Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Fatal aviation accidents in 1988

499 fatal cases in 1988, newest first. Every case.

94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.

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Cases newest first · 499

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1988-10-15	LAX89DUM01	Arlington SISU 1A N252JB	Borrego Springs California	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-15	LAX89DUQ01	Amateur-built MONI N8123	Lancaster California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-14	ATL89DLT01	Amateur-built AIR COMMAND N169WC	Hixson Tennessee	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-14	ATL89FA013	Cessna 182E N2834Y	Brooklet Georgia	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-14	MIA89WA009	Piper PA-23-250 N8JM	Missing Burkina Faso	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-13	ANC89FA009	Piper PA-12 N3153M	Little Heart Lk Alaska	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-13	MKC89DPG01	Culver LFA N34872	Dumas Arkansas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-12	LAX89FA013	Piper PA-32-300 N6198H	Santa Maria California	3 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-12	NYC89DHM03	Amateur-built KR-2 N3774G	Allaire New Jersey	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-12	SEA89FA010	Piper PA-28-180 N8975J	Sun Valley Idaho	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-10	FTW89DPJ01	Amateur-built SCORPION/133 N137A	Mcalester Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-10	SEA89LA011	Amateur-built LONG-EZ N38AJ	Salmon Idaho	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-09	NYC89FA007	Piper PA-18-135 N8179C	Akron New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-08	CHI89DET01	Amateur-built VP-1 N131JT	Coldwater Michigan	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1988-10-08	FTW89DRG02	Douglas A-20G N67921	San Benito Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-07	ATL89FA006	Cessna 210N N6510N	Alexander City Alabama	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-07	DEN89FA009	Cessna T210M N732QP	Clovis New Mexico	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-07	LAX89FA010	Cessna 182R N1787R	Salinas California	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-07	NYC89FA006	Piper PA-28-180 N7293W	Renovo Pennsylvania	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-05	DEN89FA007	Mooney M20E N5997Q	Walsh Colorado	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-03	LAX89FA001	Beech B23 N7621R	Scottsdale Arizona	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-03	LAX89FA006	Beech A24R N8065R	Mt. Baldy California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-02	ATL89FA004	Piper PA-30 N7484Y	La Follette Tennessee	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-02	SEA89FA001	Amateur-built 337A N6314F	Eliza Island Washington	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-02	SEA89FA002	Cessna T210M N1817M	Prosser Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-01	CHI88FA249	Piper PA-60-601P N14HR	Columbus Ohio	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-01	DEN89FA001	Cessna 152 N48926	Eden Utah	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-01	MKC88FA183	Beech D55 N7826R	N. Little Rock Arkansas	3 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-30	CHI88FA248	Cessna 210L N5268V	Monroe Wisconsin	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-30	LAX88DVG10	Cessna A188B N21871	Dixon California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-29	BFO88FA085	Maule M-5-210C N325X	Clarksville Virginia	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-28	ATL88FA256	Bellanca 14-19-3 N7637E	Oak Grove Alabama	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-25	CHI88FA244	Piper PA-28 N6151W	Hutchinson Minnesota	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-24	SEA88LA188	Amateur-built BUSHBY MUSTANG II N7SV	Everett Washington	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-22	MKC88FA176	Beech C23 N6022C	Belle Plaines Iowa	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-22	SEA88LA183	Cessna 150L N11582	Hadlock Washington	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-21	CHI88DEP13	Amateur-built AIR COMMAND 532 N7015C	Cottage Grove Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-21	CHI88DET06	Amateur-built NONE UNREG	Elkhart Indiana	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-21	MKC88FA175	Cessna 310R N36HD	Latimer Iowa	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-20	CHI88FA240	Bellanca 8KCAB N50702	Oswego Illinois	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-20	DEN88FA213	Piper PA-22-150 N3863P	Curtin Oregon	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-18	CHI88FA237	Cessna 182RG N9877C	Zanesville Ohio	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	FTW88FA164	Piper PA-28R-201T N47806	Okmulgee Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	LAX88FA321	Piper PA-28-140 N55478	Big Bear California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-17	FTW88DPJ12	Amateur-built STOLP SA-300 N57DH	Oklahoma City Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-17	LAX88FA319	Piper PA-24-250 N604MM	Springville California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-17	MIA88FA269	Cessna 305A N5223G	Tampa Florida	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	NYC88FA236	Cessna 172N N6586J	Adams Massachusetts	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-14	CHI88DEP12	Piper PA-36-300 N57847	Pulaski Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-12	DEN88FA202	Beech 200 N1283	Jackson Wyoming	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary

About these pages

The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are not named, the site's policy at this time. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.