Aviation accidents and incidents in North Carolina
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 · 1,759
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-28 | ERA24FA397 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N1281F |
Kill Devil Hills North Carolina |
5 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2024-09-08 | ERA24LA376 | Beech 58 N6037M |
Raleigh North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-08-19 | ERA24LA354 | Beech 300 N600KA |
Asheboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-08-18 | ERA24LA351 | Cessna 680 N680SA |
Washington North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-07-21 | ERA24LA311 | Champion 7ECA N9581S |
Beaufort North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-07-12 | ERA24LA321 | Beech 58 N5VV |
Pisgah Forest North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-07-08 | ERA24FA294 | Cessna 182 N2198G |
Rutherfordton North Carolina |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-07-01 | ERA24LA307 | Beech 95-B55 N9308Q |
Greenville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-06-29 | ERA24LA289 | Cessna 172 N46118 |
Lewiston Woodville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-06-16 | ERA24LA319 | Cessna 172 N92970 |
Elizabeth City North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-06-16 | ERA24LA374 | Cessna 170B N2257D |
Smithfield North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-06-14 | ERA24FA261 | Piper PA28 N515DH |
Siler City North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2024-06-08 | ERA24LA280 | Lancair Company LC42-550FG N65131 |
Beaufort North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-06-01 | ERA24LA240 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B N7650V |
Zebulon North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-06-01 | ERA24LA244 | Amateur-built Hummingbird N331PF |
New Hill North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-05-30 | ERA24LA260 | Cessna 172G N3687L |
Greensboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-05-26 | ERA24LA230 | Piper PA-28-151 N33563 |
Hope Mills North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-05-01 | ERA24LA213 | Piper J3C-65 N6872H |
Apex North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-30 | ERA24LA203 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA N7535Z |
Louisburg North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-24 | ERA24LA191 | Socata TBM 850 N228CH |
Raleigh North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-18 | ERA24LA188 | Cessna 172 N7921G |
Stoneville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-15 | ERA24LA179 | Cessna R172 N3FR |
Rocky Mount North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-12 | ERA24LA186 | Cessna 210 N777NT |
Concord North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-07 | ERA24LA169 | Amateur-built CHALLENGER II N381RS |
Hendersonville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-04-03 | DCA24LA144 | Boeing 717-200 N899AT |
Cecil North Carolina |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2024-03-08 | ERA24LA133 | Piper PA28 N8455R |
Greensboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-03-04 | ERA24LA151 | Palmetto Electronics INC X-AIR H N3505W |
Ellenboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-02-01 | ERA24LA107 | Beech C23 N6015U |
Elizabethtown North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-01-14 | ERA24LA090 | Cessna 172 N512SP |
Mooresville North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-12-31 | ERA24FA078 | Piper Aircraft INC PA46R-350T N539MA |
Mooresville North Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-12-15 | ERA24LA066 | Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA 40 NG N907L |
Asheville North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-10-28 | ERA24LA025 | Cessna 305 N19YM |
Williamston North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-10-22 | ERA24LA086 | Mooney M20C N5954Q |
Morganton North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-10-15 | ERA24LA010 | Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER N72FU |
Southport North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-09-18 | ERA23LA375 | Cessna 172 N1451U |
Winston-Salem North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-08-23 | ERA23LA348 | Cessna 150 N8474J |
Pink Hill North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-08-13 | ERA23LA334 | Scoda Aeronautica Ltda SUPER PETREL LS N239WD |
Hickory North Carolina |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-08-13 | ERA23LA338 | Amateur-built JUST AIRCRAFT HIGHLA N169SM |
Edenton North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-27 | ERA23LA316 | Cessna 152 N6194Q |
Maiden North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-24 | ERA23LA310 | Piper PA-28-140 N98134 |
New London North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-12 | CEN23LA300 | Amateur-built II N827JA |
Hertford North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-12 | ERA23LA298 | Douglas A-4K N143EM |
Mcas Cherry Point North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-07-07 | CEN23LA290 | Amateur-built AIR CAM N38HP |
Caswell Beach North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-06-28 | DCA23FA339 | Boeing 717-200 N955AT |
Charlotte North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-06-25 | ERA23FA273 | Mooney M20R N13LV |
Southport North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2023-06-25 | ERA23LA278 | Amateur-built 4 Place N108YZ |
Sanford North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-06-16 | ERA23LA281 | Piper PA-22-150 N3662Z |
Indian Trail North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-06-03 | CEN23LA230 | Champion 7KCAB N5068X |
Rutherfordton North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-31 | ERA23LA262 | Amateur-built Searey N2440S |
Sherrills Ford North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2023-05-23 | ERA23LA244 | Piper PA28 N8992J |
Reidsville North Carolina |
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 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.
