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
2 Apr 1997	Piper PA-28-235 N9004W	Des Moines, Iowa, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1997	Piper PA-23-250 N5175Y	Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands not on the map	Virgin Air, Inc.	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1997	Cessna 182F N3652U	Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Apr 1997	Cessna 175 N9261B	Naknek, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
1 Apr 1997	Catchot HAULER N301A	Centerville, Alabama, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Apr 1997	Piper PA-18 N4500W	Noatak, Alaska, United States	National Park Service	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1997	Cessna 310R N995GP	Deep Water Cay, Bahamas not on the map	Marco Aviation, Inc.	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28R-200 N2226T	Continental, Arizona, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
31 Mar 1997	Cessna 172M N73455	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1997	Cessna 170 N4549C	Manley Hot Sprn, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1997	Cessna 172N N738NC	St Matthews, South Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
31 Mar 1997	Charles J Keuthan ZEPHYR II N52958	Bunnell, Florida, United States	Richard R. Whitson	Serious injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Cessna 180C N9065N	Camarillo, California, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Cessna 172 N5115K	Auburn, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Boeing E75 N5010V	Spokane, Washington, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Piper J-3 N920NB	Soldotna, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Beechcraft M35 N223C	Iowa Park, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-181 N109LD	Sarasota, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Piper PA22-150 N3201Z	Cumming, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 Mar 1997	Piper PA-32-260 N576PR	Atlantic Ocean not on the map	Aero Bieke, Inc.	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-161 N2128Q	Little River, California, United States	West Valley Flying Club	No injuries	-
29 Mar 1997	Piper PA-38-112 N194BA	Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Piper PA-12 N2852M	Clayton Lake, Maine, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Beechcraft E-90 N90DA	Choque, Peru not on the map	Trans Andes S.a.	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Bellanca 14-13 N86851	Oroville, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Bellanca 8KCAB N1118E	Warrenton, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Cessna 172K N7273G	Glenwood Spgs, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Beechcraft G33 N166B	Bixby, Oklahoma, United States	David H. Laughrey	No injuries	-
28 Mar 1997	Hughes TH-55 N818D	Cullman, Alabama, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Lockheed L-1011 N762DA	Jamaica, New York, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	-
27 Mar 1997	Boeing 767-232 N105DA	Dfw Airport, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Beechcraft 100 N60TJ	San Carlos, California, United States	A&A Reomix Concrete MIX Inc.	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Enstrom F-28C N294SB	Sacaton, Arizona, United States approximate position	Steve Bates	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Luscombe 8A N1295K	Kake, Alaska, United States	Raymon Allen Gregg	Minor injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Piper PA-18 N4055Z	Chugiak, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Cessna 185 N4855C	Chugiak, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Piper PA-31-350 N4105D	Nome, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Cessna 207 N1747U	Grayling, Alaska, United States	Yute Air Alaska	Minor injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Champion 7ECA N11023	South St. Paul, Minnesota, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Cessna 195 N4666T	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Cessna 180D N6484X	Erie, Colorado, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Rochette RANS S-12 XL N102EY	Hays, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Beechcraft A23-19 N300JL	Bessemer, Alabama, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Mar 1997	Cessna 172M N5123H	Pompano Beach, Florida, United States	Airborne Systems	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1997	De Havilland DHC-8 N826PH	Wenatchee, Washington, United States	Horizon Airlines, Inc.	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1997	Cessna 152 N6359M	Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1997	Piper PA-17 N4802H	N Little Rock, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Mar 1997	Dassault FALCON 900B N332MC	Chamblee, Georgia, United States	MCI Systemhouse Corp.	Serious injuries	-
25 Mar 1997	Piper PA-32-260 N3604W	Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Walter C Corocco	Minor injuries	-
25 Mar 1997	Curtiss-Wright P-40E N7205A	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States	-	No injuries	-