Aviation accidents and incidents in New Mexico
1,422 cases in New Mexico, 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 · 1,422
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-28 | FTW98LA033 | Aerospatiale SA316B CFPWH |
Counselor New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-23 | FTW98LA029 | Cessna 185C N725 |
Farmington New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-20 | FTW98FA024 | Cessna 150M N6206K |
Deming New Mexico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-16 | FTW98LA020 | Cessna 180J N7527K |
Chama New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-10 | FTW98LA009 | Cameron N-90 +1 more N1602R |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-10 | FTW98LA010 | Aerostar S-60A N7154E |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-10-06 | FTW98LA008 | Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 N74056 |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-10-06 | FTW98LA013 | Piper PA-18-150 N83454 |
Folsum New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-06 | FTW98LA143 | Aerostar S-60A N63459 |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | FTW98LA021 | Cessna 210L N93089 |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | FTW97LA371 | Siai-Marchetti F.260 N260MT |
Santa Rosa New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-29 | FTW97LA370 | Cessna 210L N59217 |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-28 | FTW97LA367 | Beech 58 N365C |
Mora New Mexico |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-09-16 | FTW97LA351 | Amateur-built MONERAI-S N5575S |
Artesia New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-31 | FTW97LA334 | Beech E90 N16NM |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-21 | FTW97LA322 | Rockwell S-2R N4893X |
Columbus New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-19 | FTW97LA315 | Piper PA-28-180 N9455J |
Gila New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-10 | FTW97LA303 | Cessna 150H N22286 |
Los Alamos New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | FTW97FA286 | Amateur-built GLASAIR R N57JD |
Chama New Mexico |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-06 | FTW97FA255 | Boeing 727-247 N2809W |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-05 | FTW97FA249 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B N80077 |
Hobbs New Mexico |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-27 | FTW97LA241 | Piper PA-18 N1754A |
Clovis New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-11 | FTW97LA215 | Boeing 737-291A N980UA |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-30 | FTW97LA214 | Piper PA-34-200T N36275 |
Santa Teresa New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-25 | FTW97LA201 | Centrair 101C N991JB |
Santa Fe New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | FTW97LA185 | Mooney M20C N7853V |
Torreon New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | FTW97LA180 | Cessna 172N N733WJ |
Las Cruces New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-06 | FTW97LA179 | Callair A2A N2915V |
Grants New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-28 | FTW97LA167 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N7696 |
Hatch New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | FTW97TA154 | Bell TH-13T N74HL |
Capitan New Mexico |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-05 | FTW97LA155 | Cessna T210N N4864U |
Silver City New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-15 | FTW97FA103 | Piper PA-24-250 N6433P |
Farmington New Mexico |
5 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-02-11 | FTW97LA102 | Cessna 210-5 N1866Z |
Hobbs New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-03 | FTW97FA099 | Aeronca 65-TC N31794 |
Moriarty New Mexico |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-28 | FTW97FA092 | Beech 95-B55 N47SM |
Mayhill New Mexico |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-04 | FTW97LA076 | Cessna 140A N3799V |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-31 | FTW97LA077 | Piper PA-28R-201T N40437 |
Raton New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-22 | FTW97LA069 | Aerostar RX-8 N6310T |
Rio Rancho New Mexico |
serious injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-21 | FTW97FA067 | Beech A36 N3869A |
Chacon New Mexico |
6 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-12-21 | FTW97LA068 | Raven S-60A N4396K |
Rio Rancho New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-12-01 | FTW97LA053 | Bellanca 17-30A N39812 |
Ruidoso New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-11-27 | FTW97FA049 | Beech A36TC N48PD |
Tucumcari New Mexico |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-11-23 | FTW97TA046 | Aerospatiale AS-355-F1 N606SP |
Taos New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-08 | FTW97LA023 | Aerostar RX 8 N3581D |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-10-06 | FTW97LA022 | Thunder and Colt 90 GJNNB |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-10-05 | FTW97LA011 | Avian Balloon SKYHAWK N47AV |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1996-09-30 | FTW96LA404 | Republic RC-3 N6103K |
Santa Fe New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-22 | FTW96LA396 | Amateur-built PROSTAR PT-2 N822CF |
Rio Rancho New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-07 | FTW96LA382 | Champion 7GCBC N9071L |
Edgewood New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-02 | FTW96LA367 | Amateur-built SONERAI I N103HJ |
Santa Fe New Mexico |
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.
