Aviation accidents in 1988

The NTSB database holds 2,685 accidents and incidents in 1988, recorded between 1988. 502 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,163 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 Mexico.

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

2,685

Records

502

Fatal

1,163

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1988

Period

Show these on the map 1,944 of 2,685 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 209 Cessna 150 145 Piper PA-28 137 Cessna 152 129 Cessna 182 78 Piper PA-22 38

Where these happened

United States 2,617 Bahamas 14 Mexico 6 United Kingdom 2 Costa Rica 2 Panama 2

Operators involved

American Airlines 8 United Airlines 5 Flight Safety Int'l, Inc. 4 Northwest Airlines 4 American Airlines, Inc. 3 Rocky Mountain Helicopters, Inc 3

All 2,685 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
21 Dec 1988	Boeing 747-121 N739PA	Lockerbie, United Kingdom no coordinates	Pan AM	Fatal	259
31 Aug 1988	Boeing 727-232 N473DA	Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	14
20 Feb 1988	Fairchild SA227-AC N622AV	Cary, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Avair, Inc.	Fatal	12
20 Jan 1988	Fairchild SA-227AC N68TC	Bayfield, Colorado, United States	Trans Colorado Airlines	Fatal	9
3 Apr 1988	Piper PA-32R-301T N8171P	Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States	COX Manufacturing Co. Inc.	Fatal	7
19 Nov 1988	Beechcraft E-90 N308PS	Locust Grove, Arkansas, United States	M & L Aircraft, Inc.	Fatal	6
19 Aug 1988	Partenavia P-68C N39272	Duncan Town, Bahamas no coordinates	M D Air Services, Inc.	Fatal	6
24 Nov 1988	Cessna T210F N6105R	Cortez, Colorado, United States	Robinson, William J.	Fatal	5
16 Oct 1988	Piper PA-32-300 N4113R	Sedona, Arizona, United States	Northern Arizona Aircraft	Fatal	5
4 Sep 1988	Piper PA-34-220T N83874	Carthage, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	5
3 Jul 1988	Cessna TU-206-G N732HH	Root Ranch, Idaho, United States	-	Fatal	5
17 May 1988	Cessna T210N N5402Y	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	W. S. Brown, Inc.	Fatal	5
4 Apr 1988	Piper PA-31-325 N6ET	Orinda, California, United States	-	Fatal	5
4 Apr 1988	Cessna 421A N42A	Freeport, Bahamas no coordinates	Fowler, John Phillip	Fatal	5
26 Dec 1988	Beechcraft B23 N6100N	Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States	Resch, David P.	Fatal	4
27 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-161 N8033Y	Molino, Florida, United States	Sierra, Joseph J.	Fatal	4
14 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-181 N8342L	Jacksonville, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
4 Nov 1988	Aerospatiale AS-355F-1 N355EH	W. Cameron 617 no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 Oct 1988	Beechcraft A24R N1RJ	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States	Flying Musketeers of Rochester	Fatal	4
18 Oct 1988	Cessna 210E N4961U	Wenatchee, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Sep 1988	Beechcraft K35 N9525R	Morriston, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	4
5 Sep 1988	Cessna 172E N3841S	Petersburg, Alaska, United States	Everett D. Earlywine	Fatal	4
4 Sep 1988	Cessna 172 N54814	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
3 Sep 1988	Cessna 170A N9101A	El Paso, Texas, United States no coordinates	Peterson, James R.	Fatal	4
28 Aug 1988	Piper PA-28R-201 N3478M	Pomfret, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Robert Silver	Fatal	4
13 Aug 1988	Cessna 210B N562D	Noblesville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
23 Jul 1988	Piper PA-28-180 N7942N	Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
7 Jul 1988	Cessna 320 N320DB	Atwood, Kansas, United States	LEE WM. Lemond	Fatal	4
4 Jul 1988	Cessna 185 N185BT	Whittier, Alaska, United States	Elmendorf Aero Club	Fatal	4
4 Jul 1988	Cessna 320D N9HS	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1988	Piper PA-28-236 N2889N	Anson, Texas, United States	Gladys Harr	Fatal	4
23 Jun 1988	Cessna 310 N170R	Big Bear Lake, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
10 Jun 1988	Cessna 205 N8181Z	Elgin, Texas, United States	Christopher, Vijjeswarapu S.	Fatal	4
29 May 1988	Cessna 421C N98683	Shaver Lake, California, United States	John D. MAC Donald	Fatal	4
25 May 1988	Cessna 206 N4882U	Dillingham, Alaska, United States	Starflite, Inc.	Fatal	4
24 May 1988	Learjet 35A N500RW	West Paterson, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	United Executive Jet, Inc.	Fatal	4
14 May 1988	Mooney M20F N9654M	Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States	Stanley W. Erwin	Fatal	4
11 May 1988	Beechcraft B-35 N8875A	Ocotillo, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
16 Apr 1988	Cessna 172G N4493L	Los Banos, California, United States no coordinates	Satern, DON	Fatal	4
6 Apr 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N1719J	Manassas, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
3 Apr 1988	Beechcraft A36 N5WW	Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	4
22 Mar 1988	Beechcraft C23 N9272S	Sevierville, Tennessee, United States	Aviation Instruction Inc	Fatal	4
28 Feb 1988	Cessna 172N N5816E	Oxford, Iowa, United States	DON Nelson	Fatal	4
17 Jan 1988	Cessna 182L N42450	Newhall, California, United States	TIN Star Flying Association	Fatal	4
8 Jan 1988	Cessna 172N N4878G	Warsaw, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	4
24 Dec 1988	Beechcraft A36 N555ST	Harrison, New York, United States	IRA Schechter	Fatal	3
22 Dec 1988	Bell 206L-1 N119CG	Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	3
30 Nov 1988	Beechcraft P35 N9584Y	Bakersville, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	3
18 Nov 1988	Beechcraft A35 N8697A	Shirley, New York, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Nov 1988	Ryan NAVION A N5164K	Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States	Blaine K. Fennell	Fatal	3