Plane Crash List

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)

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
29 Sep 1987 Boeing 727-225
N8864E
Hampton, New York, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1987 Cessna 152
N6156F
El Dorado, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N7275W
Ozark, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
29 Sep 1987 Boeing E75
N5190N
Ocala, Florida, United States
approximate position
Sebert M.meadows Minor injuries -
28 Sep 1987 Lockheed L-1011
N317EA
Bermuda, Bermuda
not on the map
Eastern Airlines Serious injuries -
28 Sep 1987 Boeing A75N1
N61V
Rochester, Indiana, United States Robert A. Cutshall No injuries -
28 Sep 1987 Cessna 150K
N2554Q
Aurora, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Piper PA-28-161
N4332N
Stow, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Piper PA-38-112
N2488C
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Piper PA-28
N302RB
Plymouth, Vermont, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Cessna 150F
N8751S
Mount Vernon, Washington, United States ROY H.anderson No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Cessna 150H
N6469S
Sparta, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Piper PA-38-112
N6320A
Joliet, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Cessna 172
N5196K
Frankfort, Illinois, United States Frankfort Aviation Service Minor injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Rotorway SCORPION 133
N25059
Boonville, California, United States Palmer, William R. No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Nixon QUICKIE 1
N67SN
Del Rio, Texas, United States
approximate position
Patrick Wayne Whitten Serious injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Hughes 369D
N8613F
Seattle, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Robinson R-22M
N47RW
Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States Ronnie Wright No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Stinson SR8B
N16182
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Mooney M20E
N2613W
Pocomoke City, Maryland, United States Osprey Enterprises, Inc No injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Piper PA-28-235
N9296W
Houston, Texas, United States
approximate position
James Perdue Serious injuries -
27 Sep 1987 Cessna 175
N7495M
Camp Verde, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Piper PA-18
N4471A
Beluga Lake, Alaska, United States
not on the map
Brian Philip Pulaski No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Champion AERONCA TL
N3446
White Mountain, Alaska, United States
approximate position
John Lahman No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Beechcraft E55
N4158A
Block Island, Rhode Island, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Grumman AA-5A
N9772U
Irwin, Pennsylvania, United States Robert D. Milligan No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N9122J
Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Beechcraft 23
N2330Q
Basin City, Washington, United States BEN Casper No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Cessna 172L
N3599F
Lakeville, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Aero Commander 500B
N192CA
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
approximate position
Central Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Jenkins PITTS S-1
N4365
Orleans, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Piper PA-24-250
N5279P
Osage Beach, Missouri, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Cessna 140
N76907
San Ysidro, New Mexico, United States Timothy M. Leonard No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Enstrom 280C
N5692D
Bountiful, Utah, United States Lynn Roger Calder Serious injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Cessna 411
N39BJ
No.atlantic Oc
not on the map
Fernando Vasquez No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Boeing A75N1
N68853
Lakeport, California, United States - No injuries -
26 Sep 1987 Cessna 182D
N8711X
San Ramon, California, United States Gruber, Thomas I. No injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Cessna 172H
N3885R
Chuckey, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Ryan ST-3RR
N400AW
Hamburg, New York, United States - No injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Willi/Bensen B-8M
N2469
Fraser, Michigan, United States Donald E. Willi No injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Fairchild SA227-AC
N2689E
Twin Falls, Idaho, United States Horizon Air Industries, Inc. Serious injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N7688F
Troy, Michigan, United States
approximate position
Romeo Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Cessna 150M
N63156
Addison, Texas, United States Hunter Aviation Serious injuries -
25 Sep 1987 Cessna 195
N3006B
Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States Duane L. Burnett Minor injuries -
24 Sep 1987 Cessna 150E
N2599J
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States
approximate position
Professional Pilot, Inc. Serious injuries -
24 Sep 1987 Cessna 340A
N2699S
Tecopa, California, United States Roland S. Bond No injuries -
24 Sep 1987 Cessna 152
N67439
McKinney, Texas, United States - No injuries -
24 Sep 1987 Aero Commander 560-F
N61BT
Opa Locka, Florida, United States - No injuries -
23 Sep 1987 Cessna 172
N733JZ
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States Fayetteville Aviation No injuries -
23 Sep 1987 Beechcraft A23A
N6958Q
Wentzville, Missouri, United States Midstates Investment Co., Inc. Minor injuries -