Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1997

2,121 cases in 1997, 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 · 2,121

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1997-09-21	ATL97LA137	Amateur-built KR-2 N9097E	Greenwood South Carolina	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-21	ATL97LA138	Champion 7ECA N1817G	Fairview North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-21	IAD97LA121	Amateur-built ROTORWAY EXEC 90 N94CJ	Westminster Maryland	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-21	LAX97FA328	Beech C23 N543JL	Torrance California	4 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-21	NYC97LA184	Cessna 150L N6865G	Easton New York	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-21	SEA97LA213	Amateur-built RV-6 N812AB	Goldendale Washington	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-20	ATL97LA132	Piper PA-28-151 N9643K	Bennettsville South Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-20	ATL97LA139	Bell 47G-2 N90485	Mcgee Mississippi	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-20	FTW97LA353	Aerotek PITTS S-2A N73EW	San Marcos Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-20	FTW97LA354	Bell 206L-3 N210PH	Houma Louisiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-20	FTW97LA357	Mooney M20M N9140Z	Broomfield Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-20	FTW97LA358	Mooney M20C N7045V	Pettigrew Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-19	FTW97LA368	Bellanca 7KCAB N88314	Englewood Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-19	MIA97FA248	Bell 47G N70747	Saluda South Carolina	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-19	MIA97FA249	Cessna 177RG N2562V	Sebring Florida	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-19	MIA97LA250	Piper PA-28R-200 N4315X	Miami Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-19	NYC97LA183	Cessna 402C N6879Y	Nantucket Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-18	ANC97TA152	Piper PA-18 N2355H	Coldfoot Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-18	CHI97LA297	Piper PA-28 N6421R	Indianapolis Indiana	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-18	FTW97FA352	Bell 407 N467PH	Grand Isle S108	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-18	IAD97LA120	Piper PA-28R-180 N3102R	Danbury Connecticut	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-09-18	SEA97LA212	Bellanca 7KCAB N8509	Oakridge Oregon	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-17	CHI97LA294	Piper PA-32R-300 N2680Q	Fargo North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-17	CHI97LA295	Piper PA-38-112 N43DR	Greenwood Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-17	FTW97GA350	Bell OH-58A N149SD	Newark Texas	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-17	MIA97LA245	Amateur-built CELEBRITY N729BL	Ridgeland South Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-17	MIA97LA247	Piper PA-18A-150 N3985P	Bainbridge Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-17	MIA97TA246	Hughes 269A N6786M	Tarpon Springs Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-16	ANC97LA151	Piper PA-22 N5840Z	Northway Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-16	FTW97LA351	Amateur-built MONERAI-S N5575S	Artesia New Mexico	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-15	ANC97LA149	Maule M4-210 N9804M	Bethel Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-15	ANC97LA150	Cessna 402C N2649Z	Kivalina Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	ANC97LA137	Piper PA-12 N7894H	Healy Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	ANC97LA160	Piper PA-11 N4116D	Gulkana Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	CHI97FA308	Piper PA-28-235 N9399W	St. Ignaces Michigan	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-14	CHI97LA292	Boeing 747-422 N175UA	Grand Forks North Dakota	serious injuries	Final
1997-09-14	FTW97FA348	Bellanca 7GCBC N86708	Telluride Colorado	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-14	FTW97LA349	As+ Ltd AC-4B N3021	Sundance Wyoming	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	LAX97LA332	Cessna 172M N61913	Long Beach California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	MIA97LA244	Maule M-7-235 N5662S	Louisville Mississippi	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	NYC97LA181	Amateur-built PT-17 +1 more N64604	Geneseo New York	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-14	SEA97LA210	Piper PA-44-180 N357DA	The Dalles Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	ANC97TA148	Piper PA-18-150 N7054	Saint Mary'S Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	CHI97LA296	Cessna 150M N66547	Salem Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	FTW97FA345	Piper PA-18-150 N14255	Ethel Louisiana	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	FTW97LA346	Amateur-built THORP T-18 N16LE	Wagoner Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-13	LAX97LA326	Amateur-built M500 N800GL	San Carlos California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	LAX97LA327	Piper PA-28-140 N56474	Tucson Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	MIA97LA243	Piper PA-32RT-300 N9385C	Oxford North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-13	MIA97LA253	Cessna 411 N12WT	Williston Florida	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.