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
24 Feb 1988 Maule MX7-180
N5662H
Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States - No injuries -
23 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-108
N5542Z
Fabens, Texas, United States - No injuries -
23 Feb 1988 Piper PA-38-112
N24447
San Benito, Texas, United States - No injuries -
23 Feb 1988 Piper PA-32-300
N8429N
Kipnuk, Alaska, United States Kipnuk Air, Inc. No injuries -
23 Feb 1988 Shiner PITTS S-1S
N79SS
Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States James A. Cline Minor injuries -
23 Feb 1988 Cessna 182
N3374F
Westfield, Pennsylvania, United States Jerome J. Schmitt No injuries -
22 Feb 1988 Cessna 206G
N756EY
Loveland, Colorado, United States Richard Eddy No injuries -
22 Feb 1988 Cessna 172
N1061F
Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
22 Feb 1988 Cessna 172
N6285E
Jackson, Tennessee, United States Michael A. Kellems No injuries -
22 Feb 1988 Cessna R182
N3178C
San Andreas, California, United States Squadron Two Flying Club Serious injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N3524P
Fort Worth, Texas, United States E. Hart No injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Cessna 150L
N18225
Springfield, Illinois, United States Aero Charter, Inc. No injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Mooney M20E
N6693R
Miles City, Montana, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Aeronca 7AC
N2359E
Gila, New Mexico, United States Robert J. Agnew Serious injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Piper PA-28RT-201T
N2904C
Aurora, Colorado, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Piper PA-23-250
N5740Y
Elyria, Ohio, United States
approximate position
Superior Plating Company No injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Hodges CONDOR III +2
N5539Z
Canyon Lake, Texas, United States John Barnett Minor injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Beechcraft 77
N623CH
Concord, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
21 Feb 1988 Piper PA-28-180
N32019
Annapolis, Maryland, United States - No injuries -
20 Feb 1988 Cessna 182
N6418A
Stuart, Florida, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
20 Feb 1988 Cessna TU-206
N9848M
Durango, Colorado, United States - Minor injuries -
20 Feb 1988 Cessna A188B
N4489Q
MacOn, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -
20 Feb 1988 Mooney M20
N5782E
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
Howard Balick Serious injuries -
20 Feb 1988 Cessna 182RG
N1703R
Jacksonville, Alabama, United States - Serious injuries -
19 Feb 1988 Piper PA-38-112
N9331T
Washington, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
19 Feb 1988 Piper PA-31T
N2645Z
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Executive Air Service Minor injuries -
19 Feb 1988 Cessna 172N
N5135K
Temecula, California, United States
approximate position
Air Mech Inc. No injuries -
19 Feb 1988 Boeing 747-227B
N635US
Chicago, Illinois, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Cessna 152
N67515
Hurricane, Utah, United States - No injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Bell 206A
N7981J
Roseburg, Oregon, United States Mountain Air Helicopters, Inc Serious injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Cessna 152
N6341H
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Stinson 108
N6939M
Oswego, New York, United States Robert Lyman Minor injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Piper PA-22-150
N4305A
Galion, Ohio, United States - Minor injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Cessna 401B
N100PB
Bimini, Bahamas
not on the map
Airline Blue Star Corp. No injuries -
18 Feb 1988 Beechcraft F33A
N6785Y
Goodyear, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
17 Feb 1988 Cessna 152
N93137
La Belle, Florida, United States Tamiami Jet Center No injuries -
17 Feb 1988 Hiller UH-12-D
N48265
Bon-Wier, Texas, United States Thomas E. Hanks Serious injuries -
17 Feb 1988 Air Tractor 301
N3164Y
Circleville, Texas, United States Graham Addison No injuries -
17 Feb 1988 Piper PA-38-112
N9265T
Gainesville, Georgia, United States
approximate position
Old South Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
17 Feb 1988 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415C
N3631H
Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
17 Feb 1988 Cessna 140
N2300N
Orange, Virginia, United States KIM Barnett Minor injuries -
17 Feb 1988 De Havilland DH-7
N9058P
Denver, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
16 Feb 1988 Bell 206B
N21197
Martinsville, Indiana, United States Roto-Whirl, Inc. Serious injuries -
16 Feb 1988 Beechcraft 23
N18868
Grain Valley, Missouri, United States - No injuries -
16 Feb 1988 Gulfstream AA-5B
N26834
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
approximate position
Carney Aviation No injuries -
16 Feb 1988 Hughes 369D
N5093Y
Waterfall, Pennsylvania, United States Haverfield Helicopters Serious injuries -
15 Feb 1988 Cessna 170
N2601D
Healy, Alaska, United States Nick Nickolie No injuries -
15 Feb 1988 Mooney M20F
N7448V
Birmingham, Alabama, United States W. C. Cullipher & Son Minor injuries -
15 Feb 1988 Beechcraft C-23
N6634R
Roanoke, Virginia, United States Piedmont Aviation No injuries -
14 Feb 1988 Cessna 170B
N3180B
Crowley, Texas, United States - No injuries -