Aviation accidents in 1986
The NTSB database holds 2,831 accidents and incidents in 1986, recorded between 1986. 507 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,009 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.
Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and West Indies.
593 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
2,831
Records
507
Fatal
1,009
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1986
Period
Show these on the map
2,238 of 2,831 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,831 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1986 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Cerritos, California, United States | - | Fatal | 67 |
| 18 Jun 1986 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | Grand Canyon Helicopter | Fatal | 25 |
| 29 Aug 1986 | Cessna 441 | Lander, Wyoming, United States | Denver Air Center | Fatal | 7 |
| 5 Apr 1986 | Israel 1124A | Redwater, Texas, United States | Singer Corp. | Fatal | 7 |
| 27 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft E-55 | East Palo Alto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Dec 1986 | Beechcraft 100 | Windsor, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 7 Dec 1986 | Cessna TU206G | Jean, Nevada, United States | John A. Giddings | Fatal | 6 |
| 21 Aug 1986 | Cessna T207A | Frenchglen, Oregon, United States | Idaho Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 13 Jul 1986 | Cessna T210N | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | Scottsdale Aero Mech Flying CL | Fatal | 6 |
| 18 May 1986 | Cessna 320D | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 8 May 1986 | Cessna 411A | Bossier City, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 7 May 1986 | Gulfstream 690D | Price, Utah, United States | Kaiser Steel Corp | Fatal | 6 |
| 26 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-31-350 | Atlantic Ocean | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 29 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft A36TC | Steamboat Sprgs, Colorado, United States | Randy Bacchus | Fatal | 5 |
| 25 Sep 1986 | Cessna 340A | Crawford, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 Jul 1986 | Cessna 172M | Havasu Lake, California, United States | JIM Kuhn | Fatal | 5 |
| 14 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-31 | Norfolk, Nebraska, United States | HY Plains Dressed Beef Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Piper PA-24-180 | Somers, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Mar 1986 | Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 | Eola, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 17 Jan 1986 | Cessna 337G | Blairsville, Georgia, United States | Capital Control, Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 11 Jan 1986 | Cessna 425 | Granby, Colorado, United States | Jayhawk Aircraft Sales | Fatal | 5 |
| 22 Dec 1986 | Bellanca 14-19-3A | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Dec 1986 | Bell 206L-1 | Jamestown, Tennessee, United States | Customaire, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Dec 1986 | Mooney M20E | Hanna City, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft A36TC | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Nov 1986 | Beechcraft 35-B33 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Nov 1986 | Piper AEROSTAR 601P | Clinton, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Oct 1986 | Piper PA-24-250 | Crosby, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Sep 1986 | Cessna 182D | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Aug 1986 | Piper PA-28-235 | Shelby, Indiana, United States | Hall's Laundries, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Aug 1986 | Rockwell 114 | Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States | Glenn Bussard | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Jul 1986 | Cessna 421 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft C24R | Meyers, California, United States | California Aviation Services | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jul 1986 | Beechcraft 95-B 55 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Michael R. Drinkard | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Jun 1986 | Cessna 182J | Hartford, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Jun 1986 | Sikorsky S-76B | Sutton, Massachusetts, United States | United Technologies | Fatal | 4 |
| 27 May 1986 | Piper PA 28-236 | Chino, California, United States | California Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 May 1986 | Cessna 172M | Cairo, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 17 May 1986 | Lake LA-4-250 | Blue River, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-160 | Winton, North Carolina, United States | Anthony C. Francis | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-28-140 | Westville, Indiana, United States | Mark Murvihill | Fatal | 4 |
| 14 Apr 1986 | Bell 206L-3 | Holliston, Massachusetts, United States | Millipore Corpopation | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Apr 1986 | Cessna 172P | Seattle, Washington, United States | Kenmore Air Harbor | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Apr 1986 | Boeing 727-231 | Athens, Greece | TWA | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Cessna 172N | Del Rio, Texas, United States | Del Rio Flying Service | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Feb 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | Fort Bragg, California, United States | Lets Fly, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 19 Jan 1986 | Cessna 210H | Fremont, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jan 1986 | Cessna 310G | Ragland, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Jan 1986 | Piper PA-28-181 | El Cajon, California, United States | Golden State Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 4 Dec 1986 | Bell 206L-1 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |