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
18 Jul 1987 Cessna 175
N7499M
Jackson, California, United States - No injuries -
18 Jul 1987 I C A Brasov IS-28B2
N125FD
Perris, California, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
18 Jul 1987 Cessna 182Q
N97061
Upper Lake, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
18 Jul 1987 Air Tractor AT-301
N7310N
Swiftown, Mississippi, United States
approximate position
Pugh City Flying SER., Inc. Minor injuries -
18 Jul 1987 Cessna 185
N1977U
King Salmon, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
18 Jul 1987 Cessna 150K
N5669G
New Carlisle, Ohio, United States James S.jansa No injuries -
18 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28-140
N1324T
Eubank, Kentucky, United States John L. Long No injuries -
18 Jul 1987 Cessna 182A
N169DP
Warm Springs, Georgia, United States Brooks, William T No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Beechcraft C23
N18933
Deer Park, Washington, United States Ralph Nelson Minor injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28-140
N95407
Ashland, Oregon, United States Brian L. Good Serious injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Cessna 182C
N8576T
Clio, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Beechcraft 23
N6562T
Danville, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Cessna 170
N4649V
Lakeville, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Beechcraft C23
N6011T
Monticello, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Grumman G-164A
N7864
Forrest City, Arkansas, United States Osceola Aerial Ser.inc. No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Piper PA-30
N7722Y
Grandforks, North Dakota, United States LEE Schumacher No injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Fleet 16B
N47058
Spencer, West Virginia, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Air Tractor AT301
N2321V
Rolling Fork, Mississippi, United States Nick's Flying Service, Inc. Minor injuries -
17 Jul 1987 Cessna 152
N49817
Miami, Florida, United States Merit Aviation No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Dubois BETA BIRD
N3954D
Biddeford, Maine, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Beechcraft C24R
N1997L
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Cessna 152
N4967B
Savoy, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Champion 7ECA
N11024
Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States Michael D. Kalliokoski No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Piper J-3
N42507
Buckeye, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28-180
N7684J
Dansville, New York, United States - No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Israel 1121
N133ME
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
approximate position
Trans Aero Corporation No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Lake LA-4
N1135L
Cool Lake, Alaska, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A
N702H
Winchester, Tennessee, United States I. C.hammings No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Piper PA-12
N4202M
Spencer Lake, Maine, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Piper PA-11
N6346
Andover, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
16 Jul 1987 Cessna 152
N95469
Kent, Ohio, United States Kent State Univ. No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Cessna 188B
N4954R
Satanta, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N8097S
Adams, Nebraska, United States Beatrice Air, Inc. No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28
N5502F
Elberton, Georgia, United States Muriel D. Comolli Serious injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Cessna 150G
N3487J
Oakland, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Beechcraft 55
N321MB
Rigby, Idaho, United States Karen Pfeiffer No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Hiller FH-1100
N590FH
Capron, Virginia, United States James E. Stevens Minor injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Bellanca 17-30A
N28157
Mc Kinney, Texas, United States - Serious injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Cessna 152
N4649M
Middlefield, Ohio, United States Dyann Davison No injuries -
15 Jul 1987 Cessna 150J
N61107
Higginsport, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Cessna 172
N2501L
Madison, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Embraer EMB-120
N211AS
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Atlantic Southeast Airlines No injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Air Tractor AT-301
N36503
Anahuac, Texas, United States Gulf Coast Flying Service Minor injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Piper PA-18-150
N4237Z
Worland, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N1976T
Jenks, Oklahoma, United States - Serious injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Piper PA-32R-300
N4647F
Hastings, Florida, United States
approximate position
Merritt Island Air Service No injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Aero Commander 500-B
N9391R
Mason City, Iowa, United States Miller Flying Servic, Inc. Serious injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Cessna 172M
N80929
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States John W. Strickland Serious injuries -
14 Jul 1987 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
N127GS
Columbus, Ohio, United States Air Continental No injuries -
13 Jul 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N8155A
Vincennes, Indiana, United States - Serious injuries -