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Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in North Carolina

1,759 cases in North Carolina, 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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DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
1989-08-11 ATL89DMG06 Amateur-built N3-2
N70406
Hendersonville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-08-10 ATL89FA194 Beech E55
N55TP
Raleigh
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-08-06 ATL89LA192 Cessna 150J
N5558G
Dunn
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-08-02 ATL89IA187
incident
Boeing 737-400
N413US
Greensboro
North Carolina
no injuries
minor damage
Final
1989-07-27 ATL89LA185 Cessna 172K
N7444G
Wilmington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-07-17 ATL89DMG04 Amateur-built W-8
N74849
Washington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-06-24 ATL89LA169 Cessna 401
N8271F
Raleigh
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-06-11 ATL89FA158 Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B
N37141
Garner
North Carolina
3 killed
substantial damage
Final
1989-06-03 ATL89DMG05 Amateur-built PITTS SPECIAL S-1C
N1769
Townsville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-05-30 ATL89LA154 Boeing E75 (PT-13D)
N5325N
Jacksonville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-05-30 ATL89LA155 Cessna 150
N1115T
Trinity
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-05-27 ATL89LA152 Cessna 177
N13630
Indian Trail
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-05-13 ATL89LA146 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C
N99766
Troy
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-05-13 ATL89LA147 Cessna 172N
N733VS
Fuquay
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-05-07 ATL89DMG03 Amateur-built S-1C
N7VC
Fuquay-Varina
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-05-04 ATL89LA140 Cessna A185F
CGCMT
Charlotte
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-04-26 ATL89LA137 Cessna 150F
N8260F
Jacksonville
North Carolina
no injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-04-26 ATL89LA138 Cessna 150
N1595Q
New Bern
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-04-23 ATL89LA132 Cessna 172F
N7908U
Elkin Arpt.
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-04-13 ATL89LA126 Grumman AA-5B
N28990
Siler City
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-04-10 ATL89LA125 Cessna 150B
N1214Y
Hickory
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-04-05 ATL89LA121 Aero Commander 685
N685RB
Southern Pines
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-03-27 ATL89FA116 Mbb BK-117-A-3
N39187
Coinjock
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-03-18 ATL89LA111 Morrisey 2150A
N41HB
Lenoir
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
1989-03-11 ATL89LA103 Cessna 172M
N13188
Sanford
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-02-26 ATL89LA093 Piper PA-28-235
N56600
Liberty
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-02-12 ATL89LA087 Piper PA-23-250
N5112Y
Huntersville
North Carolina
no injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-01-24 ATL89DMG02 Cessna 172P
N98990
Mooresville
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-01-17 ATL89LA077 Beech 58
N166LC
Walnut Cove
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1989-01-11 ATL89FA071 Cessna 208B
N9330B
Madison
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
1989-01-05 ATL89LA069 Boeing E75
N52124
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
1988-12-24 ATL89FA061 Cessna 210B
N210RW
Mt Airy
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
1988-12-03 ATL89DMG01 Amateur-built TEENIE TWO
N4831Y
Albemarle
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-11-30 ATL89FA047 Beech P35
N9584Y
Bakersville
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-11-30 ATL89LA048 Cessna 152
N68001
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-11-26 ATL89FA045 Piper PA-28-140
N98369
Concord
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-11-15 ATL89LA038 Cessna 152F
N8225F
Harkers Island
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1988-11-13 ATL89LA033 Cessna 172
N993NA
Lumberton
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-11-07 ATL89LA027 Cessna 182H
N2358X
Greensboro
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-10-26 ATL89LA018 Cessna 152
N4713B
Reidsville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-10-24 ATL89LA017 Piper PA-22-108
N5361Z
Advance
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-10-09 ATL89LA011 Cessna 177B
N17223
Hatteras
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-10-08 ATL89LA008 North American T-6G
N7704C
West Jefferson
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-10-08 ATL89LA010 Cessna 177
N29550
Greensboro
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-10-07 ATL89LA009 Cessna 182
N736EK
Lexington
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-09-25 ATL88LA255 Cessna 150
N7831E
Bessemer City
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-09-13 ATL88LA250 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N96522
Surf City
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-09-05 ATL88LA246 Cessna 182K
N2636R
Hendersonville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-08-22 ATL88DMG08 Piper PA-25-235
N8819L
La Grange
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1988-08-21 ATL88FA233 Piper PA-32-300
N4169W
Pittsboro
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
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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.