Aviation accidents in 1996

The NTSB database holds 2,150 accidents and incidents in 1996, recorded between 1996. 421 of them were fatal (20%), and 2,110 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 Peru.

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

2,150

Records

421

Fatal

2,110

Deaths

20%

Share fatal

1996

Period

Show these on the map 1,799 of 2,150 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 170 Cessna 150 93 Piper PA-28 93 Cessna 152 71 Cessna 182 69 Piper PA-18 40

Where these happened

United States 2,071 Bahamas 8 Peru 6 Canada 4 Mexico 3 Ireland 2

Operators involved

Delta Air Lines 3 American Airlines 3 Usfs 3 U.s. Forest Service 3 The Pilot Center 2 Northwest Airlines 2

All 2,150 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
12 Nov 1996	Boeing 747-168 HZ-AIH	New Delhi, India no coordinates	Saudi Arabian Airlines	Fatal	349
18 Jul 1996	Boeing 747-131 N93119	East Moriches, New York, United States	-	Fatal	230
7 Feb 1996	Boeing 757-200 TCGEN	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic no coordinates	Birgenair	Fatal	189
23 Nov 1996	Boeing 767 ETAIZ	Comorso Islands, Ethiopia no coordinates	Ethiopian Airlines	Fatal	125
1 Mar 1996	Boeing 737-222 OB145	Arequipa, Peru no coordinates	Compania de Aviacion Faucett	Fatal	123
11 May 1996	Douglas DC-9-32 N904VJ	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	110
31 Oct 1996	Fokker 100 PTMRK	Sao Paulo, Brazil no coordinates	TAM	Fatal	95
2 Oct 1996	Boeing B-757-23A N52AW	Lima, Peru no coordinates	-	Fatal	70
3 Apr 1996	Boeing CT-42A -1149	Dubrovnik, Croatia no coordinates	United States Air Force	Fatal	33
19 Nov 1996	Beechcraft 1900C N87GL	Quincy, Illinois, United States	Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.	Fatal	14
1 Nov 1996	Embraer EMB-110 TGTPA	Flores, Guatemala no coordinates	Transportes Aereos Profesional	Fatal	14
12 Feb 1996	Aerospace Tech of Australia N24A N224E	Port-Au-Prince, Haiti no coordinates	Haiti Express Airways	Fatal	11
13 Nov 1996	Piper PA-31-310 5YALA	Nairobi, Kenya no coordinates	Kissimayu Aviation	Fatal	8
7 Nov 1996	Cessna 421 HBLRX	Donzeil, France no coordinates	Jetcom SA	Fatal	8
20 Oct 1996	Piper PA-31-350 N744W	Eel River Cross, Canada no coordinates	JPS Corp	Fatal	8
15 Aug 1996	Bell UH-1B LVWAV	Concepcion, Argentina no coordinates	Manuel Prieto	Fatal	8
13 Mar 1996	Cessna 402B P4AVB	Punto Fijo, Venezuela no coordinates	Avia Air	Fatal	8
6 Feb 1996	Cessna 550 XASLQ	Ensenada, Mexico no coordinates	Aero Taxi el Chanilla	Fatal	8
15 Jan 1996	Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 N693PA	Malad City, Idaho, United States	PRO Air Services of Salt Lake	Fatal	8
22 Dec 1996	Douglas DC-8-63F N827AX	Narrows, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	6
21 Dec 1996	Beechcraft A36 N3869A	Chacon, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
7 Mar 1996	Piper PA-28-180 N4258T	Flagler Beach, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	6
17 Nov 1996	Piper AEROSTAR 601P N251B	Eagle, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	5
2 Nov 1996	Piper PA-34-200 N1701K	Halawa, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	5
8 Jul 1996	Bell 206B N49578	Salem, Ohio, United States	Mid-Ohio Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	5
24 Jun 1996	Piper PA-23-250 N6937Y	Clanton, Alabama, United States	Mike Cornelius	Fatal	5
29 May 1996	Piper PA-31T N333LM	Malvern, Arkansas, United States	-	Fatal	5
17 Mar 1996	Cessna U206G N9983Z	Key West, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	5
15 Feb 1996	Piper PA-46 N2514Q	Zambia no coordinates	J. Schwarz & Partners	Fatal	5
7 Jan 1996	Cessna 172 N55475	Nassau, Bahamas no coordinates	Livingston MacKey	Fatal	5
22 Dec 1996	Piper PA-23-250 N2377T	Lucerne Valley, California, United States	JAY Arcemont	Fatal	4
30 Oct 1996	Gulfstream G-IV N23AC	Wheeling, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Oct 1996	Boeing 707-323 N751MA	Manta, Ecuador no coordinates	Millon Air Inc.	Fatal	4
5 Oct 1996	Cessna 172RG N6267R	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
26 Sep 1996	Cessna 195 N195WR	Greenville, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	4
20 Aug 1996	Piper PA-24-180 N7635P	Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 Jul 1996	Douglas DC-6A N313RS	Russian Mission, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	4
21 Jun 1996	MBB BO-105 N2906T	Sabine Pass, Texas, United States	Air Logistics Inc.	Fatal	4
21 Jun 1996	Beechcraft 58 N94ZR	Castle Rock, Colorado, United States	Jerry B. Losey	Fatal	4
2 Jun 1996	Piper PA-46-310P N9114Q	Aitkin, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	4
1 Jun 1996	Fairchild KR-31 N7780	Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	4
4 May 1996	Cessna 310D N6780T	Los Angeles, California, United States	Prism Aviation	Fatal	4
27 Apr 1996	Piper PA-28-151 N7845C	Vera, Oklahoma, United States	James Kinkaid	Fatal	4
24 Feb 1996	Cessna 182R N9303E	Proctor, Arkansas, United States	Civil Air Patrol	Fatal	4
24 Feb 1996	Cessna 337 N2456S	Havana, Cuba no coordinates	Brothers To the Rescue	Fatal	4
5 Feb 1996	Convair C-131E N131T	Saint Johns, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	4
21 Jan 1996	Beechcraft 58 N3010W	Atkins, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
16 Dec 1996	Piper PA-34-200T N872SD	Birmingham, Alabama, United States	F and B Aviation Inc	Fatal	3
16 Dec 1996	Bell 206B ECEXC	Madrid, Spain no coordinates	Helwswiss Iberica, S.A.	Fatal	3
16 Dec 1996	Cessna 425 N425EW	Bohemia, New York, United States	-	Fatal	3