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
21 Sep 1988	Boeing 747-100 N9674	Georgetown, Guyana approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
21 Sep 1988	Cessna 185F N61500	Chip River, Alaska, United States not on the map	Cape Smythe Air Service	No injuries	-
21 Sep 1988	Cessna 172 N7048A	Panacea, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1988	Cessna 172L N7233Q	Banning, California, United States	Cable, Walter	No injuries	-
20 Sep 1988	Cessna 421B N44HV	Winner, South Dakota, United States	Oltersdorf, Walter	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1988	North American TB-25N N9079Z	Wichita Falls, Texas, United States	BOM Corporation	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1988	Robinson R22-HP N9077N	Yosemite, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1988	Cessna 172Q N66076	Broomfield, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1988	Air Tractor AT301 N31646	Ferriday, Louisiana, United States	BEN Bernard	No injuries	-
19 Sep 1988	Piper PA-24-260 N8765P	Bend, Oregon, United States	Lane Johnson	Serious injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Cessna 152 N714YY	Mt.holly, New Jersey, United States approximate position	MC Guire Aero Club	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Piper PA-22-160 N9053D	Jackson, Ohio, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Aeronca 11AC N86311	Athens, Texas, United States	Quinn, Jimmy M.	Minor injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Piper PA-28-151 N6252J	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States	Vagabond Flying Association	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Enstrom F28A N249Q	Celina, Ohio, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Maule M-4 N2044U	Cordova, Alaska, United States	ROY Vanderpool	No injuries	-
18 Sep 1988	Bell 47G-5A N4099G	Perris, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Beechcraft 1900 N32017	Denver, Colorado, United States approximate position	Rocky Mountain Airways	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Robinson R-22 N47CS	W.kingston, Rhode Island, United States approximate position	Charles F. Samson	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Cessna 172N N6406D	Truckee, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Bell 206L N278KA	Lihue, Hawaii, United States	Kenai Air of Hawaii Inc	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N64CW	Figure 8 Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	Alfred Besch	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Maule M-5-235C N56304	Porcupine Butte, Alaska, United States not on the map	Thomas J. Bay	No injuries	-
17 Sep 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N1223T	Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States	Glenn E. Fundenberger	Minor injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Cessna T310R N5126J	La Verne, California, United States	Edward E. DYE	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Hughes 369HS N9110F	Columbia, California, United States	Inter Mountain Helicopters	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Cessna 172 N97890	Greeley, Colorado, United States	Emery Aviation College	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Aero Commander 500B N1189Z	Hays, Kansas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	De Havilland DHC-2 N98JH	McGrath, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Cessna 170B N170LA	Hope, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Cessna 185 N73DA	McClaren River, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
16 Sep 1988	Eagle DW-1 N8815C	Wenatchee, Washington, United States	Inland Air Services, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Cessna 206 N71001	Glade Park, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Cessna 310R N87297	Washington, District of Columbia, United States	Calypso Airways	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Beechcraft A23 N6917Q	Davenport, Iowa, United States approximate position	Erickson Lane M.	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Piper PA-28R-200 N32105	Gray, Georgia, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N2833M	Covington, Tennessee, United States	NE Patrol, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Piper PA-25-235 N9764	Lund, Utah, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Sep 1988	Cessna 177 N2357Y	Polk City, Florida, United States approximate position	Howard Whitmire	No injuries	-
14 Sep 1988	Piper PA-60-602P N64718	Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Sep 1988	Cessna 150L N6804G	Salinas, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Sep 1988	Cessna A188B N4915Q	Clearbrook, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Sep 1988	Taylorcraft BC12-D N96522	Surf City, North Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Sep 1988	Piper J3C-65 N3533N	Goodman, Missouri, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	Dillinger LONG E-Z N84WD	Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1830U	Denver, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	Piper PA-12 N3148M	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Echelmeyer, Keith A.	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	Champion 7GCBC N3059G	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	Rinio, Martin R.	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	De Havilland DHC-2 N67207	Ruth Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	Branch River Air Service	No injuries	-
12 Sep 1988	Cessna 152 N68142	Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States	Jerry Marshall	No injuries	-