Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1989

The NTSB database holds 2,502 accidents and incidents in 1989, recorded between 1989. 484 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,485 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Cessna 152.

Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Turks And Caicos Islands.

645 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,502
Records
484
Fatal
1,485
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1989
Period
Show these on the map 1,857 of 2,502 have coordinates

All 2,502 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
3 Mar 1989 Beechcraft V35TC
N27FH
Roanoke, Virginia, United States Ruffin K. Harris Fatal 1
1 Mar 1989 Beechcraft 95-A55
N1729Q
Lake Placid, New York, United States - Fatal 1
28 Feb 1989 Mitsubishi MU-2B-20F
N701DM
San Diego, California, United States - Fatal 1
22 Feb 1989 Cessna 150K
N6010G
Pemberton, Minnesota, United States RYE, Gordon E. Fatal 1
18 Feb 1989 Cessna 172F
N8492U
Safford, Arizona, United States Copper Penny Office Supply Fatal 1
16 Feb 1989 Bellanca 7GCBC
N4126Y
Jackson, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
15 Feb 1989 Cessna 340A
N8814K
Safford, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
11 Feb 1989 Bellanca 7GCBC
CGBHN
Lyon Mountain, New York, United States Jack Taylor Fatal 1
9 Feb 1989 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32F
N935F
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
9 Feb 1989 Cessna 310Q
N6269Q
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
Bowman Aviation Fatal 1
9 Feb 1989 Cessna U206G
N756EA
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
Arctic Circle Air Service Inc Fatal 1
6 Feb 1989 Piper PA-28-151
N6834J
Missing Acft
no coordinates
Krause, Colleen Fatal 1
4 Feb 1989 War Replicas P-51
N51K
Tracy, California, United States - Fatal 1
29 Jan 1989 Silvaire 8F
N3550G
Lake Elsinore, California, United States
no coordinates
Steven M. Grant Fatal 1
28 Jan 1989 Cessna 305A
N5300G
Blairstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
27 Jan 1989 Piper PA-23-160
N4391P
Carson City, Nevada, United States - Fatal 1
26 Jan 1989 Cessna T337G
N6CF
Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States - Fatal 1
26 Jan 1989 Mooney M20F
N3274F
Truckee, California, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
22 Jan 1989 Mason AJM-1
N87AJ
Cajalco, California, United States
no coordinates
Richard E. McKim Fatal 1
22 Jan 1989 Grumman AA5A
N26313
Lake View, California, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
21 Jan 1989 Champion 7EC
N7596E
Luxemburg, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1
18 Jan 1989 Cessna 150L
N6757G
Zachary, Louisiana, United States Topflight Inc. Fatal 1
15 Jan 1989 Murphey VANCRAFT 532
N61LM
Tucson, Arizona, United States - Fatal 1
14 Jan 1989 Piper PA-24-180
N5983P
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
ROY E. Abbott Fatal 1
9 Jan 1989 Cessna 414
N1672T
Pleasanton, California, United States Gellman, Barbara Lorraine Fatal 1
6 Jan 1989 Cessna 172M
N61587
Oxnard, California, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
5 Jan 1989 Wells VARIEZE
N66WR
MacOn, Missouri, United States Wilson, Duane A. Fatal 1
5 Jan 1989 Piper PA-28-180
N5157L
San Bernardino, California, United States Troxell, Carl R. Fatal 1
4 Jan 1989 Bell 206L-3
N1410C
Orlando, Florida, United States Orange County Sheriff Office Fatal 1
3 Jan 1989 Piper PA-31
N9034Y
Springfield, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
31 Dec 1989 Boeing 737-204
N198AW
Tucson, Arizona, United States America West Airlines, Inc. Minor injuries -
30 Dec 1989 Piper PA28-181
N8138E
Santa Barbara, California, United States - No injuries -
29 Dec 1989 Piper PA-32-301
N8157R
Norfolk, Nebraska, United States - No injuries -
29 Dec 1989 Piper PA-34-200
N1294T
Jenison, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
29 Dec 1989 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD
N3871H
Lizton, Indiana, United States ORR, ROY A. No injuries -
29 Dec 1989 Champion 7ECA
N7615S
Tanana, Alaska, United States Quinn, Michael H. No injuries -
29 Dec 1989 Morrisey 2150A
N5145V
Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
Neal A. Self Serious injuries -
29 Dec 1989 Beechcraft 35
N9K
Tularosa, New Mexico, United States Griffin, Thomas E. Serious injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Piper PA-34-200
N831SR
Sarasota, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Hietfield, Richard V. No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Piper PA-38-112
N2605P
Griffith, Indiana, United States Great Northern Aircraft Sales No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Aeronca 11AC
N3647E
Chillicothe, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Long E-Z-E LONG E-Z-E
N77NW
Hammond, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 De Havilland DHC-2
N67691
Kodiak, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Beechcraft BE-24
N18733
Martinsville, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Cessna 150L
N11614
Lehighton, Pennsylvania, United States American Flight Academy No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Cessna 172N
N75702
Broomfield, Colorado, United States Air West Flying Club No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Piper PA-32-260
N3809W
Clinton, Oklahoma, United States - No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Cessna 340
N69556
Merrill, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
28 Dec 1989 Cessna 210M
N456GS
Stuart, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
27 Dec 1989 Beechcraft V35B
N2105L
North Canton, Ohio, United States Tubbs, Thomas A. No injuries -