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