Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1986

2,831 cases in 1986, 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 · 2,831

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1986-05-30	ATL86FA148	Aeronca 7AC N3675E	Stone Mountain Georgia	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-30	BFO86FA029	Cessna 150L N11463	Upper Marlboro Maryland	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-30	BFO86IA031 incident	Douglas DC-9-31 +1 more N1310T	Calverton New York	no injuries	Preliminary
1986-05-30	CHI86FA146	Bellanca 7GCBC N5026H	E. Grand Forks Minnesota	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-30	CHI86LA147	Cessna 195 N4745G	Port Huron Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-30	LAX86LA236	Piper PA-34-200T N8306Z	Long Beach California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-30	MIA86LA170	Cessna 177RG N1888Q	Jacksonville Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-29	ATL86FA147	Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N260A	Dickson Tennessee	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-29	ATL86LA141	Hughes 269A N8889F	Daniels West Virginia	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-29	BFO86LA028	Bellanca 7KCAB N12AP	Berlin Maryland	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-29	MIA86LA168	Bell 47-D1 N10065	Panama City Bch Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-29	MKC86FCD01	Piper PA-25-235 N7029Z	Lenox Iowa	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-29	MKC86LA120	Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8814M	Corning Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-29	NYC86LA139	Globe GC-1B N80611	Johnstown Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-29	SEA86LA134	Ayres S2R N4000A	Hamer Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-28	ATL86LA146	Hughes 300/269B N9460F	Marshville North Carolina	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-28	DEN86LA144	Hispano Aviacion ME109 N3109	Casper Wyoming	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-28	FTW86FPA18	Eagle Aircraft CO. EAGLE DW-1 N8814G	Howe Texas	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-28	FTW86LA094	Cessna 172N N6352D	Vega Texas	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-28	MKC86LA119	Piper PA-34-200T N1581X	Olathe Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-28	SEA86LA132	Amateur-built VARIVIGGEN N586MS	Reno Nevada	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-27	ANC86LA063	Cessna 140 N1661V	Bradley Ski Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-27	CHI86LA145	Cessna 182P N84118	Platteville Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-27	LAX86FA233	Piper PA 28-236 N43504	Chino California	4 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-27	SEA86LA131	Amateur-built EVANS VP-1 N3764A	Kelso Washington	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-26	ATL86LA143	Aero Commander 100 N4003X	Eufaula Alabama	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	BFO86FA027	Bellanca 17-30A N14781	Riverdale Maryland	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-26	DEN86LA143	Piper PA-18 N4043E	Decker Montana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	DEN86LA145	Mooney M20 N6519B	Fargo North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	FTW86LA090	Cessna 152 N94479	Fort Worth Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	LAX86LA234	Mooney M-18C N4146	Lakeport California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	MIA86LA166	Let L-13 N11TR	Pensacola Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	MIA86LA167	Cessna 172 N7850X	Windermere Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-26	MKC86LA118	Piper PA-28-140 N32143	Bolivar Missouri	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-26	NYC86FA138	Cessna 172M N13650	Cairo New York	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-26	NYC86LA136	Amateur-built 1-A N4762	Mt. Pleasant Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-25	FTW86IA093 incident	Boeing 727-224 N88711	Corpus Christi Texas	minor injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1986-05-25	MKC86FA117	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B N15369	Lee'S Summit Missouri	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-25	NYC86FA135	Cessna 172RG N4608V	Bridgeport New Jersey	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-25	NYC86FNC03	Piper J-3 N6498H	Milan New Hampshire	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-25	SEA86LA130	Cessna 152 N6471M	Raymond Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	ANC86LA061	Bellanca 7GCBC N8671V	Valdez Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	ANC86LA062	Lake LA-4-200 N6190V	Lake Clark Alaska	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-24	ATL86FKG09	Pitts S-1 N83JW	Atmore Alabama	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	ATL86LA142	Piper PA-28-161 N9778C	Statesville North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	ATL86LA145	Amateur-built MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1 N8276	Fayetteville Georgia	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	CHI86FEV02	Amateur-built GOLDWING N85JC	Mattoon Illinois	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	FTW86FA091	Aerotek PITTS S2A N80004	Santa Fe Texas	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-24	FTW86FA092	Cessna 210M N750RS	Calumet Oklahoma	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-24	LAX86LA228	Beech A19 N6585T	Taylor Arizona	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary

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.