Aviation accidents and incidents in 1990
2,480 cases in 1990, 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.
Cases newest first · 2,480
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-11-06 | ATL91FA015 | Piper PA-24-250 N7840P |
Rock Hill South Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-06 | LAX91TL#01 | Mcdonnell Douglas 369E N241JH |
Los Alamitos California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1990-11-06 | MIA91IA022 incident |
Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 N972NA |
San Juan Puerto Rico |
no injuries | Final |
| 1990-11-04 | ANC91LA009 | Cessna 180 N4597B |
Anchorage Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | BFO91LA010 | Aeronca L3B N1336J |
Farmville Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | CHI91DEP01 | Amateur-built AVID FLYER STOL N287AF |
New London Wisconsin |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | CHI91LA024 | Cessna 180 N2987C |
Northwood North Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | LAX91LA030 | Cessna 182G N3431S |
Portal Arizona |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | MIA91LA021 | Cessna 170 N4023V |
Patillas Puerto Rico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | NYC91LA024 | Bellanca 8KCAB N5039K |
Buckland Massachusetts |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-04 | SEA91LA012 | Christen Industries A-1 N9609G |
Afton Wyoming |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | ATL91IA014 incident |
Bell 412 N412UT |
Knoxville Tennessee |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | BFO91LA009 | Cessna 172N N902ZZ |
Elkton Virginia |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | CHI91DEE01 | Pitts SPECIAL S1-S N983BW |
Dekalb Illinois |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | CHI91DEM01 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C N9409B |
Shelby Michigan |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | CHI91LA023 | Cessna 172 N739VN |
Fort Scott Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | LAX91LA023 | Cessna 150G N4687X |
Columbia California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | MIA91FA020 | Aero Commander 680V N541F |
Fort Lauderdale Florida |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | NYC91DNC02 | Amateur-built EARLY BIRD JENNY N7165Y |
Concord New Hampshire |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-03 | NYC91LA023 | Cessna 182P N7409Q |
Elyria Ohio |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-02 | FTW91DPD01 | Amateur-built RANS S-9 N89KJ |
Iowa Park Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-02 | FTW91LA011 | Cessna 172 N5096D |
Abilene Texas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-01 | ATL91FA013 | Bell 47J-2 N49DA |
Gatlinburg Tennessee |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-01 | BFO91T#001 incident |
Lockheed 188C N429NA |
Wallops Island Virginia |
no injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 1990-11-01 | LAX91FA020 | Grumman AA-1B N9956L |
Solana Beach California |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-11-01 | LAX91LA021 | Cessna 152 N757PZ |
Maricopa Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-11-01 | NYC91LA022 | Cessna 152 N93003 |
Sherburne New York |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-31 | CHI91FA022 | Cessna 195 N4325N |
Flint Michigan |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-31 | DEN91LA015 | Cessna 182C N8859T |
Silver City New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-31 | MIA91LA018 | Piper PA-36-285 N9926P |
Osteen Florida |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-30 | BFO91FA008 | Piper PA-28-181 N4321M |
Elkton Maryland |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-30 | CHI91LA019 | Cessna 150 N7641G |
La Crosse Wisconsin |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-30 | LAX91LA019 | Cessna 172M N9592V |
Torrance California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-30 | MIA91FA017 | Cessna 150G N3220J |
Marathon Florida |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-29 | ATL91LA012 | Cessna 150M N3490V |
Williamston North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-29 | DEN91LA014 | Cessna T-210-M N621BD |
Buena Vista Colorado |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-29 | LAX91FA022 | Piper PA-22-108 N5052Z |
Oceanside California |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-29 | NYC91LA021 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 +1 more N972VJ |
Columbus Ohio |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-28 | CHI91LA018 | Cessna 150 N19168 |
Greenfield Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-28 | CHI91LA020 | Piper PA-28-180D N264W |
Crivitz Wisconsin |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-28 | NYC91LA019 | Piper PA-28-180 N9292J |
Columbia Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-28 | NYC91LA020 | Dassault-Breguet FALCON 50 N52DC |
Parkersburg West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-28 | SEA91LA009 | Cessna T210N N4981C |
Laramie Wyoming |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-27 | BFO91LA007 | Cessna 185 N1555F |
Ridgely Maryland |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1990-10-27 | CHI91LA017 | Cessna 172 N738AP |
Portage Wisconsin |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-27 | NYC91LA018 | Piper PA-32-260 N3HA |
Bally Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-27 | SEA91LA010 | Cessna 152 N5259B |
Blackfoot Idaho |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-27 | SEA91LA011 | Cessna 172G N4174L |
Anacortes Washington |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-26 | ATL91LA009 | Piper PA-22-150 N6142D |
Summerville South Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1990-10-26 | ATL91LA010 | Cessna A150K N8390M |
Dublin Georgia |
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 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.
