Aviation accidents and incidents in 1997
2,121 cases in 1997, 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 · 2,121
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-13 | CHI97LA151 | Beech 35 N144GM |
Liberty Missouri |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-13 | FTW97LA190 | Schweizer 269C N107SM |
Laredo Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-13 | LAX97IA180 incident |
Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B N313AE |
San Luis Obispo California |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-13 | NYC97LA090 | Cessna 172P N65983 |
Morristown New Jersey |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-13 | NYC97LA095 | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-88 N984DL |
Flushing New York |
serious injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-13 | SEA97LA111 | Cessna 150M N7557A |
Freeland Washington |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-12 | DCA97MA049 | Airbus Industrie A300B4-605R N90070 |
West Palm Beach Florida |
serious injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-12 | FTW97LA186 | Snow S2C N1619S |
Hondo Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-12 | LAX97FA177 | Beech A36TC N6174N |
Truckee California |
5 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-12 | LAX97LA178 | Robinson R-22 N83795 |
Santa Margarita California |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-12 | LAX97LA181 | Piper PA-32R-300 N3609Q |
Burbank California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | CHI97LA129 | Beech B33-35 N12GS |
Mishawaka Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | CHI97LA132 | Piper PA-24-250 N7729P |
Correctionville Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | FTW97IA187 incident |
Boeing 737-524 N16618 |
Corpus Christi Texas |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-11 | LAX97LA176 | Hughes 369D N5105N |
Puako Hawaii |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-11 | MIA97LA159 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-30 GNIUK |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-11 | MIA97WA158 | Ayres S2R N3090K |
Brenon Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-05-11 | NYC97LA089 | Piper PA-28R-200 N56639 |
Pottstown Pennsylvania |
fatal minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | ATL97FA072 | Bellanca 14-13 N86734 |
Stockbridge Georgia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | CHI97LA125 | Piper PA-28-140 N280TC |
Dickinson North Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | FTW97LA189 | Amateur-built KITFOX N950AW |
Greeley Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | IAD97LA074 | American AA-1 N5734L |
Lewisburg West Virginia |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | NYC97LA088 | North American B-25J N9456Z |
Midland Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | NYC97LA093 | Cessna 150H N23471 |
New Castle Delaware |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | SEA97FA105 | Cessna 182 +1 more N5434B |
Clinton Utah |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | SEA97FA106 | Piper PA-28R-200 N55676 |
Tigard Oregon |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | SEA97LA104 | Cessna T188C N3152J |
Mitchell Oregon |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | SEA97LA107 | Cessna 170B N8224A |
Ontario Oregon |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | SEA97LA108 | Piper PA-22-150 N1707P |
The Dalles Oregon |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | CHI97LA126 | Grumman G-164A N7859 |
Prairie View Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | FTW97LA182 | Mooney M20K N262JM |
N Little Rock Arkansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | FTW97LA185 | Mooney M20C N7853V |
Torreon New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | FTW97LA188 | Aeromot AMT-200 N757DM |
Longmont Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-09 | MIA97IA160 incident |
Amateur-built SD3-60 N263GA |
Miami Florida |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-09 | NYC97WA091 | British Aerospace BA-31 N854JS |
Hamilton Canada |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1997-05-09 | SEA97LA103 | Cessna 152 N714VL |
Deer Lodge Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-08 | ATL97LA071 | Piper PA-23-250 N520SM |
Jacksonville Florida |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-08 | CHI97IA127 incident |
Cessna T210 N7398M |
Winona Minnesota |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-08 | DCA97WA045 | Boeing 737-300 | Shenzhen Switzerland |
35 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-05-08 | FTW97FA181 | Cessna 172RG N6505V |
Intracoastal Louisiana |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-08 | FTW97IA362 incident |
Ayres S2R-G10 N3298Y |
Munday Texas |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-08 | FTW97LA183 | Cessna 152 N93124 |
College Station Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-08 | LAX97LA182 | Ayres S2R-T-34 N4011G |
Tonopah Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | ATL97LA080 | Learjet 31A N31PV |
Atlantic Ocean AO |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | CHI97LA124 | Air Tractor AT-301 N23640 |
Huron South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | CHI97LA139 | Piper PA-18-150 N4056Z |
Rogers City Michigan |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | FTW97LA180 | Cessna 172N N733WJ |
Las Cruces New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | FTW97LA195 | Cessna 182K N2740Q |
Little Rock Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | LAX97LA199 | Cessna 172N N6469D |
El Monte California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | MIA97LA156 | Piper PA-28-180 N3976R |
Wilgrove North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
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.