-27	LAX90LA057	Beech 33 N875R	Gorman California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-27	MIA90FA043	Amateur-built Q-2 N1UQ	Zephyrhills Florida	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-12-27	MIA90LA042	Boeing 727-225B N822EA	Miami Florida	1 killed	Final
1989-12-27	NYC90LA042	Piper PA-18-135 N9975Q	No. Andover Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	ATL90LA039	Beech B19 N6584R	Muscle Shoals Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	CHI90LA047	Cessna 210 N59145	New Phila Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	CHI90LA052	Cessna 172P N65673	Middletown Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	DEN90LA034	Piper PA-38-112 N9570T	Firestone Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	FTW90LA045	Cessna 150M N63391	Minden Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	MIA90LA041	Cessna 150 N704SM	Orlando Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-26	NYC90FA041	Cessna 172N N3353E	Washington Twp New Jersey	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-25	FTW90DQG01	Amateur-built PJ 260 N260LP	Hereford Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-25	FTW90LA044	Aerospatiale AS-350B N249HS	Grand Prairie Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-25	SEA90LA031	Cessna 172M N21543	Salem Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-24	ATL90LA044	Piper PA-24 N5556P	Danielsville Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-24	MIA90LA040	Mooney M20 N6879N	Fort Lauderdale Florida	no injuries destroyed	Final
1989-12-23	ANC90LA017	Beech 18 N220H	Brevig Mission Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-23	LAX90LA056	Piper PA-32-300 N4111W	Big Bear California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-12-23	LAX90LA058	Cessna 172 N8218B	Byron California	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1989-12-22	ANC90FA021	Piper PA-31 N302SC	Beluga Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-12-22	ANC90LA029	Piper PA-18 N8569D	Pilot Point Alaska	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 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.