Aviation accidents in 1988
The NTSB database holds 2,685 accidents and incidents in 1988, recorded between 1988. 502 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,163 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, Bahamas and Mexico.
741 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
2,685
Records
502
Fatal
1,163
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1988
Period
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1,944 of 2,685 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,685 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1988 | Cessna 207 | Hardwick, Minnesota, United States | Northland Air Freight | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Ukiah, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1988 | Mooney M20G | Jasper, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Saticoy, California, United States | CP Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft H18 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | ACE Air Cargo, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Mar 1988 | Cessna 172M | Hope, Arkansas, United States | Denton, Clarence W. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-28-151 | Valley Center, California, United States | Barwick, Kenneth D. | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-38 | Oxford, United Kingdom | Lakenheath Aero Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1988 | Cessna 310Q | Servia, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1988 | Gulfstream American AA5A | Union City, California, United States | Bergeson, Kent | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Mar 1988 | Piper PA-22 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft V35B | Oildale, California, United States | Hunsaker, Allen M. | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1988 | Mooney M-20J | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft B35 | Nome, Alaska, United States | Reginald Spencer Bickford | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft E18S | Warren, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1988 | North American F-51D | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | William E. Clark | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 1988 | Cessna 150J | Henderson, Texas, United States | Craig B. Johnson | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1988 | Bell 47D1 | Nixa, Missouri, United States | Steve Moore | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1988 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Edward Hart | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 1988 | Hill BUSHBY MUSTANG II | Yorkville, Illinois, United States | Clayton Hill | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Feb 1988 | Cessna 150M | So. Charleston, West Virginia, United States | Merry R. Casto | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Feb 1988 | Cessna T-337H | Galisteo, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1988 | Cessna 425 | Sanford, Florida, United States | Interstate Farm | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 1988 | Cessna 172P | East Hampton, New York, United States | East Hampton Aire, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1988 | Gribosh LONG-EZ | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1988 | Cessna 150H | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | David Pusser | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 1988 | Piper PA-18-125 | Brighton, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1988 | Cessna 337E | Friedens, Pennsylvania, United States | John F. Higgins | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1988 | Cessna 150M | Norwalk, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1988 | Davis RV-3 | Loxley, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1988 | Cessna 411 | Venice, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1988 | Gulfstream 500B | Pierceville, Kansas, United States | Central Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 1988 | Meyer VARI-EZE | Little Rock Afb, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-31T-620 | Hazelwood, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Barnardsville, North Carolina, United States | Conservair Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1988 | Hawker Siddeley 125-600A | Houston, Texas, United States | Aero Astra | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-140 | Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jan 1988 | Cessna T210N | Lost Hills, California, United States | Seibold Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Cessna 150H | Cedartown, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1988 | Cessna 310 | Conroe, Texas, United States | Clarence S. Thompson | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1988 | Bell 47G-2A1 | San Diego, California, United States | Atunera Maya SA de CV. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-28-180 | Snaefellsnes, Iceland | NOT Avaiable | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1988 | Burkhart Grob G109B | Tehachapi, California, United States | Devereaux, Mark | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-24-250 | Salem, Indiana, United States | Herb Gossand | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 1988 | Cessna T210N | Bedford Park, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jan 1988 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Pembroke Park, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1988 | Cessna 414A | Midland, Texas, United States | Murray Faskin | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 1988 | Cessna 152 | Parkland, Florida, United States | AM. Avia. TRN. ENT., Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1988 | Flagg STAR LITE | Ft. Scott, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft B24R | Ogden, Utah, United States | Kansas College of Technology | No injuries | - |