Aviation accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania
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 · 1,834
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-05-16 | NYC88IA141 incident |
Cessna S550 N81SH |
Allentown Pennsylvania |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-14 | NYC88LA139 | Cessna 172RG N9638B |
West Chester Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-29 | NYC88FA131 | Piper PA-22-150 N3014Z |
Thomasville Pennsylvania |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1988-04-27 | NYC88LA134 | Beech C17B N47024 |
Butler Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-17 | NYC88LA127 | Piper PA-28-180 N4893L |
Slatington Pennsylvania |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-10 | NYC88LA122 | Cessna 172 N2825U |
Myerstown Pennsylvania |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-09 | NYC88LA125 | Schleicher ASW-20 +1 more N34JH |
Fairfield Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1988-04-02 | NYC88LA118 | Cessna 150 N60057 |
Downingtown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-29 | NYC88LA114 | Piper PA-32 N36440 |
Erie Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1988-03-29 | NYC88LA116 | Bell 206L N114FH |
Allentown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-28 | NYC88LA113 | Piper J-3 N7170H |
Downingtown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-07 | NYC88DGT01 | North American F-51D N51WE |
State College Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-23 | NYC88LA092 | Cessna 182 N3374F |
Westfield Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-16 | NYC88LA083 | Hughes 369D N5093Y |
Waterfall Pennsylvania |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-12 | NYC88LA085 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 N339MA |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-09 | NYC88DHA02 | Amateur-built LONG-EZ N814EZ |
Perkasie Pennsylvania |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-02 | NYC88FA072 | Cessna 337E N1201M |
Friedens Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-26 | NYC88IA078 incident |
Beech 1900C N818BE |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1988-01-24 | NYC88FA069 | Cessna 182L N3467R |
Waynesburg Pennsylvania |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-10 | NYC88LA054 | Grumman AA-5A N26869 |
Honesdale Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-03 | NYC88LA052 | Piper PA-28-140 N16491 |
Pottstown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-01 | NYC88LA048 | Piper PA-28-150 N32307 |
Middletown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-16 | NYC88LA043 | Piper PA-32-300 N9055F |
Montoursville Pennsylvania |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-15 | NYC88FA041 | Mooney M20C N3644H |
St. Marys Pennsylvania |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-14 | NYC88DGM03 | Piper PA-28-161 N8318L |
Spartansburg Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-12 | NYC88LA037 | Piper PA-28-140 N8450F |
Jeannette Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-11 | NYC88LA056 | Piper PA-28R-201 N8364N |
Beaver Falls Pennsylvania |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-11-01 | NYC88LA024 | Piper PA-28-161 N4302T |
Erwinna Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-25 | NYC88LA017 | Piper J-4 N28205 |
St. Paul Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-18 | NYC88LA010 | Stinson 108-3 N990C |
Henryville Pennsylvania |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-26 | NYC87LA267 | Grumman AA-5A N9772U |
Irwin Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-26 | NYC87LA271 | Piper PA-28-180 N9122J |
Waynesburg Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-25 | NYC87FA262 | Piper PA-32-300 N38364 |
Montoursville Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-18 | NYC87FA260 | Boeing 737 N318AU |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-09-17 | NYC87FA257 | Boeing 727-200 N774AL |
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-09-15 | NYC87LA255 | Piper PA-28-140 N15793 |
Emmaus Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-14 | NYC87LA253 | Cessna 172D N2467U |
Scottdale Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-10 | NYC87DGM03 | Amateur-built PITTS S1 N290RW |
Irwin Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1987-09-09 | NYC87DHA02 | Kolb Company TWINSTAR N23EH |
Hilltown Pennsylvania |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-09 | NYC87LA256 | Cessna 310N N4166Q |
Williamsport Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-07 | NYC87LA247 | Cessna 172M N80376 |
W. Mifflin Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-06 | NYC87FA244 | Piper PA-28-235 N8692W |
Altoona Pennsylvania |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-05 | NYC87LA246 | Piper PA-28 N3023M |
Harrisburg Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-03 | NYC87LA245 | Piper PA-28-140 N596SP |
Montgomeryville Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-28 | NYC87FA241 | Piper PA-23-160 N4003P |
Selinsgrove Pennsylvania |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-23 | NYC87LA238 | Boeing B-17G N93012 |
Beaver Falls Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-09 | NYC87LA224 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N99236 |
York Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-04 | NYC87LA223 | Piper PA-28 N33791 |
Prospectville Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-26 | NYC87LA206 | Cessna 210 N2317F |
Palmyra Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-07-13 | NYC87LA201 | Piper J3C-65 N33576 |
Huntingdon Pennsylvania |
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 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.
