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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-07-05 | NYC87LA196 | Cessna 150F N7933F |
Roseville Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-28 | NYC87LA190 | American Aviation Corp. (Aac) AA-1A N9399L |
Kralltown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-26 | NYC87LA189 | Piper PA-60 N14HR |
Doylestown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-24 | NYC87LA184 | Cessna 152 N93304 |
Butler Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-24 | NYC87LA186 | Cessna 172 N35354 |
Olyhant Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-18 | NYC87LA180 | Cessna 172 N3913F |
Mt.Union Boro Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-14 | NYC87LA176 | Piper PA-28-180 +1 more N4889L |
Towanda Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-13 | NYC87LA177 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N94383 |
Quakertown Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-08 | NYC87LA165 | Piper PA-28-151 N7678F |
Grove City Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-06-07 | NYC87LA162 | Cessna 182 N7426Q |
Vera Cruz Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-31 | NYC87LA157 | Piper J-3 N38346 |
Mercer Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-29 | NYC87DGT01 | Schleicher ASW-20L N705X |
Mt Holley Sprgs Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-17 | NYC87DGM02 | Amateur-built VARI-EZE N785 |
Ebensburg Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-17 | NYC87LA151 | Aeronca 11AC N3886E |
Jeanette Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-17 | NYC87LA152 | Piper PA-28 N4387X |
Reading Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-13 | NYC87FA146 | Piper PA-32-300 N32774 |
Sayre Pennsylvania |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-12 | DCA87MA031 | Learjet 35A N100EP |
West Mifflin Pennsylvania |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-08 | NYC87LA142 | Pik 20 CGPIK |
Julian Pennsylvania |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-05-05 | NYC87LA141 | Cessna 172K N78506 |
Palmyra Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-30 | NYC87LA136 | Beech BE-18 N66PA |
York Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-25 | NYC87LA133 | Piper PA-28-180 N7726W |
W.Mifflin Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-20 | NYC87LA129 | Bell 47G N59321 |
Bethel Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-19 | NYC87LA128 | Piper PA-28R-201 N43758 |
Lehighton Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-18 | NYC87FA127 | Piper PA-28-180 N7987W |
York Pennsylvania |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-12 | NYC87LA122 | Robinson R22 N85570 |
Pottstown Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-04-11 | NYC87FA119 | Cessna 172N N5535E |
Ferguson Twnshp Pennsylvania |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-03-21 | NYC87LA111 | Cessna 152 N67911 |
Du Bois Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-22 | NYC87FA095 | Cessna 152C N757BQ |
Port Matilda Pennsylvania |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-22 | NYC87LA092 | Piper PA-22 N3045Z |
Tunkhannock Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-07 | NYC87LA078 | Cessna 150C N66270 |
Downingtown Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-06 | NYC87LA081 | Cessna 172 N6539E |
Beaver Falls Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-05 | NYC87LA076 | Cessna 172M CGCGP |
Marienville Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-02-01 | NYC87LA075 | Cessna 172K N79881 |
Butler Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1987-01-24 | NYC87LA067 | Cessna 152 N10VF |
Boyertown Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-21 | NYC87DHA01 | Piper PA-28-180 N54482 |
Lehighton Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-12-06 | NYC87FA045 | Cessna 152 N69123 |
Carlisle Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-30 | NYC87LA041 | Cessna 441 N117EA |
Erie Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-28 | NYC87DGM01 | Mooney M20F N6314Q |
Eighty Four Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-26 | NYC87FA038 | Piper PA-28-161 N8130A |
Glen Mawr Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-14 | NYC87LA032 | Piper PA-28-181 N82089 |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
minor injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-14 | NYC87LA033 | Cessna 33TC N2581S |
Phillipsburg Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-11-12 | NYC87LA031 | Beech BE18H N925J |
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-10-21 | NYC87LA044 | Centrair 101A N40KG |
Julian Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-10-19 | NYC87LA007 | Cessna 172N N5094K |
Port Matilda Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-10-05 | NYC87LA009 | Eiriavion Oy PIK-20E N12ZC |
Erwinna Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-10-02 | NYC87LA004 | Beech BE-58P N258W |
Derry Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-09-29 | NYC86LA244 | Ryan NAVION N5244K |
Beaver Falls Pennsylvania |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1986-09-21 | NYC86LA241 | Piper PA-28-140C N6004U |
Indiana Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-09-14 | NYC86LA242 | Cessna 172 N733CP |
Seven Springs Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1986-09-13 | NYC86FGM07 | Amateur-built BENSON B-8-M N6154 |
Cooperstown Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
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.
