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.

fatal only Clear

Cases newest first · 2,831

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1986-01-23	MIA86LA063	Cessna 310J N12DS	Opa Locka Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-22	ATL86FA063	Beech 95-B55 N7948K	Anniston Alabama	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-22	FTW86LA036	Cessna 172N N738DC	Corpus Christi Texas	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-21	CHI86MA071	Bell 206B N1498W	Ellendale Minnesota	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-21	FTW86LA038	Cessna 172G N3373B	Spring Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-21	FTW86LA039	Socata MS RALLYE 235C N355RA	Brenham Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-21	FTW86LA040	Cessna 152 N714UU	Flynn Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-21	MIA86LA062	Rockwell 112TC N4535W	Atlantic Ocean AO	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-20	ANC86LA022	Cessna 180 N3165D	Port Alsworth Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-20	ATL86LA060	Cessna 182Q N973JM	Carthage Mississippi	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-20	ATL86LA061	Piper PA-23-250 N14259	Rural Retreat Virginia	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-20	ATL86LLT06	Piper PA-22 N5904Z	Jasper Tennessee	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-20	CHI86LA070	Cessna 185 N1573F	St. Ignace Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-20	MIA86LA061	Piper PA-38-112 +1 more N2361D	Vero Beach Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-20	NYC86LA064	Cessna 177RG N34069	Farmingdale New York	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-20	SEA86LA042	Piper PA-22-108 N5338Z	Ellensburg Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-20	SEA86LA044	Boeing 727-214 N545PS	Las Vegas Nevada	serious injuries	Preliminary
1986-01-19	ATL86LA059	Beech A36TC N345CC	Louisville Kentucky	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-19	CHI86FA068	Cessna 177RG N52949	Valley View Illinois	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-19	DEN86LA067	Piper PA-22-150 N5950D	Cedar City Utah	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-19	LAX86LA095	Cessna 172 N6421E	Woodland California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-19	MIA86LA060	Beech B24R N2520W	Fernandina Bch Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-19	MKC86FA053	Cessna 210H N5961F	Fremont Nebraska	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-19	SEA86LA043	Luscombe 8A N41926	Sloan Nevada	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-18	ATL86FA057	Cessna 210M N761AH	Tucker Georgia	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-18	ATL86FA058	Cessna 310G N8983Z	Ragland Alabama	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-18	CHI86LA072	Beech A23A N6900Q	Hastings Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	CHI86LA073	Piper PA-32-260 N3414W	Mechanicsburg Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	DEN86LA068	Cameron 0-77 N3SB	Rio Rancho New Mexico	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	FTW86LA037	Boeing A75N1 N4935N	Yukon Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	LAX86LA094	Cessna 150L N21995	Cottonwood Arizona	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	MKC86LA055	Cessna 152 N4977P	Independence Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	NYC86LA063	Luscombe 8B N25119	Turin New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	NYC86LA065	Cessna 305-L-19 N5171G	Hilltown Pennsylvania	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-18	SEA86FA041	Cessna 182 N9331G	Juneau Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-17	ATL86FA062	Cessna 337G N53615	Blairsville Georgia	5 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-17	CHI86LA069	Beech BE-90C N68PC	Canton Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-17	DCA86AA014	Boeing 727-225 N802EA	Loudon County Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-17	DEN86FA066	Beech V35B N6735T	Leadville Colorado	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-17	FTW86FA035	Beech M-35 N7BU	Valley View Texas	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-17	LAX86FA092	Cessna T210N N222CL	Indio California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-17	LAX86LA093	Rockwell 112TC N1317J	San Carlos California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-17	NYC86LA073	Piper PA-28-161 N8360W	West Dover Vermont	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-16	BFO86LA013	Piper PA-28-161 N4325V	Leesburg Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-16	CHI86LA067	Sikorsky S-58F N885	North Adams Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-16	DEN86LA065	Piper PA-28R-200 N33535	Sterling Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-16	LAX86LA091	Bell 206B-3 N3179X	Waimea Hawaii	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-16	NYC86LA062	Cessna 172 N5456T	Durhamville New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1986-01-16	SEA86FA039	Hiller-Soloy UH-12E N40290	Horton Oregon	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1986-01-15	ATL86FMG03	Cessna 441 N441CD	West Columbia South Carolina	minor injuries destroyed	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.