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

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 Bahamas 8 Canada 8 Mexico 8 Peru 5 Colombia 5

Operators involved

Hageland Aviation Services, Inc 3 Continental Airlines 3 United Airlines 2 Mesa Airlines 2 Yute Air Alaska 2 Peninsula Airways Inc. 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 Jul 1997	Cessna 172G N3888L	Powderly, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Piper PA-31T N974DC	Austin, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Let BLANIK L-13 N65378	Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Moran TEENIE TWO N9753	Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States	James McDonaugh	No injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Martin VELOCITY RG N280DM	Montauk, New York, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Grumman American AA-1B N9883L	Culpeper, Virginia, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Cessna P206B N4733F	Desert Center, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Cessna 182A N2011G	Santa Paula, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Bellanca 17-30 N70EC	Prescott, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Cessna 172 N8189B	Aguiguan Island, Mauritius not on the map	GUY Gabaldon	No injuries	-
4 Jul 1997	Cessna 172 N7359A	Goodyear, Arizona, United States	Arvie M. Allison	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1997	Snow S2C N1684S	Viola, Illinois, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1997	Bell 206B N49661	New Iberia, Louisiana, United States	American Aviation, Inc.	Serious injuries	-
3 Jul 1997	Reiffer RS-15 N8032H	Ward, Arkansas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
3 Jul 1997	Luscombe 8A N71381	Seminole, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
3 Jul 1997	Beechcraft 95-B55 N2031W	Beaumont, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Grumman G-164 N10397	Satanta, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Cessna 152 N69073	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	Bridgeport Flight Training	Minor injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Cessna T210M N761FM	Kerrville, Texas, United States	Clyde F. Sanford III	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Cessna 150F N8083S	Clearwater, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Grumman G-164 N10273	Altha, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Cessna A185F N5054R	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States	Jerry T. Gonsoulin	Minor injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Beechcraft 95-B55 N6663C	Longview, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Aviat A-1 N13HU	Novato, California, United States	Christopher T. Condy	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Cessna 152 N64954	Madera, California, United States	Majestic Skies Aviation	No injuries	-
2 Jul 1997	Piper PA-18 N5582C	Nenana, Alaska, United States	Alaska State Troopers	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1997	Piper PA-38-112 N2600N	Smithfield, North Carolina, United States	Raleigh Flying Service	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1997	Beechcraft C24R N5156M	Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1997	Piper PA-18-150 N7764D	Page, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1997	Cessna 172M N4395R	Unknown, Utah, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1997	Maule MX-7-180C N71VF	Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Air Tractor AT-301 N4396S	Edna, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Cessna 172P N97613	Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Globe GC-1B CFNXL	Yates, New York, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Airbus A300-600 UNK	Saudia Arabia, Saudi Arabia not on the map	Emirates Airlines	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Burkhart Grob G-103-TWIN II N18AG	Jacumba, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Stiritz EIPPER MX II N15TJ	Newport, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1997	Convair 240-53 N344MM	San Juan not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Dietrich NIEUPORT 12 N169RD	Byron, Michigan, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Cessna A188B N4485Q	McGregor, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) ERCOUPE 415-C N2308H	Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Cessna 152 N6099L	Gorman, Texas, United States	Spencer Jones	Minor injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Piper PA-28-161 N80964	Block Island, Rhode Island, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Cessna 182C N5158U	Rimrock, Arizona, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Douglas DC-4 N103	Venetie, Alaska, United States	Hondu Carib Cargo	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1997	Helio H295 N6343V	Ekwok, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1997	Cessna 172P N55121	Fowlerville, Michigan, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1997	Cessna 402B N901BC	Springfield, Missouri, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1997	Cessna 172P N53795	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Jun 1997	Sloan RV-6 N626BA	Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States	-	No injuries	-