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, Bahamas and Canada.
79 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 307 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
2,121
Records
402
Fatal
1,260
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1997
Period
Show these on the map
2,042 of 2,121 can be placed
(307 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,121 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172 RG | Quinton, Virginia, United States | Mercury Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1997 | Cessna 180 | Port Ashton, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Rutan DEFIANT | Alma, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Cessna 150M | Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Bellanca 17-30A | Eagle, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) ERCOUPE 415-C | Harrison, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft C23 | Terlingua, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Cessna 150 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-38-112 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Cessna 152 | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Cessna 170B | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Young RV-4 | Sparta, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Maule M-4-220C | Bemidgi, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Poor Boys Toys EXEC 90 | Patricia, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Cessna 152 | Cape Coral, Florida, United States | Fort Myers Airways | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Cessna 172M | Milton, West Virginia, United States | Wade Hester | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Mitteer MINI 500 | Agua Dulce, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Consolidated-Vultee PBY-5A(28-5ACF) | Moreno, California, United States | John Milton Wells | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Bell 206-LIII | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | Velocity VELOCITY ELITE RG | Langdon, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | Cessna A188B | Satanta, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28-180 | Abernathy, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | Bauer VANS RV-4 | Seminole, Texas, United States | Adrian Guetersloh | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Federal Express, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1997 | Iverslie KIT FOX | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Boeing B75N1 | Lone Rock, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Cessna A150K | Elgin, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Boeing A75 | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Cessna 150M | Ocean City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Cessna 180B | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1997 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Briggs, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1997 | Cessna 172P | La Porte, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1997 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Elma, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Cessna 188B | Halstead, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Jenkins RV-6 | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Cessna 188 | Benson, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Waco YMF5 | Lake Buena Vist, Florida, United States | Reilly Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Aerospatiale AS-350B | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Beechcraft V35B | Pacoima, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Sorrell SNS-7 | Tomahawk, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Kearns RV-6 | Harrisburg, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Auburn, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Shapley QUICKIE Q-200 | Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Wonder RV-6 | Franktown, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-24-260 | Burnsville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Beechcraft D50A | Mitchell, Nebraska, United States | James Adams | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Mapleton, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |