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
17 Apr 1988	Piper PA-28R-201T N9892K	Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Jamiesonrichards	Serious injuries	-
17 Apr 1988	Cessna 182Q N759BJ	Lowell, Ohio, United States	Kevin L. Pullin	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	De Havilland DHC-8 N819PH	Seattle, Washington, United States	Horizon Air	Serious injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 182D N8891X	Mt. Vernon, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N714SW	Orlando, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Denney KITFOX N84DD	Lakeland, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N4830B	Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States	Metro Flying Club	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Mooney M20E N7158V	The Dalles, Oregon, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Stinson 108-1 N40178	Belton, Missouri, United States	Griffith Kenneth D.	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Piper PA-25 N7071Z	Red Cloud, Nebraska, United States	Richard M. Harris	No injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 150 N7504G	Windham, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Boeing 757-225 N510EA	San Jose, Costa Rica not on the map	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Apr 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N4233E	Barnwell, South Carolina, United States	Crystal Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1988	Beechcraft 58 N796Q	Jacksonville, Florida, United States approximate position	Flight Express, Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N93802	York, South Carolina, United States	Langley AFB Aero Club	No injuries	-
15 Apr 1988	Henderson RV-4 N51HH	Defuniak Sprngs, Florida, United States	Henderson, Harley L	Serious injuries	-
15 Apr 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N5231S	Monticello, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Cessna 207A N73188	Takslesuk Lake, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Boeing 747 N1295E	Schiphol-Amster, Netherlands not on the map	KLM	Unknown	-
14 Apr 1988	Cessna 150M N714BK	Garfield, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Balloon Works AX-8B N74070	Alpharetta, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Air Tractor AT-301 N8841S	Hastings, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Beechcraft K-35 N40NL	Pullman, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Cessna 182E N9373X	Clarksville, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Fokker F28 MK 4000 N110UR	Charleston, West Virginia, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Apr 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N91371	Painesville, Ohio, United States	Airspect Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Champion 7EC N7586E	Mayer, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Beechcraft A-23 N8856M	Fort Myers, Florida, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Hughes 269C N42JW	Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States approximate position	Mid State/Executive Helcopter	Minor injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Boeing 727-290 N291AS	Portland, Oregon, United States	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Fischer STAR-LITE N20RF	Lakeland, Florida, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Cessna 170A N1213D	Athens, Georgia, United States approximate position	Walter H. Klussmann	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Embraer EMB-110P1 N905FB	Wichita Falls, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Cessna TU206G N735SU	Coarsegold, California, United States	Massie, George T.	Minor injuries	-
13 Apr 1988	Bell 47D1 N917B	Taft, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Boeing 727-225A N889Z	Atlanta, Georgia, United States approximate position	Eastern Airlines Inc	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Hughes 269C N92PC	Sitka, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Cessna 172M N91555	Lake Mead, Nevada, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N5089P	Center Village, Ohio, United States	E&L Aircraft, Inc.	No injuries	-
12 Apr 1988	Cessna 152 N5518H	Temecula, California, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
11 Apr 1988	Cessna 172K N7116G	Houston, Texas, United States approximate position	Westheimers Flyers, Inc.	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1988	Grumman G-164B N6620K	Lissie, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1988	Cessna 185 N4695E	Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Apr 1988	Fairchild SA-226-TC N332BA	Bloomington, Illinois, United States approximate position	Britt Airways	Minor injuries	-
11 Apr 1988	Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D N1NZ	Saint Helena, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
11 Apr 1988	Aero Commander 560 N2705B	Bullhead City, Arizona, United States approximate position	Samuel & Julia Kite	Minor injuries	-
10 Apr 1988	Cessna 172N N6283F	Vero Beach, Florida, United States	Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
10 Apr 1988	Christen EAGLE II N722HS	Chamblee, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1988	Anderson Pitts S-1S N528MS	Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Apr 1988	Cessna 172XP N736KG	Walla Walla, Washington, United States	TOM Acree	No injuries	-