Aviation accidents and incidents in Indiana
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 · 1,363
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-07-13 | CHI87LA164 | Piper PA-28-181 N8155A |
Vincennes Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-13 | CHI87LA165 | Champion 7EC N4365C |
Lake Monroe Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-24 | CHI87LA157 | Cessna 172P N52362 |
Ft. Wayne Indiana |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-21 | CHI87DET07 | Amateur-built STITSPLAYMATE SA-11A N2813 |
Rolling Prairie Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-19 | CHI87DEX07 | Boeing E75 N550LR |
Mccordsville Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-18 | CHI87LA152 | Piper PA-28-161 N9174M |
Muncie Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-14 | CHI87DET05 | Amateur-built MAXAIR XP-503 N171RB |
Michigan City Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-14 | CHI87DET06 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER N138RK |
Goshen Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-14 | CHI87LA146 | Cessna 210M N761Q |
La Porte Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-14 | CHI87LA147 | Piper PA-28-180 N7306W |
Anderson Indiana |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-12 | CHI87LA144 | Cessna 182M N91927 |
Lake Village Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-06 | CHI87LA107 | Cessna 172N N5240E |
Marion Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-03 | CHI87LA145 | Piper PA-28-180 N2180R |
Marion Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-31 | CHI87DEX06 | Cessna 172E N5514T |
Huntingburg Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-30 | CHI87LA136 | Piper PA-34-200T N8231D |
Plymouth Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-18 | CHI87DET04 | Cessna 172P N62629 |
Peru Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-09 | CHI87LA125 | Cessna 120 N2224N |
Lebanon Indiana |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-02 | CHI87LA121 | Beech 58P N6401H |
Evansville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-01 | CHI87LA119 | Piper PA-38-112 N23781 |
Kentland Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-25 | CHI87LA117 | Cessna 172P N51881 |
Terre Haute Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-19 | CHI87DET03 | Amateur-built TIERRA II N5541C |
Columbia City Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-16 | CHI87FA114 | Cessna 182G N2382R |
West Point Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-30 | CHI87FA106 | Airbus Industrie A300B4-203 N230EA |
Indianapolis Indiana |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-03-26 | CHI87LA103 | Cessna 172M N19984 |
Shelbyville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-19 | CHI87FA099 | Bellanca 7ECA N5504L |
Attica Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-17 | CHI87LA098 | Hughes 269B N9522F |
South Bend Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-16 | CHI87LA096 | Cessna 172E N7757U |
Muncie Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-10 | CHI87DET02 | Cessna 170B N3135A |
Angola Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-26 | CHI87LA088 | Beech C-35 N99QE |
Lake Station Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-04 | CHI87LA074 | Cessna 172P N62503 |
Huntington Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-31 | CHI87LA072 | Enstrom F-28A N9257 |
Martinsville Indiana |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-27 | CHI87LA068 | Cessna 172N N4688D |
Madison Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-25 | CHI87IA067 incident |
Boeing 727-122 N7015U |
Fort Wayne Indiana |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-25 | CHI87LA071 | Cessna 152II N6179Q |
West Middleton Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-22 | CHI87DEX05 | Cessna 340A N3961G |
Bloomington Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-20 | CHI87LA063 | Cessna 152 N93078 |
Evansville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-13 | CHI87IA061 incident |
Nihon YS-11A-500 N906TC |
Remmington Indiana |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-30 | CHI87FA058 | Piper PA-31T N74NL |
Merrillville Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-21 | CHI87DET01 | Pitts S1S N39XP |
Warsaw Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-18 | CHI87LA051 | Cessna 172RG N9603B |
Bloominton Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-15 | CHI87LA046 | Aeronca 11BC N3969E |
Lake Village Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-12 | CHI87DEX04 | Aero Commander 500B N116CA |
Hagerstown Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-10 | CHI87MA053 | Hughes 269B N8982F |
Cross Plaines Indiana |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-22 | CHI87DEX02 | Amateur-built T-18 N2433 |
Elwood Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-22 | CHI87LA035 | Cessna 172G N3871L |
Evansville Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-11 | CHI87LA023 | Piper PA-32R-300 N75363 |
Winamac Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-11 | CHI87LA028 | Beech 23 N2335Q |
Laporte Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-10 | CHI87LA022 | Piper PA-28R-200 N578PA |
South Bend Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-09 | CHI87DEX01 | Amateur-built KITFOX N371DT |
Crawfordsville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-02 | CHI87LA016 | Piper PA-28-181 N8112T |
Lafayette Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
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.
