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
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,121 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1997 | Aerofab LAKE LA-250 | Miami, Florida, United States | Elissar Technologies Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1997 | Learjet 35A | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | West Bend Air | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1997 | Champion 7ECA | Augusta, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1997 | Cessna 172F | Hurley, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1997 | Cessna 150M | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft B200 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1997 | Aerospatiale SA316B | Counselor, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1997 | Pilatus PC-6 | Lexington, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 23 | Salina, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1997 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Roanoke, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Revolution MINI-500 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Mooney M20K | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1997 | Cessna 177 | Boerne, Texas, United States | Herbert B. Young | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Montevideo, Uruguay | - | Unknown | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Cessna 170B | Fernley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182Q | Hamburg, California, United States | Charles Cali | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-34-220T | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Morton T. Saunders | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Hiller UH-12D | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Enstrom F-28C | Fairview, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Torrance, California, United States | KIP K. Myers | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fullerton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1997 | Cessna 185C | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-20 | Naknek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1997 | Diamond DA20-A1 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Erik Richard Lindqvist | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Cessna 208B | Kasigluk, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft D17S | Chino, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-25-235C | Blakley, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Mooney M20C | Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Mooney M20C | St Charles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300 | Scottsville, Virginia, United States | Blue Ridge Air | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Helio H-800 | Ogden, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-28-151 | Vashon, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Bell 47-G3B | Winston, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Stinson AT-19 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Garry C. Waite | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Cessna 150M | Miami, Florida, United States | William B. Tinkham | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Aviat A-1 | Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Mooney M20F | College Station, Texas, United States | Texas A&M Flying Club Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Cessna 150G | Tyler, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft A36TC | Stratford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Cessna 182P | Thompsons, Texas, United States | Skyline Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft V-35 | Medford, Oregon, United States | Robert R. Francis | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 126-D | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Piper J3L-65 | Reeseville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Norman, Oklahoma, United States | Airman Flight School, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1997 | Champion 7EC | Galata, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |