Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1988

2,685 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 · 2,685

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1988-10-15	SEA89LA012	Amateur-built BABY GREAT LAKES N8519K	Graham Washington	serious injuries substantial damage	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	CHI89LA011	Piper PA-24-180 N8088P	Alexandria Minnesota	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-10-14	DEN89LA015	Piper PA-22-150 N7258D	Edgewood New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	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
1988-10-13	SEA89TL006	Bell 47G-3B2 N46073	Cottonwood Canyon Nevada	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-12	ANC89LA008	Amateur-built DHC-3 N90574	Bonanza Hills Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-12	ATL89MA012 incident	Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 +1 more N17810	Yardley Pennsylvania	no injuries	Preliminary
1988-10-12	CHI89LA008	Cessna 120 N2081V	St Peter Minnesota	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-12	LAX89DVA01	Ayres S2R N3087D	Traver California	serious injuries substantial damage	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
1988-10-11	ANC89LA018	Cessna 182C N449SA	Akiachak Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-11	CHI89LA004	Piper PA-28-181 N8112T	Indianapolis Indiana	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-11	FTW89LA003	Cessna 140 N11191	Fairfax Oklahoma	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-11	MIA89IA008 incident	Cessna 210M N9064M	Orlando Florida	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1988-10-11	NYC89LA011	Cessna 172 N9108B	Lancaster Pennsylvania	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-10	ANC89LA007	Cessna 207 N9965M	Perde Bay Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-10	FTW89DPJ01	Amateur-built SCORPION/133 N137A	Mcalester Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-10	NYC89LA010	Beech 77 N37273	Farmingdale New York	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-10	SEA89LA011	Amateur-built LONG-EZ N38AJ	Salmon Idaho	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-09	ATL89LA011	Cessna 177B N17223	Hatteras North Carolina	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	CHI89LA002	Cessna 152II N49135	Ashland Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	CHI89LA003	Champion 7EC N9836Y	Bainbridge Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	CHI89LA006	Beech 55B N8769R	Quincy Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-10-09	CHI89LA007	Cessna 172 N98395	Carbondale Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	CHI89LA012	Cessna 182 N4717D	Sparta Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	DEN89FA010	Piper PA-24-180 N7228P	Albuquerque New Mexico	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-09	DEN89LA013	Raven S-60A N3592C	Albuquerque New Mexico	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	MKC89LA003	Cessna 172 N734BK	West Memphis Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-09	NYC89FA007	Piper PA-18-135 N8179C	Akron New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-09	NYC89LA008	American AA-5B N666GA	Wrightstown New Jersey	serious injuries	Preliminary
1988-10-09	NYC89LA009	Cessna U206G N9431R	Rutland Vermont	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-09	NYC89LA018	Schweizer 1-35C N2737H	Methuen Massachusetts	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-10-09	SEA89LA009	Taylorcraft 15A N6651N	Skykomish Washington	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-08	ATL89LA008	North American T-6G N7704C	West Jefferson North Carolina	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-08	ATL89LA010	Cessna 177 N29550	Greensboro North Carolina	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-08	CHI89DET01	Amateur-built VP-1 N131JT	Coldwater Michigan	1 killed substantial damage	Final
1988-10-08	CHI89FA005	Piper PA-28 N4608R	Schaumburg Illinois	minor injuries destroyed	Final
1988-10-08	DEN89LA011	Cessna 172N N75666	Delta Utah	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-08	DEN89LA012	Bellanca 8KCAB N102EC	Pueblo Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-08	FTW89DRG02	Douglas A-20G N67921	San Benito Texas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-10-08	FTW89LA001	Cessna 150 N51112	Navasota Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-10-08	LAX89LA012	Piper PA-28RT-201 N8162T	Concord California	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-08	MIA89LA007	Cessna T188C N2896J	Flora Mississippi	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-10-08	MKC89FA004	Hughes 500C N506WW	Branson Missouri	serious injuries substantial damage	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.