Aviation accidents and incidents in South Dakota
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 · 467
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-18 | CHI08CA111 | Amateur-built Highlander N8888V |
Onida South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2008-04-18 | CHI08CA121 | Piper PA-32-260 N32394 |
Vermillion South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-10-29 | CHI08CA029 | Cessna 172R N77LU |
Brookings South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-07-30 | CHI07TA241 | Christen Industries Inc. A-1 N661FB |
Elm Springs South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-07-17 | CHI07LA317 | Aerostar International Inc. S81A N5069B |
Custer South Dakota |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2007-07-15 | CHI07CA216 | Cessna 180 N3306D |
Madison South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-07-07 | CHI07TA201 | Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL M18B N14067 |
Kyle South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-05-25 | CHI07CA155 | Champion 7EC N9904Y |
Sioux Falls South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-05-19 | CHI07CA148 | Cessna A188 N926LT |
Scotland South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-05-19 | CHI07LA147 | Thrush Aircraft Inc. S2RHG-T65 N40097 |
Tyndall South Dakota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2007-04-27 | CHI07CA122 | Cessna 140 N72953 |
Winner South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2007-01-22 | CHI07CA061 | Piper J3C-65 N98096 |
White Lake South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2006-12-29 | CHI07LA050 | Beech B-99 N99TH |
Rapid City South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2006-09-22 | CHI06FA264 | Beech BE-95-B55 N4JV |
N. Sioux City South Dakota |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2006-08-16 | CHI06CA234 | Beech 19A N6544T |
Yankton South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2006-02-06 | CHI06LA078 | Cirrus Design Corporation SR22 N751CD |
Wagner South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2006-01-14 | CHI06FA067 | Piper PA-32-300 N8745E |
Pierre South Dakota |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-12-07 | CHI06CA042 | Cessna 310Q N8403F |
Pierre South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-10-06 | CHI06CA002 | Amateur-built RV-4 N149KC |
Mitchell South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-09-19 | CHI06CA018 | Stinson 108-1 N8495K |
Tea South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-09-15 | CHI05CA271 | Bell 206B N2995W |
Elk Point South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-09-09 | CHI05LA261 | Piper PA-28-235 N8523W |
Faulkton South Dakota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2005-08-10 | CHI05LA225 | Cessna 210 N9408T |
Rapid City South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-07-05 | CHI05LA164 | Rockwell S-2R N3211R |
Bristol South Dakota |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-05-19 | CHI05CA117 | Aviat A-1B N102AM |
Lodgepole South Dakota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2005-05-19 | CHI05CA147 | Bell 47G N8505F |
Twin Brooks South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-12-04 | CHI05CA040 | Cessna 182P N21213 |
Belle Fourche South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-11-06 | CHI05LA023 | Taylorcraft BC12-D N39971 |
Wasta South Dakota |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-09-29 | CHI04CA289 | Amateur-built Vans RV-4 N968MA |
Custer South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-07-31 | CHI04LA201 | Piper PA-28-140 N4345J |
Custer South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-07-12 | CHI04TA193 | Pzl-Mielec M-18T N7077N |
Pine Ridge South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-07-08 | CHI04LA204 | Aerostar S53H N5001J |
Sioux Falls South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-06-23 | CHI04CA162 | Air Tractor AT-401 N1013N |
Britton South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-06-07 | CHI04LA145 | Amateur-built KR II N250KB |
Rapid City South Dakota |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2004-03-28 | CHI04CA091 | Cessna C-180 N2916C |
Aberdeen South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2004-01-18 | CHI04IA056 incident |
Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N595SW |
Rapid City South Dakota |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 2003-12-06 | CHI04LA040 | Amateur-built Sorrell SNS-7 N7543E |
Highmore South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-09-04 | CHI03LA299 | Piper J3C-65 N38435 |
South Shore South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-08-29 | CHI03IA300 incident |
Cessna 650 N651EJ |
Rapid City South Dakota |
no injuries | Final |
| 2003-08-20 | CHI03LA271 | Cessna 188A N8150V |
Freeman South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-08-10 | CHI03LA254 | Weatherly 620A N4656M |
Doland South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-08-07 | CHI03LA249 | North American AT-6D N9272K |
Brookings South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-08-02 | CHI03LA243 | Rockwell International S-2R N4923X |
Mitchell South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-07-28 | CHI03LA178 | Champion 7GCBC N9032L |
Buffalo South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-07-27 | CHI03LA227 | Amateur-built Auriga FT N512EA |
Aberdeen South Dakota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-07-05 | CHI03LA199 | Aviat A-1B N700KY |
Okobojo South Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-07-04 | CHI03LA197 | Cessna 175 N7256M |
Wessington Spri South Dakota |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-06-09 | CHI03LA154 | Amateur-built RV-6A N160BM |
Tea South Dakota |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2003-06-03 | CHI03FA141 | Cessna 182Q N630SW |
Gettysburg South Dakota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2003-05-19 | CHI03LA131 | Piper PA-22-160 N9601D |
Pierre South Dakota |
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.
