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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-01-06 | FTW97LA078 | Consolidated Aeronautics Inc. LAKE LA-4-200 N6203V |
Channelview Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-06 | LAX97LA083 | Cessna 182H N1870X |
Burbank California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-06 | SEA97FA043 | Piper PA-28R N3347Q |
Fort Smith Montana |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-05 | LAX97FA082 | Fairchild SA227-AC N165SW |
Bullhead City Arizona |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-04 | FTW97LA076 | Cessna 140A N3799V |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-04 | FTW97TA075 | Cessna 182Q N4732N |
Cleburne Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-04 | SEA97LA042 | Cessna 150K N5935G |
Helena Montana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-04 | SEA97LA045 | Stinson 108-2 N9467K |
Richland Washington |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-03 | IAD97FA039 | Aerostar 601P N3CD |
Chesapeake Virginia |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-03 | NYC97LA041 | Bell 206A N555SJ |
Linden New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | ANC97LA017 | Cessna 185F N23CB |
Nome Alaska |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | ATL97LA032 | Cessna 172N N1445E |
Anderson South Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | FTW97LA074 | Beech C90A N1552D |
Rio Grande City Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | MIA97FA057 | Cessna 208B N802TH |
Edenton North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | MIA97LA056 | Cessna 441 N441MS |
Lakeland Florida |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-02 | SEA97FA041 | Cessna P210N N6425W |
Cambridge Idaho |
5 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-01 | CHI97LA049 | Gates Learjet LR35 N8040A |
Kansas City Missouri |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-01 | IAD97FA038 | Cessna 150F N8925S |
Bittinger Maryland |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-01 | MIA97LA054 | Cessna 150K N5813G |
Daytona Beach Florida |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-01 | MIA97LA055 | Piper PA-28-181 N2205Z |
Florence South Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-01-01 | MIA97LA058 | Waco WMF-5 N14128 |
Kissimmee Florida |
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 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.