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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
