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.

95 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 646 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,685

Records

502

Fatal

1,163

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1988

Period

Show these on the map 2,590 of 2,685 can be placed (646 approximate)

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 United Kingdom 2 Costa Rica 2 Panama 2

Operators involved

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

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
13 Oct 1988	Bell 47G-3B2 N46073	Cottonwood Canyon, Nevada, United States	Bureau of Land Management	Minor injuries	-
12 Oct 1988	Cessna 120 N2081V	St Peter, Minnesota, United States	Randell Goebel	Minor injuries	-
12 Oct 1988	Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 N17810	Yardley, Pennsylvania, United States	Bar Harbor Airways	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1988	Ayres S2R N3087D	Traver, California, United States	Gilbert, Douglas	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 1988	De Havilland DHC-3 N90574	Bonanza Hills, Alaska, United States not on the map	Lake Clark Air	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N8112T	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	Chas. W. Beene	Minor injuries	-
11 Oct 1988	Cessna 210M N9064M	Orlando, Florida, United States approximate position	Cherokee Express	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1988	Cessna 172 N9108B	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States	Robert A. Reed	Minor injuries	-
11 Oct 1988	Cessna 140 N11191	Fairfax, Oklahoma, United States	MAX D. Ludwig	Serious injuries	-
11 Oct 1988	Cessna 182C N449SA	Akiachak, Alaska, United States	Seagull Air Service Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1988	Beechcraft 77 N37273	Farmingdale, New York, United States	Airco Leasing, Inc.	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1988	Cessna 207 N9965M	Perde Bay, Alaska, United States not on the map	Cape Smyth Air Services Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Cessna 152II N49135	Ashland, Ohio, United States	Mustang, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Champion 7EC N9836Y	Bainbridge, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Beechcraft 55B N8769R	Quincy, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Cessna 172 N98395	Carbondale, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Cessna 182 N4717D	Sparta, Illinois, United States approximate position	Archway Skydiving	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Taylorcraft 15A N6651N	Skykomish, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Cessna 172 N734BK	West Memphis, Arkansas, United States	West Memphis Aviation	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	American AA-5B N666GA	Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Waldo S.steen	Serious injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Cessna U206G N9431R	Rutland, Vermont, United States approximate position	Robert Hagelin	Serious injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Schweizer 1-35C N2737H	Methuen, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	John Gould	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Piper PA-24-180 N7228P	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Powell, Ralph	Serious injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Cessna 177B N17223	Hatteras, North Carolina, United States	Boyertown Flying Club	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1988	Raven S-60A N3592C	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States approximate position	Circus Circus Hotel	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28RT-201 N8162T	Concord, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Hughes 500C N506WW	Branson, Missouri, United States	Tablerock Helicopters Inc.	Serious injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Cessna T188C N2896J	Flora, Mississippi, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	North American T-6G N7704C	West Jefferson, North Carolina, United States	John R. Cansler	Serious injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Cessna 177 N29550	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States	William BEE King	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Cessna 150 N51112	Navasota, Texas, United States	J. Rouville Labonte	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28 N4608R	Schaumburg, Illinois, United States	Brezina, John C.	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Cessna 172N N75666	Delta, Utah, United States	White, Dean M.	Minor injuries	-
8 Oct 1988	Bellanca 8KCAB N102EC	Pueblo, Colorado, United States	Clark Aviation	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1988	Cessna 195B N2141C	Porterville, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
7 Oct 1988	Boeing 727-100 N118FE	Newark, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Federal Express	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28-180 N7769N	Savannah, Georgia, United States	Robert P. Smith	No injuries	-
7 Oct 1988	Cessna 182 N736EK	Lexington, North Carolina, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
7 Oct 1988	McDonnell Douglas F-18A N844NA	Edwards, California, United States	Nasa	Serious injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N75107	Cashmere, Washington, United States	Dolphin Leasing Co.	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Republic RC-3 N3263G	Miami, Florida, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N6815Y	La Belle, Florida, United States	Souther Field Aviation	Minor injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Cessna 172 N739PE	Sandston, Virginia, United States	Randolph S. Scott	Minor injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Shamgaugh PITTS SPECIAL N3S	San Benito, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N2542D	New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States	Beaver Aviation Service	Minor injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Glasair FT N197RL	Redding, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Cessna 206 N734GW	Eagle, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1988	Cessna T210N N7335N	Price, Utah, United States	Stephen, Norman B.	Minor injuries	-
5 Oct 1988	Bellanca 8KCAB N5508H	Alpine, California, United States approximate position	William P. Oglesby III	Minor injuries	-
5 Oct 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N91323	Fort Pierce, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-