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, Canada and Bahamas.
386 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
2,121
Records
402
Fatal
1,260
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1997
Period
Show these on the map
1,735 of 2,121 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,121 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 1997 | Bellanca 7ECA | Tracy, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Cessna 152 | Julian, California, United States | Plus One Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Oct 1997 | Schweizer 2-32 | Warner Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1997 | Piper PA-22-160 | Sterling, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1997 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Air, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1997 | Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1997 | Luscombe 8A | Brooklyn, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1997 | Cessna 207A | Twin Hills, Alaska, United States | Yute Air Alaska, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1997 | Cessna 172K | Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Sep 1997 | Cessna 172 | Normalville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1997 | Cessna 172P | Airville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1997 | Cessna 182G | Lexington, Tennessee, United States | Virgil Allison | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1997 | John W Culp KR-2 | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1997 | Aerotek PITTS S-2A | San Marcos, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ethel, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1997 | Reilly THORP T-18 | Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1997 | Mooney M20F | Coral Springs, Florida, United States | John J. Kelly | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-12 | Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, United States | JOE E. Cenarrusa | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1997 | Roddie MINI-500 | Idabel, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1997 | Cessna 177B | Crump, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1997 | Piper PA-18-150 | Harrah, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1997 | Cessna A188B | Trinidad, West Indies | Briko Air Services, Ltd. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1997 | Schweizer G-164B | Larimore, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-23-250 | Baptistown, New Jersey, United States | William Slack | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1997 | Piper PA-34-200T | Hancock, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1997 | Southwest Florida SW204 | Manila, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1997 | Southern Aero UH-1B | Skykomish, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 1997 | Lorello GENESIS | Columbia Statn, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1997 | Kellums SONERAI 1 | Scottsburg, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1997 | Cessna 337B | Warren Township, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1997 | Jurka P51D MUSTANG | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | Marvin D. Skinner | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Brownsville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Bell BH-206B | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Helicopters Alaska | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1997 | Hefner Pitts S1S | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1997 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Corcoran, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft 200 | Dalton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1997 | Grumman G-164 | Wilmot, Arkansas, United States | Wilmot Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Grumman American AA-5 | Lower Brule, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1997 | Elliot MONNETT MONI | Hollis, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1997 | Riekkenen RYELONG LE | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Beechcraft G35 | Alpine, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1997 | Valley Adventurers ADVENTURER 333 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1997 | Piper J3C-65 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | John A Rolls | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1997 | Cessna 140 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1997 | Avian MAGNUM IX | Donald, Oregon, United States | Roger Stadtmueller | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Aug 1997 | Boeing 757-200 | Lima, Peru | Continental Airlines | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Aug 1997 | Briegleb BG-12A | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 1997 | Albrecht SEA REY | Brighton, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Stratton CHALLENGER II | Bellaire, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Ayres S2R-T15 | Oakridge, Louisiana, United States | Arkla Flying Service | Fatal | 1 |