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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 1997 | Cessna 152 | College Place, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-32-300 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1997 | Boeing 767-300 | San Francisco, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1997 | Cessna 337C | Golovin, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1997 | Beechcraft A36 | Matherville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Bell 206B | Mountain Spring, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-28-236 | Palo Alto, California, United States | Roger C. Hayward | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172M | Petaluma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Hughes 369HS | Marion, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | De Havilland DHC-8-311 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Mesa Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Hemingway VARIEZE | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Cessna R172K | Brownsville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1997 | Aeronca 7AC | Rubidoux, California, United States | John J. Murphey | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1997 | Cessna 185F | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1997 | Cessna 185F | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1997 | Cessna 150 | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Luscombe 8A | Morgan, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Hall KITFOX | Billings, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Cessna 207 | Chevak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Cessna 152 | Point Lookout, Missouri, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1997 | Beechcraft H18 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Polynesian Airwars | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172N | Delta, Utah, United States | Utah Valley Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Maule M-5-180 | Jordan Valley, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Hughes 269C | Hood River, Oregon, United States | Skyfire | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1997 | Hughes 369D | Milolii, Hawaii, United States | Manuiwa Airways | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Cessna 150 | Clarksville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Beechcraft B90 | St. Johns, Antigua And Barbuda | St. Lucia Cargo, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | De Havilland DHC-8-102 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | Mesaba Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172M | Brooksville, Florida, United States | Michael Donahue | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-38-112 | Nanjemoy, Maryland, United States | Joseph Durda | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1997 | Enstrom 280C | Lucasville, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1997 | Cessna 150 | Turner, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-28 | Mulege, Mexico | Aabas Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-36-375 | Danevang, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1997 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172M | San Antonio, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172 | Oconto, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Cessna 150J | Price, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172 | Rogers, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1997 | Boeing 737 | Panama City, Panama | Copa | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1997 | Cessna 208B | Covington, Kentucky, United States | Baron Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1997 | Cessna 172F | San Pablo Bay, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1997 | Boeing 727-232 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Mark L. Palmer | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1997 | Green COZY III | San Martin, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1997 | Cessna 210-5 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1997 | Cessna 210L | Weston, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1997 | Piper PA-22-150 | Madera, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |