Aviation accidents in 1989
The NTSB database holds 2,502 accidents and incidents in 1989, recorded between 1989. 484 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,485 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Cessna 152.
Most of these records are from United States, Bahamas and Turks And Caicos Islands.
645 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
2,502
Records
484
Fatal
1,485
Deaths
19%
Share fatal
1989
Period
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1,857 of 2,502 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 2,502 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 | Paramaribo, Suriname | Suriname Airways | Fatal | 174 |
| 8 Feb 1989 | Boeing 707 | Santa Maria, Portugal | Independent Air, Inc. | Fatal | 144 |
| 21 Oct 1989 | Boeing 727-224 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Tan-Sahsa | Fatal | 131 |
| 19 Jul 1989 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Sioux City, Iowa, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 111 |
| 29 Oct 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Halawa, Molokai, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 20 |
| 11 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft H18 | Waipio Valley, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 11 |
| 27 Sep 1989 | De Havilland DHC-6-300 | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 19 Feb 1989 | Cessna 402B | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 10 |
| 24 Feb 1989 | Boeing 747-122 | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | United Airlines | Fatal | 9 |
| 28 Nov 1989 | Britten-Norman BN-2 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 30 Jul 1989 | Beechcraft A36 | Salisbury Twp, Pennsylvania, United States | Boyer-Malik-Khan | Fatal | 7 |
| 27 Dec 1989 | British BAE-3101 | Pasco, Washington, United States | Npa/United Express | Fatal | 6 |
| 15 Dec 1989 | Piper PA-31-350 | Cairo Township, New York, United States | Aero-Venture Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 16 Sep 1989 | Beechcraft 100 | Mayfield, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft 70 | Albany, Georgia, United States | D.l. Porter Construction, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 1 Jul 1989 | Cessna U206 | Pettigrew, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 19 Feb 1989 | Beechcraft A36 | Glen Falls, New York, United States | Peter Murray | Fatal | 6 |
| 10 Oct 1989 | Agusta A109A MKII | Lacey Township, New Jersey, United States | Paramount Aviation | Fatal | 5 |
| 7 Oct 1989 | Cessna 208 | Uncertain, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Aug 1989 | Piper PA-31-350 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft B24R | Suches, Georgia, United States | Johnny H. Ward | Fatal | 5 |
| 31 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-60-601P | Newport Beach, California, United States | Anthony Deis | Fatal | 5 |
| 11 Mar 1989 | Beechcraft A60 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | RTS Service Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 9 Dec 1989 | Cessna 172M | Linden, Michigan, United States | 107TH Flying Club Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Arlington, Texas, United States | Hedco, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Nov 1989 | Beechcraft C90 | Gadsden, Alabama, United States | Gulf States Steel, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Oct 1989 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Palm Springs, California, United States | Tuomela, Clyde | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Sep 1989 | Cessna 172P | Northfield, New Hampshire, United States | Harry P. Avakian | Fatal | 4 |
| 30 Aug 1989 | Cessna 152 | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Snohomish Flying Service | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Aug 1989 | Aerospatiale AS-350D | Blanchard, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Beechcraft C23 | Barranquitas | Looss Aviation Center | Fatal | 4 |
| 23 Aug 1989 | Mooney M20F | Livermore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 13 Aug 1989 | Cessna 172P | Pass-A-Grille, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Aug 1989 | Cessna R172K | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Slaybaugh, James | Fatal | 4 |
| 31 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28R-201T | College Park, Maryland, United States | Archer Assoc. Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Jul 1989 | Mooney M20J | Suches, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Jul 1989 | Cessna 210H | Piney Flats, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Jun 1989 | Cessna 172P | Caesars Head, South Carolina, United States | Cornerstone Aviation | Fatal | 4 |
| 22 Jun 1989 | Aerospatiale TB-21 | Newhall, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Jun 1989 | Beechcraft B-60 | Gaston, South Carolina, United States | Maurice J. Walsh, III | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Jun 1989 | Piper PA-22 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Johnson, William | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Jun 1989 | Bell 206L-3 | Big Timber, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 24 May 1989 | Piper PA-28-181 | Dinsmore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 6 Apr 1989 | Beechcraft C35 | Rupert, West Virginia, United States | JON M. Metz | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Mar 1989 | Cessna 172XP | Hondo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Mar 1989 | Aerospatiale TB-10 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 Mar 1989 | Mooney M20F | San Andreas, California, United States | Drago, Charles R. | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Mar 1989 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Russell, Floyd C. | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 Mar 1989 | Craven's Quickie Q2 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | Bucy, Robert M. | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Mar 1989 | Cessna 170B | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |