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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
1985-09-07 ATL85LA271 Cessna 305A
N19JK
Star
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-09-06 ATL85FMG08 Piper PA-28R-200
N6102J
Shuffletown
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-09-01 ATL85LA264 Piper PA-18 105
N323T
Hendersonville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-08-28 ATL85FA261 Beech C-99
N992SB
Conover
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-08-24 ATL85FA256 Piper PA-31T
N600CM
Flat Rock
North Carolina
5 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-08-17 ATL85LA249 Piper PA-28-181
N47994
Yanceyville
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-08-07 ATL85LA240 Cessna 152
N48005
Lexington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-08-05 ATL85LA239 Cessna 172N
N733NU
Wilmington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-16 ATL85FMG05 Amateur-built EVANS VP-1
N74VP
Statesville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-07-14 ATL85LA211 Cessna 172 M
N12334
Statesville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-13 ATL85LA217 Piper PA-28-180
N779VM
Franklin
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-07-09 ATL85LA208 Cessna T303
N9718T
Shelby
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-07-09 ATL85LA209 Amateur-built VARI-EZE
N450Z
Albemarle
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-30 ATL85LA200 American AA-1A
N6393L
Hatteras
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-28 ATL85FA197 Piper PA-42
N542TW
Charlotte
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-06-25 ATL85LA196 Piper PA-38-112
N2395G
Mt. Airy
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-21 ATL85LA194 Cessna 152
N49214
Lexington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-16 ATL85FA189 Cessna 172H
N3714R
Hendersonville
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-06-15 ATL85LA187 Champion 7AC
N83678
Barnardsville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-14 ATL85LA190 Beech C-23
N6020U
Wilmington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-09 ATL85LA195 Hughes 269C
N9588F
Wingate
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-06-05 ATL85IA180
incident
Fairchild Swearingen SA226TC
N1007W
Cherry Point
North Carolina
no injuries
minor damage
Preliminary
1985-05-27 ATL85LA174 Piper PA-12
N2378M
Hickory
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-04-26 ATL85FA147 Piper PA-38-112
N2490A
Monroe
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-04-17 ATL85LA137 Cessna 172P
N52778
Southern Pines
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-04-15 ATL85LA134 Champion 7GCAA
N2580F
Casville Juct
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-04-04 ATL85LA129 Piper PA-34-200
N1071U
Concord
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-03-30 ATL85LA128 Amateur-built DUNCAN/VARIEZE
N9329A
Ocracoke
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-03-23 ATL85FMG04 Amateur-built TAYLOR TITCH
N9438
Liberty
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-03-16 ATL85LA119 Cessna 150G
N2624J
Tarboro
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-03-09 ATL85LA115
incident
Enstrom F-28A
N9248
Jacksonville
North Carolina
no injuries
minor damage
Preliminary
1985-03-09 ATL86FA028 Piper PA-32-301
N8470X
Robbinsville
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-03-02 ATL85FMG03 Pitts S1C
N4691
Durham
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-03-01 ATL85FA106 Cessna 152
N757FP
Warsaw
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-02-22 ATL85FMG01 Amateur-built DRAGONFLY
N5275U
Morrisville
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1985-02-05 ATL85FA089 Douglas DC-3
N28BA
Charlotte
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-02-01 ATL85LA087 Beech B-80
N640K
Newbern
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-01-30 ATL85LA084 Beech BE-35
N9528R
Andrews Murphy
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-01-27 ATL85LMG02 Piper PA-28-180
N5291L
Goldsboro
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-01-06 ATL85LA076 Beech C90
N66KA
Winston Salem
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1985-01-01 ATL85LA075 Cessna 150J
N50913
Dublin
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-22 ATL85LA063 Cessna 150G
N3010S
Rockingham
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-21 ATL85LA062 Piper PA28-151
N32029
Tuxedo
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-18 ATL85LA059 Aerospatiale SA341G
N49534
Cornelius
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-13 ATL85LA053 Hughes 269C
N7401F
Albermarle
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-09 ATL85LA051 Grumman AA-5B
N74636
Fremont
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-12-06 ATL85FA050 Beech N35
N9476Y
Hagwood Store
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-11-27 ATL85LA045 Cessna 172M
N12946
Ahoskie
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Preliminary
1984-11-23 ATL85LA042 Cessna 150L
N11916
Murphy
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Preliminary
1984-11-08 ATL85LA029 Cessna 152
N93152
Reidsville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
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.