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Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in Massachusetts

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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DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
1988-10-26 NYC89LA019 Beech 60
N8PX
Norwood
Massachusetts
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-10-09 NYC89LA018 Schweizer 1-35C
N2737H
Methuen
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1988-09-17 NYC88FA236 Cessna 172N
N6586J
Adams
Massachusetts
2 killed
destroyed
Final
1988-09-12 NYC88DNA02 Amateur-built LONG E-Z
N84WD
Lawrence
Massachusetts
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-09-01 NYC88LA231 Piper PA-28-161
N9087D
Mansfield
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-08-17 NYC88LA220 Champion 7ECA
N9022L
Lakeville
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-08-10 NYC88LA213 Luscombe 8A
N2232K
Plymouth
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-08-05 NYC88LA210 Robinson R22
N90789
Ashburnham
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-07-27 NYC88LA195 Cessna 177RG
N52865
Canton
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-07-14 NYC88FA181 Cessna 421
N825DW
Taunton
Massachusetts
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-07-13 NYC88LA201 Bell 206B
N543CC
Plymouth
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1988-06-25 NYC88LA170 Bell 47J2
N51711
Newburyport
Massachusetts
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-04-27 NYC88LA129 Champion 7KCAB
N9712N
Dracut
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-04-11 NYC88LA123 Cessna 185
N4695E
Hopedale
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-03-30 DCA88IA044
incident
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-40
N154US
Boston
Massachusetts
no injuries
minor damage
Final
1988-03-24 NYC88LA105 Bell 206B
N352BT
Agawam
Massachusetts
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-03-01 NYC88LA099 Cessna 172
N75762
Southbridge
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-02-28 NYC88LA096 Piper PA-24-250
N5435P
Plymouth
Massachusetts
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-02-12 NYC88LA081 Piper PA-24-260
N9281P
Chatham
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-02-03 NYC88LA091 Cessna 303
N5461V
Hyannis
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-02-02 NYC88LA075 Cessna 402C
N29PB
Provincetown
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-01-23 NYC88LA068 Piper PA-28
N663FL
Mendon
Massachusetts
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
1987-12-24 NYC88LA063 Piper PA-28-161
N32560
Plymouth
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-12-22 NYC88LA059 Cessna 170A
N5571C
Sandwich
Massachusetts
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-11-28 NYC88LA047 Piper PA-28-180
N9714J
E.Harwich Port
Massachusetts
no injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-11-24 NYC88LA044 Bell 206B
N3888Q
Beverly
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-11-14 NYC88LA038 Grumman AA-1B
N8993L
Tewksbury
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-11-08 NYC88LA034 Cessna 170B
N8128A
Shirley
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-11-06 NYC88LA035 Cessna U206F
N8384Q
New Bedford
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-11-04 NYC88LA030 Cessna 172
N53461
Norfolk
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-11-01 NYC88LA028 Cessna 152
N757PY
Chatham
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-11-01 NYC88LA029 Cessna 172
N6439D
Marlboro
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-25 NYC88LA016 Amateur-built AA-5B
N333FG
Barre
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-24 NYC88LA014 Schweizer SGS-2-33A
N5775S
Mansfield
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-24 NYC88LA015 Cessna 152
N310DW
Pepperell
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-21 NYC88LA013 Piper PA-31-310
N9249Y
Beverly
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-18 NYC88LA011 Cessna 402B
N6344X
Nantucket
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-17 NYC88LA012 Cessna 172P +1 more
N97313
Bedford
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-10-12 NYC88FA005 Cessna 150H
N50342
Gardner
Massachusetts
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-10-10 NYC88LA004 Piper PA-28-161
N8391A
Weston
Massachusetts
no injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-10-02 NYC88LA001 Beech B23
N4007T
Mansfield
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-09-27 NYC87LA237 Piper PA-28-161
N4332N
Stow
Massachusetts
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-09-20 NYC87LA261 Cessna 172P
N99151
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-09-12 NYC87FA251 Cessna 152
N25223
Boxborough
Massachusetts
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-08-23 NYC87FAMS2 Piper PA-28-161
N83232
Nantucket
Massachusetts
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-08-18 NYC87FA272 Bellanca 8GCBC
N5060K
Martha Vineyard
Massachusetts
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-08-04 NYC87LA221 Piper PA-28-161
N8363H
N. Andover
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-08-02 NYC87LA217 Robinson R22
N9078Z
Sterling
Massachusetts
no injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-08-01 NYC87LA216 Piper PA-18S
N9075H
Brewster
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-07-28 NYC87LA220 Aerospatiale AS350D
N350AP
Nantucket
Massachusetts
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
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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 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.