Aviation accidents and incidents in North Carolina
1,759 cases in North Carolina, 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 · 1,759
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-22 | ATL97LA074 | Piper PA-28-151 N8392C |
Sophia North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-21 | ATL97LA073 | Amateur-built CHALLENGER II UNREG |
Southern Pines North Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | MIA97LA156 | Piper PA-28-180 N3976R |
Wilgrove North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-24 | MIA97LA149 | Boeing B75N1 N133R |
Huntersville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-20 | MIA97FA142 | Amateur-built N2S-4 N61S |
Apex North Carolina |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | MIA97LA143 | Cessna 150G N3235X |
Raleigh North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | MIA97LA144 | Stinson 108-1 N9063K |
Smithfield North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-08 | MIA97LA123 | Amateur-built SKYBOLT N4TZ |
Smithfield North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-05 | MIA97IA151 incident |
Beech 100 N402G |
Kenly North Carolina |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-04 | MIA97LA117 | North American T6G N44FL |
Wilmington North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-22 | ATL97LA058 | Piper PA-38-112 N9221T |
Southern Pines North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-03-15 | MIA97FA097 | Piper PA-24-260 N8857P |
Andrews North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-02-23 | ATL97LA044 | Cessna 150 N714JY |
Raleigh North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-12 | ATL97LA041 | Piper PA-28R-200 N15013 |
Winston Salem North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-02-01 | MIA97LA077 | Beech 95-B55 N70F |
Monroe North Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-25 | MIA97LA075 | Aerospatiale SA315B N707EX |
Whiteville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-19 | MIA97LA067 | Amateur-built AA-5B N81307 |
Salisbury North Carolina |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-14 | MIA97LA061 | Beech C23 N2236L |
Lincolnton North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | MIA97FA057 | Cessna 208B N802TH |
Edenton North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-12-28 | ATL97FA029 | Mooney M20C N7773M |
Roxboro North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-12-28 | MIA97FA049 | Piper PA-30 N8220Y |
Goldsboro North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-11-24 | MIA97LA029 | Luscombe 8A N1378K |
Charlotte North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-11-09 | MIA97FA020 | Piper PA-60-600 N8239J |
New Bern North Carolina |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-11-09 | MIA97LA019 | Beech A36 N8077M |
Walnut Cove North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-13 | ATL97LA004 | Aeronca 65-C +1 more N23927 |
Angier North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-10-13 | ATL97LA006 | Cessna 337G N20EC |
Fayetteville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-09-20 | ATL96LA131 | Beech A23 N8879M |
Tarboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-09 | MIA96LA211 | Piper PA-25-235 N82313 |
Farmville North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-28 | MIA96LA196 | Cessna 150M N704WM |
Knightdale North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-20 | ATL96LA109 | Beech 58P N6461U |
Banner Elk North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-17 | ATL96LA108 | Piper PA-18 N7168K |
Gatesville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-13 | ATL96LA105 | Cessna 172H N1637F |
Hickory North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-05 | ATL96LA100 | Cessna 172N N75814 |
Hillsborough North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-07-03 | MIA96LA174 | Beech 58 N23806 |
Kinston North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-06-27 | MIA96LA167 | Beech B55B N112G |
Clinton North Carolina |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-06-17 | MIA96LA159 | Cessna 150M N47ES |
Knightdale North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-30 | ATL96LA089 | Schweizer SGS233A N1197S |
Franklinton North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-11 | MIA96GA138 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M18A N2065K |
Kinston North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-05-06 | ATL96LA086 | Cessna 172 N97277 |
Winston-Salem North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-04-28 | MIA96LA133 | Mooney M20C N5635Q |
Cullowhee North Carolina |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-04-27 | MIA96LA132 | Aerotek PITTS S-2A N8040 |
Reidsville North Carolina |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-04-27 | MIA96LA135 | Amateur-built DHC-6 N716NC |
Raeford North Carolina |
1 killed | Final |
| 1996-04-21 | MIA96LA126 | Amateur-built BREEZY N78LL |
Hendersonville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-04-20 | MIA96LA123 | Amateur-built COX-HAWK N7VC |
Mebane North Carolina |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-04-01 | ATL96LA073 | Canadair CL-600S N999TF |
Raleigh North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-03-29 | ATL96LA072 | Cessna 140 N89297 |
Elkin North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-03-09 | ATL96LA059 | Cessna 172K N79058 |
Asheville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-03-06 | MIA96IA094 incident |
Piper PA-31-310 N7451L |
Charlotte North Carolina |
1 killed | Final |
| 1996-02-24 | ATL96LA054 | Cessna 210 N3887Y |
Kinston North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-02-20 | ATL96IA053 incident |
Embraer 120 N129AM |
Raleigh North Carolina |
no injuries | 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.
