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
29 May 1986	Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N260A	Dickson, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1986	Aerotek PITTS S2A N80004	Santa Fe, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1986	Cessna 210M N750RS	Calumet, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 May 1986	Cessna 152 N6161M	Mead, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 May 1986	Bell 206B N244WC	Maui, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 May 1986	General Balloon AX-6 N2490Z	Temecula, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 May 1986	Bell 206B N27785	Pine Spring, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Apr 1986	Stinson 108-1 N8165K	Grangeville, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1986	Taylor Lonsdale KR-2 N99PT	Waynesboro, Virginia, United States	Paul S. LAW	Fatal	2
16 Apr 1986	Piper PA-28-181 N28891	Beaumont, California, United States	Redlands Aviation, Inc	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1986	Grumman G164A N8751H	Hankamer, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Apr 1986	Luscombe 8B N28914	Pittsford, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Apr 1986	Beagle B206-2 N112CS	Pedro, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Apr 1986	Piper PA-32-301T N82238	Fort Hall, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Mar 1986	North American NA219 (T28B) N544E	Luthersville, Georgia, United States	Randall Porter	Fatal	2
29 Mar 1986	Cessna 177 N29849	Portage, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Mar 1986	Beechcraft C35 N717D	Etiwanda, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Mar 1986	I C A Brasov IS-28B2 N32907	Cedar City, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Mar 1986	Piper PA-46-310P N43769	Boyne Falls, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Mar 1986	Robinson R-22 N9069S	Memphis, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	John E. Cline	Fatal	2
20 Mar 1986	De Havilland DHC-4A N539Y	Lime Village, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1986	Durkota THORP T-18 N83GD	Lakeland, Florida, United States	Joseph E. Joiner	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1986	McFarland QUICKIE 2 N335RM	Mulberry, Florida, United States	Robert F. MC Farland	Fatal	2
8 Mar 1986	Cessna 172M N72MA	Lafox, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1986	Enstrom 280C N5694R	Ontario, California, United States	Lane W. Noren/Dennis J. Weih	Fatal	2
27 Feb 1986	Beechcraft A23 N3536R	Russellville, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Feb 1986	Piper PA34-200T N8305C	Antelope, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1986	Cessna 152 N93567	Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States	Wilkes Aviation Center, Inc.	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1986	Piper PA-31-310 N7EA	Moore Haven, Florida, United States	John Jeffers	Fatal	2
14 Feb 1986	Cessna 340A N1923E	Dania, Florida, United States	Universal Flyers	Fatal	2
8 Feb 1986	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 N45105	Middletown, California, United States	Stephen J. Johnson	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1986	Bushby MUSTANG II N32RH	Brownsboro, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1986	Cessna 152 N46193	Berthoud, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jan 1986	Cessna 152 N25277	Lexington, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jan 1986	Piper PA-28-161 N2134M	Bridgeport, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jan 1986	Cessna 421C N68653	Birmingham, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jan 1986	Cessna P210N N4906K	Keflavik, Iceland no coordinates	Jean-Pierre Brune	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1986	Mooney M20C N9307V	Loogootee, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Jan 1986	Luscombe 8A N41926	Sloan, Nevada, United States	Lloyd W. Norris	Fatal	2
17 Jan 1986	Beechcraft V35B N6735T	Leadville, Colorado, United States	Randy F. Harber	Fatal	2
10 Jan 1986	Piper PA-31T N700CM	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Peachtree City Leasing, Inc.	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1986	Piper PA-28-181 N8283T	Livermore, California, United States	Aero Flight of Oxnard	Fatal	2
5 Jan 1986	Piper PA-31P-350 N9253Y	Norco, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Jan 1986	Piper PA28-151 N43552	Kelso, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1986	Cessna T337B N2407S	Talladega, Alabama, United States	J.leonard Mizell	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1986	Cessna 210L N73SN	Lake City, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jan 1986	Cessna 182L N3349R	So.glastonbury, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Dec 1986	Cessna 310 N5462J	Hamburg, New York, United States	Buffalo Express Airlines	Fatal	1
30 Dec 1986	Piper PA-31T N74NL	Merrillville, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	1
27 Dec 1986	Piper PA-28R-201 N50U	Gorman, California, United States	Gold Coast Air, Inc.	Fatal	1