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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
2018-08-01 GAA18CA475 Beech B300
N557AP
Wilmington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-07-26 ERA18LA202 Cessna 150
N1193Y
Matthews
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-07-24 ERA18FA197 Piper PA32R
N38523
Lincolnton
North Carolina
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2018-07-23 DCA18CA251 Mcdonnell Douglas MD88
N918DE
Charlotte
North Carolina
serious injuries Final
2018-07-05 GAA18CA394 Evektor Aerotechnik SPORTSTAR
N902HB
Louisburg
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-07-01 GAA18CA410 Ayres S2R
N3098L
Pantego
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-06-29 WPR18LA194 Piper PA32
N8440F
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-06-27 ERA18FA180 Cessna 150J
N60111
Manteo
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2018-06-25 ERA18TA179 Stearman B75
N52584
Lexington
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-06-19 ERA18LA170 Bell OH 58A
N303HP
Raleigh
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-06-19 ERA18LA172 Mooney M20J
N201FD
Monroe
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-06-02 GAA18CA323 Cessna 172
N1305B
Fuquay Varina
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-05-27 GAA18CA306 Lite Flight DRAGONFLY
N582DF
Mint Hill
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-05-14 GAA18CA281 Piper PA 32R
N25WE
Cape Carteret
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-05-02 GAA18CA250 Amateur-built MOSQUITO XE
N725JC
Iron Station
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Final
2018-02-24 ERA18LA087 Aero Commander CALLAIR A 9
N8401V
Bunn
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2018-02-11 GAA18CA235 Cessna 150
N23398
Statesville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-12-24 ERA18TA059 Cessna 172
N91SP
Union Mills
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-12-16 ERA18LA048 Cessna 150
N7929Z
Castalia
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2017-12-16 ERA18LA055 Cessna 182 +1 more
N199RN
Burlington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-12-01 GAA18CA067 Amateur-built ZENITH 701
N701TF
Mount Airy
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-11-18 ERA18LA026 Piper PA28
N8758N
Bladenboro
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-11-17 ERA18LA027 Amateur-built AUTOGYRO CAVALON
N470CH
Oak Island
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-11-17 ERA18LA038 Beech B 55
N592SS
Statesville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-10-31 ERA18FA012 Beech 35C33
N293GC
Whiteville
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2017-10-21 GAA18CA027 Cessna 120
N72552
New Bern
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-10-18 ERA18LA010 Beech A24
N400LE
Manteo
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-09-21 GAA17CA555 Amateur-built Safari
N186KW
Fayetteville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-09-20 GAA17CA546 Cessna 150
N6250T
Siler City
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-09-14 GAA17CA579 Beech 95 B55
N2182L
Statesville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-09-13 DCA17CA197 Bombardier INC CL 600 2B19
N261PS
Charlotte
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-09-08 ERA17MA316 Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH MBB BK 117
N146DU
Hertford
North Carolina
4 killed
destroyed
Final
2017-08-25 ERA17LA301 Piper PA28R
N3805T
Monroe
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-08-04 GAA17CA465 Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER
N777NG
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-07-29 GAA17CA456 Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD 55-1
N817V
Mocksville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-07-19 GAA17CA447 Amateur-built GRISSOM POBER PIXIE
N489MG
Louisburg
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-07-07 GAA17CA397 Rainbow Sky Reach (PTY) LTD BUSHCAT
N253BC
Ahoskie
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-06-28 ERA17LA215 Beech B23
N4023T
Ocean Isle Beach
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-05-29 ERA17TA196 Amateur-built ZENITH ZODIAC 601XL
N167EZ
Sanford
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-05-21 DCA17LA122 Boeing 757
N633DL
Raleigh
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-04-27 ERA17LA168 Robinson R44
N728CB
Newton
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-03-29 ERA17LA141 Cessna R182
N2383C
Mooresville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-03-23 GAA17CA206 Cessna 172
N3947R
Timberlake
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-03-12 ERA17CA129 Amateur-built KENS WINGLESS WONDER
N7195R
Mount Airy
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-03-09 GAA17CA183 Amateur-built WAG AERO/SPT TRAINER
N24188
Hendersonville
North Carolina
minor injuries
destroyed
Final
2017-03-08 ERA17FA123 Amateur-built PITTS S2E
N30BJ
Apex
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2017-02-24 GAA17CA155 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N7423D
Statesville
North Carolina
serious injuries Final
2017-02-18 ERA17CA114 Cessna 172N
N738DS
Statesville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-02-16 GAA17CA140 Cessna 172
N381MG
Burlington
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2017-02-15 DCA17CA064 Bombardier INC CL 600 2C10
N709PS
Charlotte
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.