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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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DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
1986-09-04 ATL86LA241 Cessna 150
N3410J
Smithfield
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-08-26 ATL86LA229 Piper J3C-65
N25803
Benson
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-07-31 ATL86LA214 Cessna 150F
N8757G
Lenoir
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-07-27 ATL86LA210 Bellanca 8KCAB
N7689S
Huntersville
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-07-24 ATL86FA208 Piper PA-60-600
N3643Q
Raleigh
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-07-21 ATL86FA203 Bell 222UT
N222DU
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-07-21 ATL86LA201 Piper PA-28-140
N7059R
Topsail Beach
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-07-04 ATL86LA191 Cessna 337F
N1770M
Cherry Point
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-06-30 ATL86LA186 Piper PA-28RT-201
N8153C
Robbinsville
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-06-21 ATL86FMG08 Amateur-built HP-19C
N4259Y
Boone
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-06-21 ATL86LA180 Cessna 172P
N52601
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-06-18 ATL86LA175 Beech C-23
N6046Z
Fuquay-Varina
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-06-16 ATL86LA171 Piper PA-28-160
N5447W
Apex
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-06-16 ATL86LA173 Pitts S-15
N73BJ
Raleigh
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-06-09 ATL86LA163 Cessna 150M
N66468
Parkton
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-06-01 ATL86LA153 Cessna 150M
N8109U
Franklin
North Carolina
no injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-05-31 ATL86LA149 Cessna 152
N49037
Mocksville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-05-28 ATL86LA146 Hughes 300/269B
N9460F
Marshville
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-05-24 ATL86LA142 Piper PA-28-161
N9778C
Statesville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-05-20 ATL86LA136 Beech A36
N103SM
Swansboro
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-05-17 ATL86LA130 Cessna 150M
N328M
Littleton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-05-08 ATL86LMG07
incident
Bell UH-1B
N158HP
Wrightsville
North Carolina
no injuries
minor damage
Preliminary
1986-05-02 ATL86LA124 Cessna 182A
N5334N
Kenansville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-04-29 ATL86FA120 Piper PA-28-160
N5258W
Winton
North Carolina
4 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-04-25 ATL86LA118 Taylorcraft BLT-65
N27529
Mount Airy
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-04-08 ATL86LA108 Cessna 172L
N2851Q
Charlotte
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-03-25 ATL86LA101 Cessna 172N
N737DR
Advance
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-03-11 ATL86FMG05 Cessna 150
N4752X
Yadkinville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-03-09 ATL86LA088 Cessna 152
N5276M
Mocksville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-03-06 ATL86LA086 Amateur-built AA5A
N26171
Fayetteville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-03-02 ATL86LA083 Piper PA-28-181
N9153K
Hickory
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-02-21 ATL86FA079 Cessna 152
N93567
Wilkesboro
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-02-19 ATL86LA078 Cessna 172N
N1975E
Washington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-02-16 ATL86LA075 Beech V35B
N11JK
Lake Lure
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-02-04 ATL86LA069 Hughes 269B
N9374F
Council
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-02-01 ATL86LA067 Cessna 152
N25350
Lumberton
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-01-30 ATL86FA066 Cessna 152
N25277
Lexington
North Carolina
2 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-01-27 ATL86FA064 Piper PA-32RT-300T
N222HD
Milwaukee
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1986-01-07 ATL86LA050 Piper PA-30
N47KB
Charlotte
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1986-01-03 ATL86LA052 Cessna 150M
N66218
Whiteville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-12-26 ATL86LA048 Cessna 172
N7300A
Kings Mountain
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-12-06 ATL86LA036 Cessna 152
N44687
Hickory
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-11-19 ATL86FA029 Cessna 182R
N9547E
Bryson City
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-11-18 ATL86LA027 Cessna 150M
N45363
Jacksonville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-11-14 ATL86FA025 Cessna 182Q
N735SS
Edenton
North Carolina
2 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-11-11 ATL86FMG04 Cessna 177RG
N2012Q
Kenansville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-10-21 ATL86LMG02 Aeronca 11AC
N86097
Wallace
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-10-01 ATL86FA001 Cessna 172
N2765U
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-09-30 ATL86LMG01 Cessna 310R
N1771G
Rocky Mount
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-09-11 ATL85LA273 Cessna 404
N128SP
Hayesville
North Carolina
1 killed
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.