Aviation accidents and incidents in 1997
2,121 cases in 1997, 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 · 2,121
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-02 | FTW98LA040 | Cessna 172G N5745R |
Elk City Oklahoma |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-02 | LAX98LA028 | Cessna 172N N6585D |
Payson Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-02 | LAX98WA032 | Cessna 182 N2664R |
Nayarit Mexico |
serious injuries destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-11-02 | MIA98LA019 | Cessna 402B N69312 |
Fort Lauderdale Florida |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-11-02 | SEA98LA029 | Cessna 152 N5190B |
Eugene Oregon |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-01 | FTW98LA038 | Piper PA-23-250 N40201 |
Galveston Texas |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-01 | FTW98LA041 | Cessna 172P N96575 |
Tooele Utah |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-01 | FTW98LA048 | Cessna 150F N7934F |
Brigham City Utah |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-01 | LAX98LA037 | Amateur-built RV-6 N44JR |
Wellington Nevada |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-11-01 | MIA98LA017 | Amateur-built DH-8-201 N988HA |
Jacksonville Florida |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-11-01 | MIA98LA018 | Amateur-built BUCCANEER II N813LJ |
Clermont Florida |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-11-01 | MIA98LA023 | Let L-13 N65140 |
Elkin North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-31 | ANC98LA009 | Cessna 185F N61500 |
Barrow Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-31 | CHI98LA037 | Piper PA-32-260 N3359W |
Lakeville Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-31 | LAX98LA027 | Piper PA-32R-300 N1655H |
Santa Rosa California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-31 | NYC98FA024 | Piper PA-23-150 N3EV |
Fitchburg Massachusetts |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-31 | NYC98LA025 | Hughes 269B N2273W |
Cleveland Ohio |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-30 | CHI98FA028 | Beech BE 58 N472TL |
New Berlin Illinois |
6 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-30 | CHI98GA025 | Aerospatiale AS350B N911RR |
Frankfort Illinois |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-30 | DCA98RA008 | Boeing 234 CFHFH |
Comox Lake Canada |
2 killed | Preliminary |
| 1997-10-30 | IAD98LA009 | Cessna P210N N600WL |
Smoketown Pennsylvania |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-30 | NYC98LA026 | Cessna 172M N1487V |
Salisbury Maryland |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-29 | CHI98LA026 | Learjet 35A N62MB |
Sheboygan Wisconsin |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-29 | CHI98LA027 | Champion 7ECA N7505F |
Augusta Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-29 | FTW98LA036 | Cessna 172F N8714U |
Hurley New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-29 | FTW98LA037 | Cessna 150M N9182U |
San Antonio Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-29 | LAX98LA026 | Striplin Aircraft Corporation LONE RANGER SLVR CLD N4478Y |
Agua Dulce California |
minor injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-29 | MIA98LA014 | Aerofab Inc. LAKE LA-250 N85HG |
Miami Florida |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-28 | FTW98LA033 | Aerospatiale SA316B CFPWH |
Counselor New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-28 | FTW98LA035 | Pilatus PC-6 N19TX |
Lexington Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-28 | LAX98LA024 | Cessna 152 N49788 |
Prescott Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-28 | NYC98LA022 | Beech B200 N87BP |
Norfolk Virginia |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-10-27 | ATL98FA008 | Cessna 402B N69293 |
Tampa Florida |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-27 | CHI98LA024 | Beech 23 N843KS |
Salina Kansas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-27 | FTW98LA034 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A N149RA |
Roanoke Louisiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-27 | LAX98FA031 | Cessna U206B N4982F |
Markleeville California |
4 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-27 | SEA98LA009 | Piper PA-28-180 N9332J |
Midvale Idaho |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | ANC98LA007 | Piper PA-12 N4380M |
Anchorage Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | IAD98LA008 | Cessna 152 N4950A |
Lincoln Park New Jersey |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | LAX98FA022 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA-300 N69BW |
Castaic California |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | LAX98LA021 | Amateur-built MINI-500 N7234Y |
Long Beach California |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | NYC98FA020 | Cessna 172E N3097U |
Elkton Virginia |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | NYC98LA021 | Mooney M20K N252MY |
Ocean City New Jersey |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-26 | SEA98LA008 | Amateur-built RV-4 N160HB |
Scio Oregon |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-25 | FTW98FA031 | Piper PA-28RT-201 N8146R |
Hazen Arkansas |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-25 | FTW98LA032 | Cessna 177 N2971X |
Boerne Texas |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-25 | IAD98LA011 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B N5PL |
Bluefield West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-24 | CHI98FA022 | Mooney M20K N305RJ |
Emporia Kansas |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-24 | DCA98WA005 | Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11 N275WA |
Montevideo Uruguay |
substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 1997-10-24 | LAX98LA020 | Cessna 170B N3155A |
Fernley Nevada |
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.