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
19 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N95056	Coldwater, Mississippi, United States	Metro Flying Service	Minor injuries	-
19 Jun 1988	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C N94045	Florence, Missouri, United States	Drury, John J.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Aeronca 7AC N1841E	Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Cessna 305A N14418	Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Airways Advertising	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Robinson R22HP N622SC	Copake Falls, New York, United States	Aviation Training Academy	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C N94037	Steep Falls, Maine, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Smith MODEL B AVID FLYER N249SJ	Atwater, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Grumman G-164 N455Y	Ayr, North Dakota, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Beechcraft 58P N17795	Bellevue, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Cessna 150 N5810E	Jackson, Michigan, United States	Mark Arnold Brusseau	Minor injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Cessna 172P N62961	Orofino, Idaho, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Jun 1988	Beechcraft D18S N4234A	St. Louis, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N82836	Reedville, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Learjet 24 N29LA	W. Palm Beach, Florida, United States	Pegasus Jet Aviation	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	De Havilland DHC-6-100 N202RH	Tau, American Samoa approximate position	Somoa Aviation	Serious injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Cessna 182R N9836H	Garden City, Texas, United States	Bruton Aerial Spraying Inc.	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Cessna 172K N7499G	Mora, Minnesota, United States	Moon/Wolf Air Service	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Grumman G-164A N4243	Basile, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Robinson R22HP N9076D	Mekoryuk, Alaska, United States	Donald C. Olson	No injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Cessna 182B N7112E	Athol, Idaho, United States	McCue, Robert H.	Minor injuries	-
17 Jun 1988	Boeing 747-100 N817FT	Curacao not on the map	Flying Tigers	Unknown	-
16 Jun 1988	Sikorsky S-55B N6489	Valdosta, Georgia, United States approximate position	Cecil Grant Register	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N8226P	Mattoon, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1988	Piper PA-32R-301T N4379A	Lake Wales, Florida, United States	Smith, ROY V	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1988	Aero Commander 685 N165SE	Scranton, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1988	Bell 47G3B-1 N73947	Benoit, Mississippi, United States	Gray's Flying Service, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
15 Jun 1988	Cessna 180K N2509K	Show Low, Arizona, United States	Grover, Donald E.	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1988	Piper J3C-65 N70471	West Jordon, Utah, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 Jun 1988	Aeronca O58B N49203	Bremerton, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N2387T	Vero Beach, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Lake LA-4-200 N6110V	Wantagh, New York, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Cessna 150F N7776F	Newnan, Georgia, United States approximate position	Howard G. Banks	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N49792	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	Scottsdale Aero Mech Club	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Cessna 182K N2829R	Cotton City, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Cessna 172 N2262E	Rifle, Colorado, United States	Corporate Aircraft Serv. of Co	Minor injuries	-
14 Jun 1988	Cessna 188B N731CD	Dighton, Kansas, United States	Wendler Air AG	Minor injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Cessna 152 N94370	Mounds, Oklahoma, United States	National Education Center	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Cessna 182D N9087X	Gilmer, Texas, United States	Gray, Alan D.	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Boeing 727-200 N308AS	Seattle, Washington, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Minor injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Hall HP-18 N81940	Westcliffe, Colorado, United States	Landl, Karl G.	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Cessna 402B N7628Q	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Shergalis, William J	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1988	Cessna 150J N50945	Carthage, Mississippi, United States	Serio, Fred J	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1988	Cessna 195A N1527D	Port Clinton, Ohio, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1988	Kerlin AVID FLYER N4642S	Tracy, California, United States	Kerlin, Gilbert D.	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1988	Burkhart Grob G-103A N103BK	Fremont, California, United States	Willat, Brett	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N43310	Palm Springs, California, United States	Mercury Air Center	Serious injuries	-
12 Jun 1988	Lake LA-4-200 N666BK	Mico, Texas, United States	Ward D. Heinrich	No injuries	-
12 Jun 1988	Piper PA-22-135 N1453A	Kelso, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N44699	Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
11 Jun 1988	Boeing A75N1 N2313	Marlboro, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-