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
3 Dec 1988	Cessna 335 N2706F	Arlington, Washington, United States	Charles W. Garton	Fatal	2
3 Dec 1988	Mooney M20J N201UL	Vermillion, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N98369	Concord, North Carolina, United States	Cherokee Aviation Inc	Fatal	2
25 Nov 1988	Cessna 182R N5545N	Gorman, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1988	Cessna 337A N5337S	Weatherford, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1988	Gulfstream AA1A N9396L	North Vernon, Indiana, United States	Green, Gilbert R.	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1988	Beechcraft A36 N6639R	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Miller, David D.	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1988	Piper PA-28RT-201T N2153U	Gans, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	James Jacobs/Daniel Ferri	Fatal	2
19 Nov 1988	Cessna 150M N63537	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	Acme School of Aeronautics	Fatal	2
16 Nov 1988	Cessna 421 N222BL	Tooele, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Nov 1988	Hughes 269C N9575F	Mohawk, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Nov 1988	Cessna 152 N69175	Arcadia, Florida, United States no coordinates	Crest One Flight Academy	Fatal	2
11 Nov 1988	Grumman AA5A N9975U	Tampa, Florida, United States	Forehand, Luther W.	Fatal	2
6 Nov 1988	Cessna 152 N5462B	Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Nov 1988	Cessna A150K N5913J	Flint, Texas, United States	Bailes, Terry	Fatal	2
2 Nov 1988	Beechcraft 65 N9AG	Elko, Nevada, United States	Airborne Geophysics	Fatal	2
27 Oct 1988	Piper PA31P-350 N79HW	Redlands, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Oct 1988	Cessna 172N N9372E	Petaluma, California, United States	Aeroventure Clubs, Inc.	Fatal	2
22 Oct 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N140RM	Big Pine, California, United States	Mueller, Henry R.	Fatal	2
21 Oct 1988	Cessna T210F N6191R	Rogers, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1988	Bell 206L-3 N99TV	Deckers, Colorado, United States	Kusa TV	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1988	Cessna 172P N52222	Union City, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1988	Mooney M20J N58155	Ludington, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Oct 1988	Piper PA-12 N3153M	Little Heart Lk, Alaska, United States no coordinates	John M. Allen	Fatal	2
3 Oct 1988	Beechcraft A24R N8065R	Mt. Baldy, California, United States	Theodore & Catherine Cummings	Fatal	2
2 Oct 1988	Cessna T210M N1817M	Prosser, Washington, United States	Lonnie C. Marchant	Fatal	2
1 Oct 1988	Cessna 152 N48926	Eden, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1988	Cessna 210L N5268V	Monroe, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Clark, Thomas H.	Fatal	2
28 Sep 1988	Bellanca 14-19-3 N7637E	Oak Grove, Alabama, United States no coordinates	John J. Austin	Fatal	2
24 Sep 1988	Svensson BUSHBY MUSTANG II N7SV	Everett, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1988	Piper PA-22-150 N3863P	Curtin, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1988	Piper PA-28-140 N55478	Big Bear, California, United States	CAL State Flying Club	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1988	Cessna 182RG N9877C	Zanesville, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Sep 1988	Cessna 172N N6586J	Adams, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Sep 1988	Piper PA-24-250 N604MM	Springville, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
11 Sep 1988	Piper J3C-65 N98121	Orange, Virginia, United States	David Marshall	Fatal	2
10 Sep 1988	Bell 204B CFAHY	Entiat, Washington, United States	Vancouver Island Helicopters	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1988	Piper PA-28-235 N8743W	Camarillo, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1988	Piper PA-20 N7791K	Claypool, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Milam, Larry L.	Fatal	2
4 Sep 1988	Cessna 150J N60547	Hemet, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Aug 1988	Mooney M20F N9528M	Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States	Yoreck, Robert	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1988	Cessna 152 N5351M	Bushland, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 1988	Cessna 150F N8660G	Bellbrook, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Aug 1988	Cessna 402B N5718M	Mt. Torbet, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Wilburs Inc.	Fatal	2
18 Aug 1988	Luscombe 8A N71572	Dimock, South Dakota, United States	Hunter, Paul J.	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1988	Cessna 210E N3ME	N Bonneville, Washington, United States	Everett L. Merritt	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1988	Cessna TU206G N4613Z	White Lake, New York, United States	William F. Addington	Fatal	2
10 Aug 1988	Artic S-1B2 N58AT	Kotzebue, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Aug 1988	Piper PA-28 N3828K	Auburn, Indiana, United States	Mark Sherbinski	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1988	Piper PA-23-250 N6737Y	Gr. Harbor Cay, Bahamas no coordinates	Kwin Aircraft Corp.	Fatal	2