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
1989-09-18	CHI89DEC08	Amateur-built STRIPLIN RANGER N46WW	Smith Creek Michigan	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	CHI89LA188	Cessna 150 N6172K	Wash Courthouse Ohio	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-18	DEN89FA219	Cessna 182 N92651	Concord California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	DEN89FA222	Cessna 172N N739XX	Afton Wyoming	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	DEN89LA221	Mooney M20C N3456X	Neihart Montana	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	FTW89GA170	Beech A35 N566B	Escondido California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	LAX89LA324	Hughes 269A N8134Y	Agana	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-18	SEA89LA175	Bell 47G3B2 N83111	Monitor Washington	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	ATL89FA214	Piper PA-28R-180 N7503J	Gordon Alabama	3 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	ATL89LA215	Aeronca 7AC N83732	Semmes Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	BFO89LA080	Piper PA-28-180 N40892	Haymarket Virginia	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	CHI89LA185	Cessna C172R N23666	Frankenmuth Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	CHI89LA186	Cessna 172 N736HC	Ypsilanti Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	CHI89LA190	Piper PA-28R-201 N9816C	Delphi Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	DEN89FA218	Cessna 310I N8087M	Hesperia California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	DEN89LA220	Cessna 182RG N7346X	Englewood Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	FTW89LA165	Cessna 172N N738BB	Waxahachie Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	FTW89LA167	Mooney M20E N9462V	Brenham Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	LAX89LA313	Piper PA-32R-300 N3929F	Mammoth Lakes California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	LAX89WA326	Cessna 175 N6650E	Muiege Mexico	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1989-09-17	MIA89LA254	Piper PA-34-220T N8371H	Fort Myers Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	NYC89DHM06	Maxair XP-503 DRIFTER N13WR	Warwick New York	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-09-17	NYC89LA216	Taylorcraft DCO-65 N46216	Andreas Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-17	SEA89LA174	Amateur-built BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 N5163G	Kapowsin Washington	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-16	ATL89FA213	Beech 100 N887PE	Mayfield Kentucky	6 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-16	CHI89LA187	Cessna 120 N1844N	Shelbyville Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-16	DEN89LA210	Let L-13 N3458	Buena Vista Colorado	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-09-16	FTW89DRG10	Amateur-built CH-200 N14LU	Kerrville Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-16	FTW89FA166	Beech BE 100 N204AJ	Houston Texas	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-09-16	FTW89WA175	Bell 206L-1 N3904L	Molongo Angola	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1989-09-16	LAX89FA304	Rockwell 112B N1232J	La Grange California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-16	MIA89LA251	Cessna 152 N67785	Yulee Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-15	ANC89LA165	Cessna U206 N756NG	Nondalton Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-15	ATL89LA212	Sikorsky H-34J N4556D	Louisville Georgia	no injuries destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	CHI89LA184	Douglas DC-3A N143JR	Columbus Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-15	DEN89FA217	Piper PA-31T2 N63XL	Louisville Colorado	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	FTW89IA168 incident	Cessna 152 +1 more N94808	Bethany Oklahoma	no injuries minor damage	Final
1989-09-15	LAX89FA314	Piper PA-31-350 N70PE	Ontario California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-15	MIA89LA250	Piper PA-38-112 N91344	Fernandina Bch Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-15	MKC89LA183	Cessna 172 N3610L	Barnesville Minnesota	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-15	SEA89LA173	Miller SPECIAL JM-2 N74M	Reno Nevada	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-09-14	ANC89LA164	Piper PA-18 N62RT	Stony River Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-14	CHI89TL#05	Beech D45 (T-34B) N10NR	Gaylord Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1989-09-14	DEN89LA216	Cessna 172N N75815	Provo Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-14	LAX89DUJ10	Ayres S-2R N4977X	Yuma Arizona	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-14	LAX89LA312	Cessna 152 N49697	Santa Paula California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-14	SEA89LA172	Robinson R22 BETA N358JS	Hillsboro Oregon	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-13	LAX89DVA10	Air Tractor AT-301 N8578S	Mendota California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-09-13	LAX89FA311	Cessna 152 N25776	Buena Park California	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1989-09-13	MIA89IA247 incident	Beech G18S N9604R	Jackson Mississippi	no injuries minor 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.