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 May 1988	Cessna 170 N2585V	Cassville, Missouri, United States	Jerry Klutts	Minor injuries	-
21 May 1988	Beechcraft 23 N2378L	Independence, Missouri, United States	Charles Dickens	No injuries	-
21 May 1988	Bell 222UT H-18	Kingston, Jamaica approximate position	Jamaica Defense Force	Unknown	-
21 May 1988	Taylorcraft BC-12D N96193	Brookhaven, New York, United States	Matthew W. Devine	No injuries	-
20 May 1988	Piper PA-28R-200 N55786	Terre Haute, Indiana, United States approximate position	Larry E. Revalle	No injuries	-
20 May 1988	Davis HEATH MODEL V N312HD	Valparaiso, Indiana, United States	Davis, Earl L.	No injuries	-
20 May 1988	Grumman G-164 N6963K	Ritzville, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 May 1988	Piper PA-25-260 N4842Y	Clementsville, Idaho, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 May 1988	Cessna 152 N94533	Conway, South Carolina, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
19 May 1988	Hiller UH-12E N573HA	Anderson, California, United States	Siller Brothers	No injuries	-
19 May 1988	Beechcraft G-35 N4472D	Bullhead City, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
19 May 1988	Cessna 172N N4659G	Graham, Texas, United States approximate position	American Flyers	No injuries	-
19 May 1988	Grumman G-164A N8657H	Rayne, Louisiana, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
19 May 1988	Bell 47G-2 N4690	Mc Dougal, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 May 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N69161	Lebanon, Ohio, United States	John E. Turba	Minor injuries	-
19 May 1988	Piper PA-18-150 N39932	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States	Phoenix Flight Signs	No injuries	-
18 May 1988	Cessna 180 N2969A	S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States approximate position	Van Winkle, RAY W.	No injuries	-
18 May 1988	Cessna 172N N4675G	Plano, Texas, United States approximate position	Stramel Aviation	Minor injuries	-
18 May 1988	Cessna 188 N8250G	Messic, North Carolina, United States	TOM Adams	No injuries	-
18 May 1988	Cessna 175B N32CP	Asigiyukpak, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
18 May 1988	Piper PA-32-301 N8259V	Port Heiden, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 May 1988	Globe GC-1B N78143	Powderly, Texas, United States	Richard M. Maginn	Serious injuries	-
18 May 1988	Cessna 152 N757VH	Florence, South Carolina, United States	Cornerstone Aviation	No injuries	-
17 May 1988	Piper PA-18 N842JT	Togiak, Alaska, United States	David J. Hilty	No injuries	-
17 May 1988	Piper PA-18 N7224K	Wasilla, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
17 May 1988	Cessna 185E N1592F	Tuntutuliak, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 May 1988	Hughes 369E N5258C	Chemult, Oregon, United States	W I D Industries, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
17 May 1988	Great Lakes 2T1A2 N3502L	Horton, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 May 1988	Cessna 170B N4510C	Bayard, Nebraska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N23415	Reedley, California, United States	Kenner, James A.	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Grumman G164A N48438	Clanton, Alabama, United States approximate position	Charles Roberts	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Piper PA-22-135 N8800C	Charlotte, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Swearingen SA-226-TC N1013G	Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximate position	Atlantis Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Cessna S550 N81SH	Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States	CON Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Cessna 172N N734QP	Miami, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 May 1988	Cessna 402C C6503	Mangrove Cay, Bahamas not on the map	M.d. Air Charter	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Slingsby T59D KESTREL 19 N74T	Middletown, California, United States approximate position	Latour, John F.	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Grumman American AA-1B N9601L	San Carlos, California, United States	Trans Bay Airways Corporation	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N2RD	Floresville, Texas, United States	JON S. Blocker	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Cessna 210L N732BR	St. George, Utah, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Piper PA-20 N7682K	Ocean Springs, Mississippi, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Cessna 172N N4723J	Anacortes, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Luscombe 8E N2047K	Rochester, New York, United States	William R. Alexander	No injuries	-
15 May 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N8261L	Columbus, Ohio, United States	Dayton Pilots Club	No injuries	-
14 May 1988	Cessna 172RG N6449R	Mathew, Virginia, United States	Mideastern Airways Inc.	No injuries	-
14 May 1988	Fairchild M-62A-3 N46836	Chino, California, United States	Air Museum	Minor injuries	-
14 May 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N66SL	Merced, California, United States	Shasta Livestock	No injuries	-
14 May 1988	Cessna U206 N4844X	Anchorage, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 May 1988	Cessna 182P N6069J	Dalhart, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
14 May 1988	Piper PA 32RT-300T N79GH	Santa Ynes, Mexico not on the map	American Sprinkler System Comp	No injuries	-