NTSB investigations

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Transportation accident investigations by the National Transportation Safety Board: aviation, highway, railroad, marine, pipeline and hazmat, from 1962 on. Browse by date, look up every case for an aircraft's tail number, or open a case by its NTSB number (such as ERA26FA326, from a news story or report). Recent cases are preliminary and can change; investigations take a year or more to finish. Names and addresses of owners or operators who are unincorporated individuals are not shown. Companies, agencies and other organizations are shown in full.

How to use this page (tips and what to expect)

Just open it: with no choices you see the last 14 days of cases in every mode, newest first. Click any case number to open the full record.
Case numbers are a letters-and-numbers code such as ERA26FA326: letters for the NTSB office, the year, a code for the kind of case, and a sequence number. After the year, FA usually means a fatal accident, LA a less serious accident, IA an incident, and WA an event abroad that the NTSB took part in.
A particular aircraft: type its tail number to see every NTSB case it was involved in, going back to 1962.
Going back in time: change the From and To dates. One search covers up to 92 days, so for a year, search it in pieces. The State and word filters work only on the dates you chose.
On a case page: the facts, aircraft or vehicles, the owner and operator when they are organizations, weather, the NTSB's narrative, and a table with every field the NTSB published. Use the citation buttons to copy a reference.
New cases are preliminary. The probable cause is blank until the NTSB finishes, often a year or more later, and any detail can change. Check the NTSB's own page for the latest.
What is not shown: names and addresses of owners and operators who are individuals, and the builder's name on a homebuilt aircraft when it is a person. Companies and other organizations are shown in full.
Old cases (before about 1982) have much less detail than recent ones.
Cross-checks: from an aviation case you can open the FAA registry record for the tail number, and from any case with a location you can look at satellite images of the spot.

42 cases from 2026-09-17 to 2026-10-01.

