Aviation accidents in 1987

The NTSB database holds 2,774 accidents and incidents in 1987, recorded between 1987. 496 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,195 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, Mexico and Bahamas.

615 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

2,774

Records

496

Fatal

1,195

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1987

Period

Show these on the map 2,159 of 2,774 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 223 Cessna 150 153 Piper PA-28 141 Cessna 152 138 Cessna 182 91 Piper PA-18 55

Where these happened

United States 2,719 Mexico 7 Bahamas 4 Canada 2 West Indies 1 El Salvador 1

Operators involved

American Airlines 6 United Airlines 4 American Airlines, Inc. 4 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. 4 Usair 4 Piedmont Aviation, Inc. 3

All 2,774 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
17 Aug 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 N312RC	Romulus, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	154
8 Dec 1987	British BAE-146-200 N350PS	San Luis Obispo, California, United States	-	Fatal	43
15 Nov 1987	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14 N626TX	Denver, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	28
23 Nov 1987	Beechcraft 1900C N401RA	Homer, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	18
21 Dec 1987	Aerospatiale SA-330J N3596N	Eugene Island no coordinates	Petroleum Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	15
5 Jul 1987	Beechcraft D18S N132E	Lakeside, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	10
15 Jan 1987	Swearingen SA-226TC N163SW	Kearns, Utah, United States	Sky West Airlines Inc.	Fatal	10
4 Mar 1987	Casa C-212-CC N160FB	Romulus, Michigan, United States	Fisher Brothers Aviation Inc.	Fatal	9
24 Dec 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N712AN	Maunaloa, Hawaii, United States	Panorama Air Tours	Fatal	8
16 Nov 1987	Beechcraft 200 N334DP	Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	8
23 Dec 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N496SC	Kenai, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	6
30 Sep 1987	Cessna 340A XAKOA	San Diego, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
1 May 1987	Cessna P206 S/N P206-0009 N2509X	St. Johns, Canada no coordinates	Anton Boshoff	Fatal	6
20 Jan 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N60SE	Independence, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	6
1 Jan 1987	Cessna T210N N5498A	Jasper, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
7 Oct 1987	Cessna 421B N8043Q	Deland, Florida, United States	Sager, William F.	Fatal	5
30 Sep 1987	Beechcraft 95-B55 N6343X	Manteo, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	5
21 Sep 1987	Piper PA-31-310 CGPAC	Eldred Rock, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
12 Jul 1987	Cessna 180 N5027E	New Brighton, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	5
9 Apr 1987	Lockheed L-382G N517SJ	Travis Afb, California, United States	Southern Air Transport	Fatal	5
31 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32RT-300 N2243J	Burlington, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Pual H. Spiller	Fatal	4
25 Dec 1987	Piper PA-28RT-201 N2869C	Rutherfordton, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Dec 1987	Piper PA-32-260 N5587J	Lagrange, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1987	Cessna T210N N5136Y	Skaneateles, New York, United States	-	Fatal	4
22 Nov 1987	Cessna T210L N42CR	Camp Verde, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Rrbsd, Inc	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1987	Mooney M20C N6670R	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	Renato & Glenda Ricci	Fatal	4
15 Nov 1987	Mooney M20C N3644H	St. Marys, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Carlos D. Salas	Fatal	4
14 Nov 1987	Piper PA-28-180 N8980J	Lancaster, Texas, United States	JBA Construction Co. Inc.	Fatal	4
5 Nov 1987	Cessna 310N N4178Q	Bellingham, Washington, United States	Cascade Flight School	Fatal	4
20 Oct 1987	Cessna 310 N57DS	Brownton, Minnesota, United States	Robert R. Kartes	Fatal	4
5 Oct 1987	Cessna 310K N3815X	Inverness, Florida, United States no coordinates	Gary J. Edwards	Fatal	4
16 Sep 1987	Grumman American AA-5A N6035L	Corpus Christi, Texas, United States	Robert Whitlock	Fatal	4
12 Sep 1987	Beechcraft 58P N1158T	Austin, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
2 Aug 1987	Cessna 172 N8696B	Pahrump, Nevada, United States no coordinates	James W. Fleming	Fatal	4
1 Aug 1987	Cessna 182Q N735DS	Sparta, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
24 Jul 1987	Piper PA-32R-301T N82793	Monterey, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
22 Jul 1987	Aero Commander 560-A N2794B	Ashland, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Jul 1987	Beechcraft B200 N1870S	Crystal Bay, Nevada, United States	Richard P. Lieberman	Fatal	4
15 Jul 1987	Cessna T210L N7JT	Marina del Rey, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
14 Jul 1987	Piper PA-30 N7617Y	Lincolnville, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
28 Jun 1987	Cessna 421C N26553	Cody, Wyoming, United States	Hugo Schoellkopf	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1987	Cessna 182P N722DD	Ellenville, New York, United States	Harold T. Limpert	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1987	Piper PA-28-180 N15978	Jesup, Georgia, United States	R. W. MC Duffie	Fatal	4
16 Jun 1987	Cessna 205C N1823Z	Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States	Zeemack Aircraft Sales	Fatal	4
7 Jun 1987	Grumman American AA-5 N1358R	Middleton, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	4
6 Jun 1987	Bell 206L-1 N4999N	Choteau, Montana, United States	Minuteman Aviation	Fatal	4
22 May 1987	Cessna P206 N2520X	Tehachapi, California, United States	Pacific Aerographics	Fatal	4
18 May 1987	Cessna T337G N436	Oxford, Ohio, United States	Daniel Flyin Angels	Fatal	4
1 May 1987	Cessna 340A N8716K	Orlando, Florida, United States	B. Lefils	Fatal	4
24 Apr 1987	Cessna 172N N739RV	Lihue, Hawaii, United States	Blue Sky Aviation of Lihue	Fatal	4