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
1986-03-31	ATL86LA103	Piper PA-28RT-201T N8140Y	Fort Rucker Alabama	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	CHI86FEC03	Cessna U-206B N3855G	Tecumseh Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	CHI86FEP02	Piper PA-38-112 N23854	Dexterville Wisconsin	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	CHI86LA106	Piper PA-28-140 N9910W	Veedersburg Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	DEN86LA108	Luscombe T-8F N1593B	Watkins Colorado	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-31	FTW86FRD11	Grumman G-164A N4561	Crowley Louisiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	FTW86LA055	Cessna 172H N2826L	Bristow Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	LAX86LA157	Cessna 310D N6762T	Yermo California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	LAX86LA159	Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 N3694C	Pheonix Arizona	serious injuries	Preliminary
1986-03-31	LAX86MA161 incident	Boeing 767-222 N609UA	San Fransisco California	no injuries	Preliminary
1986-03-31	MKC86FA077	Amateur-built SKYOTE N106DC	St. Louis Missouri	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-31	NYC86FA096	Piper PA-24-180 N6599P	Somers Connecticut	5 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-31	SEA86LA088	Beech E-35 N2998B	Couger Washington	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-31	SEA86LA090	Piper PA-24-250 N6282P	Fallon Nevada	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-31	SEA86LA091	Cessna T210C N3423F	Boise Idaho	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	ATL86FA102	North American NA219 (T28B) N544E	Luthersville Georgia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-30	ATL86FEI03	Cessna 170B N2894C	Columbia Stat. Ohio	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	ATL86FKG08	Amateur-built PAZMANY PL-4A N3942U	Canton Georgia	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-30	DEN86LA109	Taylorcraft BC12D N43139	Santa Teresa New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	FTW86FA051	Cessna 172N N8423E	Del Rio Texas	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-30	LAX86LA156	Cessna 210P N3896P	Ontario California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	MKC86LA076	Bellanca 7GCBC N5055G	St.Charles Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	NYC86LA097	Mooney M20 N6433Q	Lockport New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	SEA86LA086	Maule M5-180C N119JC	Sand Point Idaho	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	SEA86LA087	Piper PA-22-150 N6958B	Warm Springs Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-30	SEA86LA089	Hiller 12E N87595	Walla Walla Washington	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-29	CHI86FEP01	Cessna 177 N29849	Portage Wisconsin	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-29	CHI86FER02	Amateur-built MONI N295MM	Winona Minnesota	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	CHI86FER03	Hughes 269A (TH-55A) N10415	Lakeville Minnesota	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-29	CHI86LA114	Piper PA-22-150 N3900P	Plymouth Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	DEN86LA105	Cessna 177B CGIJZ	Aztec New Mexico	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	DEN86LA106	Cessna 150J N51156	Tioga North Dakota	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	DEN86LA107	Rolladen-Schneider L53 N96JH	Colorado Spring Colorado	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	FTW86FA050	Lockheed L-402-2 (LASA-60) N3381G	Seagoville Texas	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-29	FTW86LA052	Luscombe 8A N71611	Houston Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	FTW86LA053	Cessna 172 N7341A	Sallisaw Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	LAX86FA160	Beech C35 N717D	Etiwanda California	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-29	LAX86LA158	Cessna 150L N7384G	Kailua Kona Hawaii	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-29	MIA86LA107	Bellanca 17-30A N28007	Ft. Lauderdale Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	MIA86LA108	Amateur-built PITTS S2-E N777GH	Homestead Florida	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	MKC86LA081	Piper PA-22-150 N6167D	Lytton Iowa	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	NYC86LA095	Cessna 152 N49107	Pittsfield Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-29	SEA86LA085	Cessna 188-A N4736Q	Warden Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-28	CHI86FEX06	Piper PA-32-260 N4804S	Henryville Indiana	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-28	CHI86LA110	Cessna 172MM N20866	Middleton Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-28	FTW86FA049	Amateur-built PITTS S-1 +1 more N66D	Mckinney Texas	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-28	FTW86FA054	Cessna 150G N6306S	Salina Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-03-27	CHI86LA112	Cessna 177 N3187T	Lacon Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-27	MIA86OA106	Cessna 172F N5111F	Santo Domingo Puerto Rico	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-03-27	NYC86IA093 incident	Boeing 727-231 N52311	Boston Massachusetts	minor injuries	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.