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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-05 | CHI98FA010 | Aero Commander 100-180 N4028X |
Auburn Nebraska |
3 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | CHI98LA005 | Cessna 172N N73899 |
Sandwich Illinois |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | CHI98LA006 | Beech V35A N1566A |
West Lafayette Indiana |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | CHI98LA015 | Amateur-built TAYLOR BIRD N12121 |
Humboldt Iowa |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | FTW98LA005 | Cessna 175A N7091E |
Bentonville Arkansas |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | FTW98LA021 | Cessna 210L N93089 |
Albuquerque New Mexico |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | IAD98LA003 | Cessna 152 N89627 |
Dover Delaware |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | LAX98LA003 | Cessna 185F N17SR |
Oakland California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | NYC98LA006 | Hiller UH-12C N49983 |
Bennington Vermont |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-05 | NYC98LA008 | Amateur-built PT-17 +1 more N49760 |
Elkton Maryland |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | CHI98IA007 incident |
Boeing 737-200 N129SW |
Chicago Illinois |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | CHI98LA008 | Boeing B75N1 +1 more N75511 |
Cloverdale Indiana |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | FTW98LA004 | North American HARVARD MK IV +1 more N13595 |
Midland Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | IAD98FA001 | Piper PA-32-260 N7730J |
College Park Maryland |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | LAX98LA004 | American 8KCAB N69BP |
Payson Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | MIA98LA004 | Piper J3C-65 N30236 |
Trenton Georgia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | MIA98LA005 | Cessna P172D N8582X |
Umatilla Florida |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-04 | NYC98LA005 | Cessna 120 N76898 |
Mineral Wells West Virginia |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | ANC98LA001 | Piper PA-22-160 N8955D |
Sterling Alaska |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | DCA98WA001 | Zhuhai Helicopter Co. S-76A B7301 |
Wenzho Switzerland |
7 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 1997-10-03 | FTW98LA003 | Cessna 172A N7692T |
Grand Junction Colorado |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | FTW98LA006 | Air Tractor AT-602 N602GB |
Plains Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | FTW98LA014 | Burkhart Grob 103 N921G |
Caddo Mills Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | IAD98LA002 | Hughes 269A N269SS |
Campbellsville Kentucky |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | LAX98LA001 | Bell 47G-2 N2483B |
Burbank California |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | MIA98LA003 | Cessna 182G N3434S |
Jackson Mississippi |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | NYC98LA003 | Cessna 152 N94999 |
West Chester Pennsylvania |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-03 | NYC98LA004 | Piper PA-28-180 N7742W |
Edgartown Massachusetts |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | CHI98LA003 | Beech E18S N916TM |
Lake Elmo Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | CHI98LA004 | Piper PA-28R-200 N1092X |
Nebraska City Nebraska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | CHI98TA023 | Cessna A185F N105NR |
Roseau Minnesota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | FTW98LA002 | Bell 206B N2163Y |
New Iberia Louisiana |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | FTW98LA017 | Cessna A152 N4957A |
Rockwall Texas |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | LAX98LA002 | Amateur-built MIDGET MUSTANG N32JB |
Glendale Arizona |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-02 | MIA98LA002 | Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N33502 |
Cross City Florida |
serious injuries | Final |
| 1997-10-02 | NYC98LA002 | Cessna 150M N63235 |
Georgetown Delaware |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-01 | CHI98LA001 | Cessna T210N N5168A |
Fargo North Dakota |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-01 | CHI98LA002 | Amateur-built CHALLENGER II S N19006 |
Lake City Michigan |
serious injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-10-01 | FTW98FA001 | Boeing 727-51C N414EX |
Denver Colorado |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-01 | MIA98IA001 incident |
Grumman G-73 N168WS |
Fort Lauderdale Florida |
no injuries minor damage |
Final |
| 1997-10-01 | NYC98LA001 | Cessna T210L N29134 |
Gt. Barrington Massachusetts |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | ANC97FA159 | Amateur-built DHC-2 N4787C |
Ketchikan Alaska |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | ANC97LA157 | Cessna 180 N4900A |
King Salmon Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | ANC97LA158 | Pilatus PC-6-350 N4911 |
Palmer Alaska |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | CHI97LA306 | Bell 47 N9005T |
Pipestone Minnesota |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | FTW97LA369 | Hughes 369HS N9102F |
Morgan Utah |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | FTW97LA371 | Siai-Marchetti F.260 N260MT |
Santa Rosa New Mexico |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | FTW97LA372 | Cessna 170A N10433 |
Oklahoma City Oklahoma |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 1997-09-30 | MIA97LA252 | Cessna A188B N731RP |
Greenwood Mississippi |
no injuries destroyed |
Final |
| 1997-09-29 | CHI97LA302 | Rans, Inc. S-11 PURSUIT N4299Y |
Hays Kansas |
serious 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.