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
1988-09-19	LAX88LA324	Robinson R22-HP N9077N	Yosemite California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-19	SEA88LA182	Piper PA-24-260 N8765P	Bend Oregon	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-18	ANC88LA143	Maule M-4 N2044U	Cordova Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-18	CHI88DEG01	Piper PA-22-160 N9053D	Jackson Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-18	CHI88FA237	Cessna 182RG N9877C	Zanesville Ohio	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	CHI88LA238	Piper PA-28-151 N6252J	Kenosha Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-18	CHI88LA239	Enstrom F28A N249Q	Celina Ohio	minor injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-18	FTW88DPA09	Aeronca 11AC N86311	Athens Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-18	FTW88FA164	Piper PA-28R-201T N47806	Okmulgee Oklahoma	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	LAX88DUG07	Bell 47G-5A N4099G	Perris California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-18	LAX88FA321	Piper PA-28-140 N55478	Big Bear California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-09-18	NYC88LA239	Cessna 152 N714YY	Mt.Holly New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	ANC88LA142	Piper PA-12 N64CW	Figure 8 Lake Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	ANC88LA144	Maule M-5-235C N56304	Porcupine Butte Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	DEN88IA207 incident	Beech 1900 N32017	Denver Colorado	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
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	LAX88LA320	Cessna 172N N6406D	Truckee California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	LAX88LA325	Bell 206L N278KA	Lihue Hawaii	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
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
1988-09-17	NYC88LA237	Robinson R-22 N47CS	W.Kingston Rhode Island	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-17	SEA88LA181	Piper PA-28-140 N1223T	Cottage Grove Oregon	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	ANC88LA138	Amateur-built DHC-2 N98JH	Mcgrath Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	ANC88LA140	Cessna 170B N170LA	Hope Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	ANC88LA141	Cessna 185 N73DA	Mcclaren River Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	DEN88LA206	Cessna 172 N97890	Greeley Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	LAX88LA318	Cessna T310R N5126J	La Verne California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	LAX88LA322	Hughes 369HS N9110F	Columbia California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-16	MKC88FA173	Aero Commander 500B N1189Z	Hays Kansas	minor injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-09-16	SEA88LA180	Eagle Aircraft Co. DW-1 N8815C	Wenatchee Washington	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-15	ATL88LA251	Piper PA-28R-200 N32105	Gray Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-15	ATL88LA252	Piper PA-12 N2833M	Covington Tennessee	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-15	BFO88LA083	Cessna 310R N87297	Washington District of Columbia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-15	DEN88IA204 incident	Cessna 206 N71001	Glade Park Colorado	no injuries	Final
1988-09-15	DEN88LA205	Piper PA-25-235 N9764	Lund Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-15	MIA88LA268	Cessna 177 N2357Y	Polk City Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-15	MKC88LA174	Beech A23 N6917Q	Davenport Iowa	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-14	ATL88LA247	Piper PA-60-602P N64718	Hopkinsville Kentucky	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-14	CHI88DEP12	Piper PA-36-300 N57847	Pulaski Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-14	CHI88DER12	Cessna A188B N4915Q	Clearbrook Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-14	LAX88LA317	Cessna 150L N6804G	Salinas California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-13	ATL88LA250	Taylorcraft BC12-D N96522	Surf City North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-13	MKC88FA171	Piper J3C-65 N3533N	Goodman Missouri	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-09-12	ANC88LA133	Piper PA-12 N3148M	Fairbanks Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-12	ANC88LA135	Champion 7GCBC N3059G	Fairbanks Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-12	ANC88LA137	Amateur-built DHC-2 N67207	Ruth Lake Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-12	DEN88FA202	Beech 200 N1283	Jackson Wyoming	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-09-12	DEN88MA203	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-10-10 N1830U	Denver Colorado	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-09-12	NYC88DNA02	Amateur-built LONG E-Z N84WD	Lawrence Massachusetts	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.