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.
615 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
2,774
Records
496
Fatal
1,195
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1987
Period
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2,159 of 2,774 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,774 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1987 | Piper J3 | Island Falls, Maine, United States | Millard W.ireland | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-23-250 | St. Thomas | Roosevelt Roads Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1987 | Rogers-Gibson 1 | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | William Carroll Iglar | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft F-33A | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | Robert F. MC Sweeney | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 1987 | Robinson R-22-B | Plymouth, Florida, United States | Cousineau, Richard, L. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1987 | Beechcraft HA-1 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1987 | Cessna 172N | Lowmoor, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1987 | Cessna 172RG | Calistoga, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1987 | Piper PA-18-125 | Miles City, Montana, United States | Smith Cattle, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft D95A | Pittstown, New Jersey, United States | Peter P. Vaida | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1987 | Embraer EMB 110-P-2 | Freeport, Bahamas | Caribbean Express Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-32-300 | Montoursville, Pennsylvania, United States | Paragon Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft H-18 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Ronald W. Smith | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1987 | Piper J3C-65 | Greenwood, Louisiana, United States | William A.hundley | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1987 | Bellanca 7ECA | Sonoma, California, United States | Aero Schellville | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Sep 1987 | Schweizer G-164B | Weiner, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1987 | Cessna 340A | Lubbock, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Mercer OWL RACER 65-2 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Jefferey Sawyer & Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Mooney M20J | Dublin, California, United States | CAL. Pacific Associates Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1987 | Air Tractor 301A | Hollis, Oklahoma, United States | Kenneth Jackson | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-236 | Gaylordsville, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-180 | Riverhead, New York, United States | Newair Flight, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1987 | Beechcraft A45 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Enstrom F-28F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Edward D. Arbow | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Lake LA-4-200 | Coal Lake, Alaska, United States | John A. Steeby | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Mooney M-20C | Waller, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Bellanca 7ACA | Graford, Texas, United States | Robert Douglass | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1987 | Cessna 182 | Lima, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1987 | Cessna 170B | Cedar City, Utah, United States | Kyle W. Rice | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Pitts S-1 | Brooks, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1987 | Cessna 421 | Coral Springs, Florida, United States | Thomas H. Koch | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1987 | Cessna U206G II | Yakutat, Alaska, United States | Mortense, DAN E. | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Cessna 152 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172P | Missing Acft, California, United States | Green Hornets Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150L | Murray, Kentucky, United States | Rickie L. Glasgow | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Kings Point, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Aero Commander 112 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-20 | Chelan, Washington, United States | DON J. Perri | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-24-260 | Kanorado, Kansas, United States | NED J.lynch | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172RG | Cubero, New Mexico, United States | Kirtland AFB Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Lutz FLYING DUTCHMAN | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Sawyer DF-9 | Ramona, California, United States | Sawyer, Jeffrey S. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1987 | Bushby MUSTANG II | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | Loren E. Lomis | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Aurora, North Carolina, United States | Larry H. Prescott | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172A | Camilia, Georgia, United States | C.c.mc Connell | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172RG | Kettle Falls, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Fleet 16B | Bellevue, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1987 | Rockwell S-2R | Mendota, California, United States | Vance Agcraft, Inc | Fatal | 1 |