Plane Crash List

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

All 2,121 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 May 1997 Piper PA-23-250
N570VR
Bimini, Bahamas
no coordinates
Alvin Murray Fatal 1
2 May 1997 Bellanca 8KCAB
N5057F
New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
30 Apr 1997 Porter STOLP SA-750
N513EP
E. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States - Fatal 1
27 Apr 1997 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P
N30LL
Klammath Falls, Oregon, United States William Z. Williams Fatal 1
23 Apr 1997 Socata TB-20
N20NK
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States Michael K. Brouillette Fatal 1
19 Apr 1997 Young MERLIN GT
N2100S
Fort Myers, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
19 Apr 1997 Ivan Langston HAWK
N627K
Howell, Utah, United States - Fatal 1
19 Apr 1997 Beechcraft C23
N6005T
Athens, Georgia, United States SAM H. Morton Fatal 1
17 Apr 1997 Duff MINI-500
N13118
Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, United States - Fatal 1
15 Apr 1997 Eurocopter MBB-BK117-B2
N909CP
New York, New York, United States - Fatal 1
11 Apr 1997 Glaser-Dirks DG-300
N70644
Minden, Nevada, United States - Fatal 1
8 Apr 1997 Basinski KOLB MK3
N128BB
Winter Haven, Florida, United States Ivor James LEE II Fatal 1
6 Apr 1997 Cessna 152
N64845
S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States
no coordinates
Fallon Airmotive, Inc. Fatal 1
2 Apr 1997 Cessna A188B
N53212
Waynesboro, Georgia, United States - Fatal 1
1 Apr 1997 Cessna 337D
N2685S
Hickory, Pennsylvania, United States Flight Services, Inc. Fatal 1
30 Mar 1997 Bell B212
XCJBO
Nuevo Leon, Mexico
no coordinates
Nuevo Leon State Government Fatal 1
30 Mar 1997 Rose VP-1
N89PR
Gardiner, Washington, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
29 Mar 1997 Cessna 140
N77166
Big Lake, Minnesota, United States - Fatal 1
27 Mar 1997 Stinson 108
N97120
Greenfield, Indiana, United States - Fatal 1
26 Mar 1997 Cessna 172P
N97527
Burlington, Wyoming, United States Brentco Aerial Patrol, Inc. Fatal 1
23 Mar 1997 Zenair 601
N4073T
Penn Valley, California, United States - Fatal 1
22 Mar 1997 Grumman G-164A
N8922H
Swifton, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
20 Mar 1997 Cessna 421
N4050L
League City, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
20 Mar 1997 Teschendorf CASSUTT SPORT
N86T
Stilwell, Oklahoma, United States - Fatal 1
19 Mar 1997 Passadori Norman BREEZY
N16KB
Gilroy, California, United States - Fatal 1
17 Mar 1997 Air Tractor AT-402
N1524R
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States - Fatal 1
14 Mar 1997 MBB BO-105S
N7161J
Lena, Louisiana, United States Petroleum Helicopters, Inc Fatal 1
3 Mar 1997 Beechcraft 200
N117WM
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States - Fatal 1
2 Mar 1997 Hackett WINDEX 1200C
N1201G
Wauchula, Florida, United States Lars R. Bergstrom Fatal 1
28 Feb 1997 Keating QUICKIE II
N89WL
Houston, Texas, United States - Fatal 1
17 Feb 1997 McDonnell Douglas 369D
N5200Y
Santee, California, United States - Fatal 1
15 Feb 1997 Piper PA-18A
N8487D
Livingston, California, United States - Fatal 1
11 Feb 1997 Cessna T210
N470E
Challao, Argentina
no coordinates
Transportes Aereos Empresarial Fatal 1
11 Feb 1997 Piper PA-28-161
N8436X
Avalon, California, United States - Fatal 1
9 Feb 1997 Piper PA-44-180T
N8457H
Caldwell, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
Wagner Airways Fatal 1
7 Feb 1997 Cessna 150
N714EE
Larchwood, Iowa, United States - Fatal 1
7 Feb 1997 Piper PA-18
N121BB
Circle, Alaska, United States - Fatal 1
5 Feb 1997 Beechcraft 23
N8723M
Santa Catarina, Mexico
no coordinates
John W.g. Noggle Fatal 1
1 Feb 1997 Beechcraft 95-B55
N70F
Monroe, North Carolina, United States - Fatal 1
30 Jan 1997 De Havilland DHC-4A
N702SC
Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States South Central Air Fatal 1
25 Jan 1997 Cessna 172F
N8835U
Conrad, Pennsylvania, United States - Fatal 1
24 Jan 1997 Cress CRESS B-8-M (BENSEN)
N3495
Williston, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
22 Jan 1997 Cessna R172K
N736WZ
Bagdad, Arizona, United States Ronald J. Haarer Fatal 1
16 Jan 1997 Piper PA-28-235
N712DB
Okeechobee, Florida, United States - Fatal 1
7 Jan 1997 Ayres S2RHG-T65
N3100U
Guaviare, Colombia
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
1 Jan 1997 Cessna 150F
N8925S
Bittinger, Maryland, United States - Fatal 1
31 Dec 1997 Piper PA-28-161
N8465F
Boone, Iowa, United States - No injuries -
31 Dec 1997 Aerospatiale AS-355
N355DS
New York, New York, United States Liberty Helicopters Minor injuries -
31 Dec 1997 Beechcraft 35-33
N627V
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States - Serious injuries -
31 Dec 1997 Cessna R172K
N736VQ
Lakeview, Arkansas, United States - Serious injuries -