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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
1987-07-14 ATL87LA211 Cessna 172M
N80929
Raleigh
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-07-13 ATL87FA209 Cessna 152
N4869B
Yanceyville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-07-06 ATL87LA203 Cessna 152
N69087
Goldsboro
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-07-05 ATL87LA199 Burkhart Grob G-103A
N930BG
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-07-04 ATL87LA197 Cessna 172G
N1162F
Fayetteville
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-07-03 ATL87LA202 Piper PA-32RT-300
N9385C
Liberty
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-21 ATL87LA177 Cessna 150M
N704MW
Goldsboro
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-19 ATL87FA174 Piper PA-28R-200
N900AJ
Asheville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-06-19 ATL87LA176 Cessna 172P
N52575
Marion
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-12 ATL87LA167 Cessna 172M
N9355H
Sylva
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-08 ATL87LA162 Beech V35B
N55KP
Lexington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-08 ATL87LA169 Piper PA-28-180
N3923R
Franklin
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-06 ATL87LA158 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N1511A
Kannapolis
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-06-02 ATL87LA156 Cessna C-152
N46411
Bunn
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-05-27 ATL87LA152 Piper PA-28-140
N1696T
Erwin
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-05-23 ATL87LA146 Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200
N8543A
Sparta
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-05-22 ATL87LA140 Stinson 108-2
N9796K
Huntersville
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-05-18 ATL87DMG01 Grumman G-164B
N3628Z
Beaufort
North Carolina
no injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-05-16 ATL87LA139 Piper PA-30
N7937Y
Raleigh
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-05-16 ATL87LA141 Cessna 150
N704EA
China Grove
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-05-08 ATL87LA137 Amateur-built QUICKSILVER MX
N53317
Monroe
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-04-27 ATL87LA126 Piper PA-24-250
N7136P
Pinehurst
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-04-27 ATL87LA127 Cessna 172N
N4678G
Union Grove
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-04-23 ATL87FA123 Swearingen SA-226TC
N505LB
Wilmington
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-03-20 ATL87FA088 Beech C23
N18879
Semora
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-03-09 ATL87FA082 Beech K35
N621M
Arden
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1987-03-07 ATL87LA080 Cessna 172M
N61639
Lexington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-02-01 ATL87LA069 Cessna 152
N64823
Fuquay Varina
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-01-22 ATL87LA063 Piper PA-23-250
N2489R
Wilkesboro
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1987-01-09 ATL87MA057 Bell 206L-1
N5004Q
Pollockville
North Carolina
4 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-12-27 ATL87LA050 Piper PA-28-181
N8389C
High Point
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-12-19 ATL87FA045 Cessna 170B
N8062A
Asheville
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-12-12 ATL87LA043 Luscombe 8A
N71966
Morganton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-12-10 ATL87LA040 Hughes 269C
N58188
Charlotte
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-12-07 ATL87LA037 Cessna 150L
N6860G
Cullowhee
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-12-06 ATL87LA036 Sikorsky UH-19D
N37800
Roanoke Rapids
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-11-26 ATL87FA029 Beech 35-B33
N9592Y
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
4 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-11-26 ATL87FA030 Piper AEROSTAR 601P
N122FP
Clinton
North Carolina
4 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-11-19 ATL87LA023 Hughes 269C
N9665F
Eden
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-11-09 ATL87LA018 Cessna 152
N6617L
Lexington
North Carolina
no injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-10-31 ATL87LA013 Piper PA-38-112
N2373G
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-10-26 DCA87AA006 Boeing 737-222
N752N
Charlotte
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-10-05 ATL87FA001 Piper J3-65C +1 more
N70414
Goldsboro
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-09-26 ATL86FA266 Piper TG8-J3C-65
N27047
Apex
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-09-26 DCA86IA001
incident
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51
N402EA
Raleigh-Durham
North Carolina
no injuries
minor damage
Preliminary
1986-09-17 ATL86LA261 Piper PA-25-235
N9513P
Plymouth
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-09-07 ATL86LA249 Cessna 172N
N4892G
Fuguay-Varina
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-09-07 ATL86LA250 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N44215
Elkin
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-09-06 ATL86LA248 Amateur-built VARI-EZE
N547EZ
Wilkesboro
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-09-04 ATL86FMG10 Amateur-built Q2
N206JB
Clinton
North Carolina
serious injuries
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.