2026-09-30 – DCA26WA368 Aviation Incident · Tabuk, OF (SA) · Minor
A6-FKF BOEING 737
2026-09-29 – CEN26LA330 Aviation Accident · Bolingbrook, IL
N69009 CESSNA 152
2026-09-29 – WPR26LA362 Aviation Accident · Madison, GA · Serious
N292Y SMITH PITTS SPECIAL S-1
2026-09-27 – CEN26FA325 Aviation Accident · Buffalo, MN · Fatal (1 killed)
N43LK MIKAEL ROVALA PA-18 REPLICA
2026-09-27 – WPR26LA358 Aviation Accident · Cottage Grove, OR · Serious
N240BP REYNOLDS DENNIS E BEARHAWK PATROL
2026-09-26 – ERA26FA350 Aviation Accident · Dalton, GA · Fatal (1 killed)
N1102J AERO COMMANDER 112
2026-09-26 – GAA26WA329 Aviation Accident · Farnham, OF (CA) · Fatal (4 killed)
C-GARB ROBINSON R44
2026-09-26 – WPR26LA360 Aviation Accident · Livingston, MT
N185BZ CESSNA A185F
2026-09-26 – CEN26LA329 Aviation Accident · Mason, MI
N8086G PIPER PA-28-181
2026-09-24 – WPR26FA354 Aviation Accident · Royal City, WA · Fatal (1 killed)
N44P CESSNA 172B
2026-09-24 – WPR26FA355 Aviation Accident · Hesperia, CA · Fatal (2 killed)
N12DF AERONCA 7AC
2026-09-24 – WPR26LA356 Aviation Accident · Spring Creek, NV
N750WZ WOOD ROBERT STOL CH 750
2026-09-24 – GAA26WA328 Aviation Incident · João Pessoa, OF (BR) · Minor
PR-CHF CESSNA 152
2026-09-24 – ERA26LA353 Aviation Accident · Kerrtown, PA
N390KC ROBERTS GS-2 SPORTSMAN
2026-09-23 – CEN26LA323 Aviation Accident · Llano, TX
N1888N CESSNA 120
2026-09-23 – CEN26LA324 Aviation Accident · Lesterville, MO · Fatal (2 killed)
N109MG GREG W GREMMINGER MAGNI M16
2026-09-23 – GAA26WA327 Aviation Accident · Campo Alegre (CO)
HK1961 CESSNA 172
2026-09-21 – ANC26LA107 Aviation Accident · Junction, TX · Serious
N224BB PIPER PA-28-140
2026-09-21 – WPR26LA352 Aviation Accident · Newport, OR · Fatal (1 killed)
N529RB BEECH B95
2026-09-21 – GAA26WA324 Aviation Accident · Serra do Corvo Branco (BR) · Fatal (5 killed)
PP-MGR BELL 430
2026-09-21 – GAA26WA326 Aviation Accident · Cajati, OF (BR)
PR-SOH LAVIASA PA25
2026-09-21 – WPR26LA361 Aviation Accident · Stony River, AK
N1797R CESSNA U206G
2026-09-20 – WPR26FA346 Aviation Accident · Wawona, CA · Fatal (2 killed)
N332N EUROCOPTER FRANCE AS332L1
2026-09-20 – GAA26WA323 Aviation Incident · Maiquetía, OF (VE)
YV3438 BAE JETSTREAM 3100
2026-09-20 – ERA26LA347 Aviation Accident · Westminster, OH
N455JS Amateur-built (builder not shown) KR-2
2026-09-20 – ERA26LA348 Aviation Accident · Stockton, AL
N601LL Amateur-built (builder not shown) ZODIAC
2026-09-20 – WPR26LA350 Aviation Accident · Salem, OR
N4139M PIPER PA-12
2026-09-20 – WPR26LA353 Aviation Accident · Warren, ID · Serious
N7337N CESSNA 182P
2026-09-19 – ERA26LA345 Aviation Accident · Asheville, NC · Minor
N189WM CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20
2026-09-19 – WPR26LA349 Aviation Accident · Angwin, CA · Minor
N65573 CAMERON BALLOONS US A-400
2026-09-19 – WPR26LA351 Aviation Accident · White City, OR
N4722B CESSNA 180
2026-09-19 – DCA26WA367 Aviation Incident · Guayaquil, OF (EC)
N2086J AIRBUS A321-271NX (+1 more)
2026-09-19 – ERA26LA352 Aviation Accident · Sanford, NC
N900PP HART FRANK RV-8A
2026-09-18 – ANC26FA106 Aviation Accident · Northway, AK · Fatal (2 killed)
N9128D PIPER PA-18-150
2026-09-18 – ERA26LA344 Aviation Accident · Workmore, GA
N238HA AEROSPATIALE SA315
2026-09-18 – ERA26LA346 Aviation Accident · Edinburg, NY · Fatal (1 killed)
N94CG SCHLEICHER ASW-24 (+1 more)
2026-09-18 – WPR26LA347 Aviation Accident · Plymouth, NC
N50141 BELL 206B-III
2026-09-18 – GAA26WA325 Aviation Accident · Kisbey (CA) · Fatal (2 killed)
C-GPTO CESSNA 172
2026-09-18 – GAA26WA330 Aviation Accident · Primavera do Leste (BR) · Fatal (2 killed)
PP-XHV COMP AIR 7SL
2026-09-17 – ERA26FA341 Aviation Accident · Lynchburg, SC · Fatal (1 killed)
N20003 WEATHERLY AVIATION CO INC 620
2026-09-17 – DCA26WA363 Aviation Accident · Kindu, OF (CD)
9S-AAI BOEING 737
2026-09-17 – DCA26WA365 Aviation Incident · Comalapa, OF (SV)
XA-GNS BOEING 737

Credit: investigation data from the National Transportation Safety Board public API. Names and addresses of unincorporated individuals are not shown. Preliminary information can change; the NTSB’s own reports are the final word.