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
9 Apr 1988	Cessna 310I N8008M	Helena, Montana, United States	Johnson, Ronald W.	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1988	Bellanca 14-19-3A N8880R	Boone, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Gene Ronald Smith	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N32076	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Winston N. Bloch JR	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1988	Burkhart Grob G103A N788G	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Apr 1988	Piper PA-24-260 N8553P	Henrietta, Texas, United States	Jeffery W. Pierce	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1988	Beechcraft 35-C33A N2766T	Onamia, Minnesota, United States	Bemidji Airlines	Fatal	2
26 Mar 1988	Cessna 421A CGVDG	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Mar 1988	Ryan NAVION NA-4 N1598V	Fancy Gap, Virginia, United States	Michael K Newell	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1988	Champion 7BCM N82782	Bishopville, South Carolina, United States	Robert W. Goodson	Fatal	2
12 Mar 1988	Surline SIDEWINDER N185SA	Moriarty, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1988	Cessna 150 N1258Q	Sylva, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Mar 1988	Cessna 150 N60371	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Jack L. Pollard	Fatal	2
5 Mar 1988	Beechcraft A36 N2929R	Bow, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	Console Corp.	Fatal	2
4 Mar 1988	Beechcraft E18S N45A	Vienna, Missouri, United States	Midwest Executive	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1988	Perkins CHRISTEN EAGLE II N115MC	Williamsburg, Virginia, United States	Marcus E. Perkins	Fatal	2
27 Feb 1988	Grumman AA-5B N74236	Frazier Park, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Feb 1988	Bellanca 7GCBC N53808	Warroad, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Feb 1988	Cessna 172N N5211E	Kissimmee, Florida, United States no coordinates	Florida Air Center, Inc.	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1988	Grumman American AA-5A N9958U	Martinsville, Indiana, United States	Lutz G. MacHon	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N8321K	Rosamond, California, United States	Barnes Aviation	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1988	Cessna 177RG N2109Q	Ellamore, West Virginia, United States	Nabil A. Ragheb	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1988	Beechcraft A23 N1461L	Big Bear City, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1988	Piper PA-34-200T N2469M	Stratford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	U.s. Express	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1988	Beechcraft S35 N5701K	Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Richard L. Schmidt	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1988	Beechcraft 58P N444MB	Dunedin, Florida, United States no coordinates	Session, Gary T	Fatal	2
14 Feb 1988	Cessna 305A (L-19) N5173G	Jean, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Feb 1988	Cessna 152 N757NM	Seneca, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Heliservices, Inc.	Fatal	2
7 Feb 1988	Beechcraft 65-88 N884G	Unknown no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1988	Cessna U206F N60566	Lk Havasu City, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1988	Cessna 150J N61305	Douglas, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Feb 1988	Beechcraft 58P N3689D	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Davis Const & Engineering	Fatal	2
24 Jan 1988	Cessna 182L N3467R	Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States	Johnnie W. Maley	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1988	Cessna 172 N5113A	Temple City, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1988	Cessna TU206G N4884U	Kirkland, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jan 1988	Cessna 180 N180W	Hailey, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jan 1988	Cessna T303 N9565T	Kiowa, Colorado, United States	Amspray Sales Corporation	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N2938X	Napa, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jan 1988	Gates Learjet 36A N79SF	Monroe, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Phoenix Air	Fatal	2
2 Jan 1988	Cessna 152 N5364M	Ravenna, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Jan 1988	North American T-28C N9719G	Woodstock, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1988	Cessna 205 N8403Z	Cottage Grove, Oregon, United States	Raymund R. Wilbur III	Fatal	1
24 Dec 1988	Beechcraft A36 N262C	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1988	Bell 206L-1 N1072S	Oakland, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N751SP	Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	1
15 Dec 1988	Piper PA-28R-201T N3110Q	Arvada, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	1
14 Dec 1988	De Havilland DHC-2 N89U	Kasaan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Ketchikan Air Service	Fatal	1
13 Dec 1988	Beard VARIEZE N226RB	Palo Alto, California, United States	Beard, Robert Wayne	Fatal	1
9 Dec 1988	Mitsubishi MU-2J N296MA	Missing no coordinates	John C. Larcombe	Fatal	1
3 Dec 1988	Flagg TEENIE TWO N4831Y	Albemarle, North Carolina, United States	Dennis and David Mabry	Fatal	1
3 Dec 1988	Piper PA-38-112 N2379V	Tomball, Texas, United States	Travel Air	Fatal	1