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.

95 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 550 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

2,502
Records
484
Fatal
1,485
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1989
Period
Show these on the map 2,407 of 2,502 can be placed (550 approximate)

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Mar 1989 Piper PA-34-200
N4374T
Lake Elsinore, California, United States
approximate position
Steve Mayes Minor injuries -
24 Mar 1989 Short Brothers SD3-60
N163DD
Albany, New York, United States Command Airways No injuries -
24 Mar 1989 Cessna 177
N35053
Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States S and S Flyers, Ltd No injuries -
24 Mar 1989 Piper PA-28-181
N4385L
Pittstown, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
24 Mar 1989 Cessna A185F
N4836Q
Lake Arthur, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
23 Mar 1989 Bell 222
N5008Q
Leadville, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
23 Mar 1989 Poehls BOBCAT
N80927
Billings, Montana, United States Poehls, William B. Serious injuries -
23 Mar 1989 Cessna 170A
N9187A
Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States William F. Meese No injuries -
23 Mar 1989 McDonnell Douglas DC-9
N447AA
Houston, Texas, United States American Airlines No injuries -
23 Mar 1989 Aeronca 7AC
N1790E
Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States - Minor injuries -
22 Mar 1989 Cessna 150L
N5228Q
Sellersburg, Indiana, United States - No injuries -
22 Mar 1989 Bell 206B
N5004F
Atlanta, Georgia, United States Dooley Helicopters Inc Serious injuries -
22 Mar 1989 Beechcraft A100
N23605
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States Corporate Jet No injuries -
22 Mar 1989 Boeing 727-200A
N728
San Antonio, Texas, United States
approximate position
American Airlines No injuries -
22 Mar 1989 Hughes 269C
N8642F
De Kalb, Illinois, United States - Serious injuries -
21 Mar 1989 Cessna 172H
N1480F
Melbourne, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
21 Mar 1989 Gulfstream 690A
N690MF
Bismark, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
21 Mar 1989 Piper PA-28-161
N84435
Fullerton, California, United States
approximate position
Aviation Facilities Inc. No injuries -
21 Mar 1989 Waco UPF-7
N39752
Marathon, Florida, United States
approximate position
Conch Classic Air Tours No injuries -
21 Mar 1989 Piper PA-32-260
N390G
Kershaw, South Carolina, United States Coastal Planes Airways Minor injuries -
20 Mar 1989 Cessna 152
N49925
San Jose, California, United States Sierra Academy of Aeronautics Minor injuries -
20 Mar 1989 Hughes 269C
N7470F
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
approximate position
- No injuries -
19 Mar 1989 Miller S.A.L. 2/3 MUSTANG
N51RM
Erie, Colorado, United States Dowell, Vaughn E. Minor injuries -
19 Mar 1989 Cessna 195
N4395N
Moore Haven, Florida, United States - No injuries -
19 Mar 1989 Beechcraft A36
N72253
Chamblee, Georgia, United States
approximate position
Quality Aviation No injuries -
18 Mar 1989 North American T-28A
N128AF
Jerome, Idaho, United States Ernest Durbano No injuries -
18 Mar 1989 Hughes 269A
N8784F
Malibu, California, United States Williams, Gerald L. Serious injuries -
18 Mar 1989 Cessna TU206
N7551Z
Anacortes, Washington, United States Katherine Fletcher No injuries -
18 Mar 1989 Grumman G-164B
N6713Q
Westley, California, United States Valley Crop Dusters, Inc. Serious injuries -
18 Mar 1989 Cessna 177RG
N52634
Rockford, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
18 Mar 1989 Cessna 182Q
N757MY
Pickens, South Carolina, United States - No injuries -
17 Mar 1989 Halstead SANDPIPER
N339RH
Chesapeake, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
17 Mar 1989 Boeing 737-300
N12318
Oakland, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
17 Mar 1989 Rockwell S2R T34
N4968X
Heth, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -
17 Mar 1989 Cessna 172M
N5280R
Galveston, Texas, United States Adolphsen, Wayne E. Serious injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Aeronca 15AC
N4433N
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Bell 206B
N131AT
Corona, California, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Cessna 172
N51313
Rio Vista, California, United States Buchanon Flying Club Minor injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Cessna 150E
N3015J
Hillsboro, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Bellanca 7GCBC
N41692
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Cessna 172
N5517R
Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States Richard Valentino Minor injuries -
16 Mar 1989 Cessna 172N
N73944
Swainsboro, Georgia, United States Ostrom, Virginia E. Minor injuries -
15 Mar 1989 Piper PA-22-160
N9023D
Henryetta, Oklahoma, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
14 Mar 1989 Aircraft Parts & Dev A-9B
N9087A
Athens, Alabama, United States David N. Usery No injuries -
14 Mar 1989 Cessna 177RG
N52800
Savannah, Georgia, United States
approximate position
Gertner, Robert No injuries -
14 Mar 1989 Boeing 727-232
N511DA
Greenville, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Mar 1989 Cessna T210L
N26RS
Roy, Utah, United States Jack R. Stacey Minor injuries -
13 Mar 1989 Cessna TU206G
N735VE
Broomfield, Colorado, United States William James Cunningham Minor injuries -
13 Mar 1989 Cessna 402A
N2882F
Miami, Florida, United States REA, Lawrence E. (Jr.) No injuries -
13 Mar 1989 Callair A9-B
N7701V
Fisher, Arkansas, United States - No injuries -