Plane Crash List

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)

All 2,685 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
10 Apr 1988 Falcon Special S/R
N82RC
Lakeland, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
10 Apr 1988 Cessna 172
N2825U
Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States GUY H. Krill No injuries -
9 Apr 1988 Agusta A109A
N33SV
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
approximate position
Rocky Mountain Helicopters No injuries -
9 Apr 1988 Cessna 140A
N84SC
Lakeland, Florida, United States - No injuries -
8 Apr 1988 Piper PA-28-161
N31900
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
8 Apr 1988 Piper PA-31-325
N59845
West Seneca, New York, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Apr 1988 Swearingen SA-227AC
N448CA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
7 Apr 1988 Cessna 152
N49409
MacOn, Georgia, United States Southeastern Flight Academy No injuries -
7 Apr 1988 Cessna 150C
N7956Z
Funston, Georgia, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
7 Apr 1988 Cessna 177RG
N46316
Briceville, Tennessee, United States Dave L. Nicoll Minor injuries -
7 Apr 1988 Cessna 340
N340FB
Pineville, West Virginia, United States - No injuries -
6 Apr 1988 Cessna 172M
N64508
Champaign, Illinois, United States H. M. Johnson No injuries -
6 Apr 1988 Cessna 172P
N62218
Sauk Center, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
5 Apr 1988 Piper PA-14
N5188H
Glennallen, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
5 Apr 1988 Cessna 210L
N910DS
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States Aero Ventures No injuries -
5 Apr 1988 Cessna T-188C
N2185J
Miami, Florida, United States Ferro Aviation Maintenance No injuries -
5 Apr 1988 Beechcraft B90
N181LL
St. Paul, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
5 Apr 1988 Piper PA-23-250
N62551
Springfield, Missouri, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
5 Apr 1988 Cessna 150
N18136
Pine Valley, California, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
4 Apr 1988 Grumman G-164A
N84PG
Allegan, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
4 Apr 1988 Hiller UH-12E
N4029D
La Salle, Texas, United States - No injuries -
4 Apr 1988 Beechcraft M35
N2255K
Mc Cullough, Alabama, United States
not on the map
George R. Swift, III No injuries -
4 Apr 1988 Hiller UH-12D
N646JS
Bakersfield, California, United States West Farm Air Inc. No injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Cessna 172E
N8775U
Leona, Texas, United States TOM G. Holmes Minor injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Aeronca 7AC
N2044E
Bonham, Texas, United States Steven B. Hale No injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Cessna CE-206
N747BE
Schwennigen, Germany
not on the map
Jensen Air No injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Start & Flug H101 SALTO
N999WC
Winter Haven, Florida, United States Freedom Sports No injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Boeing STEARMAN E-75
N75031
Fisher, Texas, United States - No injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Cessna 150M
N63632
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
3 Apr 1988 Boeing 727-224
N88703
Sarasota, Florida, United States
approximate position
Continental Airlines Serious injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Cessna 188B
N21762
Gustine, California, United States MacHado Duster, Inc. No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Piper PA-38-112
N9213T
Grand Prairie, Texas, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Cessna 152
N6227H
Chandler, Arizona, United States
approximate position
Venture Aviation Serious injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Air Tractor AT-502
N7315N
Olney, Texas, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Grumman G-164
N8150K
Palacios, Texas, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Cessna 177
N29325
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States - Minor injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Aerospatiale SA316B
N72590
Silver Plume, Colorado, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Cessna 150
N60057
Downingtown, Pennsylvania, United States Chet Dempsey No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 North American T-6G
N9871C
Stockbridge, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Stinson 108-1
N8316K
Poland, New York, United States Jeffrey C. Irwin Serious injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Beechcraft A-36
N7243B
Nashville, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Stinson 108-2
N9326K
Warwick, New York, United States - No injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C
N99373
Palo Alto, California, United States - Minor injuries -
2 Apr 1988 Piper PA-24-250
N6466P
Lone Pine, California, United States Bartlett Aviation No injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Grumman G-164A
N7961
Wayside, Mississippi, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Bell 206L-1
N119AE
Springfield, Missouri, United States - Serious injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Cessna 152
N68726
Charleston, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Cessna 150J
N50715
Guntersville, Alabama, United States - Minor injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Beechcraft B19
N6994R
Albany, Kentucky, United States Wabash Flying Service No injuries -
1 Apr 1988 Piper PA-28R
CFQQW
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -