Aviation accidents in 2008
The NTSB database holds 1,892 accidents and incidents in 2008, recorded between 2008. 382 of them were fatal (20%), and 1,201 people died.
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 182.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Canada.
76 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
1,892
Records
382
Fatal
1,201
Deaths
20%
Share fatal
2008
Period
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1,816 of 1,892 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 1,892 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2008 | Boeing MD-82 | Madrid, Spain | Spanair | Fatal | 154 |
| 14 Sep 2008 | Boeing 737-500 | Perm, Russia | Aeroflot-Nord | Fatal | 88 |
| 24 Aug 2008 | Boeing 737 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | Itek Air | Fatal | 65 |
| 10 Jun 2008 | Airbus A310-324 | Khartoum, Sudan | Sudan Airways | Fatal | 30 |
| 2 May 2008 | Beechcraft 1900C | Rumbek, Sudan | Flex Air Cargo Unlimited | Fatal | 20 |
| 1 Sep 2008 | Beechcraft 1900 | Bukavu, Congo | Air Serv International | Fatal | 17 |
| 19 Jan 2008 | Beechcraft 200 | Huambo, Angola | Giraglobo Company | Fatal | 13 |
| 15 Dec 2008 | Britten Norman BN-2A MK III | Turks and Caicos, Turks And Caicos Islands | Linea Aerea Puertorriquena Inc | Fatal | 12 |
| 24 Aug 2008 | Cessna 208 | Zacapa, Guatemala | Aero Ruta Maya | Fatal | 11 |
| 29 May 2008 | Bell UH-1N | Panama City, Panama | Servicio Aereo Nacional | Fatal | 11 |
| 22 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft A100 | Moab, Utah, United States | Leavitt Group Wings LLC | Fatal | 10 |
| 11 Mar 2008 | Bell 412EP | Santa Cruz, Peru | Helinka S.A.C. | Fatal | 10 |
| 6 Aug 2008 | Sikorsky S-61N | Weaverville, California, United States | USDA Forest Service | Fatal | 9 |
| 10 Jul 2008 | Beechcraft 99A | Puerto Montt, Chile | Aerocord | Fatal | 9 |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Learjet 45 | Mexico City, Mexico | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Raytheon Corporate Jets BAE 125-800A | Owatonna, Minnesota, United States | East Coast Jets Inc., | Fatal | 8 |
| 11 Jan 2008 | Bell 412HP | Puebla, Mexico | - | Fatal | 8 |
| 27 Nov 2008 | Airbus A320 | Perpignan, France | XL Airways Germany | Fatal | 7 |
| 16 Nov 2008 | Grumman G-21A | Vancouver, Canada | Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd | Fatal | 7 |
| 3 Sep 2008 | Bell 212 | Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates | Aerogulf Services Company LLC | Fatal | 7 |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Bell 407 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Air Methods Corp. | Fatal | 7 |
| 8 Jun 2008 | Cessna U206C | Fremont, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 2 May 2008 | Cessna C-310Q | Ilheua, Brazil | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 27 Feb 2008 | Cessna 210M | Santiago, Chile | Club AePersonal de Carabineros | Fatal | 6 |
| 1 Feb 2008 | Beechcraft C90A | Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States | Blue Sky Airways Inc | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Jan 2008 | Cessna 210M | Windhoek, Namibia | Atlantic Aviation | Fatal | 6 |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 11 Dec 2008 | Bell 206L-4 | Sabine Pass, Texas, United States | Rotorcraft Leasing Company, LLC | Fatal | 5 |
| 24 Oct 2008 | Cessna 402C | Asuncion, Paraguay | AsisMed | Fatal | 5 |
| 21 Oct 2008 | Cessna 310 | Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 17 Aug 2008 | Cessna 402C | Covington, United Kingdom | Reconnaissance Ventures Ltd | Fatal | 5 |
| 3 Aug 2008 | Grumman G-21A | Port Hardy, Canada | Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd. | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Cessna U206F | Santa Rosa, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 15 May 2008 | Cessna T210N | Ucayali, Peru | Aero Montanas SA - AMSA | Fatal | 5 |
| 9 Apr 2008 | Cessna U206C | Nazca, Peru | Aero Ica | Fatal | 5 |
| 30 Mar 2008 | Cessna 500 | Farnborough, Ke, United Kingdom | Relton Mews Air Limited | Fatal | 5 |
| 28 Mar 2008 | Piper PA-46-350P | Wainwright, Canada | A.D. Williams Holdings Inc. | Fatal | 5 |
| 4 Mar 2008 | Cessna 500 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Interstate Helicopters Inc | Fatal | 5 |
| 6 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-44-180 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Airline Transport Professionals Corp of USA | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Nov 2008 | Beechcraft 58 | Anapolis, Brazil | JH Manutencao De Aeronaves | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Nov 2008 | Piper PA-32S-300 | Forest Falls, California, United States | Douglas R. Bowles | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Nov 2008 | Piper PA31-350 | Bathurst, Australia, Australia | Timoth O'Brien | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Oct 2008 | Piper PA-34 | Nuqui, Colombia | Aeroexpreso Del Pacifico | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Oct 2008 | Bell 222 | Aurora, Illinois, United States | Air Angels Inc | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Sep 2008 | Aerospatiale SA365N-1 D | District Heights, Maryland, United States | Maryland State Police | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 2008 | Learjet LR60 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Global Exec Avaition | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Sep 2008 | Cessna 421B | Ojinaga, Mexico | Volare Air Charter | Fatal | 4 |
| 15 Aug 2008 | Cessna 182T | Georgia Pass, Colorado, United States | Anson Air, LLC | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Jasper, Alabama, United States | Bobby R. Crump | Fatal | 4 |
| 28 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-32-300 | Mount Charleston, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |