Aviation accidents and incidents in 1997
2,121 cases in 1997, 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 · 2,121
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-08-01 | CHI97LA246 | Amateur-built RV-4 N654Y |
Sparta Wisconsin |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | CHI97LA258 | Maule M-4-220C N40354 |
Bemidgi Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | FTW97LA300 | Poor Boys Toys Inc EXEC 90 N596PB |
Patricia Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | LAX97LA269 | Amateur-built MINI 500 N501GM |
Agua Dulce California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | LAX97LA270 | Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A(28-5ACF) N322FA |
Moreno California |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | MIA97LA224 | Cessna 152 N93011 |
Cape Coral Florida |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | NYC97LA156 | Cessna 172M N80987 |
Milton West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | ANC97LA113 | Amateur-built KIT FOX N596AK |
Chugiak Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | CHI97LA238 | Amateur-built VELOCITY ELITE RG CGPNX |
Langdon North Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | CHI97LA240 | Cessna A188B N8960G |
Satanta Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | DCA97MA055 | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 N611FE |
Newark New Jersey |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | FTW97FA295 | Amateur-built 320 N360GB |
Dillon Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | FTW97LA291 | Piper PA-28-180 N32185 |
Abernathy Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | FTW97LA293 | Amateur-built VANS RV-4 N37RV |
Seminole Texas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-31 | LAX97LA266 | Piper PA-28R-180 N4667J |
Buckeye Arizona |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-30 | CHI97LA233 | Amateur-built SEA REY N7475Q |
Brighton Michigan |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-30 | CHI97LA242 | Boeing B75N1 N75939 |
Lone Rock Wisconsin |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-30 | FTW97LA290 | Cessna A150K N8332M |
Elgin Oklahoma |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-30 | IAD97LA103 | Cessna 150M N63056 |
Ocean City New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-30 | MIA97LA223 | Boeing A75 N450HP |
Dayton Tennessee |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-30 | SEA97LA179 | Cessna 180B N929AE |
Spanish Fork Utah |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-29 | FTW97LA288 | Schleicher ASW-20 N37VV |
Briggs Texas |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-29 | FTW97LA289 | Cessna 172P N52336 |
La Porte Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-29 | SEA97LA197 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N3578H |
Elma Washington |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | CHI97LA228 | Cessna 188B N4864Q |
Halstead Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | CHI97LA230 | Amateur-built RV-6 N126JM |
Middleton Wisconsin |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | CHI97LA231 | Amateur-built CHALLENGER II N44LS |
Bellaire Michigan |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | FTW97FA285 | Ayres S2R-T15 N3096K |
Oakridge Louisiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | FTW97FA286 | Amateur-built GLASAIR R N57JD |
Chama New Mexico |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | FTW97FA292 | Beech F35 N3835B |
Richards Missouri |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | LAX97FA259 | Piper J3C-85 N3339N |
Bullhead City Arizona |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | LAX97LA263 | Beech V35B N1834Z |
Pacoima California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | MIA97LA221 | Cessna 188 N53240 |
Benson North Carolina |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | MIA97LA222 | Waco YMF5 N14128 |
Lake Buena Vist Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | MIA97WA220 | Cessna 172K N84653 |
Normans Cay Burkina Faso |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-07-28 | NYC97LA154 | Aerospatiale AS-350B N61TV |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-28 | SEA97FA178 | Cessna 172M N80222 |
Clackamas Oregon |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | CHI97LA225 | Amateur-built SNS-7 N774HB |
Tomahawk Wisconsin |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | CHI97LA227 | Amateur-built RV-6 N35K |
Harrisburg Illinois |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | CHI97LA232 | Piper PA-28R-200 N5027T |
Auburn Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | FTW97LA282 | Amateur-built QUICKIE Q-200 N618RJ |
Tahlequah Oklahoma |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | FTW97LA283 | Amateur-built RV-6 N443MW |
Franktown Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | MIA97LA218 | Piper PA-24-260 N9396P |
Burnsville North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-27 | SEA97WA180 | Piper PA-28 N2394Q |
Nelson Canada |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-07-26 | ANC97LA112 | Cessna 206 N9412Z |
Palmer Alaska |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | CHI97LA226 | Beech D50A N3BE |
Mitchell Nebraska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | CHI97LA229 | Piper PA-28-140 N1690J |
Mapleton Iowa |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | FTW97LA284 | Piper PA-32-300 N38800 |
Pine Bluff Arkansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | FTW97LA287 | Piper PA-24-180 N7014P |
Arthur City Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-07-26 | IAD97LA104 | Bell 47G-3B-1 N35134 |
Mt. Vernon Ohio |
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.