Aviation accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania
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 · 1,834
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-22 | GAA18CA020 | Cessna 150 N22092 |
Pottsville Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-10-22 | GAA18CA022 | Aviat Aircraft INC A1 N337AM |
Williamsport Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-10-06 | ERA18LA007 | Ercoupe 415 N3538H |
Centre Hall Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-09-24 | ERA17LA333 | Amateur-built VARI EZ N830S |
Ambler Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-09-21 | GAA17CA552 | Amateur-built PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER N40WH |
Franklin Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-09-16 | ERA17LA328 | Piper J3C N38365 |
Hanover Township Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-08-20 | ERA17LA285 | Bell 47G N9526 |
St Marys Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-08-19 | ERA17LA288 | Smith AEROSTAR601 N7108 |
Marietta Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-08-09 | ERA17LA269 | Amateur-built PIETENPOL AIR CAMPER N709HR |
Tower City Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-30 | GAA17CA462 | Champion 7ECA N9682S |
Butler Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-30 | GAA17CA536 | Amateur-built FIRESTAR UNREG |
Westfield Pennsylvania |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 2017-07-20 | ERA17CA250 | Cessna 172 N4876F |
Factoryville Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-19 | ERA17FA248 | Aircraft Mfg & Dvlpmt CO CH601XLi SLSA N601PH |
Towanda Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2017-07-11 | ERA17LA239 | Cessna 210L N732FJ |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-10 | GAA17CA406 | Robinson Helicopter R22 N2336J |
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-06 | ERA17FA232 | Morrisey 2150A N917JL |
Honesdale Pennsylvania |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-04 | GAA17CA383 | Robinson Helicopter Company R44 N3025J |
Easton Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-02 | ERA17FA223 | Amateur-built Genesis N3449 |
Linesville Pennsylvania |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-07-02 | ERA17TA233 | Amateur-built ZODIAC CH650B N650LN |
Dover Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-06-29 | ERA17CA218 | Piper PA 28-140 N6977W |
Honesdale Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-05-27 | ERA17LA194 | Avions Mudry Cie CAP 231 N231X |
Lebanon Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-05-21 | ERA17LA185 | Cessna 182 N378ES |
West Chester Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-05-18 | GAA17CA293 | Piper PA 34 N34JM |
Tunkhannock Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-05-10 | ERA17CA177 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER N532SE |
Reedsville Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-04-12 | ERA17FA153 | Howard Aircraft DGA 15P N4476N |
Monongahela Pennsylvania |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2017-04-11 | ERA17CA152 | Amateur-built ZENAIR STOL CH 701 N3846T |
Windsor Twp Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-03-11 | GAA17CA196 | Schweizer SGS126 N17933 |
Bangor Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-02-22 | GAA17CA176 | Amateur-built 2T 1A N305Y |
Monongahela Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-02-19 | GAA17CA154 | Cessna 180 N123GT |
Bally Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2017-01-30 | ERA17LA098 | Cessna P210 N4796P |
Pottsville Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-11-18 | GAA17CA092 | Pitcairn PA 18 N12680 |
Philadelphia Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-11-15 | ERA17LA046 | Robinson Helicopter Company R22 N306RL |
West Chester Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-11-05 | GAA17CA063 | Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau DUO DISCUS N484KS |
Port Matilda Pennsylvania |
serious injuries | Final |
| 2016-10-28 | ERA17CA030 | Kolb FIRE FLY UNREG |
West Middlesex Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-10-25 | GAA17CA074 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 58 N600RV |
Lancaster Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-10-16 | ERA17FA017 | Piper PA28 CGYSN |
Austin Pennsylvania |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-10-15 | ERA17LA016 | Amateur-built CH701 N3701M |
Albrightsville Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-10-14 | GAA17CA026 | Piper PA 28 N9097U |
Latrobe Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-09-16 | ERA16LA318 | Cessna P210 N224MH |
Lancaster Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-08-24 | GAA16CA453 | Cessna 150 N8120S |
Franklin Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-08-23 | GAA16CA447 | Cessna 172 N9480E |
Williamsport Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-08-04 | ERA16LA285 | Amateur-built ARION LIGHTNING N270J |
Toughkenamon Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-07-25 | ERA16FA269 | Yakovlev YAK11 N5940 |
West Mifflin Pennsylvania |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-07-24 | ERA16LA270 | Amateur-built STOL CH 750 N750AZ |
Waynesburg Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-07-20 | ERA16CA264 | Aeronca 7BCM N1639E |
Connellsville Pennsylvania |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-29 | ERA16CA237 | Piper PA 28-161 N8237Z |
Honesdale Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-28 | ERA16CA233 | Cessna T206 CGPJH |
Farmington Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-20 | ERA16LA224 | Cessna 172P N54285 |
Honesdale Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2016-06-16 | ERA16FA215 | Piper PA31 N3591P |
State College Pennsylvania |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2016-06-08 | GAA16CA315 | Amateur-built GLASAIR SH 2F N666GJ |
State College Pennsylvania |
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.
