Aviation accidents in 2008
The NTSB database holds 1,892 accidents and incidents in 2008, recorded between 2008. 382 of them were fatal (20%), and 1,201 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 182.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.
76 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,892
Records
382
Fatal
1,201
Deaths
20%
Share fatal
2008
Period
Show these on the map
1,816 of 1,892 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 1,892 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2008 | Cessna 170 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | James Garner/Constance & Ernest Buenafe | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | Golden Eagle Enterprises, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Bell 47J-2A | Florence, Arizona, United States | Loflite LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Cessna 210 | Placerville, California, United States | Michael Taylor | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-28-181 | Lufkin, Texas, United States | Maximum Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Cessna 177 | Bluffton, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Bell 206B | Cougar, Washington, United States | Northwest Helicopters | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Pegasus QUANTUM | West Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2008 | Holland ROTORWAY 162F | Rutland, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna 210-5(205) | Payson, Utah, United States | Jared Shupe | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft 23 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna T206H | Henderson, Nevada, United States | Melange LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Velocity SE-FG | Chipley, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182P | Mount Vernon, Missouri, United States | Brent Kitchen | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft A36 | Houston, Texas, United States | Barker Michael E | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | MD Helicopters MD 900 | Weatherford, Texas, United States | California Shock and Trauma Air Rescue | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cameron Balloons Us A-105 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Tierney Ronald C | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182T | Manchester, Connecticut, United States | Civil Air Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cessna 150M | Iowa City, Iowa, United States | Jet Air Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Airbus A330 | Learmonth Aerodome, Australia | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2008 | Cirrus SR20 | Chester, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2008 | Cessna 180A | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | 6180 LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2008 | Cessna 182T | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2008 | Holmes William E PREDATOR | Branson, Missouri, United States | Registration Pending | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2008 | Cessna 172S | Compton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2008 | Buckeye DREAM MACHINE | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2008 | Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER | Swainsboro, Georgia, United States | Allread Eric J | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2008 | Cirrus SR22 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Tiger Jones Aircraft Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2008 | Let BLANIK | Gardner, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft 76 | Eloy, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2008 | Cessna T210M | Savannah, Georgia, United States | Singer Eugenia | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2008 | Aviat A-1B | Mooresville, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2008 | Cessna 172 | Naples, Maine, United States | Onawa LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2008 | Luscombe 8A | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2008 | Piper J3C-65 | Lynden, Washington, United States | John William Vanderhage | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2008 | Cessna 172 | Alton, Illinois, United States | Langa Air Services | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft F17D | Moscow, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2008 | Boeing 747 | Bangkok, Thailand | China Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2008 | Eurocopter AS350B3 | Blaine, Washington, United States | United States Customs and Border Protection | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-18 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | U.S. Dept. of Interior | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-28-161 | Crookston, Minnesota, United States | UND Aerospace Foundation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Robinson R44 | Yoro, Honduras | Aerocentro de Honduras | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Bezinque ALISPORT-SILENT | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Vincent Powers | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | North American AT-6 | Arlington, Washington, United States | Peter Jonathan Houghton | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Brennan RV-8 | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | George Brennan | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Cessna 172S | Fullerton, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 2008 | Boeing 737 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Southwest Airlines, Co. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2008 | Hood JUNIOR ACE | Ashville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |