Plane crashes in 1987

342 crashes worldwide in 1987, with 2,203 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 342
• Fatal crashes: 195
• Fatalities: 2,203
• 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. November 28, 1987: Boeing 747-200, Indian Ocean, World (159 fatalities)
3. August 16, 1987: McDonnell Douglas MD-82, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, USA, United States (156 fatalities)
4. November 29, 1987: Boeing 707, Andaman Sea, World (115 fatalities)
5. August 31, 1987: Boeing 737-200, Phuket, Phuket, Thailand (83 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (108)
• Russia (29)
• Canada (12)
• Afghanistan (11)
• United Kingdom (10)
• Ukraine (9)
• Brazil (7)
• Germany (6)
• Indonesia (6)
• Papua New Guinea (6)
• Bolivia (5)
• France (5)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (53)
• PZL-Mielec (37)
• Piper (26)
• Beechcraft (25)
• Douglas (25)
• Antonov (24)
• Britten-Norman (19)
• Boeing (11)
• De Havilland (11)
• Lockheed (10)
• Rockwell (9)
• Swearingen (7)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (36)
• Britten-Norman Islander (18)
• Cessna 402 (14)
• Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain (12)
• Antonov AN-26 (11)
• Beechcraft 200 Super King Air (8)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (8)
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules (8)
• Cessna 340 (7)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (7)
• Douglas DC-3 (7)
• Antonov AN-12 (6)

All crashes (page 1 of 4)

• December 31, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Mexico, All Mexico, Mexico (0 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, USA, United States (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 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, St. Barthélemy (1 fatality)
• December 23, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Kenai, Alaska, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• December 23, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Molokai, Hawaii, USA, United States (8 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, USA, United States (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 18, 1987: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Washington-Dulles, Virginia, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 15, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Papua New Guinea, All Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (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, USA, United States (0 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 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, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, D-59 Ice Station, All Antarctica, Antarctica (2 fatalities)
• December 9, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Cochin, Kerala, India (0 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 8, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Kanabea, Gulf, Papua New Guinea (1 fatality)
• December 7, 1987: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Dallas-Executive (Redbird), Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Avro 748, Udon Thani, Udon Thani, Thailand (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: BAe 146, San Luis Obispo, California, USA, United States (43 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, White Plains-Westchester County, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Gaaden, Lower Austria, Austria (2 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, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 4, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Mt Waddington, British Columbia, Canada (4 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 1, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Ayoun, Northern District, Israel (0 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, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 29, 1987: Boeing 707, Andaman Sea, World (115 fatalities)
• November 28, 1987: Boeing 747-200, Indian Ocean, World (159 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 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 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, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1987: Volpar Turboliner 18, Detroit, Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1987: Cessna 500 Citation, Helsinki-Vantaa, Uusimaa, Finland (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lae-Nadzab Tomodachi, Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1987: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Campo de Mayo AFB, Buenos Aires City, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• November 16, 1987: Ilyushin II-76, Sebha, Sebha, Libya (46 fatalities)
• November 16, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Chad, All Chad, Chad (0 fatalities)
• November 16, 1987: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Jefferson, Wisconsin, USA, United States (8 fatalities)
• November 15, 1987: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Virac, Catanduanes, Philippines (6 fatalities)
• November 15, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Đakovo, Slavonia, Croatia (0 fatalities)
• November 15, 1987: Cessna 441 Conquest, Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• November 15, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Denver-Stapleton, Colorado, USA, United States (28 fatalities)
• November 10, 1987: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Ross River, Yukon, Canada (2 fatalities)
• November 9, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kingisepp, Leningrad oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• November 6, 1987: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Ulongwé, Tete, Mozambique (10 fatalities)
• October 31, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Desert Center, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 28, 1987: Convair CV-640, Bartlesville-Frank Phillips, Oklahoma, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 24, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Apollonovka, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine (2 fatalities)
• October 23, 1987: Cessna 208A Caravan, Travis AFB, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 23, 1987: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Michigan, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 22, 1987: Antonov AN-26, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan (8 fatalities)
• October 21, 1987: Antonov AN-12, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan (18 fatalities)
• October 21, 1987: Cessna 340, Bailey, Colorado, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 21, 1987: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Asinao Pass, Haute-Corse, France (3 fatalities)
• October 20, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Stansted, Essex, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• October 20, 1987: Cessna 402, Bugelenga, Geita Region, Tanzania (0 fatalities)
• October 19, 1987: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Leeds-Bradford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• October 19, 1987: Antonov AN-12, Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (9 fatalities)
• October 18, 1987: Let L-410, Saratov, Saratov oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• October 16, 1987: Antonov AN-2, Jinotega, Jinotega, Nicaragua (2 fatalities)
• October 16, 1987: Cessna 402, Malekolon, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
• October 15, 1987: ATR42-300, Mt Crezzo, Lombardy, Italy (37 fatalities)
• October 15, 1987: Britten-Norman Islander, Mali, All Mali, Mali (0 fatalities)
• October 15, 1987: Dassault Falcon 10, Rancho Murieta, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
• October 14, 1987: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Cancao, Bié, Angola (8 fatalities)
• October 14, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pronin, Volgograd oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• October 12, 1987: Rockwell Aero Commander 700 (Fuji FA-300), Pompano Beach, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• October 11, 1987: Dassault Falcon 20, Keflavik, Southern Peninsula (Suðurnes), Iceland (0 fatalities)
• October 11, 1987: Fokker F27 Friendship, Nyaung-U (Bagan), Mandalay Region, Myanmar (49 fatalities)
• October 11, 1987: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, El Poleo, Norte de Santander, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• October 9, 1987: Volpar Turboliner 18, Memphis, Tennessee, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 8, 1987: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Albuquerque-Coronado, New Mexico, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• October 7, 1987: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Weott, California, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• October 7, 1987: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, DeLand, Florida, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
• October 6, 1987: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Aarhus-Tirstrup, Midtjylland, Denmark (1 fatality)
• October 4, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Uzbekistan, All Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 1987: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kushevskaya AFB, Krasnodar Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 1987: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Gold Beach, Oregon, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• September 30, 1987: Cessna 340, Otay Mesa, California, USA, United States (6 fatalities)