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.
Cases newest first · 2,121
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-06-07 | NYC97LA109 | Piper PA-15 N4173H |
Easton Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-07 | SEA97FA130 | Lockheed P-38L N7973 |
Tillamook Oregon |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-07 | SEA97LA131 | Cessna 182C N8522T |
Hardin Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-07 | SEA97LA132 | Piper PA-18-135 N27296 |
Big Creek Idaho |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-06 | LAX97LA204 | Bell 204-B N64F |
Kaneohe Hawaii |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-06 | NYC97LA107 | Piper PA-28-181 N38758 |
Walton New York |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-06 | SEA97LA129 | Cessna 210D N3908Y |
Renton Washington |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | ANC97LA084 | Anderson Aircraft Corp. KITFOX IV-1200 N85TA |
Fairbanks Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | ATL97LA081 | Cessna 172I N5124G |
N. Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | ATL97LA084 | Piper PA-28-180 N7581W |
Columbus Mississippi |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | CHI97LA157 | Cessna A188B N8293G |
La Moure North Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | IAD97LA082 | Cessna R182 N2336C |
Poughkeepsie New York |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | LAX97LA200 | Moravan Z242L +1 more N7ZA |
Jean Nevada |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-05 | NYC97LA105 | North American NAVION N91711 |
Fredericksburg Virginia |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | ANC97LA083 | Piper PA-18 N91855 |
Anchorage Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | ANC97TA085 | Cessna U206F N736 |
Chevak Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | ATL97WA079 | Boeing 767-300 N651UA |
Asuncion Panama |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1997-06-04 | CHI97LA156 | Champion 7ECA N5253X |
Gregory Michigan |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | CHI97LA158 | Amateur-built KITFOX III N515JK |
Meadow Grove Nebraska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | FTW97LA210 | Beech 60 N7396D |
Pueblo Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | IAD97GA081 | Piper PA-18-150 N4310Z |
Harrisonburg Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | MIA97FA179 | Piper J3C-65 +1 more N804DA |
Asheboro North Carolina |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | SEA97LA127 | Cessna 182 N6302A |
Brigham City Utah |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-04 | SEA97LA128 | Cessna 177B N34680 |
Lake Powell Utah |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-03 | CHI97LA154 | Cessna 340A N171DB |
Fort Wayne Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-03 | LAX97GA198 | Beech 95-B55 N8KB |
San Carlos Arizona |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-03 | NYC97FA103 | Cessna 210M N9162M |
Elliston Virginia |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-03 | SEA97LA126 | Garlick UH-1H N85NW |
Addy Washington |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-02 | ANC97LA081 | Piper PA-22 N3602A |
Healy Alaska |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-02 | MIA97FA175 | Amateur-built AA-5B N28297 |
Avon Park Florida |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-02 | MIA97FA176 | Cessna 172N N4752D |
Comerio Puerto Rico |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-02 | SEA97LA125 | Cessna 402C N1233P |
Rawlins Wyoming |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | ANC97WA080 | Cessna 206 N9607Z |
Atlin Canada |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-06-01 | CHI97LA153 | Piper PA-22-108 N5739Z |
Alanson Michigan |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | FTW97FA207 | Canadair F-86E MK.6 N86EX |
Broomfield Colorado |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | FTW97FA208 | Bell 206B +1 more N115AL |
Intracoastl Cty Louisiana |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | FTW97LA209 | Amateur-built VMAX PROBE N1200M |
Lake Jackson Texas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | IAD97FA079 | Piper PA-28-180 N6337J |
Melville New York |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | MIA97LA177 | Cessna T-210-N N7393C |
Hollywood Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | NYC97LA102 | Cessna 150 N22935 |
Elkton Maryland |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-01 | NYC97WA104 | Cessna TU-206G N6428Z |
Carroll Lake Canada |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1997-06-01 | SEA97LA124 | Cessna 150H N50348 |
Redmond Oregon |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-31 | CHI97LA155 | Cessna 150 N60971 |
Woodbine Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-31 | FTW97LA212 | Grumman G-164A N842KG |
Woodsboro Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-31 | LAX97LA197 | Amateur-built 162F N176BT |
Phoenix Arizona |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-31 | LAX97LA221 | Amateur-built S300D N540DH |
Chandler Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-30 | CHI97LA152 | Cessna 152 N66980 |
Chesterfield Missouri |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-30 | FTW97LA214 | Piper PA-34-200T N36275 |
Santa Teresa New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-30 | FTW97RA213 | Bell UH-1H PNP30 |
Roque Peru |
2 killed | Preliminary |
| 1997-05-29 | ANC97LA079 | Piper J-5 N31164 |
Wasilla Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
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.