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
6 Mar 1987	Grumman American AA-5A N9917U	Tucson, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	3
20 Feb 1987	Cessna 175 N7635M	La Union Morale, Mexico no coordinates	Donald L. Harper	Fatal	3
8 Feb 1987	Mooney M20J N11665	Waskish, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	3
1 Feb 1987	Piper PA-28-161 N3655M	Venice, Florida, United States no coordinates	Venice Flying Service	Fatal	3
17 Jan 1987	Piper PA-24-180 N5982P	Oceano, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
23 Dec 1987	Cessna 402C N105GP	Chadron, Nebraska, United States	G.p. Express	Fatal	2
19 Dec 1987	Beechcraft A35 N675B	Chino Hills, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Dec 1987	Fairchild M-62A-3 N9132H	Monroe, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Dec 1987	Piper PA-28-161 N2138J	Draper, Utah, United States	Alpine Aviation	Fatal	2
11 Dec 1987	Cessna 421A N777RC	Hilton Head Isl, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Dec 1987	Cessna 177RG N1868Q	Afton, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Dec 1987	Cessna 180 N46TD	Springfield, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1987	Hawker Siddeley HS-125-400A N400PH	Lexington, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Nov 1987	Beechcraft C90 N4463W	Beaufort, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Nov 1987	Piper PA-11 N4767H	San Marcos, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Nov 1987	Beechcraft 95-B55 N5934S	Commerce, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Nov 1987	Beechcraft J35 N2EE	Knolls, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32R-301 N8046X	Commercial Pt, Ohio, United States	Scope Leasing	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32R N3578G	Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States	Robert R. Pilgram	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1987	Cessna 152 N757ER	Warrenton, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Dulles Air Service	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1987	Cessna 152 N89741	Okeelanta, Florida, United States	Jet Center Rental Service, Inc	Fatal	2
16 Nov 1987	Cessna 441 N2484B	Mexicali, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Nov 1987	Cessna 152 N5478L	Bakersfield, California, United States	Southwest Air Charter	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1987	Stoopin SCORPION N19NS	Browns Valley, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1987	Cessna 180G N4613U	Cambridge, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1987	Mooney M20K N252ZF	Danby, Vermont, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Nov 1987	Piper PA-32-260 N3666W	Fulton, Texas, United States	C. F. Brown	Fatal	2
3 Nov 1987	Robinson R22A N8475A	Moraga, California, United States	Helicopter Adventures, Inc.	Fatal	2
1 Nov 1987	Couden SKYBOLT N341SB	Mansfield, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Kevin A. Whiting	Fatal	2
1 Nov 1987	Beechcraft F-33A N333JL	Forked River, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1987	Britten-Norman BN2A-26 N25MR	Desert Center, California, United States	Southern Cross Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
31 Oct 1987	Bellanca 8KCAB N41682	Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States	BRD Trustees Vincennes Univ	Fatal	2
30 Oct 1987	Cessna 150E N4081U	Aguadilla no coordinates	Mena, John D.	Fatal	2
23 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-180 N15653	Colville, Washington, United States	Aero West Flight Center	Fatal	2
23 Oct 1987	Cessna 172RG N9875B	Llano, Texas, United States	G.t. Plus Three FLT Opeations	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1987	Champion AERONCA 7GC N4889E	Columbia, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Oct 1987	Piper PA-32RT-300T N39922	Lincoln, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Lange Partnership	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1987	Piper PA-28-161 N84430	Greenville, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1987	Cessna 150H N50342	Gardner, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Henry L. Hathaway	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1987	Rockwell 700 N26574	Pompano Beach, Florida, United States	R.s. Jones and Associates, Inc	Fatal	2
1 Oct 1987	Christen EAGLE II N16RK	Roswell, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Sep 1987	Beechcraft B35 N417	Kissimmee, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1987	Beechcraft D18S N76Q	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Air Cargo America, Inc.	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1987	Piper PA-31-350 N117EV	Demopolis, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Sep 1987	Piper PA-32-300 N4010R	Geneva, Florida, United States	JAY Reynolds Quality Cars	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1987	Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-D N3815H	Jackson, Louisiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Sep 1987	Cessna 152 N25223	Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Sep 1987	Piper PA-28-140 N670FL	East Granby, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Sep 1987	Cessna TR182 N9484R	Tillamook, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Sep 1987	Kolb TWINSTAR N23EH	Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2