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.
Cases newest first · 1,759
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 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.
