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

Cessna 172 150 Piper PA-28 101 Cessna 150 78 Cessna 182 65 Cessna 152 64 Piper PA-18 39

Where these happened

United States 2,007 Canada 8 Bahamas 8 Mexico 8 Colombia 5 Peru 5

Operators involved

Hageland Aviation Services, Inc 3 Continental Airlines 3 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. 2 National Park Service 2 Usda Forest Service 2 U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
17 Oct 1997	Robinson R22 BETA N333PH	Pompano Beach, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1997	Cessna 172G N4690L	Panacea, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Oct 1997	Cessna 152 N68299	Quincy, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1997	Piper PA-22-150 N7507D	Challis, Idaho, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1997	Mikoyan Mig MIG 15UTI N17KM	Reno, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Howard A. Torman	Serious injuries	-
16 Oct 1997	Boeing 757-222 N581UA	Seattle, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1997	Cessna 180J N7527K	Chama, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Oct 1997	Bell 47G-4A N7104J	Welsh, Louisiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Beechcraft 99-C99 N227AV	Meadview, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Bell 206-B2 N86TA	Sutton, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Schweizer 269C N557DC	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Beechcraft 1900D N162ZV	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Cessna P210N N731NX	Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Cessna 152 N6154Q	Piqua, Ohio, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Sego Tool HAWK H2X N4412X	Tooele, Utah, United States	Groen Brothers Aviation Inc.	No injuries	-
15 Oct 1997	Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N8819H	Altus, Oklahoma, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Oct 1997	Ayres S2R-T65 PN259	Neiva, Colombia no coordinates	Government of Colombia	Minor injuries	-
14 Oct 1997	Cessna 172P N62264	Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	John N. Campbell	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1997	Cessna 150 N71VL	Temple Bar, Arizona, United States	Blair C. Peterson	No injuries	-
13 Oct 1997	Schweizer SGS1-26A N1154N	Fairfield, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Oct 1997	Cessna 182B N7269E	Palmer, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1997	Cessna 172P N945SM	Wiggins, Mississippi, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Oct 1997	Piper PA-28-140 N836FC	Lanai City, Hawaii, United States	David Chevalier	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1997	Cessna 170A N9212A	Quincy, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1997	Grumman-Schweizer G-164A N4983	Sylvania, Georgia, United States	-	No injuries	-
12 Oct 1997	Schweizer FGS-233 N5762S	Ionia, Michigan, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Oct 1997	Balloon Works FIREFLY 11 N2585Z	Rancho Bernardo, California, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
11 Oct 1997	Ciernia GLASAIR-III N153JC	Desert Center, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1997	Piper PA-18-150 N9691P	Williston, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1997	Sukhoi SU-29 N929CB	Williamstown, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
11 Oct 1997	Cessna 172M N64507	Oceana, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1997	Cameron N-90 N1602R	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
10 Oct 1997	Aerostar S-60A N7154E	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Cessna U-206E N9428G	Friday Harbor, Washington, United States	Aeronautical Services, Inc.	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Cessna 650-0220 B4106	Harbin, China no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
9 Oct 1997	Beechcraft 18 [C-45H] N486JB	Orlando, Florida, United States	Carib-Air Cargo Inc	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Piper PA-23-250 N54738	Charlotte, Michigan, United States	Glenn Douglas Leonard	Minor injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Hiller UH-12E N4027L	Liberty, Nebraska, United States	-	No injuries	-
9 Oct 1997	Piper PA-18A-150 N7198D	Gulf of Mexico no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
8 Oct 1997	Ford RV-4 N17PQ	Dansville, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Aerostar S-60A N63459	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	Ronald E. Hensley	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Beechcraft G35 N129B	Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Brown AIR SHARK III N42AE	Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States	Robert L. Graham	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Cessna 120 N1856N	Prince George, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Beechcraft G18S N9312Y	Crosbyton, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 N74056	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
6 Oct 1997	Piper PA-18-150 N83454	Folsum, New Mexico, United States	Patrick H. Lyons	No injuries	-
5 Oct 1997	Cessna 185F N17SR	Oakland, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Oct 1997	Cessna 172N N73899	Sandwich, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
5 Oct 1997	Beechcraft V35A N1566A	West Lafayette, Indiana, United States	-	Serious injuries	-