Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1997

The NTSB database holds 2,121 accidents and incidents in 1997, recorded between 1997. 402 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,260 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 150.

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Bahamas.

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

2,121
Records
402
Fatal
1,260
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1997
Period
Show these on the map 1,735 of 2,121 have coordinates

All 2,121 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
13 Nov 1997 Cessna 150M
N6062K
Ormond Beach, Florida, United States - No injuries -
13 Nov 1997 Piper PA-28-161
N2973Y
Pittstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
12 Nov 1997 Cessna 172RG
N9451D
San Diego, California, United States American Flyers No injuries -
12 Nov 1997 Cessna 152
N48863
Blaine, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
12 Nov 1997 Piper PA-28-235
N9404W
Ulysses, Kansas, United States - Minor injuries -
11 Nov 1997 Piper PA-31-T3
N314SC
Tyonek, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
9 Nov 1997 Cessna 172I
N46029
Cummings, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
9 Nov 1997 Cessna 182A
N5883B
Parkton, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 1997 Bell 206B
N101LF
Forest Grove, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 1997 Waco YMF-5
N369DP
Sedona, Arizona, United States - Serious injuries -
8 Nov 1997 Globe GC-1B
N3232K
Los Angeles, California, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 1997 Beechcraft C23
N3724Z
Corona, California, United States
no coordinates
Air Accord No injuries -
8 Nov 1997 Cessna 172P
N97074
Naples, Florida, United States - No injuries -
8 Nov 1997 De Havilland DHC-6-6
N1022S
Elberta, Alabama, United States Emerald Coast Skydiving Center Fatal -
8 Nov 1997 Reid CAPELLA XS
N89FW
Leander, Texas, United States - No injuries -
7 Nov 1997 Aerostar PA-60-700P
N700HS
Portland, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
7 Nov 1997 Fokker F100
N865US
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
7 Nov 1997 Cessna 421A
N2957Q
Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
7 Nov 1997 Douglas DC-3C
N59316
Memphis, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
7 Nov 1997 Beechcraft C90A
N200HV
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Nov 1997 Piper PA-22-150
N9607D
Broomfield, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
6 Nov 1997 Cessna 150H
N695NS
Missoula, Montana, United States - No injuries -
5 Nov 1997 Cessna 172P
N98483
San Diego, California, United States - No injuries -
5 Nov 1997 Piper PA-38
N2536N
Madison, Wisconsin, United States Wisconsin Aviation No injuries -
5 Nov 1997 Beechcraft J35
N171Y
Provo, Utah, United States - No injuries -
4 Nov 1997 Luscombe 8F
N1895B
Boise, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
4 Nov 1997 Piper PA-28-140
N1469X
Farmingdale, New York, United States - Minor injuries -
3 Nov 1997 Cessna 172
N4105F
Crystal River, Florida, United States
no coordinates
Crystal Aero Group Inc No injuries -
3 Nov 1997 Piper PA-28-151
N4502X
Clarksville, Florida, United States - Serious injuries -
3 Nov 1997 Piper PA-24-180
N5071P
Guatemala City, Guatemala
no coordinates
JAY Dunlap No injuries -
3 Nov 1997 Mooney M20C
N1360W
Ozona, Texas, United States Glen Pruet No injuries -
2 Nov 1997 Cessna 152
N5190B
Eugene, Oregon, United States Aerial Comm. of America No injuries -
2 Nov 1997 Cessna 172N
N6585D
Payson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
2 Nov 1997 Cessna 402B
N69312
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Air Flight No injuries -
2 Nov 1997 Cessna 175
N9437B
Arnaudville, Louisiana, United States - No injuries -
2 Nov 1997 Cessna 172G
N5745R
Elk City, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
2 Nov 1997 Cessna 182
N2664R
Nayarit, Mexico
no coordinates
Flyers, Inc Serious injuries -
1 Nov 1997 Rodgers/Gaust RV-6
N44JR
Wellington, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
1 Nov 1997 De Havilland DH-8-201
N988HA
Jacksonville, Florida, United States U.s. Air Express Serious injuries -
1 Nov 1997 Let L-13
N65140
Elkin, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
1 Nov 1997 Piper PA-23-250
N40201
Galveston, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
1 Nov 1997 Cessna 172P
N96575
Tooele, Utah, United States Great Western Aviation No injuries -
1 Nov 1997 Cessna 150F
N7934F
Brigham City, Utah, United States - No injuries -
31 Oct 1997 Cessna 185F
N61500
Barrow, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
31 Oct 1997 Piper PA-32R-300
N1655H
Santa Rosa, California, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
31 Oct 1997 Piper PA-32-260
N3359W
Lakeville, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
31 Oct 1997 Hughes 269B
N2273W
Cleveland, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
30 Oct 1997 Cessna 172M
N1487V
Salisbury, Maryland, United States Brett Aviation Inc. No injuries -
30 Oct 1997 Cessna P210N
N600WL
Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States - Minor injuries -
29 Oct 1997 Striplin LONE RANGER SLVR CLD
N4478Y
Agua Dulce, California, United States - Minor injuries -