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.
Cases newest first · 1,759
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
