Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1989

2,502 cases in 1989, 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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Cases newest first · 2,502

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1989-05-23	ATL89DKJ04	An amateur-built aircraft N253LC	Auburn Alabama	2 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-05-23	ATL89LA151	Rockwell 114 N5082S	Dayton Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-23	DEN89DTK01	Piper PA-36-300 N82644	Agar South Dakota	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-23	FTW89DRD03	Schweizer G-164A N48467	Maxie Louisiana	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-23	FTW89DRD04	Schweizer G-164A N8699H	Oak Grove Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-23	LAX89LA202	Ayres S2R N5548X	Atlantic Ocean AO	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-23	MIA89IA153 incident	Boeing 727-100 N97891	Guantanamo Puerto Rico	no injuries minor damage	Final
1989-05-23	MIA89LA152	Cessna 172M N9139H	Okeechobee Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-22	ANC89FA075	Cessna 180J N9949N	Anchorage Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-22	ATL89DKJ03	Grumman G-164A N8881H	Loxley Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-22	BFO89FA033	Bell UH-1B N508SC	Oldtown Maryland	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-22	CHI89DEE03	Amateur-built STARDUSTER TOO N32GR	Mc Henry Illinois	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-22	CHI89DEP04	Hiller UH-12E N3829	Waterford Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-22	CHI89DEP05	Piper PA-25-235 N4395Y	Suring Wisconsin	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-22	CHI89MA095	Douglas DC3C-S13CG N47CE	Waterman Illinois	3 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-22	FTW89FA096	Piper PA-28-180 N2211T	Boise City Oklahoma	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-21	ATL89FA150	Taylorcraft BC12-D N5003M	Jamestown Tennessee	2 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	CHI89DCA01	Amateur-built RV-4 N371FZ	Columbia Illinois	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	CHI89DET05	Amateur-built AVID FLYER N305BJ	Niles Michigan	2 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-21	CHI89LA094	Piper PA-28-161 N8267Z	Houghton Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	DEN89LA122	Cessna 175 N7557M	Sheridan Wyoming	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	FTW89LA095	Aeronca 65-TAC N39304	Pryor Oklahoma	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	LAX89LA197	Aerospatiale AS350D N6003S	Waialae Falls Hawaii	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	LAX89LA200	Cessna 150L N18515	Bakersfield California	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	MIA89FA151	Cessna TU206F N8720Q	Immokalee Florida	1 killed destroyed	Final
1989-05-21	MKC89LA111	Luscombe 8F N2746K	Ramsey Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	NYC89FA135	Cessna 172M +1 more N1272U	Bradford Vermont	2 killed minor damage	Final
1989-05-21	NYC89LA140	North American NAVION A N8805H	North Creek New York	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	SEA89LA090	Amateur-built SA-3A N2278P	Jackpot Nevada	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-21	SEA89LA091	Amateur-built PL-4A N445CB	Concrete Washington	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1989-05-20	ANC89LA078	Piper PA-31 N87TS	Tok Junction Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	ATL89FA149	Beech S35 N6863Q	Russellville Kentucky	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	BFO89LA035	Piper PA-25-235 N9489P	Warrenton Virginia	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	DEN89DQA01	Amateur-built BD-5 N71HM	Farmington New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	FTW89DQG03	Weatherly 201B N1271W	Miami Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	FTW89DRG07	Cessna A188B N731ST	La Coste Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	FTW89LA097	Piper PA-24-250 N5874P	Decatur Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	LAX89LA199	Piper PA-31-350 N35479	Arcata California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	LAX89LA201	Piper PA-24-250 N6545P	San Diego California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	MIA89LA150	Cessna 152 N5313B	Marco Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-20	NYC89LA133	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N N4742C	Canaan Connecticut	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-19	BFO89LA034	Aeronca 7AC N85715	Indian Head Maryland	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-19	CHI89FA092	Swearingen SA226TC N232AM	Marion Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-19	DEN89LA121	Cessna 182J N2774F	Miles City Montana	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-19	FTW89DRA05	Boeing A75 N1722B	East Bernard Texas	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1989-05-19	FTW89LA094	Cessna 177B N1275C	Harrah Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-19	LAX89LA198	Cessna 140 N76675	Placerville California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-19	NYC89LA134	Maule M-4 N4713T	Csttltn-Hdsn New York	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-18	ANC89LA072	Cessna 182H N1997X	White Mountain Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1989-05-18	ANC89LA073	Piper PA-18 N7761D	Harding Lake Alaska	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.