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
5 Oct 1988	Cessna 120 N77458	Monroe, Georgia, United States	Barnes/Culpepper	Serious injuries	-
5 Oct 1988	Hughes 269C N8602F	Vero Beach, Florida, United States	Flight Safety Int'l, Inc.	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Cessna 182A N5888B	Visalia, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Hughes 269C N1090Z	Fontana, California, United States	Gatx Leasing Corp.	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Beechcraft B-99A N803BA	East Sound, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Aerospatiale SA341G N401S	Fields, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Raven RALLY II N4098G	Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States	Demaree, Linda	Minor injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N3678E	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Stevenson, Stanley E.	No injuries	-
4 Oct 1988	Pilgrim STEEN SKYBOLT N21SP	Rawlins, Wyoming, United States	Dowdney, Stephen P.	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1988	Aeronca 11AC N9569E	Barnstead, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	Wanda Philbrick	Serious injuries	-
3 Oct 1988	Cessna 206 N122SC	Kodiak, Alaska, United States	Peninsula Airways, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
3 Oct 1988	Piper J3C-65 N98109	Eureka Lodge, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
3 Oct 1988	Piper PA-22 N3421A	Healy Lake, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
3 Oct 1988	Piccard AX-6 N99US	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Conn, Richard C.	Minor injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28R-201 N31386	Palmdale, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 150F N8681S	Payson, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 172M N20680	Auberry, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 150M N8998U	Tucson, Arizona, United States	Gregery, George	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 310Q N8157Q	Tell City, Indiana, United States	Morgan Aviation	Serious injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Let L-13 N9241Z	Enumclaw, Washington, United States	Puget Sound Soaring Assoc Inc.	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N7653D	Cumberland, Maryland, United States	Robert D. Roller	Minor injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Schweizer TG3A N73483	Yoder, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 140 N73051	Quinter, Kansas, United States	Simons, Shawn	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Beechcraft V35A N2715A	Derry, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	Edwin Simonsen	Serious injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 150M N6176K	Silerton, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Memphis Navy Flying Club	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 172 N89745	Houston, Texas, United States approximate position	Reinhardt, Robert W.	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Cessna 180 N420SB	Wasilla, Alaska, United States approximate position	Graham, Bobby	No injuries	-
2 Oct 1988	Piper PA-11 N4724M	Levelock, Alaska, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28 N9550W	Troutdale, Oregon, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Hiller UH12E N46991	McFarland, California, United States approximate position	San Joaquin Helicopters, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Beechcraft B23 N9110T	Roanoke, Virginia, United States	Willis Skeen Associates	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Cessna 172E N3943S	Harrison, Arkansas, United States	Zarimba, Joseph	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Cessna 177RG N2068Q	Bellingham, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N7548R	North Fork, Idaho, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Robinson R22 N2628B	Orlando, Florida, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Beechcraft V35A N8076R	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Fitzgerald, Alan	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Shannon J-BIRD N151JS	McKinney, Texas, United States	Shannon, JAY E.	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N3112Z	Mayville, New York, United States	John C.hagman	No injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Grumman AA-5A N26827	Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States	Ceronnie Robinson	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N100J	Monroeville, Alabama, United States	IVY V. Ausburn	Minor injuries	-
1 Oct 1988	Cessna TP206B N4732F	Durango, Colorado, United States	Boyle, Francis W.	Minor injuries	-
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 207 N1651U	Center Island, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 152 N95156	Conway, South Carolina, United States	Naia	No injuries	-
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 172P N98305	New York, New York, United States approximate position	Teterboro Flight Academy	Minor injuries	-
30 Sep 1988	Bellanca 14-13-2 N74425	Sodus Bay, New York, United States	Richard Beldue	No injuries	-
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 210 N7457E	Kirkwood, New York, United States	Charles Garman	No injuries	-
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 206 N4634Z	Homer, Alaska, United States	Homer Air	Serious injuries	-
29 Sep 1988	Cessna 185F N4758E	Hillsboro, Oregon, United States	Bruce L. Carpernter	No injuries	-
29 Sep 1988	Piper PA-28-160 N5896W	Renton, Washington, United States	Larry Dillon	No injuries	-
29 Sep 1988	Ellis QUICKIE Q2 N39774	Winfield, Kansas, United States	Bradley, DAN D.	No injuries	-