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
24 Jul 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N33743	Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States	Michael L. Kuhn	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1988	Boeing 737-222 N69AF	Miami, Florida, United States approximate position	Pan American World Airways	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1988	Piper PA-25 N6590Z	Elbow Lake, Minnesota, United States	Jennen, Richard	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1988	Pzl-Mielec M18 N46831	Bastrop, Louisiana, United States	Arkla Flyers, Inc.	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1988	Williams WACO N810TW	Madison, Indiana, United States	BUD A. Williams	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1988	Cessna 310 N638E	Homestead, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1988	Mooney M20-F N6347Q	Lawrence, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Bellanca 7GCAA N53784	Pendleton, New York, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Aeronca 7AC N83430	Greenfield, Indiana, United States	Thomas, Charles E.	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Luscombe 8A N25236	Burleson, Texas, United States	Bransom, Robert M.	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Cessna 207A N1773U	Kongiganak, Alaska, United States	Armstrong Air Serv.	Serious injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Cessna 172M N12840	Plymouth, Florida, United States approximate position	Larson, David A.	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Cessna 172 N8109B	Coeur D'alene, Idaho, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Ferris VARI-EZE N7YE	Hawthorne, California, United States	Ferris, BOB	Minor injuries	-
23 Jul 1988	Rockwell S2R N4080X	Brinkley, Arkansas, United States	Temple Flying Service	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Grumman G-164B N66890	Chandler, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Air Tractor AT-301 N8719S	Niland, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Aeronca 65-LB N33713	Ephrata, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N757YP	Somerville, Tennessee, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Beechcraft V35B N771RB	Sayre, Oklahoma, United States	Irvin D. Pense	Minor injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Piper PA-28R N2970M	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	Adios Air Limited	Serious injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Cessna 172N N9850J	Redlands, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Cessna 182E N2859Y	Cedar Springs, Michigan, United States	Chase, Michael E.	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Piper J-3 N25WF	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States	Wally's Flyers, Inc.	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Atkins ACRO-SPORT N5897	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	Michael L. Minear	No injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N29148	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Armstrong Air Service	Minor injuries	-
22 Jul 1988	Cessna 182B N2486G	Burlington, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Mooney M20E N6810V	Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Waco UPF-7 N20973	Greenland, New Hampshire, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N47506	Tampa, Florida, United States approximate position	Trans Air Direct	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N6441P	Chico, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Hughes 269C N7425F	Sandwich, Illinois, United States	Harold E. Miller	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Schweizer G164A N8974H	Colfax, Washington, United States	Darrell L. Fender	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1988	Grumman G-164B N6747Q	Parker, Arizona, United States	J. Kamburoff, Aerial Spray Inc	Minor injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Piper PA-24-260 N8949P	La Grange, Texas, United States	Jack J. Chatagnier	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N6469M	Dixon, California, United States	Patterson Aircraft Co.	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Piper PA-32R-301T N8069S	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Smith, Loren E.	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Cessna 185 N93769	Bettles, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Cessna 152 N68700	Heavener, Oklahoma, United States	Nichollos Aviation Inc.	Minor injuries	-
20 Jul 1988	Cessna 180K N2748K	Eastsound, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Jul 1988	Beechcraft E18S N136JR	Elyria, Ohio, United States	Rhoades Aviation	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1988	Enstrom 280C N111CD	Glendive, Montana, United States approximate position	Kohler, Terry J.	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1988	Aero Commander S2R N8806Q	Lambert, Mississippi, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1988	Grumman G-164A N6553	Knobel, Arkansas, United States	Stephen R. Fraine	Minor injuries	-
19 Jul 1988	Grumman 164A N8706H	Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States	RH & RH Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Cessna 150 N704HT	Massena, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Balloon Works FIREFLY 7 N1534W	Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Air Command 532 ELITE N1925	Palmer, Alaska, United States	Harsh, Toni H.	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Cessna 182 N6223A	Ajo, Arizona, United States	Langford, Michael C.	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1988	Bellanca 17-30A N14683	Springerville, Arizona, United States	R C Hanson & Assoc AIA	No injuries	-