Aviation accidents in 1987

The NTSB database holds 2,774 accidents and incidents in 1987, recorded between 1987. 496 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,195 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, Mexico and Bahamas.

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

For 510 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,774

Records

496

Fatal

1,195

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1987

Period

Show these on the map 2,669 of 2,774 can be placed (510 approximate)

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 223 Cessna 150 153 Piper PA-28 141 Cessna 152 138 Cessna 182 91 Piper PA-18 55

Where these happened

United States 2,719 Mexico 7 Bahamas 4 Canada 2 Philippines 1 Germany 1

Operators involved

American Airlines 6 American Airlines, Inc. 4 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. 4 Usair 4 United Airlines 4 Piedmont Aviation, Inc. 3

All 2,774 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
16 Oct 1987	Cessna 180K N63071	Petersburg, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Oct 1987	Piper PA-24-260 N9097P	San Mateo, California, United States	Graham, George R.	Minor injuries	-
16 Oct 1987	Boeing A75N1 N53488	Milton, Delaware, United States	Joseph R. Hudson	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1987	Cessna 188 N731RF	Samson, Alabama, United States	Jerry Wise	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1987	Casa C-212-200 N436CA	Mayaguez approximate position	Executive Air Charter, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1987	Cessna TU-206G N9359Z	Lansing, Michigan, United States	Kenneth L. Thompson	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Questair 20 N62V	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Questair, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Cessna 207A N91021	Tin City, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Bell 206L N16736	Trenton, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Allison GAS Turbine Division	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Cessna 206 N9040M	Winnemucca, Nevada, United States	ED Filbin	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Cessna 152 N5117B	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	Eagle Aviation Inc	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Cessna 150H N22553	Scyrene, Alabama, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28R-180 N4639J	Lexington, Kentucky, United States	Aero Tech., Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1987	Cessna 310P N5770M	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States	Milton, Ernest V.	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1987	Cessna 150 N3497J	Croghan, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1987	Watkins/Monnett MONI N19MW	Silsbee, Texas, United States	Mark D. Watkins	Serious injuries	-
13 Oct 1987	Cessna 175 N6512E	Crystal City, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-140 N530FL	Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States	William Coker	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Cessna A185F N2525S	Glasgow, Montana, United States	Steve Bell	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Beechcraft A-90 N601TA	Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Executive FLT. Management	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Cessna 170 N1311D	King Salmon, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Stinson 108-2 N448C	Wakeeney, Kansas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Cessna 150L N11939	Guam not on the map	Aviation Services	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-140 N4477X	Storm Lake, Iowa, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1987	Aerostar S-66A N64547	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Alpine Adventures	Serious injuries	-
11 Oct 1987	American FALCON XP N377AA	Palmetto, Georgia, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1987	Cessna 340A N37358	Tacoma, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1987	Boeing A75N1 N54279	Fort Stockton, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-181 N4120F	Porterville, California, United States	Porterville Aviation	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1987	Cessna 150H N50124	Elroy, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Piper PA-12 N3651N	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-161 N8391A	Weston, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Cessna 150L N18167	Cumming, Georgia, United States approximate position	William Blamire	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-161 N4342B	San Luis Obispo, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	North American P82-B N12102	Harlingen, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Cessna 177A N30590	Stevensville, Maryland, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
10 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28R-200 N55936	Dares Beach, Maryland, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	Cessna 182P N7746G	Monument Valley, Utah, United States	Groomer, Ellis G.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N413AA	Ontario, California, United States	American Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28R-200 N2802R	Sebring, Ohio, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	Piper PA-18-150 N4085E	San Jose, California, United States	Pageblair, Richard J.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	Boeing A-75 N1754M	Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1987	Mooney M-20-J N57257	Kerrville, Texas, United States	Lawrence W. Moulton	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Rockwell 690B N711TT	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-140 N4112J	Canby, Oregon, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Cessna 180C N9705Z	Juneau, Alaska, United States	Jean M. Hickey	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Piper PA-24-180 N5988P	Collegedale, Tennessee, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Beechcraft H-18 N711LC	Sandersville, Georgia, United States	Flite Services, Inc.	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Grumman G-164A N6743Q	Port Allen, Louisiana, United States	White Castle Fertilizer Coop	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1987	Maule M-5-210C N62008	Fullerton, California, United States approximate position	Quigley, David	No injuries	-