Aviation accidents and incidents in Indiana
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 · 1,363
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-12 | CHI98LA014 | Cessna 172N N734WT |
Terre Haute Indiana |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | CHI98LA006 | Beech V35A N1566A |
West Lafayette Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | CHI98LA008 | Boeing B75N1 +1 more N75511 |
Cloverdale Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-18 | CHI97LA297 | Piper PA-28 N6421R |
Indianapolis Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-17 | CHI97LA295 | Piper PA-38-112 N43DR |
Greenwood Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-12 | CHI97FA290 | Beech 76 N18562 |
West Lafayette Indiana |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-26 | CHI97FA272 | Amateur-built SONERAI 1 N76457 |
Scottsburg Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-22 | CHI97LA271 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E N600JP |
Zionsville Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-11 | CHI97LA255 | Taylorcraft L2A N51372 |
Shelbyville Indiana |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | CHI97LA232 | Piper PA-28R-200 N5027T |
Auburn Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-12 | CHI97FA208 | Cessna 150F N8197S |
Gary Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-09 | CHI97IA205 incident |
Boeing B-727-200 N770AT |
Indianapolis Indiana |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-05 | CHI97LA202 | Amateur-built PIETENPOL GN-1 N46844 |
Lake Village Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-23 | CHI97LA179 | Cessna A150M N9842J |
Cumberland Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-17 | CHI97LA168 | Cessna 150G N3787J |
Franklin Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-10 | CHI97LA163 | Amateur-built 5151RG N81728 |
Shelbyville Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-08 | CHI97LA162 | Boeing 737-300 N321UA |
Valparaiso Indiana |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-06-03 | CHI97LA154 | Cessna 340A N171DB |
Fort Wayne Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-24 | CHI97LA144 | Piper PA-28-140 N5892W |
Arcadia Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-21 | CHI97LA140 | Aerospatiale AS-365-N2 N653CN |
Indianapolis Indiana |
fatal | Final |
| 1997-05-18 | CHI97LA135 | Cessna 172N N5685E |
Angola Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-18 | CHI97LA137 | Cessna 152 N4757B |
Paragon Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | CHI97LA129 | Beech B33-35 N12GS |
Mishawaka Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-27 | CHI97LA114 | Amateur-built ACRO SPORT II N52260 |
Monon Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | CHI97GA103 | Bell OH-58A N132SP |
Seymour Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-03 | CHI97LA098 | Piper PA-28-161 N6148H |
Lafayette Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-27 | CHI97FA093 | Stinson 108 N97120 |
Greenfield Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-23 | CHI97LA089 | Cessna 150 N8196S |
Petersburg Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-12 | CHI97LA086 | Amateur-built AG5B N125VU |
Greencastle Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-01 | CHI97LA062 | Cessna 172N N4696G |
Fort Wayne Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-21 | CHI97LA057 | Beech 300 N404EW |
Bloomington Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-16 | CHI97LA054 | Cessna 172P N51448 |
Bloomington Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-15 | CHI97LA044 | Cessna 150 N66211 |
Jeffersonville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-11 | CHI97IA041 incident |
Boeing 757-225 N603AU |
Terre Haute Indiana |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-05 | CHI97LA003 | Piper PA-16 N5749H |
Silver Lake Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-09-17 | CHI96FA334 | Amateur-built RV-4 N952JT |
Muncie Indiana |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-30 | CHI96FA322 | Amateur-built SONERAI N7037J |
Jeffersonville Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-28 | CHI96FA318 | Beech 35-33 N963T |
Brownsburg Indiana |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-16 | CHI96LA299 | Piper PA-22 N2309A |
Portland Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-10 | CHI96LA289 | Amateur-built MINICAB GY20 N263AM |
Albion Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-08 | CHI96FA284 | Piper PA-28-181 N9137N |
Muncie Indiana |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-07 | CHI96LA283 | Piper PA-28-140 N44245 |
Rensselaer Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-04 | CHI96LA272 | Maule MT-7-235 N3187Z |
Poseyville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-14 | CHI96LA238 | Piper PA-28 N4798F |
Lafeyette Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-05 | CHI96LA230 | Piper PA-28-161 N8352H |
Valparaiso Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-06-28 | CHI96LA224 | Piper PA-36-375 N2459X |
Windfall Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-06-26 | CHI96LA219 | Navion NA1 N4096K |
Evansville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-26 | CHI96LA187 | Cessna P206 N2625X |
Goshen Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-25 | CHI96LA178 | Amateur-built FISHER CLASSIC N6292B |
Mooresville Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-24 | CHI96IA170 incident |
Beech 1900D N148SK |
Indianapolis Indiana |
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 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.
