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
1997-07-06	NYC97LA137	Aerostar-Raven S-60-A N3590H	Clyde Ohio	serious injuries	Final
1997-07-06	SEA97LA159	Beech G35 N4552D	Jackson Wyoming	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-06	SEA97LA160	Cessna 170B N211R	Jackson Wyoming	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	ANC97FA099	Amateur-built DHC-2 N5164G	Skwentna Alaska	4 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	ATL97LA096	Piper PA-28-140 N5807U	Spruce Pine North Carolina	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	ATL97LA098	Piper PA-12 N7799H	Swansboro North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	CHI97IA195 incident	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-30 N963N	Flint Michigan	no injuries minor damage	Final
1997-07-05	CHI97LA194	Cessna 170B N2416D	Karlin Michigan	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-07-05	CHI97LA202	Amateur-built PIETENPOL GN-1 N46844	Lake Village Indiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	CHI97LA206	Piper PA-34-200 N56676	Mackinac Island Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	CHI97LA207	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N1527B	Columbia Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	FTW97FA249	Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B N80077	Hobbs New Mexico	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-07-05	FTW97LA254	North American NA-265-80 N100EJ	Ardmore Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	IAD97LA096	Piper PA-23-160 N4022P	Hampton New Hampshire	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	MIA97IA206 incident	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-8-61 N27UA	Miami Florida	no injuries minor damage	Final
1997-07-05	MIA97LA205	Bellanca 7ECA N7636S	Mooresville North Carolina	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	SEA97LA158	Bell 47G-3B-1 N8537F	Roosevelt Utah	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	SEA97LA161	Cessna 170B N37RA	Bend Oregon	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-05	SEA97LA163	Piper PA-18-150 N4249Z	Big Creek Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	ANC97FA097	Piper PA-32 N15199	Skagway Alaska	4 killed destroyed	Final
1997-07-04	CHI97LA201	Amateur-built RV-4 N1142J	Hermann Missouri	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	FTW97LA250	Piper PA-28-140 N1798J	Ashdown Arkansas	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1997-07-04	FTW97LA251	Cessna 172G N3888L	Powderly Texas	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	FTW97LA253	Piper PA-31T N974DC	Austin Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	FTW97LA256	Let BLANIK L-13 N65378	Pagosa Springs Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	IAD97LA097	Amateur-built AA-1B N9883L	Culpeper Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	LAX97LA231	Cessna P206B N4733F	Desert Center California	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1997-07-04	LAX97LA232	Cessna 182A N2011G	Santa Paula California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	LAX97LA238	Bellanca 17-30 N70EC	Prescott Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	LAX97LA239	Cessna 172 N8189B	Aguiguan Island Northern Mariana Islands	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	LAX97LA268	Cessna 172 N7359A	Goodyear Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	MIA97LA204	Amateur-built TEENIE TWO N9753	Pinehurst North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-04	NYC97LA134	Martin VELOCITY RG N280DM	Montauk New York	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-03	CHI97LA199	Snow S2C N1684S	Viola Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-03	FTW97LA252	Bell 206B N49661	New Iberia Louisiana	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-03	FTW97LA257	Amateur-built RS-15 N8032H	Ward Arkansas	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-03	FTW97LA259	Luscombe 8A N71381	Seminole Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-03	IAD97FA095	Piper PA-28R-180 N3896T	Penobscot Maine	4 killed destroyed	Final
1997-07-03	LAX97LA230	Beech 95-B55 N2031W	Beaumont California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	ANC97TA096	Piper PA-18 N5582C	Nenana Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	ATL97FA095	Amateur-built B75N1 N450GC	Locust Grove Georgia	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-07-02	CHI97FA200	Piper PA-32R-301 N83353	St. Paul Minnesota	3 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	CHI97LA193	Grumman G-164 N10397	Satanta Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	FTW97IA248 incident	Beech 95-B55 N6663C	Longview Texas	no injuries	Final
1997-07-02	FTW97LA244	Cessna 152 N69073	Fort Worth Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	FTW97LA246	Cessna T210M N761FM	Kerrville Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	LAX97LA228	Aviat A-1 N13HU	Novato California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	LAX97LA233	Cessna 152 N64954	Madera California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	MIA97LA200	Cessna 150F N8083S	Clearwater Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-07-02	MIA97LA201	Grumman G-164 N10273	Altha Florida	no injuries destroyed	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.