Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

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.

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Cases newest first · 2,121

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1997-10-15	FTW98LA016	Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N8819H	Altus Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-15	FTW98TA051 incident	Cessna P210N N731NX	Bryce Canyon Utah	no injuries minor damage	Final
1997-10-15	LAX98FA013	Beech 99-C99 N227AV	Meadview Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-15	NYC98LA013	Beech 1900D N162ZV	Pittsburgh Pennsylvania	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-15	NYC98LA014	Cessna 152 N6154Q	Piqua Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-14	FTW98FA012	Cessna A188B N731GY	Morton Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-14	FTW98RA011	Ayres S2R-T65 PN259	Neiva Colombia	minor injuries	Preliminary
1997-10-14	NYC98LA012	Cessna 172P N62264	Pittsfield Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-13	LAX98FA008	Amateur-built LONG-EZ N555JD	Pacific Grove California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-13	LAX98LA016	Cessna 150 N71VL	Temple Bar Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-13	NYC98LA011	Schweizer SGS1-26A N1154N	Fairfield Pennsylvania	serious injuries minor damage	Final
1997-10-12	ANC98LA002	Cessna 182B N7269E	Palmer Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-12	ATL98LA001	Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N4983	Sylvania Georgia	no injuries destroyed	Final
1997-10-12	CHI98LA013	Schweizer FGS-233 N5762S	Ionia Michigan	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-12	CHI98LA014	Cessna 172N N734WT	Terre Haute Indiana	2 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-10-12	IAD98FA005	Bell 206B N911RH	Sago West Virginia	4 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-12	LAX98FA009	Bellanca 7ECA N11860	Tracy California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-12	LAX98LA010	Piper PA-28-140 N836FC	Lanai City Hawaii	no injuries destroyed	Final
1997-10-12	LAX98LA011	Cessna 170A N9212A	Quincy California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-12	MIA98FA010	Piper PA-28-180 N15331	Knoxville Tennessee	3 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-12	MIA98TA011	Cessna 172P N945SM	Wiggins Mississippi	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-11	CHI98LA016	Piper PA-18-150 N9691P	Williston North Dakota	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-11	IAD98LA007	Cessna 172M N64507	Oceana Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-11	LAX98FA006	Cessna 152 N67293	Julian California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-11	LAX98FA007	Schweizer 2-32 N242DB	Warner Springs California	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1997-10-11	LAX98LA005	Balloon Works FIREFLY 11 N2585Z	Rancho Bernardo California	serious injuries minor damage	Final
1997-10-11	LAX98LA025	Amateur-built GLASAIR-III N153JC	Desert Center California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-11	NYC98FA009	Piper PA-28R-180 N3981T	Morganville New Jersey	4 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-11	NYC98LA010	Sukhoi SU-29 N929CB	Williamstown New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-11	SEA98FA001	Piper PA-28-181 N2938B	Leadore Idaho	2 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-10	DCA98RA003	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32 LVWEG	Nuevo Berlin Uruguay	75 killed	Preliminary
1997-10-10	FTW98LA009	Cameron N-90 +1 more N1602R	Albuquerque New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-10	FTW98LA010	Aerostar S-60A N7154E	Albuquerque New Mexico	serious injuries	Final
1997-10-09	CHI98LA011	Piper PA-23-250 N54738	Charlotte Michigan	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-09	CHI98LA012	Hiller UH-12E N4027L	Liberty Nebraska	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-09	DCA98WA004	Beech BE-200 ECERQ	Banjul Gabon	8 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1997-10-09	DCA98WA082	Cessna 650-0220 B4106	Harbin Switzerland	substantial damage	Preliminary
1997-10-09	MIA98IA006 incident	Beech 18 [C-45H] N486JB	Orlando Florida	no injuries minor damage	Final
1997-10-09	MIA98LA008	Piper PA-18A-150 N7198D	Gulf of Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-09	SEA98LA034	Cessna U-206E N9428G	Friday Harbor Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-08	DCA98MA002	Cessna 208B N12022	Montrose Colorado	9 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-08	IAD98LA004	Ford RV-4 N17PQ	Dansville New York	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-07	MIA98FA007	Beech 35-C33A +1 more N2050W	Robbins North Carolina	3 killed destroyed	Final
1997-10-06	CHI98FA017	Beech G35 N129B	Poplar Grove Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-06	CHI98LA009	Brown AIR SHARK III N42AE	Green Bay Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-06	FTW98LA007	Beech G18S N9312Y	Crosbyton Texas	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-06	FTW98LA008	Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 N74056	Albuquerque New Mexico	serious injuries	Final
1997-10-06	FTW98LA013	Piper PA-18-150 N83454	Folsum New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-06	FTW98LA143	Aerostar S-60A N63459	Albuquerque New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1997-10-06	NYC98LA007	Cessna 120 N1856N	Prince George Virginia	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.