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
Where these happened
All 2,774 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1987 | Piper PA-18-150 | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Roanld Newsome | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Cessna 150J | Neillsville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Cessna 182C | Wamego, Kansas, United States | Bill Dawes Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Mooney M20J | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Stafford, Virginia, United States | Shelton, John W. JR. | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Turlock, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Cessna 182L | Santa Monica, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Aeronca 11AC | Jeanette, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Noonan VARI-EZE | Ebensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | Kenneth Noonan | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1987 | Mooney M20F | Wagontire, Oregon, United States | David W. Robinson | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 172P | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Associated Air Activities, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Sargent, Texas, United States | Charles H.reynolds | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 170B | Big Sky, Montana, United States | Doug S. Chapman | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 150 | Birchwood, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna T182 | Carefree, Arizona, United States | Hangar 7 | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 120 | Oklawaha, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 150K | Selbyville, Delaware, United States | Atlantic Coastal Aerial ADS | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 172-N | Walhalla, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Piper PA-30 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 150 | China Grove, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 182A | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 182 | Honeoye Falls, New York, United States | Sullivan Pilots Club, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Piper PA-28-235 | Toms River, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Flying Scottsman, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1987 | Brantly 305 | Golden, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1987 | Cessna A188B | Limon, Colorado, United States | Harlie D. Hahn | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1987 | Cessna 150M | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Eveland JR., Chacy R. | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1987 | Fairchild C-119L | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aircraft Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1987 | Cessna 182B | Orvado, Nevada, United States | IRA B. Stewart | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | Trans Air Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1987 | Cessna 150G | Castillejos, Philippines | Cubi Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1987 | Aerospatiale SA315-D LAMA | Siletz, Oregon, United States | Rocky Mountain Helicopters | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1987 | Cessna 182 | Nowatta, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1987 | Cessna 150 | Akron, Colorado, United States | David M. Patterson | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1987 | Texas M74L-WASP | Holtville, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1987 | Beechcraft C-24R | Chestertown, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1987 | Cessna 150 | Stanford, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1987 | Cessna T210N | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1987 | Cessna 150H | Miami, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1987 | Cessna 305 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | LEE W. Budde | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1987 | Cessna 152 | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1987 | Piper PA-20-115 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Harvey D. Shelby | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1987 | Cessna 120 | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | Cletus Lamm, II | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1987 | Cessna 150E | St. Johns, Michigan, United States | REX Burgess | No injuries | - |