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.

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
Show these on the map 2,159 of 2,774 have coordinates

All 2,774 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
18 Jun 1987 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N184MA
Coral Springs, Florida, United States
no coordinates
George Moore Fatal 1
15 Jun 1987 Cessna T210N
N6461N
Huntington Bch, California, United States Southwest Skyways, Inc. Fatal 1
8 Jun 1987 Globe GLOBE GC-1A
N80532
Pleasant View, Tennessee, United States Byron D.weakly Fatal 1
8 Jun 1987 Cessna 172P
N55186
Independence, California, United States - Fatal 1
6 Jun 1987 Piccard AX-6
N2496Z
Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States Robert Vannewkirk Fatal 1
6 Jun 1987 Balloon Works FIREFLY 7
N1511A
Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
4 Jun 1987 Zank CHALLENGER II
N56DZ
Redgranite, Wisconsin, United States Benny G. Latoria Fatal 1
4 Jun 1987 Douglas A-4A
N444AV
California City, California, United States Advanced Aeronautical Entprise Fatal 1
3 Jun 1987 Cessna P210R
N5488A
Arnett, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 1
28 May 1987 Hiller UH-12E
N28875
Shelton, Washington, United States Olympic Air, Inc. Fatal 1
27 May 1987 Cessna 402C
N2652B
Missing Acft, Bahamas
no coordinates
Aero Coach Aviation Int'l, Inc Fatal 1
25 May 1987 Rockwell 114
N114CH
Los Gatos, California, United States Robert C. Wynkoop Fatal 1
24 May 1987 Hiller UH-12D (H23)
N6408
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
23 May 1987 Huffman QUICKIE Q2
N22QT
Peterborough, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
21 May 1987 Jauch COOT
N81KX
Franklin Grove, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
21 May 1987 Cessna A188B
N731YU
Lake Village, Arkansas, United States Standridge Flying Service Fatal 1
20 May 1987 Piper PA-31-350
N22LV
North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
19 May 1987 Schweizer G-164A
N4654
Dundee, Mississippi, United States - Fatal 1
17 May 1987 Cessna 150M
N714FZ
Elkton, Maryland, United States John R. Hite Fatal 1
16 May 1987 Air Command UNKNOWN
UNREG
Dodge Center, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1
14 May 1987 Bell 47G-2A
N6786D
New Prague, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1
7 May 1987 Piper PA-31-350
N54265
Nightmute, Alaska, United States Philip Bingman Fatal 1
6 May 1987 Cessna 152
N25991
Ina, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
30 Apr 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N8444A
Newhall, California, United States - Fatal 1
28 Apr 1987 Piper PA-11
N5093H
Hollandale, Mississippi, United States Kenneth Greer Fatal 1
25 Apr 1987 North American F-86F
N86Z
Shafter, California, United States - Fatal 1
22 Apr 1987 Beechcraft D-55
N478MP
Leesburg, Georgia, United States Arline Academy, Inc. Fatal 1
21 Apr 1987 Piper PA-24-250
N5821P
Salisbury, Maryland, United States David Collin Fatal 1
18 Apr 1987 Bede BD5 A-B
N501RM
Kankakee, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
18 Apr 1987 Cessna 172 M
N64415
Ellicott, Colorado, United States - Fatal 1
17 Apr 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N6505C
Florida City, Florida, United States American Aviation, Inc. Fatal 1
17 Apr 1987 Beechcraft 58P
N721WW
Pleasantville, New York, United States - Fatal 1
16 Apr 1987 Cessna 182G
N2382R
West Point, Indiana, United States - Fatal 1
15 Apr 1987 Bell 206B
N370AH
Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States Hilo Bay Air, Inc. Fatal 1
12 Apr 1987 Aeronca 7AC
N1823E
Sharpsburg, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
12 Apr 1987 Cessna 150-H
N50223
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States Council Bluffs Aviation, Inc. Fatal 1
11 Apr 1987 Davis PITTS S-1S
N90DW
Coleman, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
10 Apr 1987 Sprague CHRISTIAN EAGLE II
N11GS
North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
Robert C. Sprague, JR. Fatal 1
8 Apr 1987 Grumman G-164A
N8369
Lamar, Colorado, United States - Fatal 1
7 Apr 1987 Bellanca 7GCBC
N88177
Berthold, North Dakota, United States Terry F. Haskins Fatal 1
3 Apr 1987 Piper PA-28R-201
N47887
Rhine, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
30 Mar 1987 Piper PA-28-181
N8191V
Marlin, Texas, United States Griffin Pipeline Patrol Co. Fatal 1
29 Mar 1987 Bell 206B
N90153
Kona, Hawaii, United States Kona Helicopters, Inc. Fatal 1
29 Mar 1987 Cessna 172L
N4211Q
Plainfield, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
28 Mar 1987 Piper PA-34-200T
N2221E
Georgetown, Delaware, United States Seaboard Air Charter, Inc. Fatal 1
28 Mar 1987 Benson B-8M
N282A
Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
28 Mar 1987 Beechcraft V35-TC
N2820S
Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
27 Mar 1987 Piper PA-32-300
N452BH
Frankfort, Illinois, United States - Fatal 1
25 Mar 1987 Aero Mirage TC-2
N2484V
Williston, Florida, United States Kenneth Wheeler Fatal 1
24 Mar 1987 Culver CADET LFA
N37838
Antioch, California, United States Reuben A Barry Fatal 1