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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 1997 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 1997 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Travis C Elmore B2B/582 | Haines City, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 150K | Ball Ground, Georgia, United States | Firefox Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 182P | Red Hook, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Learjet 35A | Great Falls, Montana, United States | Professional Flight Crew Svcs | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna T207A | Monument Valley, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Robinson R22B | Boise, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1997 | Cessna 172N | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1997 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 | Saint Louis, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 1997 | Bell 47G-3B | Snohomish, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 1997 | Piper PA-28R-210T | Fort Collins, Colorado, United States | Altitudes Flight Training, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Piper PA-24-180 | Yakkama City, Florida, United States | Arlan Elroy Nuss | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Cessna 172 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Cotton Bay, Bahamas | Larry Meredith | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Cessna 180J | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Hiller UH-12E | Truckee, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Boeing 747-400 | London, United Kingdom | Air Canada | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1997 | Piper PA-28-160 | Weatherford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Cessna 172P | Morristown, New Jersey, United States | American Flyers | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Cessna 150M | Freeland, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Cessna 185 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Grayslake, Illinois, United States | Cardinal Aircraft Service | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Piper PA-12 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Beechcraft 35 | Liberty, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Schweizer 269C | Laredo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1997 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340B | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | Wings West Airlines, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1997 | Robinson R-22 | Santa Margarita, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Burbank, California, United States | Martijn Bakker | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1997 | Airbus A300B4-605R | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1997 | Snow S2C | Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | San Juan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | Fare Share Ltd | Fatal | - |
| 11 May 1997 | Boeing 737-524 | Corpus Christi, Texas, United States | Continental Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | Beechcraft B33-35 | Mishawaka, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1997 | Piper PA-24-250 | Correctionville, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | North American B-25J | Midland, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | Cessna 150H | New Castle, Delaware, United States | SKI Safety, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | American AA-1 | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | Cessna 170B | Ontario, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | Piper PA-22-150 | The Dalles, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | Piper PA-28-140 | Dickinson, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1997 | Townsend KITFOX | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | British BA-31 | Hamilton, Canada | Chautauqua Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | Cessna 152 | Deer Lodge, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | Short Brothers SD3-60 | Miami, Florida, United States | Gulfstream Int'l Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | Grumman G-164A | Prairie View, Kansas, United States | Jerry D. Bantam | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | Mooney M20K | N Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1997 | Mooney M20C | Torreon, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |