Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1987

2,774 cases in 1987, 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 · 2,774

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1987-09-11	MIA87LA245	Cessna 150M N714BN	Morriston Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-11	NYC87FA249	Piper PA-28-180 N15917	Riverhead New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-10	ATL87DEI13	Amateur-built MUSTANG II N80ET	Salem Ohio	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-10	ATL87LA253	Luscombe 8E N2600K	Cartersville Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-10	DEN87LA235	Bell 47-G3B2 N1038X	Oakley Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-10	NYC87DGM03	Amateur-built PITTS S1 N290RW	Irwin Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1987-09-10	SEA87FA185	Cessna TR182 N9484R	Tillamook Oregon	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-09	CHI87LA208	Cessna 172PC N5343K	Jerseyville Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-09	CHI87LA209	Cessna 182RG N251NW	Marine City Michigan	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-09	LAX87FA331	Beech 95 N845B	Monterey California	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-09	LAX87FA332	Bell 206B N1082S	Vallejo California	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-09	LAX87LA330	Beech H35 N7962D	Avenal California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-09	NYC87DHA02	Kolb Company TWINSTAR N23EH	Hilltown Pennsylvania	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-09	NYC87LA256	Cessna 310N N4166Q	Williamsport Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-08	ATL87FA250	British Aerospace 3101 N407MX	Atlanta Georgia	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-08	ATL87LA252	Bell 47G-2A N1200W	Mc Intosh Alabama	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-08	CHI87LA210	Beech 100 N73KA	Batesville Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-08	DEN87DTG02	Bell 47G-4A N2238W	Minot North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-08	DEN87FA234	Piper PA-12-150 N7695H	Anaconda Montana	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-08	LAX87IA326 incident	Mooney M20C N5826Q	Los Angeles California	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	ANC87LA143	Piper PA-22-135 N8510C	Iowa Ridge Alaska	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	ANC87LA148	Piper PA-18 N1265A	Gold King Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	BFO87LA063	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N37526	Richmond Virginia	serious injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	DEN87FA231	Cessna 310J N3037L	Delta Utah	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	FTW87LA212	Cessna 152 N4868B	Roby Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	LAX87LA327	Ryan ST3KR N53190	Aguila Arizona	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	LAX87LA329	Cessna 150 N704XV	Franklin California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	MIA87LA241	Piper PA-28 N5581U	Ocala Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	NYC87LA247	Cessna 172M N80376	W. Mifflin Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-07	SEA87LA183	Cessna 182A N4944D	Star Idaho	serious injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ANC87FA138	Cessna 175A N6921E	Anchorage Alaska	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ANC87FA146	Cessna U206E N9407G	Harding Glacier Alaska	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ANC87LA139	Cessna 185F N93018	Wasilla Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ANC87LA141	Champion 7GCBC N8CK	Talkeetna Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ANC87LA144	Piper PA-18 N4136E	Tanana Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ATL87LA249	Bell 47G3B1 N38CD	Enterprise Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	ATL87LA251	Cessna 172E N3970S	Lebanon Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	CHI87LA204	Piper PA-28-235 N9287W	Indianapolis Indiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	CHI87LA205	Cessna 172N N734GF	Perham Minnesota	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	FTW87LA211	Cessna 152 N48140	College Station Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	LAX87LA325	Beech A45 N34GL	Mammoth Lakes California	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-06	NYC87FA244	Piper PA-28-235 N8692W	Altoona Pennsylvania	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-05	ANC87FA137	Enstrom F-28F N8622A	Anchorage Alaska	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-05	ANC87FA140	Lake LA-4-200 N39450	Coal Lake Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-05	ANC87LA142	Piper PA-18 N4191Z	Mcgrath Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-05	ANC87LA151	Champion 7ECA N4183Y	Salcha Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-05	BFO87FA062	Cessna 172P N65721	Cabin West Virginia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-09-05	CHI87LA203	Cessna 152 N67447	New Lenox Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-05	DEN87LA232	National Balloon 858 N32201	Colorado Spring Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-09-05	DEN87LA233	Piper PA-28RT-210 N2171P	Yuma Colorado	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.