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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
2017-02-06 ERA17LA102 Amateur-built SUPER SIX
N426KS
Morganton
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-11-10 ERA17LA045 Cessna 150
N23473
Snow Hill
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-11-01 ERA17LA032 Bell OH 58C
N139RD
Cameron
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-10-29 ERA17LA031 Amateur-built PITTS SPECIAL S 1
N27832
New Bern
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-10-22 ERA17LA029 Aerostar International RX8
N9015Y
Mount Ulla
North Carolina
serious injuries
minor damage
Final
2016-10-12 GAA17CA028 Amateur-built VANS RV 6
N164N
Garland
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-10-01 ERA17FA001 Culver PQ 14A
N4648V
Hickory
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2016-09-16 GAA16CA494 Beech B23
N4002T
Raleigh
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-08-26 ERA16LA301 Amateur-built ROTORWAY EXEC
N48KM
Iron Station
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-08-02 GAA16CA421 Cessna 172
N24447
Oak Island
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-07-20 ERA16CA302 Beech B200
N46CE
Burnsville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-07-18 GAA16CA383 Aeronca 7AC
N84690
Lenoir
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-06-16 ERA16CA222 Cessna 172M
N12184
Lenoir
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-06-10 ERA16LA209 Wsk Pzl Mielec M 18A
N2283M
Brunswick
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2016-06-10 GAA16CA304 Cessna 120
N77216
Climax
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-04-25 ERA16FA169 Piper PA32
N43576
Boone
North Carolina
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2016-04-24 ERA16LA181 Maule M 7-235B
N367FS
Littleton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-04-16 ERA16LA162 Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2008
N588TA
Burgaw
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-04-09 GAA16CA183 Piper PA22
N5069Z
Pantego
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-03-30 GAA16CA173 Beech F35
N4212B
Long Island
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-03-23 GAA16CA160 Robinson R44
N843JB
Oak Island
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-03-16 ERA16CA134 Amateur-built SKYRAIDER I
N8109E
Erwin
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-03-06 ERA16CA125 Piper PA 22-108
N5488Z
Lincolnton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-02-19 ERA16FA108 Beech A36
N61WB
Marshville
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2016-01-08 ERA16LA085 Cirrus SR22
CGXXJ
Concord
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2016-01-03 DCA16CA041 Embraer ERJ 170 100 SE
N643RW
Raleigh
North Carolina
serious injuries Final
2015-12-23 DCA16CA053 Boeing 737 7H4
N475WN
Charlotte
North Carolina
serious injuries Final
2015-12-21 GAA16CA099 Amateur-built MD SPECIAL
N141MD
Wallace
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-12-13 ERA16LA067 Golden Circle Air INC T BIRD II
N92744
Lenoir
North Carolina
serious injuries
destroyed
Final
2015-12-13 GAA16CA082 Aeronca 7BCM
N1316V
Reidsville
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-12-12 ERA16LA066 Raytheon Aircraft Company A36
N3241N
Fayetteville
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-12-03 ERA16LA059 Pacific Aerospace CORP LTD 750XL
N216PK
Raeford
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-11-28 GAA16CA081 Cessna 182
N2000R
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-11-21 ERA16LA045 Phantom Aeronautics PHANTOM X 1
N28365
Monroe
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-11-15 ERA16LA041 Amateur-built SONEX
N7035Z
Morganton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-11-14 GAA16CA062 Consolidated Aeronautics INC. LAKE LA-4
N1204L
Morganton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-11-13 ERA16LA040 Cirrus Design CORP SR22
N334CM
Jefferson
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-10-13 ERA16CA011 Piper PA-32RT-300T
N300KG
Salisbury
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-09-19 GAA15CA272 Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA 20 C1
N635DC
Sanford
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-09-14 ERA15LA358 Bellanca 7KCAB
N86705
Manteo
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-09-11 ERA15FA351 Cessna 172
N52445
Riegelwood
North Carolina
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2015-09-07 ERA15FA340 Beech A36
N36HT
Kernersville
North Carolina
3 killed
destroyed
Final
2015-09-06 ERA15LA343 Dehavilland DHC-6
N181CS
Louisburg
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-09-04 ERA15LA357 Beech V35B
N789WF
Wilmington
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-09-02 ERA15FA335 Amateur-built RV 8A
N393MC
Advance
North Carolina
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2015-08-15 DCA15LA173 Airbus A321
N564UW
Charlotte
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-08-15 ERA15CA320 Amateur-built SHA GLASAIR
N629HS
Bladenboro
North Carolina
minor injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-08-15 ERA15CA321 Quicksilver MXL II Sport
UNREG
Pittsboro
North Carolina
serious injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-08-13 ERA15LA314 Grumman G164
N5277
Trenton
North Carolina
no injuries
substantial damage
Final
2015-08-02 GAA15CA212 Main Air RAPIER
N5142U
Reidsville
North Carolina
minor 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.