Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

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.

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Cases newest first · 2,121

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1997-12-20	LAX98IA061 incident	Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 N932AS	San Francisco California	no injuries	Final
1997-12-20	LAX98LA058	Bellanca 8KCAB N5058L	Truckee California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-20	LAX98LA059	Mooney M20F N2965L	Safford Arizona	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-12-20	NYC98FA047	Amateur-built LONG-EZ N18CC	West Milford New Jersey	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-12-19	ATL98LA027	American AA-1 N5789L	Monticello Florida	no injuries destroyed	Final
1997-12-19	DCA98RA013	Boeing 737-300 N9VTRF	Indonesia	97 killed	Preliminary
1997-12-19	MIA98WA043	Beech BE-200 N26LE	Huarmey Peru	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1997-12-19	NYC98LA045	Piper PA-28R-200 N9418N	Fairplain West Virginia	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-12-19	NYC98LA049	Amateur-built MINI 500 N727EB	Gettysburg Ohio	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-18	FTW98LA070	Cessna 172F N8426U	Gonzales Louisiana	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-18	FTW98TA072	Bell 206B-III N124DA	Reserve New Mexico	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-18	IAD98LA017	Bellanca 17-30A N28122	Steubenville Ohio	serious injuries destroyed	Final
1997-12-18	NYC98LA044	Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A N67868	Oxford Connecticut	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-18	NYC98LA059	Piper PA-23-250 N6962Y	Perkasie Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-18	SEA98LA025	Cessna 177 N2988X	Thompson Falls Montana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-17	ATL98FA025	Cessna A150K N1218M	Jacksonville Florida	2 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-12-17	CHI98FA068	Beech C35 N782D	Evansville Indiana	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-12-17	CHI98LA064	Piper PA-24-250 N6377L	Wichita Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-17	CHI98LA071	Piper J-3 N32737	Valley Center Kansas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-16	ANC98LA013	Cessna 206 N9575G	Mnt. Village Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-16	CHI98LA065	Cessna 150M N3820V	Sidney Nebraska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-16	DCA98RA012	Canadair CL-600-2B19 CFSKI	Fredericton Canada	serious injuries	Preliminary
1997-12-16	FTW98LA069	Cessna 172N N1371E	Mckinney Texas	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-16	IAD98LA016	Piper PA-28-181 N8068Z	Bally Pennsylvania	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-16	NYC98LA043	Robinson R22 BETA N55TP	Belle Vernon Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-16	NYC98LA046	Piper PA-28-161 N2932X	Philadelphia Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-16	SEA98LA024	Bell 206L N206LT	Idaho Falls Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-15	ANC98LA012	Cessna 207 N707FY	Alakanuk Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-15	ATL98IA024 incident	Airbus Industrie A-300-600 N90070	Montego Bay Jamaica	no injuries minor damage	Final
1997-12-15	FTW98FA068	Bell 407 N771AL	Littleton Colorado	4 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-14	CHI98LA060	Cessna 152 N68318	Waukegan Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-14	CHI98LA066	Cessna 150H N23239	Hillsdale Michigan	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-14	CHI98LA069	Cessna 150L N18031	Litchfield Minnesota	no injuries destroyed	Final
1997-12-13	CHI98LA061	Piper PA-28-140 N5454S	Sturtevant Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-13	DCA98RA011	Fairchild SA-226-TC CP1635	La Veriente Saint Barthélemy	10 killed	Preliminary
1997-12-13	FTW98LA062	Cessna 175A N6846E	Houston Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-13	FTW98LA082	Mooney M20 N6159E	Pocahontas Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-13	LAX98LA060	Cessna 180H N123LJ	Santa Ynez California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-13	SEA98FA023	Aero Commander 690A N72VF	Yakima Washington	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-12	FTW98RA076	Fairchild SA-2226-TC CP1635	La Vertiente Saint Barthélemy	10 killed	Preliminary
1997-12-12	NYC98FA041	Piper PA-32-260 N3448W	Pittsville Maryland	3 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-11	ATL98FA023	Beech A100 N30SA	Charlotte North Carolina	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-11	LAX98LA057	Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B N329AE	Ventura California	serious injuries	Final
1997-12-11	NYC98LA042	Cessna 182P N20710	Chatham Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-10	CHI98LA063	Beech 1900C N79GL	Rockford Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-10	FTW98LA066	Cessna 207 N91002	Fruita Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-10	IAD98FA015	Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD N3041J	Roanoke Virginia	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-12-10	SEA98LA022	Cessna 150J N51369	Silverdale Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-09	ATL98LA021	Hughes TH-55 N74914	Bushnell Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-12-09	CHI98LA057	Cessna 402A N728QA	Milwaukee Wisconsin	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 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.