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
22 Mar 1988	Bellanca 7GCAA N8929	Greeley, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1988	Boeing 757 N628DL	Providence, Rhode Island, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1988	Cessna 150H N22954	Pensacola, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N62526	Excelsior Spgs, Missouri, United States	Viking Express	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N6587W	Chatham, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1988	Cessna 150G N6360S	Ridgeway, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1988	Boeing 727-232 N515DA	Portland, Oregon, United States	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1988	Cessna 150L N6763G	Fairmont, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Airbourne, Inc.	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1988	Bell 47G-3B1 N7863S	Gobernador, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 172P N66717	Sebewaing, Michigan, United States	EMU Flying Club	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Marlow Hilyard EXECUTIVE N5045J	Elko, Nevada, United States	Marlow L. Hilyard	Serious injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 150 N66727	Fox, Oregon, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 188B N21653	Manter, Kansas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Beechcraft 23 N4704J	Fulton, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 182RG N738QK	Princeton, New Jersey, United States approximate position	R. Mininni	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Slingsby DART T-51 N209K	Whitwell, Tennessee, United States	J. J. Newell	Serious injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Beechcraft 23 N8722M	Rutland, Vermont, United States approximate position	Raymond Tousignant	Minor injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 140 N2233N	Easley, South Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1988	Cessna 310Q N7765Q	Donalsonville, Georgia, United States approximate position	Hugh D. Broome	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Cessna 150L N10842	Weatherford, Texas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Pitts S-1C N6389	Carson City, Nevada, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Boeing 737 N69348	Morristown, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Continental Airlines	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Bellanca 8KCAB N36352	Blackfoot, Idaho, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Aeronca 7AC N81788	Umpqua, Oregon, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Stinson 108-2 N9660K	Cashmere, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Cessna 150J N50672	Searcy, Arkansas, United States	Flight Maintenance Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Cessna 150J N60586	Villa Rica, Georgia, United States	-	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1988	Schweizer SGS 1-26A N3829A	Phelan, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N2758P	West Chicago, Illinois, United States	Terry Heller	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1988	Beechcraft A24R N8307R	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1988	Bell 206L-1 N5759H	Taylorville, Illinois, United States	Illinois Prairie Air, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
18 Mar 1988	Bell 206B N2995W	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States	Hawaii Pacific Helicopters	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1988	Cessna 210 N2180S	Billings, Montana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1988	Marrek Smyth SIDEWINDER N25150	Honea Path, South Carolina, United States approximate position	Frank J. Marrek	Minor injuries	-
17 Mar 1988	Cessna 177 N34603	Tok, Alaska, United States	Howard, Robert R.	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1988	Dornier DO-24 N772AX	Oildale, California, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Mar 1988	Cessna 152 N4932H	Gold Bar, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Mar 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N15567	Evansville, Indiana, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Mar 1988	Cessna 172F N5244F	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States	Myrtle Beach AFB Aero Club	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Hughes 269C N58332	Tomball, Texas, United States	Omega Helicopter	Minor injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Paxton RV-3A N87JP	Antioch, California, United States	Paxton, John	Serious injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Beechcraft A36 N8136R	Cherokee, Iowa, United States	DGA Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Grumman G-164B N6750Q	West Point, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Howard's Flying Service Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Beechcraft C23 N1986L	Sullivan, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Cessna 172K N78840	Butler, Alabama, United States	McCords Aerial Patrol Systems	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Cessna 150M N714FJ	Lodi, California, United States	Drew, James D.	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1988	Cessna 172Q N918ER	Prescott, Arizona, United States approximate position	Embry-Riddle Aero Univ.	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1988	Bell UH-1B N59368	Arvin, California, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Mar 1988	Cessna 172B N7609X	Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States	Arnold O. Hopland	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1988	Piper PA-22-108 N5611Z	Dorado not on the map	-	No injuries	-