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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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Cases newest first · 1,759

DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
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
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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.