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.

741 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,685

Records

502

Fatal

1,163

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1988

Period

Show these on the map 1,944 of 2,685 have coordinates

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
7 Aug 1988	Falco F8L N69WD	Grantsville, Utah, United States	Bruce A. Pounder	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1988	Champion 7CCM N1744E	Int'l Falls, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Aug 1988	Cessna 172P N62541	Post Mills, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Ormand E. Schade	Fatal	2
3 Aug 1988	Mooney M20C N6528U	Missouri City, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1988	McDonnell Douglas 269B N9522F	Braceville, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Sportflight Helicopter Inc.	Fatal	2
31 Jul 1988	Piper PA-39-30 N2875A	Margaretville, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1988	Piper PA-23-160 N3464P	Avon Park, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1988	Snow 600-S2C N1671S	Almyra, Arkansas, United States	James R. Perry	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1988	Learjet 23 N745F	Perris, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Jul 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N9715W	Pocantico Hills, New York, United States	Air Ground Leasing	Fatal	2
24 Jul 1988	Cessna R182RG N9997C	Stevensville, Maryland, United States	Jeffrey A. Kila	Fatal	2
17 Jul 1988	Beechcraft 95 N669Q	Destin, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N6926B	Compton, California, United States	Mason, Douglas A.	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N3541Z	Kanosh, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Jul 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N2459K	Electra, Texas, United States	Cook's Flying Service	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1988	Franklin DRIFTER XP-503 N65DF	Lake Wales, Florida, United States	Maxair Aircraft Corp.	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1988	Piper PA-18A N1556P	McGrath, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N2485N	Hamm Lake, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Univ. of Minnesota	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1988	Cessna 150F N2RE	Skykomish, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jun 1988	Douglas A-26C N4813E	Cimarron, New Mexico, United States	Counselman, GUY E.	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-180 N15986	Madeira Beach, Florida, United States	Parras, GUY	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1988	Bellanca 7GCBC N4129Y	Livermore Falls, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1988	Bell 206L-1 N114FH	Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States	Fleet Helicopter Services	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N2317N	Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, United States	Beaver Aviation Services Inc.	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1988	Cessna 340 N7828Q	Georgetown, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-180 N9728J	Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States	Tottenhoff, D.r./Jahr, L.w.	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1988	Gulfstream American AA-5A N1393R	Maljamar, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1988	Piper J3C N98178	N Fort Myers, Florida, United States	Walker, David L	Fatal	2
30 May 1988	Taylorcraft BL65 N27463	Eloy, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 May 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N1259T	Pinecrest, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 May 1988	Cessna 150F N6699F	Petersburg, Virginia, United States	William E. Branson	Fatal	2
28 May 1988	Beechcraft D-17S N1038M	Wheatland, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 May 1988	Piper PA-28R-200 N44018	Raleigh, North Carolina, United States	Petersburg-Dinwiddie	Fatal	2
20 May 1988	Cessna 152 N25934	Heber City, Utah, United States	Hudson General	Fatal	2
18 May 1988	Cessna 182A N4845D	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 May 1988	Cessna 172P N212FR	Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 May 1988	Stinson 108-2 N354C	Mosca, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 May 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N4367J	Guatay, California, United States no coordinates	Hampshire, Robert J.	Fatal	2
7 May 1988	Beechcraft 35 N3322V	Santa Paula, California, United States	Morton, Francis W.	Fatal	2
27 Apr 1988	Beechcraft C55 N2730T	Tyonek, Alaska, United States	Galena Air Service	Fatal	2
23 Apr 1988	Hernandez THORP T-18 N1394A	Palos Verdes, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1988	McDonnell Douglas DC-3 N47FE	Mozambique-Sa, Mozambique no coordinates	Inter Ocean Airways	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1988	Cessna 182J N2720F	Rapid City, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1988	Beechcraft A23-19 N7979L	Gunnison, Colorado, United States	Colley, James A.	Fatal	2
17 Apr 1988	Aerospatiale AS355F N5777P	Cajon, California, United States	Orco Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
17 Apr 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N1681J	Essex, California, United States	Cadoret, Dollard H.	Fatal	2
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 210L N29111	Maricopa, California, United States	James C Francis Contractor Inc	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1988	Cessna 150 N13788	Deer Lodge, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1988	Aero Commander 680FL N291NC	Soda Springs, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1988	Beechcraft C50 N66L	Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2