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 Suriname 1 Northern Mariana Islands 1

Operators involved

American Airlines 7 Continental Airlines 6 United Airlines 5 University of North Dakota 4 Usair 3 Pegasus Flight Center 3

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 May 1989	Cessna 150H N22875	Carnegie, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1989	Aeronca 11AC N3226E	Paradise, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 May 1989	Douglas C-47 N28889	Summerland Key, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
3 May 1989	Cessna 172P N5253K	Burnet, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Apr 1989	Piper J3C N33066	Ashland, Nebraska, United States	Nelson, MAX M.	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1989	Robinson R22 BETA N26198	Stockton, California, United States	David & Patricia Heath	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1989	De Havilland DHC-2 N62873	Pelican, Alaska, United States	Channel Flying Service	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1989	Mooney M20F N9252V	Lynch, Kentucky, United States	Charles W. Foley	Fatal	2
14 Apr 1989	Piper J-3 N23227	Oak Grove, Missouri, United States	Riley, Charles	Fatal	2
12 Apr 1989	Lake LA-4-200-EP N8521Z	Bellevue, Washington, United States	Lake Aircraft	Fatal	2
12 Apr 1989	Bell 206B N157P	Airville, Pennsylvania, United States	Commonwealth of PA.	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1989	Piper PA-28-180 N44510	Stuarts Draft, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
6 Apr 1989	Cessna 150M N3892V	Kankakee, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Apr 1989	Bellanca 7GCBC N86836	Eklutna, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1989	MBB BK-117-A-3 N39187	Coinjock, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	2
25 Mar 1989	Cessna 177RG N2972X	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Mar 1989	Piper PA-38-112 N2604N	Mayflower, Arkansas, United States	Barrett Aviation	Fatal	2
18 Mar 1989	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-33F N931F	Saginaw, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1989	Cessna 172M N80542	Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1989	Beechcraft H35 N5403D	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	W. T. Christian	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1989	Nihon YS-11A-600 N128MP	West Lafayette, Indiana, United States	Mid Pacific Airlines	Fatal	2
12 Mar 1989	Piper PA-32R-300 N301WA	Southbridge, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1989	Alexander RV-4 N443JA	Delaware, Ohio, United States	James K. Alexander	Fatal	2
9 Mar 1989	Beechcraft S35 N6852Q	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Mar 1989	Stearns BD-4 N277MB	Leggett, California, United States no coordinates	Stearns, Eugene R.	Fatal	2
6 Mar 1989	Cessna 152 N47115	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Pelican Airways, Inc.	Fatal	2
25 Feb 1989	Piper PA-18 N7580D	Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States	Scott Aero Service Inc.	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1989	Piper J3C-65 N494CB	Mount Vernon, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1989	Cessna 172 N3937F	Blue Mountain, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1989	Beechcraft 58 N348U	Hamburg, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1989	Cessna 320E N3488Q	Melrose, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1989	Piper PA-28-140 N588FL	Jasper, Tennessee, United States	Marion Air, Inc.	Fatal	2
29 Jan 1989	Aeronca O-58B N48688	Minden, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 1989	Lehman/Jerrell VANS RV-4 N44ME	Tucson, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 1989	Robinson R22A N8529C	Santa Barbara, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Jan 1989	Piper PA-28-180 N16375	Chicago, Illinois, United States	Michael J. Belica	Fatal	2
21 Jan 1989	Cessna 172 N5834A	Hartsville, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Jan 1989	Piper PA-28-140 N8456R	Bagley, Alabama, United States	Fowler, Andrew O.	Fatal	2
15 Jan 1989	De Havilland DHC-3 N11250	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Jan 1989	Hawker Siddeley HS.748 SERIES 2A CGDOV	Tipp City, Ohio, United States	Bradley Air Service, Ltd	Fatal	2
9 Jan 1989	Swearingen SX-300 N6Y	Wilmington, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Jan 1989	Beechcraft B33 N1530Z	New Braunfels, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1989	Piper PA-22-150 N5704D	Limington, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1989	Cessna T210N N2305U	Springfield, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1989	Cessna 210D N3767Y	Alvin, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Dec 1989	McDonnell Douglas 369E N1604L	Santa Rosa, California, United States	Interwest, Inc.	Fatal	1
29 Dec 1989	Cessna 172N N733FK	Meridian, Mississippi, United States	-	Fatal	1
27 Dec 1989	Boeing 727-225B N822EA	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Eastern Air Lines, Inc	Fatal	1
25 Dec 1989	Senior Aerosport/Paet PJ 260 N260LP	Hereford, Texas, United States	Paetzold, Lawrence E.	Fatal	1
22 Dec 1989	Piper PA-31 N302SC	Beluga, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1