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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-10-19 | DCA86AA001 | Vickers VISCOUNT VC-810 N923RC |
Bloomington Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-10-16 | CHI86FEX03 | Bell H13G N73550 |
Mccordsville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-10-08 | CHI86FEX02 | Amateur-built MIDGET MUSTANG N7C |
Evansville Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-10-02 | CHI86FEX01 | Piper PA-38-112 N3768U |
Terre Haute Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-20 | CHI85LA382 | Navion 61G N2359T |
Greenwood Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-17 | CHI85LA381 | Cessna 182Q N97855 |
West Lafayette Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-14 | CHI85FET03 | Amateur-built BEDE BD-5B N23105 |
Elkhart Indiana |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-09-14 | CHI85LA380 | Maule M-5-235C N56349 |
Bloomington Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-31 | CHI85LA361 | Cessna 150M N66550 |
Wabash Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-08-04 | CHI85LA335 | Beech A23A N6937Q |
Griffith Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-30 | CHI85LA322 | Cessna 152II N48241 |
Indianapolis Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-28 | CHI85LA318 | Beech C33-A N1CK |
Hobart Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-25 | CHI85LA313 | Luscombe 8A N2071K |
Valparaiso Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-23 | CHI85LA311 | Piper PA-28-140 N32858 |
Culver Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-20 | CHI85FA301 | Bell 47G2A1 N1345A |
Brook Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-18 | CHI85FA300 | Cessna 150L N19293 |
Bainbridge Indiana |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-07-17 | CHI85FEX04 | Texas Helicopter OH13E/M74 N10000 |
Veedersburg Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-28 | CHI85FA258 | Piper PA-32RT-300T N39554 |
Merom Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-22 | CHI85LA245 | Cessna 150L N10239 |
Griffith Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-20 | CHI85FEX03 | Piper PA-28-180 N7750N |
Orleans Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-16 | CHI85LA243 | Cessna 172 M N8954V |
Decatur Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-09 | CHI85FEX02 | Cessna 310C N1773H |
Greenfield Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-05 | CHI85LA223 | Piper PA-31-T N777YR |
Rochester Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-06-01 | CHI85LA219 | Cessna T210 N6787R |
Marion Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-25 | CHI85FA213 | Hughes 369E N5219A |
Indianapolis Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-25 | CHI85FET02 | Piper PA-28-140 N15074 |
Nappanee Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-22 | CHI85LA205 | Piper PA-28-235 N8521N |
Valparaiso Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-19 | CHI85LA202 | Taylorcraft BC-12D N44345 |
Michigan City Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-07 | CHI85LA195 | Beech 58 N29CP |
Terre Haute Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-03 | CHI85FET01 | Cessna 172 M N23388 |
Valparaiso Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-05-02 | CHI85FEX01 | Cessna 404 N68103 |
Indianapolis Indiana |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1985-04-28 | CHI85LA179 | Pitts PITTS S2B N260JH |
Indianapolis Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-15 | CHI85FA165 | Piper PA-30 N8007Y |
Worthington Indiana |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-08 | CHI85LA159 | Cessna 310B N5471A |
Shelbyville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-07 | CHI85FA157 | Cessna 210L N35592 |
Muncie Indiana |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-04-05 | CHI85FA153 | Beech N35 N9429Y |
La Porte Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-29 | CHI85LA150 | Cessna 152 N48241 |
Richmond Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-25 | CHI85LA148 | Piper PA-20-125 N7629K |
Zionsville Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-23 | CHI85LA147 | Cessna T210M N732RX |
Flora Indiana |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-17 | CHI85LA142 | Cessna 172RG N9584B |
Portland Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-13 | CHI85FA139 | Piper PA-32-260 N3974W |
Angola Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-04 | CHI85LA129 | Cessna U206G N6173U |
Angola Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-03-02 | CHI85LA133 | Cessna 150L N36TD |
Lebanon Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-02-26 | CHI85LA125 | Cessna 152 N5394M |
Frankton Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-02-18 | CHI85LA110 | Brantly Helicopter B-2 N511R |
Huntingburg Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-24 | CHI85LA095 | Beech BE-58 N8555R |
Indianapolis Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-22 | CHI85LA093 | Amateur-built CASSUTT SPORT RACER N12SG |
Lake Village Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-17 | CHI85LA092 | Beech BE-58 N4098S |
Lafayette Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1985-01-12 | CHI85LA087 | Cessna 150L N10543 |
Central Indiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1984-12-09 | CHI85FA067 | Taylorcraft BC12-D N5219M |
Albion Indiana |
1 killed destroyed |
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.
