Aviation accidents in 1998

The NTSB database holds 2,195 accidents and incidents in 1998, recorded between 1998. 422 of them were fatal (19%), and 1,276 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, United Kingdom and France.

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

2,195

Records

422

Fatal

1,276

Deaths

19%

Share fatal

1998

Period

Show these on the map 1,775 of 2,195 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 156 Piper PA-28 101 Cessna 150 95 Cessna 152 65 Cessna 182 61 Piper PA-18 44

Where these happened

United States 2,041 United Kingdom 10 France 10 Canada 9 Bahamas 7 Philippines 5

Operators involved

Continental Airlines 4 American Airlines, Inc. 4 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 4 Trans World Airlines 3 Castle Aviation 2 Transbrazil 2

All 2,195 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
3 Sep 1998	Douglas MD-11 HBIWF	Nova Scotia, Canada no coordinates	Swissair	Fatal	229
2 Feb 1998	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 PC150	Philippine Isla, Philippines no coordinates	Cebu Pacific Airline	Fatal	104
6 May 1998	Boeing 737-200 UNK	Andoas, Peru no coordinates	Air Force of Peru	Fatal	87
20 Apr 1998	Boeing 727-200 HCBRI	Bogota, Colombia no coordinates	Tame Airlines	Fatal	52
30 Jul 1998	Beechcraft 1900D FGSJM	Lorient, France no coordinates	Protheus Airline	Fatal	15
18 Jun 1998	Swearingen METRO II CGQAL	Montreal, Canada no coordinates	Propair, Inc	Fatal	13
18 Mar 1998	Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340 UNK	Taipai, Taiwan no coordinates	Formosa Airlines	Fatal	13
1 Nov 1998	Douglas DC3C N3FY	Quetzaltenanang, Guatemala no coordinates	Living Water Teaching Inc	Fatal	11
23 Aug 1998	Cessna 402C N2748J	Melville Hall, Dominica no coordinates	Air Anguilla, Inc	Fatal	11
12 Oct 1998	Cessna 402 OYBHE	Sorstukken, Norway no coordinates	TUE Friis Hansen	Fatal	9
28 Sep 1998	Cessna U206G CP152	Missing, Bolivia no coordinates	Mision Evangelica Mundial	Fatal	7
18 Jul 1998	Bell UH-1H 159	Nueva Colonia, Colombia no coordinates	Policia Nacional de Colombia	Fatal	7
26 Jun 1998	Beechcraft 200 ZSMSL	Cote D'ivoire no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
31 Oct 1998	Aerospatiale ALOUETTE 3 P2345	Santa Cruz, Bolivia no coordinates	Fernando Morales	Fatal	6
25 Jun 1998	Eurocopter AS-350-BA N594BK	Mt. Waialeale, Hawaii, United States	-	Fatal	6
22 Mar 1998	Beechcraft 95-B55 N4314Y	North Eleuthera, Bahamas no coordinates	Sabofi Investment Corp.	Fatal	6
21 Mar 1998	Cessna U206G N506SD	Grain Valley, Missouri, United States	-	Fatal	6
10 Mar 1998	Boeing 707-336 U-PBA	Mombosa, Kenya no coordinates	Air Memphis	Fatal	6
3 Mar 1998	Cessna T303 N727RT	Midvale, Idaho, United States	Jeffrey J. Johnson	Fatal	6
17 Dec 1998	Beechcraft 200 UNK	Libreville, Gabon no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
9 Sep 1998	De Havilland DHC-2 N1433Z	Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States	Rust's Flying Service, Inc.	Fatal	5
7 Sep 1998	Piper PA-46-350P N9150X	Centerville, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
7 Sep 1998	Beechcraft A23-24 N453D	Shunk, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	5
30 Jun 1998	Bell 212 5NAJL	Nigeria no coordinates	Bristow Helicopter	Fatal	5
25 May 1998	Bell 206L-3 N96CW	Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	5
4 Apr 1998	Cessna 525 N111LR	Marietta, Georgia, United States	Marion H. Allen	Fatal	5
23 Mar 1998	Cessna T207A N2557P	Toqui, Venezuela no coordinates	Mision Nuevas Tribus	Fatal	5
2 Mar 1998	Cessna 401 CCCIX	La Puntilla, Chile no coordinates	Aero Chaiten	Fatal	5
10 Oct 1998	Cessna 172M N9728H	Freeport, Bahamas no coordinates	Mark Koral Holding Inc,. Ltd	Fatal	4
10 Oct 1998	Piper PA-28-181 N39663	Montrose, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Air West Flying Club	Fatal	4
20 Sep 1998	Piper AEROSTAR 600 N17MT	N. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States	-	Fatal	4
18 Aug 1998	Piper PA-28-181 N25626	Missing no coordinates	Paul D. Baxter	Fatal	4
6 Aug 1998	Cessna T210N N2WF	Creede, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	4
4 Aug 1998	Socata TBM-700 N69BS	Spearfish, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
25 Jul 1998	Cessna 182P N58870	Jal, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	4
8 Jul 1998	Beechcraft BE58 N9025V	Belize City, Belize no coordinates	William R. Fincher	Fatal	4
8 Jun 1998	Piper PA-28R-200 N16344	Lytle Creek, California, United States	Air Desert Pacific	Fatal	4
23 May 1998	Piper PA-28-161 N2480Q	Half Moon Bay, California, United States	Inbound Aviation	Fatal	4
18 May 1998	Bell 206L-1 N41BL	Arlington Hgts, Illinois, United States	-	Fatal	4
15 May 1998	Commander 114-B N6059C	Lagrange, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	4
12 May 1998	Beechcraft A36 N72141	Davis, West Virginia, United States	Howard L. Kidman	Fatal	4
7 May 1998	Cessna 172N N6514E	Avalon, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
20 Apr 1998	Piper PA-28-140 N1762J	Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States	-	Fatal	4
23 Mar 1998	Bell 205A-1 N90230	Los Angeles, California, United States	Los Angeles City Fire Dept.	Fatal	4
21 Mar 1998	Beechcraft A-36 N1812A	New Lebanon, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
15 Mar 1998	Beechcraft B95A N569T	Little River, California, United States	-	Fatal	4
12 Jan 1998	Bell 222UT N222UH	Sandy, Utah, United States	Air Methods	Fatal	4
26 Dec 1998	Cessna 182P N182FE	Midland, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	3
9 Dec 1998	Cessna 402B N788SP	Pahokee, Florida, United States	Bimini Island Air	Fatal	3
12 Nov 1998	Cessna 150L N19281	Yerington, Nevada, United States	-	Fatal	3