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
1988-01-09	CHI88IA040 incident	Boeing 747-251F N618US	Minneapolis Minnesota	no injuries	Preliminary
1988-01-09	DCA88RA022	Piper PA-28-180 N9120B	Snaefellsnes IC	1 killed	Preliminary
1988-01-09	DEN88LA048	Amateur-built EXECUTIVE N7007B	Colorado Spring Colorado	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-09	DEN88LA051	Raven RX-7 N2797L	Rio Rancho New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-09	LAX88LA083	Burkhart Grob G109B N109MD	Tehachapi California	1 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-09	MKC88FA037	Beech 58 N4613S	Dewitt Arkansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-08	CHI88FAMS1	Cessna 172N N4878G	Warsaw Indiana	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-08	DEN88LA042	Cessna 152 N280SV	Greeley Colorado	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-08	FTW88MA047	Gates Learjet 36A N79SF	Monroe Louisiana	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-08	LAX88FA082	Piper PA-28-181 N2938X	Napa California	2 killed destroyed	Final
1988-01-08	NYC88LA064	Piper PA-23-250 N62554	Atlantic City New Jersey	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-07	BFO88LA013	Piper PA-24-250 N14BK	Rock Camp West Virginia	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-07	LAX88DUG01	Smith DSA-1 N2Q	Upland California	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-06	MIA88LA084	Douglas C-118A HRAKZ	Miami Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-05	CHI88DET01	Piper PA-28-181 N3003M	Fort Wayne Indiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-05	CHI88DEX01	Piper PA-24-250 N6487P	Salem Indiana	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-05	CHI88FA039	Cessna T210N N4746C	Bedford Park Illinois	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-05	FTW88FA046	Beech B36TC N6624N	Woodward Oklahoma	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-05	MIA88FA083	Piper PA-32R-300 N5327F	Pembroke Park Florida	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-04	ANC88LA023	Cessna 207 N73036	Akiachak Alaska	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-04	FTW88FA044	Cessna 414A N6576C	Midland Texas	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-03	ATL88FA073	Cessna P210N N6438W	Huntsville Alabama	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-03	CHI88LA043	Piper PA-22 N863A	Stanley Wisconsin	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-03	LAX88LA080	Bell 47D1 N175K	Fontana California	no injuries substantial damage	Final
1988-01-03	MIA88LA082	Cessna 172 N40AZ	Tampa Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-02	ATL88FA070	Cessna 152 N5364M	Ravenna Ohio	2 killed substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-02	ATL88FA072	North American T-28C N9719G	Woodstock Georgia	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-02	ATL88LA071	Cessna 177 N2906X	Springfield Kentucky	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-02	DEN88LA046	Hiller UH-12E N400AH	Vernal Utah	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-02	FTW88LA045	Aero Commander 100-180 N3709X	Mineola Quitman Texas	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-02	MIA88FA081	Cessna 152 N24480	Parkland Florida	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1988-01-02	MIA88LA080	Bellanca 14-13 N8429H	Merritt Island Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-01	LAX88LA079	Balloon Works FIREFLY 8-24 N74169	Phoenix Arizona	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1988-01-01	MKC88DCQ01	Amateur-built STAR LITE N87LF	Ft. Scott Kansas	1 killed destroyed	Final
1988-01-01	MKC88LA036	Cessna 414 N30ML	Fayetteville Arkansas	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.