Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986

2,831 cases in 1986, 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 · 2,831

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1986-09-17	ATL86LA258	Schweizer SGS 2-33 N5722S	Chardon Ohio	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-17	ATL86LA261	Piper PA-25-235 N9513P	Plymouth North Carolina	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-17	LAX86LA353	Cessna 152 N4945H	Van Nuys California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-17	LAX86LA355	Aero Commander 112A N1455J	El Monte California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-17	LAX86LA356	Piper PA-28-161 N2116J	Monterey California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-16	ANC86LA157	Maule M-5-235C N77LM	Redoubt Bay Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-16	DEN86FA252	Cessna 172M N1691V	Bennett Colorado	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-16	DEN86LTM03	Amateur-built Q-2 N39204	Grand Junction Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-16	LAX86LA354	Cessna 152 N95010	El Monte California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-16	MKC86FA189	Piper PA28-151 N44501	Foristell Missouri	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-16	MKC86LA190	Beech A36 N1810S	Horton Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-16	NYC86LA238	Cessna 150 N6344S	Ashburnham Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-15	ANC86LA142	Piper PA-18 N9656P	Eureka Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-15	BFO86LA048	Cessna 177B N34251	Westminster Maryland	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-15	DEN86FA249	Cessna 182G N2030R	Brighton Colorado	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-15	FTW86FRD25	Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M18 N2710L	Mer Rouge Louisiana	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-15	LAX86LA351	Cessna 195 N3879V	Porterville California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-15	SEA86LA246	Grumman AA5 N28987	Reno Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	ANC86LA155	Piper PA-22 N1712P	Naknek Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	ANC86LA156	Piper PA-18 N82064	Anchorage Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	BFO86FA047	Bellanca 8GCBC N53899	Woodbine Maryland	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-14	BFO86LA046	Balloon Works FF-7 N7423H	Roanoke Virginia	serious injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	CHI86FEE07	Amateur-built LONG-EZE N21VE	Princeton Illinois	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	CHI86LA221	Cessna 152II N6490L	Carbondale Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	CHI86LA222	Cessna 310G N8996Z	Ypsilanti Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	CHI86LA229	Piper PA-28-181 N3072L	Greenwood Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	FTW86LA168	Cessna T210M N7568M	Mc Alester Oklahoma	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	LAX86LA347	Aero Commander 100 N3879X	Rio Linda California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	LAX86LA349	Piper PA-22-108 N5066Z	El Monte California	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	LAX86LA350	Cessna 172 N7181G	Novato California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	NYC86LA235	Piper PA-24-250 N7215P	Geneseo New York	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	NYC86LA236	Cessna 172N N738HZ	Pedricktown New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	NYC86LA242	Cessna 172 N733CP	Seven Springs Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-14	NYC86LA245	Ryan-Navion A N5146K	Lakeport New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	ANC86FA152	Piper PA-18-150 N3996P	Wasilla Alaska	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	ANC86FA167	Piper PA-18 N9109D	Port Alsworth Alaska	2 killed destroyed	Final
1986-09-13	ANC86LA154	Piper PA-18 N2665P	Glennallen Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	ATL86LA253	Schleicher ASW-19B N15FW	Griffin Georgia	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-13	ATL86LA256	Cessna 310J N3105L	Bessemer Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	ATL86LA257	Cessna 150L N10539	Covington Kentucky	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	CHI86LA223	Piper PA-24-180 N7277P	Danville Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	DEN86FTG02	Amateur-built RV-4 N319ER	Erie North Dakota	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	FTW86FPA27	Piper PA-25-235 N7759Z	Marlin Texas	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-13	FTW86LA166	Mooney M20E N1250X	Oklahoma City Oklahoma	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	FTW86LA167	Hiller UH-12E N40268	Norias Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	LAX86LA348	Beech 35-B33 N917Q	Thermal California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	MIA86LA248	Piper PA-34-200 N1421T	Miami Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	MIA86LA249	Cessna A188B N4892R	Newberry Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-09-13	NYC86FGM07	Amateur-built BENSON B-8-M N6154	Cooperstown Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-09-13	SEA86LA244	Cessna 172 M N12135	Red'S Horse Ran Oregon	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary

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.