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
12 Mar 1987 Cessna 150D
N5972T
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Mar 1987 Cessna 180
N61537
Cordova, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Mar 1987 Piper PA-18
N135RB
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Mar 1987 Beechcraft C24R
N1824P
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States North Star Aviation No injuries -
11 Mar 1987 Boeing 727-225A
N802EA
Jamaica, New York, United States Eastern Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
11 Mar 1987 Piper PA-24-250
N7645P
Navarre, Florida, United States Richard E. Privette No injuries -
11 Mar 1987 Cessna A152
N4649A
Cocoa, Florida, United States Merritt Island Flying SER. No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Hughes 269D
N1103V
Palmdale, California, United States Helicopter International No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Saab-Fairchild SF340A
N341CA
Covington, Kentucky, United States Comair, Inc. No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Cessna 170B
N3135A
Angola, Indiana, United States Stephen W. Metz No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Piper PA-32-300
N55682
St. Thomas
not on the map
- No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Cessna TR182
N737NM
No.atlantic Oc
not on the map
Lupo Rattazzi No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Grumman G-164A
N8721H
Leslie, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Swearingen SA-226AT
CGJWW
Jamaica, New York, United States - No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Boeing 727
N780AL
Burlington, Vermont, United States
approximate position
Usair No injuries -
10 Mar 1987 Cessna 320E
N712SF
Point Lookout, Missouri, United States
approximate position
School of the Ozarks Minor injuries -
9 Mar 1987 Piper PA-23-250
N178S
George West, Texas, United States - No injuries -
9 Mar 1987 Piper PA-28RT-201T
N8162X
Santa Ynez, California, United States - No injuries -
9 Mar 1987 Beechcraft C24R
N18891
Milton, Florida, United States Pensacola Aeromotive Corp. No injuries -
9 Mar 1987 Cessna 152
N68747
Coburg, Oregon, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
9 Mar 1987 American AA5
N5896L
Flint, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Resney COMMANDER 447
N447MR
Lansing, Illinois, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Cessna 172C
N6353F
Kahului, Hawaii, United States Eveland Aero No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 McDonnell Douglas MD-80
N236AA
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
approximate position
American Airlines No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Boeing B75N1
N5102N
Fairmont, Oklahoma, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Cessna 337E
N100LT
New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States
approximate position
Waltco, Inc. No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Hiller OH-23G
N99232
Delano, California, United States - No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Cessna 150M
N714CD
Poestenkill, New York, United States Rensselaer Co. Airport No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 De Havilland DHC-2
N67688
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States Philip E. Driver No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Cessna 170B
N4570C
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Richard Lightner No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Mooney M-20G
N3960N
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
8 Mar 1987 Piper PA-28-140
N4200J
Genoa, Illinois, United States Sun Stream Aircraft Minor injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Cessna 182P
N4473M
Refugio, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Raven S60A
N2803L
Grand Lake, Colorado, United States Henry C. Vanschaack No injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Schleicher ASK-21
N694KS
Plainfield, Illinois, United States Windy Sity Soaring, Inc. No injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Bell 47G-2
N6140C
Anchorage, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Cessna 172M
N61639
Lexington, North Carolina, United States Fred Smith Enterprises No injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Piper PA-22-160
N9412D
Toronto, Ohio, United States John J. Jones Minor injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Cessna 150H
N22793
Hopkins, Michigan, United States - Serious injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Beechcraft BE 36
N12KT
Alma, Michigan, United States Bonanza Aircraft Leasing Co. Minor injuries -
7 Mar 1987 Cessna 175
N7135M
Tipton, Missouri, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Beechcraft 58
N9025V
Bismarck, North Dakota, United States Johnson Construction Co. No injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Piper PA-32RT-300T
N39588
Tallahassee, Florida, United States - No injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Cessna 182
N3871D
Waycross, Georgia, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Cessna 152
N94902
Robbinsville, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Cessna 150
N704QT
Newton, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Piper PA-24-250
N5553P
Kimball, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
6 Mar 1987 Embraer EMB-110
N890AC
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States Mid Continent Airlines No injuries -
5 Mar 1987 Cessna P206B
N4783F
Hooker, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
5 Mar 1987 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7-B
N15253
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -