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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-19 | ATL97FA060 | Beech C23 N6005T |
Athens Georgia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | CHI97LA107 | Maule MX-7-180 N5666N |
Lakeville Minnesota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | CHI97LA111 | Cessna 177 N3489T |
Rantoul Illinois |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | FTW97LA169 | Air Tractor AT-400 N73127 |
Fluvanna Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | LAX97FA164 | Boeing 737-3S3 N313AW |
Las Vegas Nevada |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-04-19 | LAX97LA165 | Let BLANIK L-13 N90620 |
Hemet California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | MIA97IA147 incident |
Boeing 747-2R7F N639FE |
Miami Florida |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | MIA97LA141 | Amateur-built MERLIN GT N2100S |
Fort Myers Florida |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | MIA97LA143 | Cessna 150G N3235X |
Raleigh North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | MIA97LA144 | Stinson 108-1 N9063K |
Smithfield North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | SEA97LA089 | Amateur-built HAWK N627K |
Howell Utah |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-19 | SEA97LA091 | Beech 65-A90 N616AS |
West Jordan Utah |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | ANC97LA053 | Piper PA-12 N92793 |
Nikiski Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | ANC97LA057 | Bellanca 8GCBC N333HT |
Palmer Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | CHI97LA106 | Air Tractor AT-401 N1008P |
Highmore South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | IAD97LA066 | Globe GC-1-A N80523 |
Wilmington Ohio |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | LAX97LA163 | Piper PA-28R-201T N2847F |
Tucson Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | MIA97LA140 | Cessna 150M N63666 |
Ormond Beach Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-18 | SEA97LA088 | Rockwell S-2R N4978X |
Prescott Washington |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-17 | ANC97LA058 | Cessna 185F N8310Q |
Manley Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-17 | FTW97IA160 incident |
Boeing 737-300 N962WP |
Colorado Spgs Colorado |
no injuries | Final |
| 1997-04-17 | LAX97IA161 incident |
Boeing 737-500 N930UA |
Rialto California |
minor injuries | Final |
| 1997-04-17 | LAX97LA150 | Amateur-built MINI-500 N13118 |
Lihue, Kauai Hawaii |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-17 | LAX97LA162 | North American SNJ-5 N9013A |
Mesa Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-16 | MIA97TA139 | Bell 204-B N4580Y |
Calderwood Tennessee |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-16 | NYC97LA077 | Cessna 172N N1405E |
Lincoln Park New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-16 | NYC97LA078 | Piper PA-32-300 N321HP |
Belmar New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-16 | SEA97LA087 | Cessna A185E N70194 |
Billings Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-15 | CHI97LA104 | Cessna 177 N3322T |
Harrisburg Illinois |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-15 | CHI97LA112 | Luscombe 8E N26SH |
Wautoma Wisconsin |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-15 | FTW97TA162 | Hughes OH-6A N6638P |
Marfa Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-15 | NYC97FA076 | Eurocopter MBB-BK117-B2 N909CP |
New York New York |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-15 | NYC97LA075 | Piper PA-28-161 N21123 |
Butler Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-14 | ATL97LA059 | Cessna 210D N3761Y |
Huntsville Alabama |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-14 | LAX97LA159 | Head Balloons, Inc. AX8-88 N380P |
San Diego California |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-14 | MIA97LA138 | Piper PA-28-160 N5363W |
Pickens South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-14 | NYC97LA073 | Piper PA-32R-300 N29M |
Lumberton New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-14 | SEA97LA086 | Piper PA-24-260 N8645P |
Sequim Washington |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | ANC97LA062 | Bellanca 7GCBC N53817 |
Koyuk Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | FTW97LA159 | Pzl-Mielec M-18A N6872 |
Sinton Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | LAX97LA157 | Amateur-built DHC-6-300 N242CA |
Hilo Hawaii |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | LAX97LA158 | Amateur-built GLASSAIR GL25 N28BD |
Congress Arizona |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | MIA97LA136 | Diamond Aircraft Industries DA 20-A1 N124MF |
Hollywood Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | NYC97LA074 | I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 N2781H |
Waynesboro Virginia |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-13 | SEA97LA090 | Taylorcraft BC12-65 N33976 |
Plentywood Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | ANC97LA055 | Piper PA-32 N9000N |
Quinhagak Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | ANC97LA056 | Boeing 747-400 VRHUK |
Anchorage Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | CHI97FA102 | Cessna T210N N5310A |
Vichy Missouri |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | CHI97LA105 | Piper PA-24 N8739P |
Elk Falls Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | FTW97LA158 | Piper PA-31-350 XASBM |
El Paso Texas |
no 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.