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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-12 | LAX97LA155 | Amateur-built ULTIMATE 10-300S N325GP |
Yuma Arizona |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | LAX97LA160 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A N2037T |
Llano California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-12 | MIA97WA135 | Beech A-36 N11RV |
Pitts Town Burkina Faso |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-04-11 | ANC97LA054 | Piper PA-18-150 N8071D |
Manokotak Alaska |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-11 | ANC97MA161 | Cessna 208B N408GV |
Wainwright Alaska |
5 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-11 | LAX97FA156 | Glaser-Dirks DG-300 N70644 |
Minden Nevada |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-11 | MIA97LA137 | Cessna 185D N285BG |
Wetumpka Alabama |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | ANC97LA052 | Piper PA-28-140 N6472R |
Port Alsworth Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | CHI97GA103 | Bell OH-58A N132SP |
Seymour Indiana |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | DCA97WA039 | Cessna 414 HBLPN |
Zurich Eswatini |
10 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-04-10 | LAX97LA154 | Piper PA-31-350 N27659 |
Pacific Ocean PO |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | MIA97LA127 | Cessna 182B N2515G |
Tullahoma Tennessee |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | MIA97LA129 | Cessna 172N N4874D |
Lawrenceville Georgia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | MIA97LA130 | Boeing B75N1 N65467 |
Lake Wales Florida |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | MIA97LA133 | Cessna 152 N5442B |
La Crosse Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-10 | MIA97LA134 | Navion A N40FL |
Quincy Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | ANC97FA051 | Cessna 185 +1 more N59AK |
Tatitlek Alaska |
2 killed minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | CHI97LA101 | Aeronca 7CCM N85257 |
Carson North Dakota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | IAD97LA063 | Cessna 172N N739AH |
Annapolis Maryland |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | LAX97LA152 | Cessna 172N N8123E |
Prescott Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | MIA97LA125 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC10-30F N310FE |
Memphis Tennessee |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | MIA97LA131 | Piper PA-34-200 N2HS |
Stuart Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | MIA97LA132 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415-C N3263H |
Bushnell Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-09 | NYC97LA072 | Piper PA-32-300 N9768C |
Vincentown New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-08 | IAD97FA064 | Cessna 414 N13MN |
Hillsboro Ohio |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-08 | MIA97GA119 | Aerospatiale AS 350B N370WM |
West Palm Beach Florida |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-08 | MIA97LA120 | Amateur-built KOLB MK3 N128BB |
Winter Haven Florida |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-08 | MIA97LA123 | Amateur-built SKYBOLT N4TZ |
Smithfield North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | ANC97LA048 | Piper PA-31-T3 N218CS |
Stebbins Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | FTW97LA156 | Rockwell 114 N4861W |
Oklahoma City Oklahoma |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | FTW97LA157 | Beech BE-95 N2702Y |
San Antonio Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | FTW97TA154 | Bell TH-13T N74HL |
Capitan New Mexico |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | LAX97FA149 | Aerospatiale AS350D N317LT |
Los Angeles California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | LAX97LA144 | Aero Commander 100 N87770 |
Knights Landing California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | MIA97LA116 | Amateur-built ONE DESIGN N213JR |
Lakeland Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-07 | NYC97LA071 | Airbus Industrie A-320-232 N413UA |
Newark New Jersey |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-04-06 | CHI97LA100 | Cessna 172K N46311 |
Olathe Kansas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | FTW97LA153 | Mooney M20F N6492Q |
Marietta Oklahoma |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | IAD97WA067 | Gulfstream G1 N2NC |
Goma Uganda |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1997-04-06 | LAX97FA148 | Cessna 152 N64845 |
S. Lake Tahoe California |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | LAX97LA153 | Piper PA-34-200T N8188X |
Healdsburg California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | MIA97LA115 | Amateur-built B75N1 N52507 |
Columbia South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | MIA97LA121 | Cessna 150J N50918 |
Miami Florida |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | MIA97LA122 | Amateur-built KR-1 N7KR |
Deland Florida |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | NYC97FA069 | Piper PA-28-180 N4400T |
Farmingville New York |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | SEA97LA083 | Cessna 150D +1 more N4100U |
Arlington Washington |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | SEA97LA084 | Amateur-built KR-2 N4GJ |
Grants Pass Oregon |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-06 | SEA97LA085 | Beech 1900D N75ZV |
Portland Oregon |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-05 | ANC97LA049 | Piper PA-12 N112PA |
Kotzebue Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-04-05 | FTW97LA155 | Cessna T210N N4864U |
Silver City New Mexico |
minor 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.