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, Mexico and Canada.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 1997 | Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R | Newton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Jan 1997 | Bell 206-B3 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Air Center Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jan 1997 | Aerostar 601P | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | Christopher Pavlides | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Dec 1997 | Beechcraft A 36 | Findlay, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Dec 1997 | Piper PA-32-260 | Pittsville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Dec 1997 | Pitts S-2B | Bozeman, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Dec 1997 | Aero Commander 112 | Kettle Falls, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Nov 1997 | Commander 114B | Cross City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Oct 1997 | Cessna 402B | Tampa, Florida, United States | Donald A. Clark | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Mooney M20K | Emporia, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-28-180 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Oct 1997 | Beechcraft 35-C33A | Robbins, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Oct 1997 | Aero Commander 100-180 | Auburn, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Sep 1997 | Cessna 172M | Bremerton, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Sep 1997 | Beechcraft 76 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Sep 1997 | Bell 205A-1 | Sequim, Washington, United States | National Park Service | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Sep 1997 | Cessna 182N | Montrose, Colorado, United States | Robert O. Briggs | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Classic YMF-5 | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Bell 206L-1 | Arica, Peru | Helica del Peru | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Aug 1997 | Cessna U206G | Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States | Alain M. Reiser | Fatal | 3 |
| 11 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Palm Bch Garden, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Hesperia, California, United States | Brett R. Allen | Fatal | 3 |
| 15 Jul 1997 | Cessna TR182 | Panamint Spring, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Jul 1997 | Grumman American AA-5B | Jones Beach, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-32R-301 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Piper PA 31-310 | San Diego, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Cessna 185F | Bagotville, Canada | Randell L. McPherson | Fatal | 3 |
| 9 Jun 1997 | Cessna U206E | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | Cheney, Ernest, J. | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Jun 1997 | Cessna 210M | Elliston, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 2 Jun 1997 | Cessna 172N | Comerio | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 23 May 1997 | Beechcraft V35 | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | Donald W. Grogan | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1997 | Cessna 182 | Clinton, Utah, United States | Keith E. McArthur | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Apr 1997 | Piper PA-32RT-300T | Rye, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 25 Mar 1997 | Beechcraft V35 | Marco Island, Florida, United States | John S. Spriggs | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Tejupilco, Mexico | James T. Osborn | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Mar 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 6 Mar 1997 | Cessna T210L | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Starflight Simmons Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
| 3 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-28-200 | Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-22 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Bradley W. Johnson | Fatal | 3 |
| 28 Jan 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mayhill, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-24-260 | Winston, Montana, United States | Dakota Ridge Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
| 30 Dec 1997 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 | Wayne, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 29 Dec 1997 | Cessna 414A | Guyton, Georgia, United States | Joseph E. Black | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Dec 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Jose Mitja | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Dec 1997 | Cessna 152 | Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States | Fare Share Ltd | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Dec 1997 | Beechcraft A100 | Colo Springs, Colorado, United States | Aviation Charter, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Dec 1997 | Cessna A150K | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Dec 1997 | Aero Commander 690A | Yakima, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Dec 1997 | Bellanca 17-30 | Independence, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Dec 1997 | Cessna 172N | Lytle Creek, California, United States | Vincent J. Kostovny | Fatal | 2 |