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

Show these on the map 1,857 of 2,502 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 184 Cessna 150 120 Cessna 152 114 Piper PA-28 109 Cessna 182 74 Piper PA-18 54

Where these happened

United States 2,453 Bahamas 9 Turks And Caicos Islands 4 Mexico 3 Northern Mariana Islands 1 Malaysia 1

Operators involved

American Airlines 7 Continental Airlines 6 United Airlines 5 University of North Dakota 4 Air Logistics 3 Usair 3

All 2,502 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
2 Sep 1989	Ruppercht VARIEZE N393D	California City, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1989	Cessna 152 N25799	Tiptonville, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
30 Aug 1989	Piper PA-20 N2841P	Moose Lake, Minnesota, United States	Prachar, Kenneth M	Fatal	2
27 Aug 1989	Beechcraft C50 N4917B	Hagerstown, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1989	Cessna 180J N42695	Tracy, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Aug 1989	Piper PA-38-112 N2344N	Long Beach, California, United States	Aztec Air Inc.	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1989	Cessna 177RG N1976Q	Janice, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1989	Piper PA-23-250 N4838P	Lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1989	Piper PA-12 N7542H	Windy Fork, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Jaros, Martin R.	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1989	Piper PA-28-235 N9084W	Bullfrog, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1989	Beechcraft B24R N2175W	Wiscasset, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1989	Piper PA-28-140 N6274W	Toms Place, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Aug 1989	Beechcraft A24R N24586	Sarasota, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Aug 1989	Lancair 235 N385L	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Jul 1989	Piper PA-32-301 N8257V	Haines, Alaska, United States	Skagway Air Service	Fatal	2
23 Jul 1989	Beechcraft C23 N66295	Neligh, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1989	Stinson 108-2 N8061K	Athol, Idaho, United States	William E. Rooks	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1989	Aeronca 7AC N84865	Gueydan, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Lejeune Darryle B.	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1989	Piper PA-24-250 N6206P	Hartleton, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1989	Piccard AX-6 N85DP	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Jul 1989	Piper PA-32R-301T N4360K	Celina, Texas, United States	Willard Grain & Feed, Inc.	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1989	Aerospatiale AS-350-D N3595B	Galveston, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1989	Cessna 150K N6342G	Louisville, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1989	Beechcraft A45 N7973A	Troy, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1989	Piper PA-18 N2336J	Roscommon, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1989	Piper PA-12 N3353M	Sanger, Texas, United States	North Texas Flyers Association	Fatal	2
30 Jun 1989	Maule MX-7 N6131M	Atlantic, Iowa, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1989	Dassault-Breguet FALCON 20 N125CA	Cartersville, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1989	Cessna 310Q N7509Q	Crestone, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1989	Cessna 152 N24795	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	Acme School of Aeronautics	Fatal	2
24 Jun 1989	Beechcraft T-34 N34CJ	Haskell, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1989	American AA-1C N88ME	Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1989	Beneteau STEEN SKYBOLT N199BP	Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1989	McCulloch J-2 N4354G	Oxford, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1989	Cessna 170B N3100B	Sarasota, Florida, United States no coordinates	Carlton, Thomas M.	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1989	Hughes 269C N58323	Rainbow Valley, California, United States	Civic Helicopters Inc.	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1989	Cushing 4 N5321U	Mansfield, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 May 1989	Mooney M20J N3201U	Big Pine Key, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
26 May 1989	Cessna 172P N65777	Davie, Florida, United States no coordinates	City of Fort Lauderdale	Fatal	2
26 May 1989	Beechcraft D55 N8450N	Greenwood, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 May 1989	Glassair Iii N253LC	Auburn, Alabama, United States	Vernon H. Carter	Fatal	2
22 May 1989	Bell UH-1B N508SC	Oldtown, Maryland, United States	Precision Air Services, Inc.	Fatal	2
22 May 1989	Ruschke STARDUSTER TOO N32GR	Mc Henry, Illinois, United States	Lloyd E. Hughes	Fatal	2
22 May 1989	Piper PA-28-180 N2211T	Boise City, Oklahoma, United States	Potter, DON E.	Fatal	2
21 May 1989	Cessna 172M N1272U	Bradford, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Zackery A. Clark	Fatal	2
21 May 1989	Taylorcraft BC12-D N5003M	Jamestown, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 May 1989	Billings/White AVID FLYER N305BJ	Niles, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 May 1989	Piper PA-24-250 N8199P	Winslow, Arkansas, United States	Mid-Con MFG Inc.	Fatal	2
9 May 1989	Piper PA-28-181 N8078V	Dublin, California, United States	Capitol Sky Park, Inc.	Fatal	2
6 May 1989	Cessna 152 N6301M	Port San Luis, California, United States	Cal-Coast Flyers, Inc.	Fatal	2