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
25 Mar 1997	Cessna 172K N686JF	Telluride, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Mar 1997	Grumman American G-1159 N117FJ	Flushing, New York, United States approximate position	PAB Aviation	No injuries	-
23 Mar 1997	Piper PA-24-250 N6561P	Bowling Green, Ohio, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Mar 1997	Cessna 177B N35034	Everett, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Mar 1997	Cessna 150 N8196S	Petersburg, Indiana, United States	-	No injuries	-
23 Mar 1997	Air Tractor AT-502 N9185G	Watson, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Cessna 172 N733LK	Middletown, Ohio, United States	Barbara F. Schmidt	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Boeing 747-269B N707CK	Manaus, Brazil approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Luscombe 8A N1184K	Arlington, Washington, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Weatherly 620B N20113	Wasco, Oregon, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Williams KITFOX N9KF	Wasilla, Alaska, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Maule MXT-7 N97SS	Hampton, Georgia, United States	-	No injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Burkhart Grob G-103-TWIN II N54553	Lancaster, South Carolina, United States	Mark C. Baur	Minor injuries	-
22 Mar 1997	Piper PA-38-112 N9221T	Southern Pines, North Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1997	Cessna 150L N21993	Nogales, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1997	Boeing Stearman B75N1 N68800	Victorville, California, United States approximate position	KEN McCullough	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1997	Beechcraft G18S N555CG	Nome, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1997	Aero Commander S2R N8985Q	Dilley, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1997	Cessna T210L N613CW	Durango, Colorado, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
21 Mar 1997	Socata TB-21C N55510	Hollywood, Florida, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1997	Schweizer 269C N892CP	Cleveland, Ohio, United States	City of Cleveland	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1997	North American NA-265-40 N123CD	Hailey, Idaho, United States	Southwest Jet	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1997	Cessna 150J N5526G	La Valle, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1997	Air Tractor AT-502 N7319Y	Paragould, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Mar 1997	Piper PA-16 N6883K	Abilene, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Mar 1997	Schweizer SGS 1-26E N33WP	Benton, Tennessee, United States	Wendylene, Inc.	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-140B N98150	Fort Collins, Colorado, United States	BOB Gates Aviation	No injuries	-
19 Mar 1997	Hiller UH-12E N136HA	Donna, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
19 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-161 N2572Y	Broomfield, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Mar 1997	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N12508	Houston, Texas, United States	Continental Airlines	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1997	Hoffman Wolf Flugzeugbau SUPER DIMONA HK 36R N351HK	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	-	No injuries	-
18 Mar 1997	Stinson L5 N57789	Lancaster, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1997	Cessna 425 N425TV	Fresno, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Mar 1997	Cessna 172 N6320E	Manchaca, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Mar 1997	Aerostar RX7 N71150	Tucson, Arizona, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
16 Mar 1997	Cessna 172 N737ZC	Harrison, Ohio, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Mar 1997	Cessna 170B N3486C	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28R-201T N38703	Hartsel, Colorado, United States	Flight Training Center	No injuries	-
16 Mar 1997	Piper PA-32-300 N1102N	Memphis, Tennessee, United States approximate position	Charles T. Kelly	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-140 N7163R	Santa Barbara, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1997	Piper PA-31-350 N3542H	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1997	Bell 205A1 HSX	Lofssjon, Sweden not on the map	Heliflug AB	Fatal	-
15 Mar 1997	Cessna T210 N6677N	Janesville, Wisconsin, United States	-	No injuries	-
15 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-180 N4860T	Fort Collins, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
15 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-181 N2505Q	Nashville, Tennessee, United States	-	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-161 N2914A	Sanford, Maine, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1997	Hiller UH-12E N545HA	Glide, Oregon, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Mar 1997	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 N753RA	Detroit, Michigan, United States	Reno Air	No injuries	-
14 Mar 1997	Beechcraft A-36 N250TP	Lebury, United Kingdom not on the map	HON J. E. Greenall	No injuries	-
13 Mar 1997	Columbia XJ-7 N48RW	Camp Pendelton, California, United States	-	No injuries	-