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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Lebanon, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 1997 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1997 | Cessna TU-206 | Cascade, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1997 | Hughes 369HS | Wellington, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1997 | Airbus A-300B4-605R | Atlantic Ocean | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1997 | Cessna 182H | Burbank, California, United States | Dave Sonke Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 1997 | Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4-200 | Channelview, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1997 | Fairchild SA227-AC | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | FNG Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Cessna 150K | Helena, Montana, United States | Butte Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Stinson 108-2 | Richland, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Cessna 182Q | Cleburne, Texas, United States | Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1997 | Cessna 140A | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1997 | Bell 206A | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Liberty Helicopters Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Cessna 185F | Nome, Alaska, United States | Bruce H. Tweet | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Beechcraft C90A | Rio Grande City, Texas, United States | Raytheon Aircraft Services | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Cessna 441 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Executive Wings | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Cessna 172N | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | David R. Fitzpatrick | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1997 | Gates Learjet LR35 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1997 | Cessna 150K | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1997 | Piper PA-28-181 | Florence, South Carolina, United States | Thomas M. Snedden | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1997 | Waco WMF-5 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Waco Flying Ltd | No injuries | - |