Aviation accidents and incidents in South Carolina
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 · 1,035
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-28 | GAA18CA451 | Amateur-built RV 6 N24CM |
Pickens South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-07-25 | ERA18LA213 | Piper PA46 CGRFF |
West Columbia South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-07-09 | GAA18CA434 | Classic Aircraft CORP WACO N96T |
North Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-06-18 | GAA18CA356 | Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC J250 N584J |
Winnsboro South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-06-18 | GAA18CA368 | Piper PA 32-300 N41AL |
Columbia South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-04-21 | GAA18CA225 | Republic RC 3 N9042N |
Pelion South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-04-21 | GAA18CA411 | Eipper QUICKSILVER N126AS |
Marietta South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-03-05 | ERA18LA095 | Amateur-built AUTOGYRO CALIDUS N221YT |
Beaufort South Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2018-02-14 | GAA18LA131 | Robinson Helicopter R22 N337H |
Charleston South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-12-19 | ERA18LA054 | Cessna 177 N3179T |
Ridgeland South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-10-04 | ERA18FA004 | Cessna 401 N401HH |
Salters South Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2017-09-28 | GAA17CA563 | Piper PA 22 N4734Z |
Orangeburg South Carolina |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2017-09-24 | ERA17LA334 | Amateur-built AVID SW 65 N65SW |
Darlington South Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-24 | ERA17LA257 | Robinson Helicopter R44 N828RD |
Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-22 | ERA17LA258 | Amateur-built ZENITH 601 N651JL |
Aiken South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-20 | ERA17LA262 | Aeronca 11BC N3154E |
Gilbert South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-19 | ERA17LA256 | D & K Aviation BABY BELLE N211CJ |
Spartanburg South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-07 | ERA17LA235 | Cessna T337 N337J |
Greenwood South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-05-27 | GAA17CA322 | Piper PA28 N5544J |
Gilbert South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-05-09 | ERA17LA175 | Mooney M20R N20835 |
Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-04-21 | ERA17FA164 | Bell-Carson 47G SUPER C 4 N865Z |
Timmonsville South Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-11-22 | ERA17LA053 | Broussard BROUSSARD MH 1521 N315XC |
Simpsonville South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-09-30 | ERA16LA331 | Piper PA32RT N39686 |
Camden South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-09-05 | GAA16CA478 | Cessna 180 N451SW |
Clemson South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-07-24 | GAA16CA426 | American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB N68JK |
Cordova South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-29 | ERA16LA236 | Piper PA34 N44311 |
Winnsboro South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-11 | GAA16CA306 | S.O.C.A.T.A. RALLYE 150 N319RA |
York South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-09 | GAA16CA302 | Piper PA 28 N7355W |
Rowesville South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-07 | GAA16CA291 | Amateur-built STOL CH 750 N80XY |
Manning South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-24 | ERA16FA168 | Amateur-built ACRODUSTER N380JA |
Belton South Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-04-06 | ERA16LA148 | Flight Design CTSW N466CT |
Hilton Head Island South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-04-03 | GAA16CA181 | Cessna 172 N2124E |
Orangeburg South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-29 | GAA16CA170 | Waco CTO N744H |
Ridgeland South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-24 | ERA16LA139 | Amateur-built HARMON ROCKET II N729PS |
Cheraw South Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-19 | ERA16LA135 | Cessna 210L N59196 |
Myrtle Beach South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-03-12 | GAA16LA172 | Balloon Works FIREFLY8B N3180S |
Rock Hill South Carolina |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2015-10-30 | ERA16LA030 | Hughes 369D N920JP |
Marion South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-10-18 | ERA16LA018 | Cessna 172 N6636A |
Campobello South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-10-02 | ERA16FA001 | Piper PA32R N782TM |
Westminster South Carolina |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2015-09-11 | GAA15CA297 | Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT N442DD |
Spartanburg South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-08-02 | ERA15CA295 | Stol LLC JA30 SUPERSTOL N556TW |
West Union South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-07-25 | ERA15CA307 | Amateur-built BUCKEYE DREAM MACHIN N371P |
Trenton South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-07-07 | ERA15MA259 | Cessna 150M +1 more N3601V |
Moncks Corner South Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2015-05-23 | ERA15FA221 | Br Legend LLC TURBINE LEGEND N42BR |
West Columbia South Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2015-05-20 | GAA15CA081 | Citabria 7GCBC N50595 |
Winnsboro South Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-04-16 | GAA15CA043 | Short Bros SD 360-300 N688AN |
Greer South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-03-31 | ERA15LA174 | G-Dawg LLC JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER N376CG |
Walhalla South Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2015-03-09 | ERA15LA219 | Rainbow Aircraft (PTY) LTD AEROTRIKE UNREG |
Chesnee South Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-11-28 | ERA15LA062 | Cirrus Design CORP. SR22T N227RR |
Hampton South Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2014-11-26 | ERA15CA065 | Socata TB 20 TRINIDAD N85AV |
Hilton Head Island South Carolina |
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 never named. 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.
