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
23 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N48918
Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
Centerline Aviation No injuries -
23 Jan 1987 Embraer EMB-120
N120AM
Springfield, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
23 Jan 1987 Piper PA-38-112
N2536A
Decatur, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
23 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N48241
Lincoln, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
22 Jan 1987 Cessna 340A
N3961G
Bloomington, Indiana, United States Real Air, Inc. No injuries -
22 Jan 1987 Piper PA-23-250
N2489R
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
22 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N4924H
Coffeyville, Kansas, United States - No injuries -
21 Jan 1987 Beechcraft A36
N6321X
Taos, New Mexico, United States Phillip C. Kidd No injuries -
21 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N5171B
Orange, Massachusetts, United States
approximate position
Fern's Flying Service No injuries -
21 Jan 1987 Piper PA-22-150
N7720D
Pungo, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
21 Jan 1987 Cessna 172N
N4901G
Fort Worth, Texas, United States ATE of Florida, Inc. No injuries -
20 Jan 1987 Piper PA-32-260
N3293W
Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
20 Jan 1987 Emroth Emair MA-1B
N88896
Naalehu, Hawaii, United States - Serious injuries -
20 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N757DW
Key West, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N93078
Evansville, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
20 Jan 1987 Beechcraft BE-77
N6636H
Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States - Minor injuries -
19 Jan 1987 Cessna 172M
N12551
Oakdale, California, United States Diamond K. Aviation No injuries -
19 Jan 1987 Dornier DO228
N88FB
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
approximate position
Fischer Brothers Aviation No injuries -
19 Jan 1987 Piper J3-C65
N3666K
Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States Aerial Sign Co. Minor injuries -
19 Jan 1987 Cessna 172
N97811
Chena Hot Sprgs, Alaska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
18 Jan 1987 Maule M-4-220C
N40349
Paradise, California, United States Donald F. Stanton No injuries -
18 Jan 1987 Cessna C-152
N757QE
Bakersfield, California, United States C & B Flying Service Minor injuries -
18 Jan 1987 Hughes 369D
N1107N
Lemon Cove, California, United States - No injuries -
18 Jan 1987 Champion 7ECA
N9999Y
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States Charles Young Minor injuries -
17 Jan 1987 Cessna 170B
N2293D
Yucca Valley, California, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Jan 1987 Piper PA-32-260
N3743W
Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
17 Jan 1987 Piper PA-38-112
N2430G
Randolph, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
17 Jan 1987 Rockwell 500S
N717AM
Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Sievers, Norbert H. No injuries -
17 Jan 1987 Beechcraft A-36
N7688N
Corning, Iowa, United States Roscoe Brown Sales Co. Minor injuries -
16 Jan 1987 Cessna 150
N6717G
Montgomery, New York, United States - No injuries -
15 Jan 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N4353P
Albany, Georgia, United States 4353 Associates Limited No injuries -
15 Jan 1987 Beechcraft 65-80
N1590S
Brownsville, Texas, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
15 Jan 1987 Cessna 150L
N10780
Deer Park, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
14 Jan 1987 Grumman AA-5A
N26900
Stockbridge, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Cessna 182
CGOXD
Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States - No injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Cessna 150L
N10732
Bunnell, Florida, United States
approximate position
Capricorn Aviation No injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Cessna 310J
N1204V
Straights of Fl, Florida, United States
not on the map
- No injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N757XP
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
approximate position
Midland Aviation Corp. Minor injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Agusta A109AII
N300CC
So. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
not on the map
- Minor injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Cessna 150L
N18140
Ellicott City, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
13 Jan 1987 Nihon YS-11A-500
N906TC
Remmington, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
12 Jan 1987 Mooney M20C
N6864U
Spring Valley, California, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
12 Jan 1987 Cessna 172K
N7459
Lanai, Hawaii, United States - No injuries -
12 Jan 1987 Cessna 172
N1815Y
Eatonville, Washington, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Jan 1987 Cessna T182
N6216N
Big Bear City, California, United States - No injuries -
11 Jan 1987 Bellanca 7KCAB
N36339
Bremerton, Washington, United States - No injuries -
10 Jan 1987 Intermountain Mfg (Imco) CALLAIR A-9
N7232V
Fremont, California, United States - No injuries -
10 Jan 1987 Cessna 152
N46354
Palo Alto, California, United States Sundowner Flying Club Minor injuries -
10 Jan 1987 Swearingen SA227-AC
N165SW
Yuma, Arizona, United States Sky West Airlines No injuries -
10 Jan 1987 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601
N181X
Pahokee, Florida, United States - No injuries -