Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1987

2,774 cases in 1987, 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 · 2,774

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1987-07-27	ANC87FA110	Cessna 182P N1946M	Anchorage Alaska	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-27	ANC87LA111	Beech H35 N5429D	Nikolai Creek Alaska	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-27	FTW87FA177	Aero Commander 520 N4164B	Carrollton Texas	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-27	FTW87FA179	Stinson 108-3 N744C	Kirbyville Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-27	LAX87DJA07	Emair MA-1B N9919M	Pahala Hawaii	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-27	MKC87FA148	Amateur-built 532 ELITE N5352	Davenport Iowa	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-27	NYC87DNE04	Piper PA-28-180 N9558J	Groton Connecticut	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ANC87FA107	Maule M-6 N49846	Anchorage Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ANC87LA106	Piper PA-18-150 N7470D	Kenai Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ANC87LA108	Piper PA-18-150 N4454Z	Dillingham Alaska	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ANC87LA109	Piper PA-18-150 N6978B	Levelock Alaska	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ANC87LA113	Bellanca 7GCBC N5052C	Happy Valley Alaska	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ATL87FA223	Cessna 150G N2476J	Circleville Ohio	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-26	ATL87LA225	North American AT-6G N5557V	Clanton Alabama	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	CHI87DEM11	Cessna 182K N2664Q	Paw Paw Michigan	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-26	DEN87LA194	Cessna 172D N2346U	Custer South Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	DEN87LA195	Cessna 182L N3371R	Aberdeen South Dakota	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-26	FTW87DPA04	Amateur-built AIRCAMPER N1371A	Arlington Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	FTW87LA176	Piper PA28R-201 N6083H	Houston Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	FTW87LA178	Piper PA-18A N321AK	Aransas Pass Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	FTW87LA181	Cessna 150L N7930G	Rockwall Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	LAX87DVM05	Amateur-built LONG-EZ N99LE	Paso Robles California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	LAX87LA284	Raven S77A N43995	Tucson Arizona	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	LAX87LA334	Cessna 206 N4651Z	Williams Arizona	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-26	MIA87LA215	Cessna 172M N61897	Atlantic Ocean AO	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	NYC87DNC11	Beech C23 N6009S	Vergennes Vermont	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	NYC87FA209	Cessna 182 N6313A	Poestenkill New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-26	NYC87LA206	Cessna 210 N2317F	Palmyra Pennsylvania	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-26	NYC87LA211	Cessna 310 N5077Y	Wrightstown New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-25	ATL87LA224	Cessna R182 N737ZZ	Calera Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-25	DEN87LA193	Cessna T188C N2037J	Pisek North Dakota	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-25	DEN87LA198	Cessna 152 N52MA	Watkins Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-25	FTW87DRD10	Cessna T188C N2092J	Oak Grove Louisiana	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-25	LAX87LA279	Cessna 320B N44RM	Bermuda Dunes California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-25	LAX87LA282	Champion 7ECA N5144X	Rancho Calif California	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-25	LAX87LA283	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N2716H	Galt California	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-25	MIA87LA214	Boeing 747-287B LVOPA	Miami Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-25	SEA87LA148	Cessna 150G N2415J	Gresham Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	ANC87LA105	Piper PA-18 N2571H	Talkeetna Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	CHI87DER11	Amateur-built POLLIWAGON N48876	Ely Minnesota	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-24	FTW87FA174	Cessna 421C N448	Crystal City Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-07-24	FTW87LA188	Beech 35 N470MC	Richwood Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	LAX87FA281	Piper PA-32R-301T N82793	Monterey California	4 killed destroyed	Final
1987-07-24	LAX87LA278	Cessna 182A N3884D	Strathmore California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	LAX87LA280	Cessna 320D N3322Q	Banning California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	NYC87LA210	Bell 47G3 N6355	Marston Mills Massachusetts	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	SEA87LA146	Davis STARSHIP ALPHA N5531N	Burley Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-24	SEA87LA147	Cessna T210K N5768J	Bellevue Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-23	ATL87LA222	Bell 47G-2 N972B	Huntsville Alabama	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-07-23	FTW87FA175	Cessna 337B N2315S	Laporte Texas	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 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.