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 West Indies.

593 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,831

Records

507

Fatal

1,009

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1986

Period

Show these on the map 2,238 of 2,831 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 213 Cessna 150 159 Piper PA-28 155 Cessna 152 119 Cessna 182 85 Piper PA-18 52

Where these happened

United States 2,796 Bahamas 3 West Indies 1 Iceland 1 Netherlands Antilles 1 Greece 1

Operators involved

United Airlines 3 Deer Valley Aviation 2 Aero Flight Center 2 King Aviation Center 2 Northstar Aviation 2 Twin Lakes Aviation 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
9 Sep 1986	Mooney M20F N2688W	Cuba, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1986	Piper PA-18 N9049Z	Umiat, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1986	Steen Skybolt UNK N64596	Chula Vista, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1986	Piper PA-28-161 N8285C	Hampton, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	New England Flyers	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1986	Piper PA-12 N2532M	Big Sandy, Montana, United States	Kirk E. Johnson	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1986	Cessna 182D N8778X	Stibnite, Idaho, United States	Alan T. Bermensolo	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1986	Piper PA-28-180 N3618R	John Day, Oregon, United States	Jerry L. Johnston	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1986	Piper PA-18-150 N9698P	Mansfield, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1986	Piper PA-18 N4641H	Wilton, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1986	Lockheed 18-56 (HOWARD 250) N252K	Texarkana, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Aug 1986	Piper PA-28-140 N4571Q	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1986	Cessna 340A N340MV	Mesquite, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1986	Cessna 172L N7382Q	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Aug 1986	Aeronca 7GCB N9940Y	Stanley, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Aug 1986	Bellanca 17-30 N6655V	West Green, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Aug 1986	Luscombe 8A N45830	Pelican, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1986	Piper PA-46-310P N27EE	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1986	Champion 7HC N8937R	Epsom, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1986	Luscombe 8F N2122B	Marble Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1986	North American AT-6D N9813C	Redcliff, Colorado, United States	Charles E. Lewis, JR.	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1986	Senior Aero Sport D-260 N35250	Valley City, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1986	Bellanca 7GCBC N36284	Perrinton, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Aug 1986	Piper PA-32-260 N3621W	Lander, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Aug 1986	Bell 206B N49606	Alamo, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1986	Hawker Siddeley DH-125-1A N50HH	Bedford, Indiana, United States	Fred Bullard & Assoc.	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1986	Collins Charles A KR-2 N600CA	Georgetown, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
31 Jul 1986	Thorp T-18 N85JJ	Rawlins, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1986	Stinson 108-2 N942D	Willow, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1986	Cessna 172 N96701	Bridgeport, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Jul 1986	Interstate S-1B2 N51AA	Wasilla, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1986	Stinson 108-3 N6567M	Shiocton, Wisconsin, United States	R. L. Heinz	Fatal	2
24 Jul 1986	Piper PA-60-600 N3643Q	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jul 1986	Piper PA-28-181 N6151J	Steinhatchee, Florida, United States	Sundowners Flying Club	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1986	Cessna 172K N79069	Random Lake, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1986	Thorp T-18 N2056	Richland, Washington, United States	Donald A. McCune	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1986	Cessna 152 N5121P	Pierce, Colorado, United States	The Pilot Center	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1986	Piper PA-28-180 N7562W	Seven Valleys, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1986	Aeronca 7AC N84463	Mulino, Oregon, United States	Reed L. Aylett	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1986	Cessna 120 N89789	Marlton, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1986	Cessna 152 N4873H	Marysville, California, United States	Sun Runner Air	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1986	Cessna 172I N46074	Nunica, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1986	Aeronca 7CCM N1318V	Boynton Beach, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1986	Hughes 369HE N9045F	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Jun 1986	Robbins ACRO-DUSTER II SA750 N111TR	Fenton, Missouri, United States no coordinates	David F.scharon	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1986	Piper PA-31-350 N3539K	Huffman, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1986	Sanders STARDUSTER TWO N118JB	Mead, Washington, United States	Norman K. McCoy	Fatal	2
11 Jun 1986	Grumman AA-5A N9761U	Round Mountain, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Jun 1986	Aeronca 65-TAC N36937	White Bear Lake, Minnesota, United States	John Benson	Fatal	2
5 Jun 1986	Aeronca 7AC N82079	Chaumont, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1986	Beechcraft A36TC N1835W	Marietta, Oklahoma, United States	Joseph H. Short	Fatal	2