Plane crashes in 1987

659 crashes worldwide in 1987, with 4,098 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 659
• Fatal crashes: 381
• Fatalities: 4,098
• First recorded: January 2, 1987
• Most recent: December 31, 1987

Deadliest

1. May 9, 1987: Ilyushin II-62, Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland (183 fatalities)
2. May 9, 1987: Ilyushin II-62, Warsaw-Okęcie-Frederic Chopin, Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie), Poland (183 fatalities)
3. November 28, 1987: Boeing 747-200, Indian Ocean, World (159 fatalities)
4. August 16, 1987: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States (156 fatalities)
5. August 16, 1987: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, USA, United States (156 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (216)
• Russia (56)
• Canada (25)
• Afghanistan (21)
• United Kingdom (20)
• Ukraine (16)
• Brazil (14)
• Germany (12)
• Indonesia (12)
• Papua New Guinea (11)
• France (10)
• New Zealand (10)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (105)
• PZL-Mielec (69)
• Piper (52)
• Beechcraft (50)
• Antonov (47)
• Douglas (46)
• Britten-Norman (31)
• De Havilland (22)
• Boeing (20)
• Lockheed (18)
• Rockwell (18)
• Swearingen (14)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (67)
• Britten-Norman Islander (29)
• Cessna 402 (27)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (24)
• Antonov AN-26 (21)
• Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (16)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (16)
• Cessna 340 (14)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (14)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (13)
• Antonov AN-12 (12)
• Douglas DC-3 (11)

All crashes (page 1 of 7)

• December 31, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• December 30, 1987: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (17 fatalities)
• December 30, 1987: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia (17 fatalities)
• December 29, 1987: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Telluride, Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 29, 1987: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Telluride, Colorado, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Pensacola, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Okunevo, Republic of Komi, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Robe (Goba), Oromia, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Okunevo, Republic of Komi, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Robe (Goba), Oromia, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Pensacola, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 27, 1987: Cessna 402, Saint-Barthélemy-Rémy de Haenen (Saint-Jean-Gustave III), Saint-Barthélemy (1 fatality)
• December 23, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Molokai, Hawaii, United States (8 fatalities)
• December 23, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kenai, Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 23, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Molokai, Hawaii, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• December 23, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kenai, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 22, 1987: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1987: Cessna 402, Chadron, Nebraska, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1987: Cessna 402, Chadron, Nebraska, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1987: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Cassilis, New South Wales, Australia (2 fatalities)
• December 21, 1987: Antonov AN-26, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (1 fatality)
• December 21, 1987: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Bordeaux-Mérignac, Gironde, France (16 fatalities)
• December 21, 1987: Douglas DC-6, Boca San Carlos, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1987: Antonov AN-26, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (1 fatality)
• December 21, 1987: Embraer EMB-120 Brasília, Bordeaux-Mérignac, Gironde, France (16 fatalities)
• December 21, 1987: Douglas DC-6, Boca San Carlos, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Washington-Dulles, Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 18, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Washington-Dulles, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Vila dos Remédios, Pernambuco, Brazil (29 fatalities)
• December 14, 1987: BAe Jetstream 31, Joplin, Missouri, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 14, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Vila dos Remédios, Pernambuco, Brazil (29 fatalities)
• December 14, 1987: BAe Jetstream 31, Joplin, Missouri, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1987: Short 360, Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines (15 fatalities)
• December 13, 1987: Short 360, Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines (15 fatalities)
• December 12, 1987: Fletcher FU-24, Wairakei, Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• December 12, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Lugovoi, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Lugovoi, Khantia-Mansia okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1987: Fletcher FU-24, Wairakei, Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• December 10, 1987: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 10, 1987: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Ambler, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• December 10, 1987: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 10, 1987: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Ambler, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 9, 1987: Cessna 402, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Cochin, Kerala, India (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, D-59 Ice Station, Antarctica (2 fatalities)
• December 9, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Cochin, Kerala, India (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1987: Cessna 402, Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Kanabea, Gulf, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
• December 8, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Kanabea, Gulf, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
• December 8, 1987: Douglas DC-3, San Ignacio de Moxos, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1987: Fokker F27 Friendship, Lima, Lima, Peru (42 fatalities)
• December 8, 1987: Douglas DC-3, San Ignacio de Moxos, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1987: Fokker F27 Friendship, Lima, Lima, Peru (42 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Gaaden, Lower Austria, Austria (2 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Avro 748, Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Dallas-Executive (Redbird), Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, White Plains-Westchester County, New York, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: BAe 146, San Luis Obispo, California, United States (43 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Dallas-Executive (Redbird), Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Gaaden, Lower Austria, Austria (2 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: BAe 146, San Luis Obispo, California, USA, United States (43 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Avro 748, Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, White Plains-Westchester County, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 6, 1987: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Düsseldorf-Lohausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
• December 6, 1987: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Düsseldorf-Lohausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
• December 5, 1987: Cessna 402, Arthur's Town, Cat Island, Bahamas (1 fatality)
• December 5, 1987: BAe 125, Lexington-Blue Grass, Kentucky, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 5, 1987: Cessna 402, Arthur's Town, Cat Island, Bahamas (1 fatality)
• December 5, 1987: BAe 125, Lexington-Blue Grass, Kentucky, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 4, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Mt Waddington, British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• December 4, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Mt Waddington, British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
• December 3, 1987: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Mansfield-Lahm, Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1987: Cessna 404 Titan, Gishwati Forest, Western, Rwanda (14 fatalities)
• December 3, 1987: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Mansfield-Lahm, Ohio, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1987: Cessna 404 Titan, Gishwati Forest, Western, Rwanda (14 fatalities)
• December 1, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ayoun, Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ayoun, Northern District, Israel (0 fatalities)
• November 30, 1987: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 30, 1987: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 29, 1987: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Long Beach, California, United States (1 fatality)
• November 29, 1987: Boeing 707, Andaman Sea, World (115 fatalities)
• November 29, 1987: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Long Beach, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 28, 1987: Boeing 747-200, Indian Ocean, World (159 fatalities)
• November 27, 1987: Cessna 208A Caravan, Kaikoura, Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• November 27, 1987: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• November 27, 1987: Cessna 208A Caravan, Kaikoura, Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• November 27, 1987: Piper PA-46 (Malibu/Meridian/Mirage/Matrix/M-Class), Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1987: Beechcraft 1900C, Homer, Alaska, United States (18 fatalities)
• November 23, 1987: Beechcraft 1900C, Homer, Alaska, USA, United States (18 fatalities)
• November 22, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Le Puy-Loudes, Haute-Loire, France (0 fatalities)
• November 22, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Le Puy-Loudes, Haute-Loire, France (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mayor Pablo Lagerenza, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (0 fatalities)
• November 21, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mayor Pablo Lagerenza, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1987: Cessna 500 Citation, Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1987: Volpar Turboliner 18, Detroit, Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)