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

Cessna 172 150 Piper PA-28 101 Cessna 150 78 Cessna 182 65 Cessna 152 64 Piper PA-18 39

Where these happened

United States 2,007 Canada 8 Bahamas 8 Mexico 8 Colombia 5 Peru 5

Operators involved

Hageland Aviation Services, Inc 3 Continental Airlines 3 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. 2 National Park Service 2 Usda Forest Service 2 U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service 2

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
30 Dec 1997	Cessna 172RG N5404V	Van Nuys, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
30 Dec 1997	Beechcraft E18S N4980V	Dfw Airport, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
30 Dec 1997	Cessna 310R N87358	Grants, New Mexico, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Rockwell 690A N60B	Villavicencio, Colombia no coordinates	Cooper Aerial Survey	No injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Piper J-3C-65 N1469N	Albany, Ohio, United States	John A. Swart	Minor injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Cessna 172 N9604H	Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Mooney M20F N9717M	Ferncliff, Virginia, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Cessna 421C N1348T	Elkins, West Virginia, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Cessna 180J N121KS	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	-	No injuries	-
28 Dec 1997	Beechcraft 35 N2815V	Springdale, Arkansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
27 Dec 1997	Beechcraft 35-B33 N512WM	Troy, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
27 Dec 1997	Beechcraft 35-B33 N5743K	Englewood, Colorado, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28-140 N2343T	Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1997	Boeing 737-522 N918UA	Eugene, Oregon, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28-151 N9514K	Columbia, South Carolina, United States	-	No injuries	-
26 Dec 1997	Robinson R-22 BETA N8015V	Riverside, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
26 Dec 1997	Mayers SEA REY N100RZ	Gloucester, Virginia, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
24 Dec 1997	Cessna 172P N9566L	Kenmore, Washington, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
24 Dec 1997	Piper J3C-65 N91915	Stoil, California, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
24 Dec 1997	Boeing 757 PHTKC	Amsterdam, Netherlands no coordinates	Transavia Airlines	No injuries	-
24 Dec 1997	Beechcraft BE-33A N4133S	Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Dec 1997	Beechcraft 1900D N140ZV	Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1997	Aeronca 7AC N83589	Eustis, Florida, United States	Mid Florida Air Service	No injuries	-
22 Dec 1997	Bell UH-1H UNK	Columbia, Colombia no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
22 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28-180 N9640J	Everglades City, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
21 Dec 1997	Piper PA-24-260 N8805P	Healdsburg, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
21 Dec 1997	Unknown QUICKSILVER GT-500 UNREG	San Antonio, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Dec 1997	McDonnell Douglas MD-80 N932AS	San Francisco, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Dec 1997	Piper PA-22-108 N5258Z	Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Dec 1997	Bellanca 8KCAB N5058L	Truckee, California, United States	-	No injuries	-
20 Dec 1997	Mooney M20F N2965L	Safford, Arizona, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
20 Dec 1997	Sikorsky S-76B H-KHB	North Sea, Netherlands no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
19 Dec 1997	Beechcraft BE-200 N26LE	Huarmey, Peru no coordinates	Aero-Condor S.a.	No injuries	-
19 Dec 1997	American AA-1 N5789L	Monticello, Florida, United States	David W. Johnson	No injuries	-
19 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28R-200 N9418N	Fairplain, West Virginia, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Dec 1997	Cessna 177 N2988X	Thompson Falls, Montana, United States	Schauman, TOR	No injuries	-
18 Dec 1997	Bell 206B-III N124DA	Reserve, New Mexico, United States	Aero West	Serious injuries	-
18 Dec 1997	Consolidated-Vultee BT-13A N67868	Oxford, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Minor injuries	-
18 Dec 1997	Bellanca 17-30A N28122	Steubenville, Ohio, United States	-	Serious injuries	-
18 Dec 1997	Piper PA-23-250 N6962Y	Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States	Robert H. Beckett	No injuries	-
18 Dec 1997	Cessna 172F N8426U	Gonzales, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Serious injuries	-
17 Dec 1997	Piper PA-24-250 N6377L	Wichita, Kansas, United States	-	No injuries	-
17 Dec 1997	Piper J-3 N32737	Valley Center, Kansas, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Cessna 206 N9575G	Mnt. Village, Alaska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Bell 206L N206LT	Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States	Briles Helicopter	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CFSKI	Fredericton, Canada no coordinates	Air Canada	Serious injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28-161 N2932X	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	RAO Chundu	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28-181 N8068Z	Bally, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Minor injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Cessna 150M N3820V	Sidney, Nebraska, United States	-	No injuries	-
16 Dec 1997	Cessna 172N N1371E	McKinney, Texas, United States	-	Serious injuries	-