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
1997-09-06	NYC97LA179	Piper PA-28R-200 N4982S	West Chester Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-06	SEA97LA203	Piper PA-18-150 N2349J	Harrah Washington	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-09-05	ATL97WA145	Cessna A188B N9YTIQ	Trinidad WN	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1997-09-05	IAD97LA119	Luscombe LL-8-F N1871K	Carrollton Ohio	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-05	LAX97LA313	Cessna TU206F N8487Q	Yucca Valley California	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-05	LAX97LA319	Mooney M20E N9217V	Gulf of Ca PO	no injuries destroyed	Final
1997-09-04	ANC97LA142	Maule ML-4-220C N2048U	Aniak Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-04	FTW97LA338	Beech V35B N7397R	Saguache Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-04	LAX97LA310	Amateur-built FALCO F.8L N84TX	Watsonville California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-03	ANC97LA144	Cessna 185 N185QB	Kotzebue Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-03	CHI97LA278	Schweizer G-164B N8326K	Larimore North Dakota	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-09-03	FTW97LA337	Piper PA-22 N8731C	Saratoga Wyoming	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-02	ANC97LA138	Cessna U206E N9129M	Mcgrath Alaska	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-02	ANC97LA140	Cessna U206F N7032Q	King Salmon Alaska	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1997-09-02	ANC97LA141	Cessna 150H N467SR	Yakutat Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-02	ATL97LA131	Learjet 31 N71JC	Aberdeen Mississippi	no injuries destroyed	Final
1997-09-02	DCA98WA006 incident	Amateur-built DHC-2 OYJRR	Spa Belgium Belgium	minor damage	Preliminary
1997-09-02	SEA97FA202	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 (MD-82) N951AS	Seattle Washington	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	ANC97LA139	Cessna 170B N4520C	Paxson Alaska	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	ATL97LA130	Beech 95-A55 N437CG	Murfreesboro Tennessee	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	CHI97LA275	Bucker Flugzeugbau JUNGMANN N131G	Blakesburg Iowa	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	CHI97LA279	Piper PA-22 N2743P	Castlewood South Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	CHI97LA280	Piper PA-28 N6566W	Monona Iowa	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	FTW97LA333	Cessna 152 N89268	Zavalla Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	FTW97LA335	Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N8075K	Marksville Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-09-01	SEA97FA201	Cessna 182C N9015T	Bremerton Washington	5 killed destroyed	Final
1997-08-31	ANC97LA136	Cessna 185F N93276	Kotzebue Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	ATL97LA128	Cessna 172M N9625V	Lawrenceville Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	CHI97LA276	Cessna 150J N60200	Romeo Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	CHI97LA277	Hughes 269A N7058T	Council Bluffs Iowa	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-08-31	FTW97LA334	Beech E90 N16NM	Albuquerque New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	IAD97LA115	Piper PA-28-140 N557FL	Gardiner New York	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-08-31	IAD97LA116	Beech MUSKETEER 23 N2372L	Wauseon Ohio	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	LAX97LA308	Taylorcraft BC-12D N4459P	Gerlach Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	LAX97LA309	Cessna 152 N65273	Imperial California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	NYC97LA175	Taylorcraft DCO-65 N4376B	Fredericksburg Virginia	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-31	NYC97LA176	Thunder and Colt AX-10 N834TC	Akron Pennsylvania	serious injuries	Final
1997-08-31	SEA97LA200	Cessna 170A N1487D	Elk City Idaho	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-08-30	FTW97LA336	Grumman G-164A N9807	Muleshoe Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-30	NYC97GA177	Navion G N2362T	Brooklyn New York	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-30	NYC97LA174	Hiller UH-12B N5303V	Slatington Pennsylvania	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-30	SEA97LA199	Amateur-built KITFOX 1 N594KF	Bend Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-29	ATL97LA127	Air Tractor AT-301 N7307C	Clewiston Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-29	LAX97LA307	Cessna T210M N761HQ	San Martin California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-29	LAX97LA312	Cessna T210J N2280R	Avra Valley Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-29	NYC97FA172	Piper PA-23-250 N5464Y	Baptistown New Jersey	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-08-29	NYC97FA173	Piper PA-34-200T N40AB	Hancock Massachusetts	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-08-29	SEA97LA198	Garlick UH-1B N22753	Dayville Oregon	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-28	ATL97LA126	Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164C N585CK	Beaufort North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-08-28	CHI97LA274	Piper PA-12 N3065M	Flushing Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final

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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.