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
8 Sep 1987	Piper PA-12-150 N7695H	Anaconda, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Sep 1987	Piper PA-28-235 N8692W	Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	John C. Gibson	Fatal	2
6 Sep 1987	Cessna U206E N9407G	Harding Glacier, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Paul R. Persano	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1987	Cessna 172P N65721	Cabin, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1987	Beechcraft V-35B N6591S	Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1987	Aeronca 7AC N3406E	Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States	Aeroplanes, Inc.	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1987	Beechcraft B35 N700T	Martinsville, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 1987	Piper PA-28-161 N83232	Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 1987	Beechcraft C-55 N3784Q	Salton City, California, United States	Palm Springs Flight Center	Fatal	2
22 Aug 1987	Reder KR-2 N2262N	Mattituck, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Aug 1987	Quickie Q-200 N2GQ	Redlands, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1987	Cessna 190 N9827A	Hedgesville, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1987	Cessna 172C N1418Y	Switz City, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Aug 1987	Piper PA-22-150 N5831D	Solon Springs, Wisconsin, United States	Howard M.nelson	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1987	Hughes 369D N58318	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	Temsco Helicopters	Fatal	2
1 Aug 1987	Luscombe 8A N2098B	Oakdale, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jul 1987	Taylorcraft BC12-D N99AW	Morris, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1987	Cessna 150G N2476J	Circleville, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1987	Bellanca 7GCBC N5052C	Happy Valley, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Jul 1987	Cessna T210N N6326Y	Avery, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Jul 1987	Mooney M20E N71SB	Vail, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1987	Ryan ST3KR N48777	Firebaugh, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jul 1987	Maule M-4-210C N9812M	Sitka, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1987	Bellanca 8GCBC N87099	Holdrege, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Jul 1987	Beechcraft A60 N7485D	Santa Rosa, California, United States	Gerlach, John	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1987	Christian EAGLE II N81DG	Snowmass, Colorado, United States	David Grundfest	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1987	Beechcraft S35 N9011S	Pontiac, Michigan, United States	Gary L Smith	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1987	Cessna 150G N3736J	Vashon, Washington, United States	Flight Tech	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1987	Rollins STARLITE N172SL	Arlington, Texas, United States	Alton R.rollins	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1987	Beechcraft 77 N37292	Spokane, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Jun 1987	Piper PA-32R-300 N7146C	Tannersville, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 Jun 1987	North American P-51D N3278D	Ludington, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1987	Steen SKYBOLT N86173	Wadsworth, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Jun 1987	Rockwell 690A N57169	Hilliard, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1987	Piper PA-28R N2678R	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1987	Rockwell 690 N662DM	Bridgeport, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1987	Beechcraft 23 N2387J	Miramar, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1987	Cessna 172A N7189T	Tomah, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Jun 1987	Cessna 182D N275T	Marine City, Michigan, United States	Edward A. Deione	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1987	Bellanca 8GCBC N7620S	Panama City, Florida, United States	Walker Aviation Services, Inc.	Fatal	2
14 Jun 1987	Mooney M20K N4047H	Broomfield, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1987	Piper PA-32RT-300 N222HF	Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Joseph W.foley	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1987	Beechcraft V35A N39JB	El Paso, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1987	MBB BO-105CBS N550H	Bay City, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1987	Cessna 310Q N5527K	Montgomery, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jun 1987	Robinson R22 MARINER N2287L	So. Windsor, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	No.east Helicopters	Fatal	2
3 Jun 1987	Bell 47G N128B	Dayton, Minnesota, United States	Rand Auto Body	Fatal	2
23 May 1987	Piper PA-32R-301 N81796	Porter, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 May 1987	Cessna A150K N8331M	Scotts, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 May 1987	Piper PA-23-250 N640CC	Missing, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2