Aviation accidents and incidents in Minnesota
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 · 1,542
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-14 | CHI98LA069 | Cessna 150L N18031 |
Litchfield Minnesota |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-11-26 | CHI98LA049 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER C N931AC |
Minneapolis Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-23 | CHI98LA045 | Piper PA-28 N1447H |
Lakeville Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-21 | CHI98LA042 | Mooney M20K N252A |
Eden Prairie Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-13 | CHI98LA036 | Piper PA-28-180 N8886J |
Willmar Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-12 | CHI98IA035 incident |
Cessna 152 N48863 |
Blaine Minnesota |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-31 | CHI98LA037 | Piper PA-32-260 N3359W |
Lakeville Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | CHI98LA003 | Beech E18S N916TM |
Lake Elmo Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | CHI98TA023 | Cessna A185F N105NR |
Roseau Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | CHI97LA306 | Bell 47 N9005T |
Pipestone Minnesota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-22 | CHI97LA307 | Cessna 182 N7331Q |
Dassel Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-24 | CHI97LA269 | Cessna 177 N29379 |
Maple Lake Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-17 | CHI97LA264 | Piper PA-38-112 N23236 |
Glenwood Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-08 | CHI97LA253 | Piper PA-28-121 N2228Z |
Glencoe Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | CHI97LA258 | Maule M-4-220C N40354 |
Bemidgi Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-23 | CHI97LA221 | Amateur-built RV-4 N36JG |
Rosemount Minnesota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-18 | CHI97LA219 | Weatherly 201C N9054W |
Stephen Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-13 | CHI97LA210 | Cessna A188B N9746G |
Aitkin Minnesota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-07 | CHI97LA204 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164B N6633K |
Donnelly Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-06 | CHI97FA196 | Mooney M20A N8394E |
White Bear Minnesota |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-02 | CHI97FA200 | Piper PA-32R-301 N83353 |
St. Paul Minnesota |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-29 | CHI97LA192 | Cessna A188B N4485Q |
Mcgregor Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-21 | CHI97LA176 | Maule M5C N5643Y |
Lino Lakes Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-17 | CHI97LA169 | Piper PA-38-112 N2455F |
Minneapolis Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-14 | CHI97LA170 | Waco YMF N820MM |
Longville Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-09 | CHI97LA161 | Cessna 152 N68454 |
St. Cloud Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-24 | CHI97LA147 | Cessna 152 N5499B |
Crystal Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-08 | CHI97IA127 incident |
Cessna T210 N7398M |
Winona Minnesota |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-04-27 | CHI97LA115 | Cessna 182P N7355Q |
Duluth Minnesota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | CHI97LA107 | Maule MX-7-180 N5666N |
Lakeville Minnesota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-29 | CHI97FA095 | Cessna 140 N77166 |
Big Lake Minnesota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-27 | CHI97LA092 | Champion 7ECA N11023 |
South St. Paul Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-09 | CHI97LA080 | Champion 7GCB N9950Y |
Two Harbors Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-02 | CHI97LA063 | Beech B200 N66404 |
Marshall Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-22 | CHI97FA059 | Cessna 401 N5AS |
Crystal Minnesota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-21 | CHI97FA058 | Mooney M20J N1160G |
Cottage Grove Minnesota |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-13 | CHI97LA052 | Piper PA-24-250 N6495P |
Franklin Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-12-06 | CHI97LA040 | Beech B55 N17732 |
Park Rapids Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-22 | CHI96FA348 | Cessna 172F N5373R |
Saint Clair Minnesota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-09-21 | CHI96LA355 | Piper PA-22-150 N2505P |
Jordan Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-17 | CHI96LA341 | Cessna 152 N757PC |
Lakeville Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-08 | CHI96LA331 | Cessna 182 N5401B |
Eden Prairie Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-26 | CHI96FA314 | Piper PA-32R-300 N7133C |
Medford Minnesota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-08-26 | CHI96LA317 | Piper PA-32R-301 N801SP |
Stewartville Minnesota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-23 | CHI96LA313 | Cessna A188B N4797Q |
Aitkin Minnesota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-21 | CHI96LA315 | Beech C-23 N18780 |
Eden Prairie Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-19 | CHI96LA307 | Cessna 180 N2814A |
Duxbury Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-18 | CHI96LA305 | Taylorcraft 19 N6630N |
Shakopee Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-16 | CHI96LA300 | Cessna 188 N2081J |
Walnut Grove Minnesota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-02 | CHI96LA275 | Beech V35B N823T |
Walker Minnesota |
no 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 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.
