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.
Cases newest first · 1,759
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-08-16 | ATL88DMG07 | Cessna A188B N8284G |
Oak City North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-08-02 | ATL88LA224 | Piper PA-38-112 N26045 |
Reidsville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-23 | ATL88FA219 | Piper PA-28-180 N7942N |
Winston-Salem North Carolina |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-10 | ATL88LA212 | Cessna 310 N670R |
New Bern North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-07-01 | ATL88LA206 | Cessna 172M N1534V |
Spring Creek North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-30 | ATL88LA205 | Beech K35 N5335R |
Greensboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-28 | ATL88LA202 | Piper J3C-65 N2875Y |
Whitsett North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-25 | ATL88LA214 | Piper PA-34-200T N59039 |
Andrews North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-06-22 | ATL88FA199 | Luscombe 8A N1144B |
Horse Shoe North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-26 | ATL88FA185 | Piper PA-28R-200 +1 more N44018 |
Raleigh North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-24 | ATL88LA183 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N41886 |
Whiteville North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-18 | ATL88DMG06 | Cessna 188 N8250G |
Messic North Carolina |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-13 | ATL88IA171 incident |
Aerospatiale AS-355-F N101UC |
Reidsville North Carolina |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-13 | ATL88LA172 | Piper PA-18-150 N9674P |
Mocksville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-10 | ATL88LA169 | Cessna 182 N5678B |
Raeford North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-05-03 | ATL88LA164 | Piper PA-31-325 N34GK |
Wilkesboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-29 | ATL88LA159 | Cessna 150J N60276 |
Sandy Ridge North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-09 | ATL88FA137 | Beech C50 N66L |
Fayetteville North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-04-08 | ATL88DMG05 | Bellanca 14-19-3A N8880R |
Boone North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-13 | ATL88LA111 | Taylorcraft BC-65 N23899 |
Maiden North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-11 | ATL88FA109 | Cessna 150 N1258Q |
Sylva North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-10 | ATL88IA108 incident |
Boeing 737 +1 more N13331 |
Greensboro North Carolina |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 1988-03-05 | ATL88LA105 | Cessna 340A N4329C |
Lincolnton North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-02 | ATL88LA112 | Cessna 152 N25265 |
Statesville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-03-01 | ATL88DMG03 | Thorp T-18 N1369 |
Advance North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-24 | ATL88LA099 | Beech 18S N1480K |
Morganton North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-20 | DCA88MA032 | Fairchild SA227-AC N622AV |
Cary North Carolina |
12 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-02-07 | ATL88LA087 | Mooney M20E N2633W |
Liberty North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-20 | ATL88LA083 | Amateur-built DHC-6-200 N996SA |
Charlotte North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-18 | ATL88FA081 | Piper PA-28R-200 N55WP |
Barnardsville North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-15 | ATL88LA079 | Cessna 150J N60362 |
Fayetteville North Carolina |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-12 | ATL88LA075 | Cessna 150 N50738 |
Carolina Beach North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1988-01-12 | ATL88LA077 | Cessna 152 N757AS |
Greensboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-25 | ATL88FA068 | Piper PA-28RT-201 N2869C |
Rutherfordton North Carolina |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-17 | ATL88FA066 | Fairchild M-62A-3 N9132H |
Monroe North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-13 | ATL88LA064 | Cessna 150G N6258S |
Grantham North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-12-02 | ATL88LA051 | Cessna 172F N8674U |
Eden North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-12 | ATL88LA035 | Mooney M20A N1051B |
Southport North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-11-11 | ATL88LA034 | Boeing 737-232 N315DL |
Raleigh North Carolina |
serious injuries | Preliminary |
| 1987-10-24 | ATL88LA026 | Pitts S2A N44LH |
Ramseur North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-17 | ATL88LA014 | Cessna 152 N757AD |
Murfreesboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-10-14 | ATL88DMG02 | Amateur-built 20 N62V |
Greensboro North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-30 | ATL87FA268 | Beech 95-B55 N6343X |
Manteo North Carolina |
5 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-27 | ATL87LA264 | Piper PA-38-112 N2488C |
Winston Salem North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-24 | ATL87LA261 | Cessna 150E N2599J |
Winston Salem North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-09-15 | ATL87LA259 | Cessna 150G N2280J |
Concord North Carolina |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-27 | ATL87DMG02 | Piper PA-25-235 N89201 |
Macclesfield North Carolina |
no injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-23 | ATL87LA236 | Cessna A185F N3463Y |
Mt Airy North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-19 | ATL87FA234 | Piper PA-28-140 N5561U |
Aurora North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-08-14 | ATL87LA233 | Cessna 150H N23193 |
Lumberton North Carolina |
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.
