Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Aviation accidents and incidents in 1987

2,774 cases in 1987, 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 · 2,774

Date	Case	Aircraft	Where	Outcome	Report
1987-12-31	CHI88LA038	Cessna 210-5 N1802Z	East Lansing Michigan	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-31	LAX88LA078	Cessna 150K N6422G	San Andreas California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-31	MKC88LA035	Cessna 182Q N96934	Davenport Iowa	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-31	NYC88FA062	Piper PA-32RT-300 N2243J	Burlington Vermont	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-31	NYC88LA061	Cessna 172 N5383R	Concord New Hampshire	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-30	DEN88FA044	Swearingen SA-26AT N4468M	Telluride Colorado	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-30	DEN88LA045	Raven RALLY RX7 N40364	Dona Ana New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-30	SEA88FA034	Cessna 182J N2758F	Molalla Oregon	3 killed destroyed	Final
1987-12-29	FTW88LA042	Cessna 182 N94546	Fargo Oklahoma	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-29	FTW88LA043	Cessna 150 N5719G	Woodworth Louisiana	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-29	LAX88LA081	Cessna 172M N12943	Banning California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-29	MIA88IA079 incident	Cessna U206G N4820R	Key West Florida	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1987-12-29	SEA88LA033	Cessna 182C N8819T	Las Vegas Nevada	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-28	LAX88LA070	Cessna 172 N4297F	Goodyear Arizona	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-28	MIA88LA077	Cessna 152 N89126	Tallahassee Florida	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-28	MIA88NA070	Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N8948E	Pensacola Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-27	DCA88RA019	Cessna 402 N8209Q	St. Barthelemy WN	1 killed	Preliminary
1987-12-27	DEN88IA043 incident	Mcdonnell Douglas MD-80 N72830	Denver Colorado	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1987-12-27	FTW88DPA02	Cessna 150M N63385	Gainesville Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-27	LAX88DUQ03	Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 N75FE	Santa Ynez California	serious injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-27	MIA88IA072 incident	Boeing 727-231 N54344	Miami Florida	no injuries minor damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	ATL88FA069	Cessna 172M N13609	Warner-Robins Georgia	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	CHI88LA036	Cessna 150M N704XX	Redwood Falls Minnesota	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	DEN88LA041	Piper PA-18-125 N211T	Riverton Wyoming	serious injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	MIA88LA075	Boeing 727-200 +1 more N705AA	San Juan Puerto Rico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	MIA88LA076	Amateur-built WINDWAGON N5223C	Lantana Florida	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	MKC88LA033	Piper PA-28R-201T N83BC	Hays Kansas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-26	MKC88LA034	Luscombe 8-A N71288	Chillicothe Missouri	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-25	ATL88FA068	Piper PA-28RT-201 N2869C	Rutherfordton North Carolina	4 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-25	BFO88FA011	Champion 7ECA N11089	Keymar Maryland	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-25	CHI88LA037	Cessna 150H N6468S	Mt. Pleasant Wisconsin	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-25	NYC88LA060	Beech 58 N58MH	Flushing New York	minor injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-24	ATL88FA067	Beech B23 N6571R	Crossville Tennessee	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-24	LAX88DUM02	Bede Aircraft BD-5 N29DT	Chula Vista California	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-24	LAX88FA075	Piper PA-31-350 N712AN	Maunaloa Hawaii	8 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-24	LAX88LA076	Cessna 210K N8221M	Chowchilla California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-24	LAX88LA077	Cessna 150E N3009J	Hilo Hawaii	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-24	MIA88FA071	Cessna 150H N7005S	Destin Florida	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-24	NYC88LA063	Piper PA-28-161 N32560	Plymouth Massachusetts	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-23	DCA88MA011	Piper PA-31-350 N496SC	Kenai Alaska	6 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-23	DEN88LA040	Beech A36 N27LH	Angel Fire New Mexico	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-23	FTW88LA041	Cessna 172XP N736AN	Godley Texas	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-23	MIA88LA069	Piper PA-23-250 N5433Y	Marathon Florida	no injuries destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-23	MIA88WA074	Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 N255C	San Salvador Spain	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-23	MKC88FA032	Cessna 402C N105GP	Chadron Nebraska	2 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-22	CHI88LA034	Cessna 172K N78705	Staunton Illinois	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-22	LAX88LA074	Piper PA-32R-300 +1 more N75397	Los Angeles California	no injuries substantial damage	Preliminary
1987-12-22	NYC88LA059	Cessna 170A N5571C	Sandwich Massachusetts	1 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-21	FTW88FA039	Aerospatiale SA-330J N3596N	Eugene Island	15 killed destroyed	Preliminary
1987-12-21	LAX88LA073	Cessna 195A +1 more N4026A	Burbank California	no injuries minor 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.