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

Cessna 172 213 Cessna 150 159 Piper PA-28 155 Cessna 152 119 Cessna 182 85 Piper PA-18 52

Where these happened

United States 2,796 Bahamas 3 West Indies 1 Iceland 1 Netherlands Antilles 1 Greece 1

Operators involved

United Airlines 3 ACE Air Cargo Express, Inc. 2 Usair 2 King Aviation Center 2 Northstar Aviation 2 Twin Lakes Aviation 2

All 2,831 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
28 Nov 1986	Piper PA-24-250 N5814P	Eloy, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
27 Nov 1986	Cessna 172N N4767E	Raymond, Ohio, United States	David M. Earp	Fatal	3
4 Nov 1986	Cessna 172M N3263B	Bozeman, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Oct 1986	Piper J3-65C N70414	Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	3
4 Oct 1986	Lockheed 382G N15ST	Kelly Afb, Texas, United States no coordinates	Southern Air Transport	Fatal	3
3 Oct 1986	Piper PA-28-140 N38688	Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Gerald C. White	Fatal	3
23 Sep 1986	Bell 222UT N251CC	Galax, Virginia, United States	Rocky Mountain Helicopters	Fatal	3
23 Aug 1986	Glasair SH2 N394SK	Roche Harbor, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	3
22 Aug 1986	Piper PA-24-260 N8734P	Ft. Dix, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Norman A.sharpless/Wm.shirey	Fatal	3
19 Aug 1986	Cessna 177RG N52137	Hinchinbrook Is, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
17 Aug 1986	Piper PA-30 N31AB	Bowleys Qrtrs, Maryland, United States	Arthur Benjamin	Fatal	3
17 Aug 1986	Beechcraft 23 N2320J	Stanwood, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
7 Aug 1986	Piper PA-28-140 N8876N	Phoenix, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Jul 1986	Piper PA-32-260 N3643W	Yosemite Nation, California, United States	Paradise Flying Service	Fatal	3
20 Jul 1986	Beechcraft V35 N3872N	Tampa, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
19 Jul 1986	Whittman WD (BIGX) N31637	Sheldahl, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	3
16 Jul 1986	Cessna 441 N6857E	Norton Shores, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Jul 1986	Beechcraft 58 N61442	Santa Fe, Texas, United States	Enterprise Aviation, Co.	Fatal	3
27 Jun 1986	Martin 404 N40443	Buffalo, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	3
3 Jun 1986	Cessna T210N N9444Y	Sperry, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1986	MBB BO-105C N114BH	Peterson, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
1 Jun 1986	Cessna 140 N89247	Des Arc, Arkansas, United States	Ralph W. Fulmer	Fatal	3
30 May 1986	Bellanca 7GCBC N5026H	E. Grand Forks, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	3
26 May 1986	Bellanca 17-30A N14781	Riverdale, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	3
24 May 1986	Lake LA-4-200 N6190V	Lake Clark, Alaska, United States no coordinates	JAY A. Ofsthun	Fatal	3
23 May 1986	Mooney M20K N97299	West Milford, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
23 May 1986	Bell 206B N2776V	Noman's Land, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
22 May 1986	Cessna T210N N5280A	Elgin, North Dakota, United States	Aero Ventures	Fatal	3
17 May 1986	Piper PA-28-160 N5412W	Chino, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
3 May 1986	Mooney M20F N9309V	Morgan Hill, California, United States	J. M. Grimes	Fatal	3
11 Apr 1986	Piper PA-28R-180 N3714T	Lone Pine, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	3
9 Apr 1986	Cessna T-210N N6535N	Jay Em, Wyoming, United States	Bower Brothers	Fatal	3
7 Apr 1986	Piper PA-28-140 N9636W	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States	Louisiana Delta	Fatal	3
29 Mar 1986	Lockheed L-402-2 (LASA-60) N3381G	Seagoville, Texas, United States	Richard M. Linden, JR.	Fatal	3
18 Mar 1986	Beechcraft D-35 N5968C	Crystal Springs, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 Mar 1986	Beechcraft A36TC N333AU	Woodfords, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Mar 1986	Embraer EMB-110P1 N1356P	Alpena, Michigan, United States	Simmons Airlines	Fatal	3
14 Mar 1986	Bellanca 17-30A N123RM	Frankfort, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	3
6 Mar 1986	Cessna 177 N3476T	Anaconda, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	3
3 Mar 1986	Piper PA-28-181 N81918	Newport Beach, California, United States	Aero Flight Center	Fatal	3
17 Feb 1986	Cessna P210N N5196W	Dulce, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	3
11 Feb 1986	Cessna 207 N9468M	Nome, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	3
11 Feb 1986	McDonnell Douglas 369D N609PD	Cougar, Washington, United States	JIM Hamilton	Fatal	3
8 Feb 1986	Piper PA-32-260 N9477C	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Jan 1986	Cessna 401 N988JM	S. Lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
21 Jan 1986	Bell 206B N1498W	Ellendale, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	3
17 Jan 1986	Beechcraft M-35 N7BU	Valley View, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
9 Jan 1986	Cessna 172N N2113E	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	William Walker	Fatal	3
30 Dec 1986	Cessna 150L N6965G	Lakeview, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Dec 1986	American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1A N9493L	Robertson, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2