Aviation accidents and incidents in Arkansas
1,580 cases in Arkansas, 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.
Cases newest first · 1,580
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-28 | FTW98LA078 | Beech 35 N2815V |
Springdale Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-12-13 | FTW98LA082 | Mooney M20 N6159E |
Pocahontas Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-27 | FTW98LA059 | Mooney M20F N2954L |
Stuttgart Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-25 | FTW98FA031 | Piper PA-28RT-201 N8146R |
Hazen Arkansas |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | FTW98LA005 | Cessna 175A N7091E |
Bentonville Arkansas |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-09-22 | FTW97LA355 | American General Aircraft AG5B N1194L |
Texarkana Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-20 | FTW97LA358 | Mooney M20C N7045V |
Pettigrew Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-12 | FTW97LA347 | Hughes MDL-369HS N107CW |
Brinkley Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-11 | FTW97LA344 | Stinson 108-3 N800C |
Horseshoe Bend Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-06 | FTW97LA341 | Amateur-built SKYHOPPER N4186C |
Jonesboro Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-27 | FTW97FA330 | Southwest Florida Aviation SW204 N482SA |
Manila Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-27 | FTW97LA332 | Pitts S-2B N9QT |
Mountain View Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-11 | FTW97FA304 | Grumman G-164 N634U |
Wilmot Arkansas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-02 | FTW97LA296 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) ERCOUPE 415-C N2899H |
Harrison Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | FTW97LA284 | Piper PA-32-300 N38800 |
Pine Bluff Arkansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-22 | FTW97LA279 | Cessna 180 N9320C |
Carlisle Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-21 | FTW97LA276 | Gulfstream-Schweizer G-164B N8031K |
Palestine Arkansas |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-13 | FTW97LA264 | Bell 47G-3B-1 N83701 |
Crossett Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-04 | FTW97LA250 | Piper PA-28-140 N1798J |
Ashdown Arkansas |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-03 | FTW97LA257 | Amateur-built RS-15 N8032H |
Ward Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-24 | FTW97LA233 | Grumman G-164B N6740Q |
Swifton Arkansas |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-20 | FTW97LA231 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N148RA |
Waldenburg Arkansas |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-15 | FTW97FA221 | Cessna 172N N738YG |
Greenbrier Arkansas |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-14 | FTW97FA220 | Ayres S2R-T34 N3103D |
Corning Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-13 | FTW97LA219 | Ayres S2R-G10 N6133X |
Biggers Arkansas |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-13 | FTW97LA223 | Air Tractor AT-400A N3161J |
Black Oak Arkansas |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-13 | FTW97LA224 | Aero Commander 200D N898LF |
Little Rock Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-12 | FTW97LA216 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18 N6220C |
Swifton Arkansas |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-26 | FTW97LA198 | Piper PA-24-250 N7967P |
Ward Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-19 | FTW97FA193 | Pezetel M-18A N8089Z |
Wilmot Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | FTW97LA182 | Mooney M20K N262JM |
N Little Rock Arkansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | FTW97LA195 | Cessna 182K N2740Q |
Little Rock Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | FTW97LA170 | Ayres S2R-G6 N31575 |
El Dorado Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-26 | FTW97LA141 | Piper PA-17 N4802H |
N Little Rock Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-23 | FTW97LA140 | Air Tractor AT-502 N9185G |
Watson Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-22 | FTW97LA136 | Grumman G-164A N8922H |
Swifton Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-20 | FTW97LA134 | Air Tractor AT-502 N7319Y |
Paragould Arkansas |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-17 | FTW97LA127 | Air Tractor AT-402 N1524R |
Pine Bluff Arkansas |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-02-15 | FTW97LA106 | Cessna 172 N1419Y |
Rogers Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-07 | FTW97LA056 | Beech A23 N3597R |
Conway Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-18 | FTW97LA024 | Cessna 152 N5463L |
Clinton Arkansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-20 | FTW96LA394 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) SF-340B N320AE |
Fort Smith Arkansas |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-09-18 | FTW96LA391 | Amateur-built AIR COMMANDER 532 N7136C |
Magnolia Arkansas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-12 | FTW96LA385 | Hiller UH12E N156HA |
Hamburg Arkansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-12 | FTW96LA387 | Cessna 182Q N97685 |
Fayetteville Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-07 | FTW96LA381 | Mooney M20J N311SM |
Biscoe Arkansas |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-30 | FTW96LA372 | Amateur-built KIT FOX XL N42JH |
Monticello Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-17 | FTW96LA349 | Ayres S2R-T34 N3095X |
W. Helena Arkansas |
fatal destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-03 | FTW96LA330 | Schleicher KA6-CR N445M |
Forrest City Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-27 | FTW96LA325 | Pezetel M-18A N7643J |
Mcgehee Arkansas |
minor 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.
