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
1988-05-06	NYC88DFJ01	Amateur-built XP503 N29CH	Baldwinsville New York	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-06	SEA88LA088	Cessna 172M N12659	Hood River Oregon	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-05	ATL88LA165	Piper PA-28-161 N8205	Lawrenceville Georgia	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-05	CHI88LA107	Piper PA-28-140 N55552	Lake Village Indiana	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-05	LAX88DUG03	Amateur-built SA-300-A N1300S	Chino California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-05	LAX88LA175	Cessna 152 N25294	Upland California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-05	MKC88FA085	Cessna 182K N2872R	Neligh Nebraska	serious injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-05-04	ANC88LA053	Cessna 150L N6592G	Kotzebue Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-04	LAX88DVG04	Hiller UH-12E N62391	Winters California	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-04	MIA88LA166	Piper PA-28-161 N8068J	Freeport AO	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-05-03	ANC88FA052	Piper PA-18-150 +1 more N54768	Larson Bay Alaska	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-03	ATL88LA164	Piper PA-31-325 N34GK	Wilkesboro North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-03	CHI88LA106	North American AT-6D N29935	Eden Prairie Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	ATL88FA162	Beech 55 N2025W	Atlanta Georgia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	ATL88LA161	Hughes 269C N58197	Greenwood South Carolina	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	ATL88LA163	Taylorcraft BC12-D N5061M	Canfield Ohio	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	DCA88IA056 incident	Boeing 747-123 N157UA	Nr Tokyo PO	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	FTW88LA095	Globe GC-1B N80799	Pipe Creek Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	LAX88DVA04	Amateur-built KR-2 N127AS	Merced California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-02	LAX88DVG03	Schweizer G-164B N3627Q	Gridley California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	MIA88LA163	Beech 58 N7353R	Centerville Mississippi	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-02	MKC88LA083	Amateur-built QUICKEE N263Q	Creve Coeur Missouri	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	ATL88LA160	Cessna 172N N5085K	Gilbert South Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	BFO88LA041	Cessna 170B N8271A	Goldsboro Maryland	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	BFO88LA042	Cessna 170 N4022V	Mechanicsville Maryland	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	BFO88LA043	Beech C23 N9358S	Manassas Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	BFO88LA044	Cessna 150J +1 more N905PS	Winchester Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	CHI88FA102	Bellanca 7ECA N31288	Merrimac Wisconsin	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-01	DEN88LA103	Cessna 172G N6059R	Las Vegas New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	DEN88LA104	Beech H35 N618T	Ruidoso New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	FTW88DRA10	Amateur-built RUTAN LONG-EZE N331LB	Friendswood Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	LAX88LA171	Cessna 180B N5104E	Quincy California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	MKC88FA082	Cessna 180 N9161C	Rolla Missouri	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-05-01	NYC88FA133	Bell 206B N7094J	Long Island Cty New York	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-05-01	SEA88LA087	Stearman A-75-N1 N53125	Medford Oregon	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	BFO88LA037	Piper PA-28-180 N7947N	Wise Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	CHI88LA103	Piper PA28-140D N5965U	Flushing Michigan	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	CHI88LA105	Piper PA-28-140D N6433R	Whittemore Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	DEN88LA105	Cessna 185F N8389Q	Erie Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	FTW88DRA11	Cessna L-19E N3946L	Conroe Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-04-30	LAX88LA172	Cessna 150F N8008S	Westlake California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	LAX88LA173	Champion 7CCM N6712C	Cameron Park California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	NYC88LA132	Piper PA-28-181 N5688V	Jamestown New York	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-30	NYC88LA135	Grumman AA5B N4557Q	Morristown New Jersey	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-04-29	ATL88FA158	Beech E18S N300W	Cynthiana Kentucky	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-04-29	ATL88LA159	Cessna 150J N60276	Sandy Ridge North Carolina	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-29	BFO88LA038	Cessna 172M N13261	Fayetteville West Virginia	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-04-29	CHI88LA104	Beech K35 N6042E	Milaca Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-04-29	MKC88LA080	Beech F17D N385	Perryville Missouri	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-04-29	MKC88LA081	Cessna 152 N25038	Dexter Missouri	no 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.