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