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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1997 | Cessna 152 | Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States | Ferland, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Hammonton, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Aviat A-1 | San Fernando, Argentina | Aviat, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Defiance, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Garuda Indonesian Airways PT | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Cessna 206 | Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Madras, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-25-235 | Faulkton, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft C23 | Wamego, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Maule M5C | Lino Lakes, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Cessna A188B | Satanta, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Champion 7ECA | Willard, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Wsk Pzl Mielec M-18A | Waldenburg, Arkansas, United States | Leon E. Jacobi | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Schweizer G-164B | Edwards, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Boeing 737-548 | Copenhagen, Denmark | AER Lingus | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Ross/Stonecipher VANS RV-6 | Woods Cross, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Cessna 150H | Sweet Home, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Corben JUNIOR ACE | East Wenatchee, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Air Tractor AT-301A | Labelle, Florida, United States | Lyles Story | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Benton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Spencer PITTS S-1S | Greenwood, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Manchester, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Cessna 185F | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft 1900D | Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Cessna 150K | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft V35B | Kaiser, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-32-300T | Del Norte, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1997 | Roe-Wayne MUSTANG II | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1997 | Rockwell S-2R | Pond Creek, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS 3/24.5 | MacDoel, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Cessna 120 | Hollister, California, United States | Gregory Dennis | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Cessna A188 | Richland, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Cessna 150G | Franklin, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-38-112 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Schweizer G-164B | Rio Linda, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Cessna 150 | Jean, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Wood MURPHY REBEL | Marion, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft N35 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1997 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Fallon, Nevada, United States | U.s. Dept. of the Interior | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Beechcraft B19 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | Arthur A. Dupont | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Cessna 150G | Greer, South Carolina, United States | Air Ventures Inc | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Luscombe 8F | New Town, Pennsylvania, United States | Waldo Steen | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Boccher P51 MUSTANG | North Rose, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1997 | Cessna 150 | Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Aerospatiale ATR-72-12 | Dallas, Texas, United States | Simmons Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28 | Morgantown, Pennsylvania, United States | Wendell L. MAY | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Maule M-4-220C | Gualala, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |