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.
Cases newest first · 987
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
