Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1986

The NTSB database holds 2,831 accidents and incidents in 1986, recorded between 1986. 507 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,009 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Greece.

81 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 512 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,831
Records
507
Fatal
1,009
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1986
Period
Show these on the map 2,750 of 2,831 can be placed (512 approximate)

All 2,831 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Aug 1986 Piper PA-38
N24151
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
24 Aug 1986 Piper PA-23-250
N50HZ
Wadsworth, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Aug 1986 Beechcraft BE-19
N285G
Ardmore, Alabama, United States - No injuries -
24 Aug 1986 Boeing PT-17
N55290
Dublin, Mississippi, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
24 Aug 1986 Cessna 207A
N1472M
Togiak, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
24 Aug 1986 Champion 7ECA
N5238X
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Piper J3C-65
N23266
Vero Beach, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Cessna 175
N9275B
Muskegon, Michigan, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Cessna 182U
N5299N
Tuba City, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Piper PA-18
N2994Z
Nabesna, Alaska, United States
approximate position
Raymond W. Kirkbride No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Cessna A-185E
N70021
Talkeetna, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Bellanca CITABRIA
N41464
Pasadena, Maryland, United States Robert L. Burns No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Piper PA-30
N7625Y
Hope, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
23 Aug 1986 Cessna 170B
N2790D
Greeley, Colorado, United States
approximate position
Michael D. Purpura No injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Piper PA-38-112
N2430E
Lodi, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Cessna P210N
N4831A
Coalinga, California, United States Executive Air of Hayward No injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N95913
Cusick, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Cessna A185E
N1RC
Soldier Bar Air, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Grumman G-164
N634U
Goodwin, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Cessna T210M
N6952M
Dillon, Montana, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Bell 47J-2A
N255PH
Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
Richard Hordon No injuries -
22 Aug 1986 Lockheed L-1011-385-1
N31001
Denver, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
21 Aug 1986 Piper 601P
N9756Q
Indian Head, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
21 Aug 1986 Robinson R-22
N2276X
Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
20 Aug 1986 Hughes 369-500D
N4493M
Fort Stockton, Texas, United States William O. Bowers No injuries -
20 Aug 1986 Republic RC-3
N113G
Keego Harbor, Michigan, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Aug 1986 Piper PA-20
N7481K
Two Lakes, Alaska, United States
not on the map
TED W. Greene No injuries -
20 Aug 1986 Cessna U206
N39269
Kamishak Bay, Alaska, United States
not on the map
Timothy J. Laporte No injuries -
20 Aug 1986 Cessna 210F
N1873F
Lages, Nevada, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Aug 1986 Cessna 182N
N92252
Wilmington, California, United States - Serious injuries -
19 Aug 1986 Cessna 172RGII
N4856V
Kotlik, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
19 Aug 1986 Piper PA-18
N146T
McNeil River, Alaska, United States
not on the map
Christopher Brown No injuries -
18 Aug 1986 Cessna 172
N8976B
Oroville, California, United States Howard L Omdahl No injuries -
18 Aug 1986 Cessna 152
N5108B
Alexander River, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
18 Aug 1986 Cessna 185-F
N3367R
Caribou Lake, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
18 Aug 1986 Piper PA-25-235
N6862Z
White Pigeon, Michigan, United States Phil L. Balog, Inc. No injuries -
18 Aug 1986 Mooney M-20-J
N201PJ
Aurora, Oregon, United States - Minor injuries -
18 Aug 1986 Cessna 177B
N34043
Broomfield, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Cessna U206F
N147ED
Matagorda Is., Texas, United States Systems Plumbing, Inc. Minor injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Piper PA-28-161
N8422M
Lake Murray, Oklahoma, United States Edward J. Calbridge No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Cessna 182G
N95638
Chesaning, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Piper PA-22-150
N8529D
Fraser, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Piper PA-28-181
N8787C
Galesburg, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Schleicher ASW-20
N12GH
Ionia, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Homebuilt SA-100
N57DH
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Curtiss JN4-D
N511JN
Vancouver, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Aeronca 7AC
N84055
Republic, Missouri, United States School of the Ozarks No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Champion 7KCAB
N1638G
Merritt Island, Florida, United States - No injuries -
17 Aug 1986 Roger Warnell KR-1
N49RW
Waterloo, Iowa, United States Robert J. Cartney Serious injuries -
16 Aug 1986 Cessna 206
N6128Z
Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States Larry Smith No injuries -