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

Show these on the map 1,944 of 2,685 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 209 Cessna 150 145 Piper PA-28 137 Cessna 152 129 Cessna 182 78 Piper PA-22 38

Where these happened

United States 2,617 Bahamas 14 Mexico 6 Costa Rica 2 Panama 2 Netherlands Antilles 2

Operators involved

American Airlines 8 United Airlines 5 Northwest Airlines 4 Flight Safety Int'l, Inc. 4 Rocky Mountain Helicopters, Inc 3 West Farm Air, Inc. 3

All 2,685 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
5 Dec 1988	Cessna 182P N9107M	Vidalia, Georgia, United States	RAY Sewell Company	Minor injuries	-
5 Dec 1988	MBB BO-105 N2785B	South Marsh 113 no coordinates	Air Logistics	Minor injuries	-
4 Dec 1988	Cessna 152 N6132H	Hibbing, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N2179Y	Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States	George Glomeau	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1988	Knowles THORP T-18 N77KK	Lincoln, California, United States	Justus, Norman Charles	Minor injuries	-
4 Dec 1988	Cessna 172 N5518D	Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Walker Evan	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1988	De Havilland DHC-6 N525EH	Homer, Alaska, United States	ERA Aviation	No injuries	-
4 Dec 1988	Cessna 152 N4782B	Watkins, Colorado, United States	Flight Line, Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 152 N47220	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 182 N5851B	Garnett, Kansas, United States	Midamerican Sky Sports Inc.	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Piper PA-28 N4344F	Lakeview, Arkansas, United States	Stewart R. V.	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 172 N19863	Block Island, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	Ernest Levesque	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 185 N6387	Hanson, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Enos Air Service	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 172 N5728A	Greencastle, Indiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 172B N7917X	Plano, Texas, United States	J&J Aviation, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 210L N22229	Texarkana, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
2 Dec 1988	Bell 47-D1 N74124	Allen, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
2 Dec 1988	Bell 206B N3TV	Pinson, Alabama, United States	Rotor Wing Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Dec 1988	Cessna 172 N65642	Little Falls, Minnesota, United States	Flying Scotchman	No injuries	-
2 Dec 1988	Chamberlain LONG EZ N84BJ	Camarillo, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Dec 1988	Cessna 172M N92388	Griffin, Georgia, United States	Syndrome Fighters, Inc	Minor injuries	-
1 Dec 1988	Piper PA-28 N5852V	Modesto, California, United States	Modesto Flight Center	Minor injuries	-
30 Nov 1988	Swearingen SA-226T N263CM	Washington, District of Columbia, United States no coordinates	John T. Rocca	No injuries	-
30 Nov 1988	Cessna 152 N68001	Salisbury, North Carolina, United States	Hess Aviation	No injuries	-
29 Nov 1988	Robinson R22 N9035U	Sharon, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Nov 1988	Airbus A-300-600 N80057	San Juan no coordinates	American Airlines	Minor injuries	-
28 Nov 1988	McDonnell Douglas 269C N1098P	Frankfort, Illinois, United States	Eagle Air Helicopters	Minor injuries	-
28 Nov 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N8226P	Crestview, Florida, United States	Nims Associates, Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Nov 1988	Piper PA-60-601P N45MA	Fort Pierce, Florida, United States no coordinates	Buka, Norman J.	No injuries	-
27 Nov 1988	Piper PA-18-150 N743L	Casper, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
26 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N8172P	Danielson, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
25 Nov 1988	Bellanca 7ECA N8572V	Erwinna, Pennsylvania, United States	County Aviation	Minor injuries	-
25 Nov 1988	North American T-6G N45TC	Hamilton, Ohio, United States	John R. Morello	No injuries	-
25 Nov 1988	Piper PA-12 N2930M	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Nov 1988	Piper PA-32-260 N3662W	Marquette, Michigan, United States	Northern Airmotive Partners	Serious injuries	-
23 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-180 N4341T	Berlin, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Diamond Carpet Marketers, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
23 Nov 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N6711P	Ft Mill, South Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Nov 1988	Bell 206B N83109	Chalmette, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Air & Space 18A N6113S	Palo Alto, California, United States	Rienhard, Joesph	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Bellanca 8KCAB N8695V	Twentynine Palm, California, United States	El Toro Aero Club	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Piper PA-22-135 N8927C	Salisbury, Missouri, United States	Antwiler, Gilbert Kent	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Aerospatiale TB-21 N20GF	Clinton, Iowa, United States	Kessler, Irving R.	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N2885G	Palmyra, New York, United States	Martin Cavanaugh	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Cessna 182 N5473B	Thomaston, Georgia, United States	Paul J. Mattei	No injuries	-
22 Nov 1988	Cessna A185F N20752	Deadhorse, Alaska, United States	Cape Smythe Air Service	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1988	Cessna 175 N6641E	Tracy, California, United States	Haley, Clay E.	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1988	Piper PA-32R-300 N4908F	Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States	Donald Carr INS. Assoc., Inc.	Serious injuries	-
20 Nov 1988	Cessna 172 N8262B	Okeechobee, Florida, United States	Thompson, Donald C.	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1988	Piper PA-24-260 N9064P	Ocala, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
20 Nov 1988	Piper PA-12 N12MZ	Lino Lakes, Minnesota, United States	Ratfield, Dwaine C.	No injuries	-