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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | ERA26LA345 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N189WM |
Asheville North Carolina |
minor injuries | Preliminary |
| 2026-09-19 | ERA26LA352 | Amateur-built RV-8A N900PP |
Sanford North Carolina |
Preliminary | |
| 2026-09-18 | WPR26LA347 | Bell 206B-III N50141 |
Plymouth North Carolina |
no injuries | Preliminary |
| 2026-09-01 | ERA26LA323 | Mooney M-20 N3706N |
Stanfield North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-08-06 | ANC26LA080 | Piper PA-32-260 N8791E |
Pinetown North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-08-06 | ERA26LA339 | Cessna 680 N96HE |
Statesville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-07-18 | ERA26LA281 | Cessna 172N N3462E |
Mooresville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-07-14 | ERA26LA274 | Robinson R22 N30CH |
Monroe North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-07-01 | ERA26LA256 | Embraer Executive Aircraft INC EMB-500 N356N |
Morrisville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-06-27 | ERA26LA264 | Cessna 172 N7764G |
Greensboro North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-06-24 | ERA26LA247 | Piper PA-22-150 N4552A |
Morganton North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-05-27 | ERA26LA219 | Rainbow Aircraft (PTY) LTD CHEETAH XLS N146RC |
Knightdale North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-05-18 | ERA26LA213 | Cessna 177RG N177BT |
Statesville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-05-15 | ERA26LA211 | Amateur-built Thorp T-18 N2KP |
Hendersonville North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-04-24 | ERA26LA191 | Beech F33A N85WM |
Sanford North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-04-10 | ERA26LA169 | Amateur-built SW-51 N551EV |
Iron Station North Carolina |
serious injuries minor damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-04-04 | CEN26LA162 | Amateur-built IV N94PT |
Camden North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-03-22 | ERA26LA227 | Cessna 172R N870CP |
Maiden North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-03-08 | ERA26LA144 | Piper PA-28-140 N98360 |
Indian Trail North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2026-03-05 | ERA26LA138 | Glasflugel KESTREL N9919 |
Little Switzerland North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-03-01 | ERA26LA133 | Amateur-built ZENITH STOL CH-701 N123XP |
Hendersonville North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-03-01 | ERA26LA143 | Cessna 172 N972WW |
Carthage North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-02-23 | ERA26LA123 | Piper PA-28-180 N9624J |
Monroe North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2026-02-11 | ENG26LA018 incident |
Airbus A319 N9010R |
Charlotte North Carolina |
Preliminary | |
| 2025-12-30 | ERA26LA081 | Cirrus Design CORP SR20 N506SR |
Louisburg North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-12-18 | WPR26MA063 | Cessna 550 N257BW |
Statesville North Carolina |
7 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-11-18 | ERA26LA050 | Cessna 401 N6255Q |
Eureka North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-11-09 | ERA26LA037 | Beech 95-A55 N500CA |
Southern Pines North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-10-17 | CEN26FA022 | Amateur-built II N8610X |
Spruce Pine North Carolina |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2025-10-07 | ERA26LA008 | Champion 7ECA N63BC |
East Rockingham North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-09-18 | ERA25FA352 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22T N218VB |
Franklin North Carolina |
3 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-08-02 | ERA25LA289 | Jabiru Aircraft PTY LTD J230-D N784J |
Oak Island North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-07-07 | ERA25FA260 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22T N5656M |
Sanford North Carolina |
4 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-06-20 | ERA25FA231 | Pitts S2 N79AV |
Broadway North Carolina |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-06-14 | ERA25FA228 | Beech 58 N82UC |
Tabor City North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2025-06-03 | CEN25FA194 | Universal Stinson 108 N40158 |
Farmington North Carolina |
2 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-05-07 | ERA25LA198 | Diamond Aircraft Ind INC DA 40 NG N499BW |
Sanford North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-04-30 | ERA25LA196 | Amateur-built JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER N788MP |
Brasstown North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-04-23 | ERA25LA188 | Cessna 172RG N6386V |
Louisburg North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-04-18 | ERA25LA183 | Amateur-built PIETENPOL N497AR |
Taylorsville North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-04-01 | ERA25LA164 | Cessna 172N N79514 |
Hickory North Carolina |
minor injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-03-14 | ERA25FA143 | Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 N566C |
Greenville North Carolina |
2 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2025-02-25 | ERA25LA126 | Eurocopter Deutschland GMBH EC 135 P2+ N930NH |
Hampstead North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2025-02-25 | ERA25LA157 | Beech E33 N7697N |
Lenoir North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2025-02-11 | ERA25LA116 | Mackey Property Holdings LLC Sparker N769DM |
Asheboro North Carolina |
no injuries damage not recorded |
Preliminary |
| 2025-01-14 | ERA25LA099 | Socata TBM 700 N417KG |
Wilmington North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-12-19 | ERA25LA087 | Cessna 172K N7085G |
Southport North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-11-28 | ERA25LA061 | Beech B300 N907EJ |
Franklin North Carolina |
no injuries substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2024-11-27 | ERA25LA062 | Amateur-built BOT JOURNEY N814B |
Ocean Isle Beach North Carolina |
serious injuries substantial damage |
Final |
| 2024-10-03 | ERA25LA007 | North American NAVION N9117R |
Rutherfordton 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.
