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
1986-05-24	LAX86LA232	Cessna 172 N172HW	Huntington Bch California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	MIA86LA169	Cessna 172RG N4596V	Jackson Mississippi	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-24	NYC86LA134	Piper PA-28-140 N6848W	Pittsfield Massachusetts	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-24	SEA86LA133	Cessna 188B N53177	Nyssa Oregon	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-23	ANC86LA060	Cessna 180 N52189	Iliamna Alaska	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-23	ATL86IA144 incident	Boeing 727-295 N1644	Nashville Tennessee	no injuries	Preliminary
1986-05-23	ATL86LA140	Cessna 150E N6108T	Gulfshore Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-23	CHI86FEM05	Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8807Z	Baroda Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-23	CHI86FER09	Piper PA-22-150 N5710D	Lino Lakes Minnesota	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-23	DCA86RA027	Boeing 747SP-21 N531PA	Sydny American Samoa	no injuries	Preliminary
1986-05-23	NYC86FA133	Mooney M20K N97299	West Milford New Jersey	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-23	NYC86FA216	Bell 206B N2776V	Noman'S Land Massachusetts	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-23	SEA86LA129	Cessna 310 N2634C	Skinner Ranch Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-22	ATL86LA139	Mooney M20K N98544	Peachtree City Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-22	DEN86FA142	Cessna T210N N5280A	Elgin North Dakota	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-22	FTW86FRG19	Amateur-built RUTAN LONGEZE N196MS	Georgetown Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-22	FTW86LRD13	Grumman G164B N665OQ	Morse Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-22	LAX86LA229	Piper PA-28-140 N3505K	Springerville Arizona	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-22	MKC86LA116	Champion 7KCAB N5229X	Crete Nebraska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	ATL86FA137	Piper PA-34-200T N2850S	Valdosta Georgia	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	BFO86LA030	Amateur-built SD3-30 N331SB	Hopewell Virginia	serious injuries	Preliminary
1986-05-21	CHI86LA144	Cessna 150 N6612G	Columbia City Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	FTW86FRG20	Air Tractor AT301 N3168H	Taylor Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	FTW86LA089	Piper PA-23-250 N717WL	Rio Hondo Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	FTW86LRD12	Grumman G-164A N5407	Branch Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	LAX86LA226	Bell 206B N1411W	Los Angeles California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	LAX86LA227	Bellanca 7ACA N9158L	Lompoc California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-21	MIA86LA165	Bell UH-1B N3879G	Fellsmere Florida	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-21	MKC86FPG04	Amateur-built JODEL F-9 N28QW	N. Little Rock Arkansas	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	ANC86LA059	Taylorcraft TC-19 N2002V	Fairbanks Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	ATL86LA136	Beech A36 N103SM	Swansboro North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	CHI86LA143	Beech BE-F90 N960V	Eaton Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	DEN86FA141	Cessna 150-H N22796	Glen Canyon Utah	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	DEN86FTK02	Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B N7757V	Dell Rapids South Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	DEN86FTM02	Amateur-built KITFOX N85LA	Ogden Utah	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	FTW86LRG21	Grumman G-164B N6740Q	Port O'Connor Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	MIA86LA164	Cessna 152 N20SQ	Stuart Florida	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-20	MKC86FA113	Swearingen SA226 N514SS	Hutchinson Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	MKC86LA114	Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N6680Q	Winona Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-20	MKC86LA115	Cessna A185F N1096F	Bernie Missouri	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-20	SEA86FA121	Cessna 152 +1 more N6161M	Mead Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-19	ATL86LA138	Bell 47G-3B N73269	Red Bay Alabama	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-19	CHI86FER08	Cessna A188B N9496G	Montevideo Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-19	DEN86LA140	Cessna 172B N6990X	Alamosa Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-19	MKC86LA111	Amateur-built PITTS S-1S N39967	Montezuma Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-19	MKC86LA112	Amateur-built ZIPPY SPORT N118CC	Bolivar Missouri	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-19	NYC86LA137	Schweizer SGS-2-32A N2979H	Kurtztown Pennsylvania	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-19	SEA86LA128	Ayres S-2R N4945X	Odessa Washington	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-05-18	ANC86LA058	Hiller 12-C N49983	Palmer Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-05-18	CHI86FA141	Piper PA-34-200 N44603	Angola Indiana	1 killed destroyed	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.