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
17 Sep 1997 Piper PA-32R-300
N2680Q
Fargo, North Dakota, United States - No injuries -
17 Sep 1997 Piper PA-38-112
N43DR
Greenwood, Indiana, United States Greenwood Aircraft Services No injuries -
16 Sep 1997 Brashears MONERAI-S
N5575S
Artesia, New Mexico, United States - Serious injuries -
16 Sep 1997 Piper PA-22
N5840Z
Northway, Alaska, United States Emory M. Strong No injuries -
15 Sep 1997 Maule M4-210
N9804M
Bethel, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
15 Sep 1997 Cessna 402C
N2649Z
Kivalina, Alaska, United States Hageland Aviation Services, Inc No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Maule M-7-235
N5662S
Louisville, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Boeing 747-422
N175UA
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States United Airlines Serious injuries -
14 Sep 1997 As+ AC-4B
N3021
Sundance, Wyoming, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Boeing Stearman PT-17
N64604
Geneseo, New York, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Piper PA-12
N7894H
Healy, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Piper PA-11
N4116D
Gulkana, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Piper PA-44-180
N357DA
The Dalles, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
14 Sep 1997 Cessna 172M
N61913
Long Beach, California, United States Dale Choppin No injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Piper PA-32RT-300
N9385C
Oxford, North Carolina, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Cessna 411
N12WT
Williston, Florida, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Cessna 150M
N66547
Salem, Illinois, United States - No injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Bellanca 7GCBC
N5272X
Crimora, Virginia, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Sep 1997 De Havilland DHC-1
N6004A
Winlock, Washington, United States - Serious injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Lampert M500
N800GL
San Carlos, California, United States - Minor injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Piper PA-28-140
N56474
Tucson, Arizona, United States Deborah Sampson No injuries -
13 Sep 1997 Piper PA-18-150
N7054
Saint Mary's, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
12 Sep 1997 Hughes MDL-369HS
N107CW
Brinkley, Arkansas, United States Mid South Aviation, Inc. No injuries -
12 Sep 1997 Piper PA-12
N2389M
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
12 Sep 1997 Cessna 150L
N18503
Hilo, Hawaii, United States - Serious injuries -
12 Sep 1997 Newberg PL-4A
N44PN
Placerville, California, United States John Scribner No injuries -
12 Sep 1997 Piper PA28R-180
N69645
Reno, Nevada, United States Kevin E Howell Serious injuries -
11 Sep 1997 Stinson 108-3
N800C
Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas, United States - Serious injuries -
10 Sep 1997 Grumman G-164A
N84PG
Hillsboro, Texas, United States - No injuries -
10 Sep 1997 Cessna 152
N65406
Murrieta, California, United States
no coordinates
Carlsbad Air Service No injuries -
9 Sep 1997 Beechcraft V35
N9453S
Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 1997 Piper PA-28-180
N2480R
Leroy, Ohio, United States - No injuries -
9 Sep 1997 Bell 206B
N90115
Minden, Nevada, United States - Minor injuries -
9 Sep 1997 Bellanca 7GCBC
N5500L
Columbus, Montana, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
9 Sep 1997 Piper PA-18-150
N91019
MacKay, Idaho, United States Charles A. Rogler No injuries -
8 Sep 1997 Cessna 402C
N2649Z
Buckland, Alaska, United States Hageland Aviation Services Inc No injuries -
8 Sep 1997 Bell 206B
N770GG
Napa, California, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Sep 1997 Beechcraft A23A
N2339W
Tucson, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Diamond DA 20-A1
N560SS
Concord, North Carolina, United States Lancaster Aviation, Inc. Minor injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Cessna 182B
N2794G
Paris, Tennessee, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1997 British BAE-ATP
N855AW
Peru, Illinois, United States United Feeder Service Serious injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Beechcraft 35-C33A
N5729V
Amana, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Piper PA-28-140
N6391R
Grant, Michigan, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Shutt MARQUART MA-5
N82ND
Pecos, Texas, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Cessna 207A
N7318U
Bethel, Alaska, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Cessna 182B
N81MK
Madera, California, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Cessna U206F
N7494Q
Stanley, Idaho, United States - No injuries -
7 Sep 1997 Curtiss-Wright TRAVEL AIR 12-Q
N496W
Pendleton, Oregon, United States - No injuries -
6 Sep 1997 Cessna 150F
N6898F
Kenly, North Carolina, United States - Minor injuries -
6 Sep 1997 Piper PA-22
N9228D
Shields, Kansas, United States - No injuries -