Aviation accidents and incidents in West Virginia
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 · 423
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-16 | IAD98FA027 | Beech C-90 N5WU |
Newton West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1998-02-08 | IAD98LA026 | Mooney M20J N4120H |
Davis West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-12-28 | NYC98LA057 | Cessna 421C N1348T |
Elkins West Virginia |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-12-19 | NYC98LA045 | Piper PA-28R-200 N9418N |
Fairplain West Virginia |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-11-27 | IAD98LA014 | Amateur-built MINI 500 N8015E |
Bluefield West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-14 | NYC98LA028 | Beech 65-A90 N80GP |
Wheeling West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-25 | IAD98LA011 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B N5PL |
Bluefield West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-20 | NYC98FA016 | Cessna 182P N9388G |
Morgantown West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-12 | IAD98FA005 | Bell 206B N911RH |
Sago West Virginia |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | NYC98LA005 | Cessna 120 N76898 |
Mineral Wells West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-06 | IAD97LA118 | Amateur-built MARSKE-MONARCH 1997 N5377 |
Sutton West Virginia |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-08-01 | NYC97LA156 | Cessna 172M N80987 |
Milton West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-21 | NYC97LA146 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 N47282 |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-06-19 | NYC97IA123 incident |
Beech 1900D N165YV |
Clarksburg West Virginia |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-05-10 | IAD97LA074 | American AA-1 N5734L |
Lewisburg West Virginia |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-03-06 | NYC97FA057 | Beech E-18S N54BT |
Mabie West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-01-22 | CHI97IA075 incident |
Amateur-built DHC-8-102 N852MA |
Charleston West Virginia |
no injuries | Final |
| 1996-12-16 | IAD97LA033 | Cessna 172B N6937X |
Charleston West Virginia |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-11-26 | NYC97FA021 | Cessna 414 N73CP |
Duo West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-09-21 | IAD96LA149 | Cessna 172P N848LF |
Richwood West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-08-11 | IAD96FA132 | Cessna 172P N65632 |
Summersville West Virginia |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-07-25 | IAD96LA122 | Cessna 150L N21953 |
Philippi West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-07-02 | IAD96LA106 | Cessna 170B N8099A |
Beckley West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-06-16 | IAD96LA099 | Aeronca L-3B N46634 |
Morgantown West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-05-10 | IAD96LA076 | Cessna 150 N6303S |
Welch West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-04-26 | IAD96LA067 | Bell 206B N111PM |
Logan West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-04-04 | NYC96GA083 | Bell 206L-1 N79SP |
Charleston West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-03-27 | IAD96LA054 | Cessna 172 N61546 |
Taplin West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1996-03-11 | NYC96FA073 | Piper PA-23-250 N222WR |
Bridgeport West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1996-01-27 | BFO96LA040 | Aerostar 601 N162GA |
Mount Storm West Virginia |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-11-28 | NYC96FA192 | Cessna 414 N28901 |
Marlinton West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-10-14 | BFO96IA012 incident |
Piper PA-23 N65SC |
Beckley West Virginia |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1995-08-30 | BFO95LA091 | Cessna 152 N68969 |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1995-05-27 | NYC95LA122 | Cessna 172N N5085G |
Weston West Virginia |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1995-03-04 | NYC95IA065 incident |
Fokker F28-4000 N479AU |
Huntington West Virginia |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1994-12-21 | NYC95LA045 | Cessna 150H N7175S |
Wheeling West Virginia |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1994-09-10 | NYC94LA172 | Piper PA-28R-201T N47457 |
Lockwood West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-08-30 | BFO94LA158 | Cessna 140 N2150N |
Ravenswood West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-08-03 | NYC94FA145 | Cessna 210N N4875U |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1994-06-29 | BFO94FA121 | Beech 58TC N333TK |
St Marys West Virginia |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1994-05-17 | NYC94LA083 | Bellanca 7GCBC N36236 |
Lewisburg West Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-04-07 | BFO94LA061 | Cessna 172N N739HC |
Clarksburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-04-04 | BFO94LA060 | Amateur-built THUNDERGULL JT2 N73ST |
Clarksburg West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1994-03-11 | NYC94LA057 | Piper PA-32-260 N3817W |
Beckley West Virginia |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-11-26 | BFO94LA019 | Martin STREAK SHADOW N106JM |
Mannington West Virginia |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1993-09-22 | BFO93LA183 | Cessna 170B N8081A |
Martinsburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1993-09-06 | BFO93LA160 | Amateur-built SIDEWINDER N2116B |
Point Pleasant West Virginia |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1993-09-02 | BFO93LA151 | Piper PA-34-200T N31858 |
Williamson West Virginia |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1993-08-29 | NYC93FA177 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 N965MA |
S. Charleston West Virginia |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1993-08-18 | NYC93LA161 | Beech A23 N3552R |
Morgantown West Virginia |
serious 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.
