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Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in North 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.

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DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
2020-07-14 ERA20CA251 Piper PA 22
N1520P
Fuquay Varina
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-06-22 ERA20CA223 Piper PA18
N3681Z
Monroe
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-06-22 ERA20CA226 Cessna 150
N1718Q
Shelby
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-06-18 ERA20LA220 Robinson R66
N4QW
Pikeville
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2020-06-02 ERA20CA205 Mooney M20C
N2768W
Durham
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-05-16 ERA20CA189 Amateur-built ZODIAC CH 650
N149WF
Carthage
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-04-17 ERA20CA152 Amateur-built Bearhawk
N118CR
Ahoskie
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-04-04 ERA20CA144 Lake LA4
N84PF
Hickory
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-03-24 ERA20LA134 Maule MT-7
N899ZZ
Swansboro
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2020-03-05 ERA20LA127 Piper PA23
N335W
Albemarle
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-02-17 ERA20LA105 Cessna 172
N5185R
Fayetteville
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-02-07 DCA20CA071 Bombardier CL-600-2D24
N610NN
Waynesville
North Carolina
serious injuries
minor damage
Final
2020-01-05 ERA20CA065 American Aviation AA5
N9593U
Rutherfordton
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2020-01-02 ERA20LA064 Cirrus SR22
N323SR
Kenansville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-12-28 ERA20LA062 Piper PA32RT
N27GB
Fletcher
North Carolina
no injuries
destroyed
Final
2019-12-24 ERA20LA070 Cessna 210
N30259
Concord
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-11-14 GAA20CA087 Fisher FP 202 KOALA
N47CV
Erwin
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-10-20 ERA20FA014 Piper PA32
N534Z
Raleigh
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-10-17 ERA20FA012 Bell 206
N167AG
New Salem
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2019-10-14 ERA20FA009 Vans RV4
N4332J
Cameron
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2019-10-11 GAA20CA027 Zenith ZENITH 601XLB
N235JH
Gastonia
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-10-05 ERA20FA002 Piper PA28
N2FB
Asheboro
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-09-24 GAA19CA591 Cessna 182
N101SD
Elizabethtown
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
2019-08-22 ERA19LA257 Cirrus SR22
N404PE
Burnsville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-08-19 GAA19CA499 Amateur-built RV7
N566WV
Ocracoke
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-08-14 ERA19LA247 Fantasy Air ALLEGRO
N5020X
Boone
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-06-30 GAA19CA439 Cessna 172
N78658
Manteo
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-06-27 ERA19FA201 Beech E55
N664AR
Hope Mills
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-06-26 ERA19FA200 Rans S6
N661PF
Fletcher
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-06-07 ERA19FA188 Piper PA46
N709CH
Castalia
North Carolina
4 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-05-09 GAA19CA280 Piper PA28
N7855W
Charlotte
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-04-30 ERA19TA166 Cessna 172
N733UF
New Bern
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-04-27 ERA19LA159 Amateur-built Zodiac CH601
N61PG
Angier
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-04-27 GAA19CA235 Amateur-built BAKENG DEUCE
N19RG
Winston Salem
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-04-22 ERA19FA154 Amateur-built EXPRESS SERIES 2000
N625J
Cleveland
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-04-22 ERA19LA157 Amateur-built Bearhawk LSA
N289EH
Holly Springs
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-03-24 ERA19LA135 Piper PA22
N1933P
Blanch
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-03-14 ERA19FA130 Mooney M20C
N6075Q
Cashiers
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-03-13 ERA19LA131 Cessna 182
N8905X
Brevard
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-03-10 DCA19CA102 Bombardier CL 600 2C10 +1 more
N530EA
Charlotte
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-03-02 ERA19FA113 Cessna 182
N26617
Louisburg
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Final
2019-02-02 ERA19LA095 Cessna 150
N6789F
Knotts Island
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2019-01-18 GAA19CA105 Amateur-built Rans
N3075E
Reidsville
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-12-31 DCA19CA066 Boeing 757
N938UW
Charlotte
North Carolina
substantial damage
Final
2018-12-03 GAA19CA087 Cessna 172
N65773
Monroe
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-11-16 ERA19TA051 Cessna E162
N70252
Franklin
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-11-16 GAA19CA064 Cessna 182
N8903X
Charlotte
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-10-04 GAA19CA017 Cessna 177RG
N52881
Albermarle
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-08-30 ERA18LA239 Amateur-built MK-4
N628X
Harnett
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-08-18 ERA18LA224 Amateur-built SHA
N38WS
Greenville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
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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.