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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-05-07 | NYC97LA087 | Pitts S1C N12073 |
Salem Ohio |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-07 | SEA97LA101 | Cessna 150F N8093F |
Plains Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-06 | CHI97LA123 | Cessna 152 N5225B |
Rochelle Illinois |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-06 | FTW97LA179 | Callair A2A N2915V |
Grants New Mexico |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-06 | SEA97LA099 | Grumman G-164A N7926 |
Rosalia Washington |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-06 | SEA97LA100 | Cessna TR182RG N9480R |
Ennis Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-05 | CHI97LA121 | Cessna 172 N5254R |
Wheeling Illinois |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-05 | IAD97LA072 | Cessna 172H N3748F |
Westminister Maryland |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-05 | SEA97LA098 | Piper PA-46-310P N977RA |
Tooele Utah |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | ANC97LA067 | Cessna 170B N1828C |
Dillingham Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | ANC97LA068 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER N525BB |
Chitina Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | FTW97LA175 | Cessna 172P N53359 |
Austin Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | FTW97LA176 | Lockheed P-38L N9005R |
Galveston Texas |
serious injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | FTW97LA177 | Boeing 737-201 N217US |
Denver Colorado |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-05-04 | MIA97LA153 | Cessna 182P N1530M |
Mobile Alabama |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-04 | MIA97WA181 | Piper PA-23-250 N570VR |
Bimini Burkina Faso |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1997-05-04 | NYC97LA085 | Amateur-built BG-12A N8711R |
Marion Ohio |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | ANC97LA073 | Bellanca 8GCBC N86801 |
Togiak Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | CHI97LA120 | Maule M-5 N290X |
West Fargo North Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | FTW97FA173 | Amateur-built LONG-EZ N86RG |
Roanoke Texas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | FTW97FA174 | Beech V35 N831U |
Lake George Colorado |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | LAX97LA175 | Aeronca 7AC-EC N1277E |
Truckee California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | MIA97LA155 | Piper PA31-350 N4088G |
St Thomas | no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-03 | SEA97FA097 | Cessna T210M N732QB |
Bullfrog Utah |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-05-02 | ANC97LA066 | Cessna 180 N74806 |
Talkeetna Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-02 | IAD97LA071 | Piper PA-23 N1044P |
Washington District of Columbia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-02 | LAX97LA174 | Burkhart Grob 103A N931BG |
Peoria Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-02 | MIA97FA152 | Bellanca 8KCAB N5057F |
New Smyrna Bch Florida |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-02 | MIA97LA157 | Amateur-built STARDUSTER TOO SA300 N14525 |
Lake Wales Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-02 | SEA97LA096 | Amateur-built TALON XP N6291X |
Redmond Oregon |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-01 | ANC97LA065 | Cessna U206F N14C |
Hope Alaska |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-01 | ATL97LA066 | Piper PA-22-180 N5778Z |
Russellville Alabama |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-01 | ATL97LA067 | Hughes 269A N37754 |
Lake Wales Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-01 | ATL97LA070 | Amateur-built PULSAR N1710E |
Indianola Mississippi |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-01 | ATL97WA068 | Beech 58 N9YTHF |
St. Vincent SP |
6 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1997-04-30 | ANC97LA064 | Piper PA-12 N4076M |
Dillingahm Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-30 | DCA97WA044 | Cessna 208 N9825F |
CB |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-04-30 | IAD97LA070 | Mbb BK-117-A1 N122LF |
Kane Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-30 | LAX97LA171 | Cessna 140 N2031N |
Palo Alto California |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-30 | MIA97LA154 | Amateur-built G-1159 N75CC |
Miami Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-30 | NYC97LA082 | Beech F33A N6733Y |
Mattituck New York |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-30 | NYC97LA083 | Amateur-built STOLP SA-750 N513EP |
E. Huntingdon Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-30 | NYC97LA086 | Cessna 177 N2921X |
Lancaster Ohio |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | ANC97LA063 | Cessna 170B N3417C |
Anchorage Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | ATL97LA065 | Piper PA-28-180 N4979L |
Hazelhurst Georgia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | ATL97LA069 | Beech 33 N5863S |
Carrollton Georgia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | CHI97IA122 incident |
Beech 35 N2839V |
Spokane Washington |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-04-29 | CHI97LA119 | Beech D35 N5985C |
Lexington Kentucky |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | FTW97LA170 | Ayres S2R-G6 N31575 |
El Dorado Arkansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-29 | IAD97LA069 | Amateur-built CHALLENGER SPEC II N9213A |
Mansfield Pennsylvania |
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.