Aviation accidents in 1997

The NTSB database holds 2,121 accidents and incidents in 1997, recorded between 1997. 402 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,260 people died.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 150.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.

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

2,121

Records

402

Fatal

1,260

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1997

Period

Show these on the map 1,735 of 2,121 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 150 Piper PA-28 101 Cessna 150 78 Cessna 182 65 Cessna 152 64 Piper PA-18 39

Where these happened

United States 2,007 Mexico 8 Canada 8 Bahamas 8 Peru 5 Colombia 5

Operators involved

Hageland Aviation Services, Inc 3 Continental Airlines 3 American Flyers 2 Fare Share Ltd 2 American Airlines, Inc. 2 America West Airlines 2

All 2,121 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
15 Mar 1997	Douglas DC-3C/BT-67R TZ389	Newton, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Jan 1997	Bell 206-B3 N2047R	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	Air Center Helicopters, Inc.	Fatal	4
3 Jan 1997	Aerostar 601P N3CD	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States	Christopher Pavlides	Fatal	4
20 Dec 1997	Beechcraft A 36 N5050G	Findlay, Ohio, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Dec 1997	Piper PA-32-260 N3448W	Pittsville, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	3
7 Dec 1997	Pitts S-2B N693SB	Bozeman, Montana, United States	-	Fatal	3
1 Dec 1997	Aero Commander 112 N1054J	Kettle Falls, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	3
30 Nov 1997	Commander 114B N302RS	Cross City, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
27 Oct 1997	Cessna 402B N69293	Tampa, Florida, United States	Donald A. Clark	Fatal	3
24 Oct 1997	Mooney M20K N305RJ	Emporia, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Oct 1997	Piper PA-28-180 N15331	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States	-	Fatal	3
7 Oct 1997	Beechcraft 35-C33A N2050W	Robbins, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Oct 1997	Aero Commander 100-180 N4028X	Auburn, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	3
24 Sep 1997	Cessna 172M N6756H	Bremerton, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Sep 1997	Beechcraft 76 N18562	West Lafayette, Indiana, United States	-	Fatal	3
12 Sep 1997	Bell 205A-1 N90HJ	Sequim, Washington, United States	National Park Service	Fatal	3
8 Sep 1997	Cessna 182N N9043G	Montrose, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Robert O. Briggs	Fatal	3
24 Aug 1997	Classic YMF-5 N68SH	Ocean City, Maryland, United States	-	Fatal	3
21 Aug 1997	Bell 206L-1 N2246Q	Arica, Peru no coordinates	Helica del Peru	Fatal	3
12 Aug 1997	Cessna U206G N756AD	Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States	Alain M. Reiser	Fatal	3
11 Aug 1997	Piper PA-24-250 N8213P	Palm Bch Garden, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	3
5 Aug 1997	Piper PA-28RT-201 N8227Q	Hesperia, California, United States	Brett R. Allen	Fatal	3
15 Jul 1997	Cessna TR182 N757CF	Panamint Spring, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
8 Jul 1997	Grumman American AA-5B N28535	Jones Beach, New York, United States	-	Fatal	3
2 Jul 1997	Piper PA-32R-301 N83353	St. Paul, Minnesota, United States	-	Fatal	3
20 Jun 1997	Piper PA 31-310 N266MM	San Diego, California, United States	-	Fatal	3
14 Jun 1997	Cessna 185F N4758E	Bagotville, Canada no coordinates	Randell L. McPherson	Fatal	3
9 Jun 1997	Cessna U206E N206EC	Red Lodge, Montana, United States	Cheney, Ernest, J.	Fatal	3
3 Jun 1997	Cessna 210M N9162M	Elliston, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1997	Cessna 172N N4752D	Comerio no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
23 May 1997	Beechcraft V35 N5459U	Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States	Donald W. Grogan	Fatal	3
10 May 1997	Cessna 182 N5434B	Clinton, Utah, United States	Keith E. McArthur	Fatal	3
26 Apr 1997	Piper PA-32RT-300T N2225A	Rye, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	3
25 Mar 1997	Beechcraft V35 N9049S	Marco Island, Florida, United States	John S. Spriggs	Fatal	3
16 Mar 1997	Piper PA-28-181 N5968F	Tejupilco, Mexico no coordinates	James T. Osborn	Fatal	3
7 Mar 1997	Piper PA-24-250 N7583P	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
6 Mar 1997	Cessna T210L N2142S	Meridianville, Alabama, United States	Starflight Simmons Aviation	Fatal	3
3 Feb 1997	Piper PA-28-200 N33322	Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	3
1 Feb 1997	Piper PA-22 N7235D	Skwentna, Alaska, United States	Bradley W. Johnson	Fatal	3
28 Jan 1997	Beechcraft 95-B55 N47SM	Mayhill, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	3
7 Jan 1997	Piper PA-24-260 N9080P	Winston, Montana, United States	Dakota Ridge Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	3
30 Dec 1997	Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 N999WB	Wayne, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Dec 1997	Cessna 414A N414MT	Guyton, Georgia, United States	Joseph E. Black	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1997	Piper PA-28-181 N8074Z	Tallahassee, Florida, United States	Jose Mitja	Fatal	2
21 Dec 1997	Cessna 152 N22LU	Spring City, Pennsylvania, United States	Fare Share Ltd	Fatal	2
21 Dec 1997	Beechcraft A100 N100BE	Colo Springs, Colorado, United States	Aviation Charter, Inc.	Fatal	2
17 Dec 1997	Cessna A150K N1218M	Jacksonville, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Dec 1997	Aero Commander 690A N72VF	Yakima, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
8 Dec 1997	Bellanca 17-30 N4854V	Independence, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Dec 1997	Cessna 172N N3548E	Lytle Creek, California, United States	Vincent J. Kostovny	Fatal	2