Plane crashes in 1988

601 crashes worldwide in 1988, with 4,769 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 601
• Fatal crashes: 388
• Fatalities: 4,769
• First recorded: January 2, 1988
• Most recent: December 31, 1988

Deadliest

1. July 3, 1988: Airbus A300, Qeshm Island, Hormozgān, Iran (290 fatalities)
2. July 3, 1988: Airbus A300, Qeshm Island, Hormozgān, Iran (290 fatalities)
3. December 21, 1988: Boeing 747-100, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (270 fatalities)
4. December 21, 1988: Boeing 747-100, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (270 fatalities)
5. March 17, 1988: Boeing 727-100, Mt El Espartillo, Norte de Santander, Colombia (143 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (176)
• Russia (60)
• Canada (27)
• France (22)
• Australia (18)
• India (14)
• Mexico (13)
• Brazil (12)
• South Africa (12)
• Ukraine (12)
• Colombia (11)
• Ecuador (10)

Manufacturers

• Cessna (71)
• PZL-Mielec (57)
• Antonov (46)
• Piper (45)
• Boeing (40)
• Douglas (35)
• De Havilland (34)
• Beechcraft (31)
• Rockwell (29)
• Swearingen (16)
• Tupolev (16)
• Fokker (14)

Aircraft

• PZL-Mielec AN-2 (57)
• Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (18)
• Antonov AN-26 (14)
• Boeing 737-200 (14)
• De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (14)
• Antonov AN-12 (12)
• Cessna 414 Chancellor (12)
• De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (12)
• Fokker F27 Friendship (12)
• Cessna 402 (11)
• Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante (10)
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (9)

All crashes (page 1 of 7)

• December 31, 1988: Vickers Viscount, Tshikapa, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kaposvár, Somogy, Hungary (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Somerset, New Jersey, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Somerset, New Jersey, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Santo Domingo-Las Américas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: Vickers Viscount, Tshikapa, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
• December 31, 1988: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kaposvár, Somogy, Hungary (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1988: Fletcher FU-24, Rangitata, Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• December 28, 1988: Fletcher FU-24, Rangitata, Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
• December 23, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mt Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines (2 fatalities)
• December 23, 1988: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Mt Manunggal, Cebu, Philippines (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1988: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Bloomville, Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1988: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1988: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Bloomville, Ohio, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 22, 1988: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 21, 1988: Boeing 747-100, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (270 fatalities)
• December 21, 1988: Boeing 747-100, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom (270 fatalities)
• December 19, 1988: Fokker F27 Friendship, Catarman, Samar, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• December 19, 1988: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 19, 1988: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Pontiac-Oakland County, Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 19, 1988: Fokker F27 Friendship, Catarman, Samar, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• December 16, 1988: Learjet 24, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• December 16, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Sturt Meadows Station, Western Australia, Australia (20 fatalities)
• December 16, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Sturt Meadows Station, Western Australia, Australia (20 fatalities)
• December 16, 1988: Learjet 24, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila, Mexico (2 fatalities)
• December 14, 1988: Boeing 707, Karm Umran, Qena, Egypt (9 fatalities)
• December 14, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kasaan, Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
• December 14, 1988: Boeing 707, Karm Umran, Qena, Egypt (9 fatalities)
• December 14, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kasaan, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• December 13, 1988: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1988: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Naryan-Mar, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia (0 fatalities)
• December 12, 1988: Antonov AN-12, Yerevan-Zvartnots, Armavir, Armenia (7 fatalities)
• December 12, 1988: Antonov AN-12, Yerevan-Zvartnots, Armavir, Armenia (7 fatalities)
• December 11, 1988: Ilyushin II-76, Leninakan, Shirak, Armenia (78 fatalities)
• December 11, 1988: Ilyushin II-76, Leninakan, Shirak, Armenia (78 fatalities)
• December 10, 1988: Antonov AN-26, Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan (25 fatalities)
• December 10, 1988: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany (5 fatalities)
• December 10, 1988: Antonov AN-26, Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan (25 fatalities)
• December 10, 1988: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany (5 fatalities)
• December 9, 1988: Rockwell Aero Commander 720, Alcoa, Tennessee, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 9, 1988: Rockwell Aero Commander 720, Alcoa, Tennessee, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• December 9, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Pacific Ocean, World (1 fatality)
• December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
• December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
• December 7, 1988: Let L-410, Kodinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (6 fatalities)
• December 7, 1988: Let L-410, Kodinsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (6 fatalities)
• December 6, 1988: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB, Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 6, 1988: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB, Michigan, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• December 5, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Monduran, Queensland, Australia (3 fatalities)
• December 5, 1988: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Lake Monduran, Queensland, Australia (3 fatalities)
• December 3, 1988: Avro 748, Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 3, 1988: Avro 748, Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• December 1, 1988: Cessna 404 Titan, Bogotá, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• December 1, 1988: Cessna 404 Titan, Bogotá, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (2 fatalities)
• November 30, 1988: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hamada al Hamra, Jabal al Gharbi, Libya (14 fatalities)
• November 30, 1988: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hamada al Hamra, Jabal al Gharbi, Libya (14 fatalities)
• November 29, 1988: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Chapleau, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
• November 29, 1988: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Chapleau, Ontario, Canada (4 fatalities)
• November 28, 1988: Cessna 402, Hagfors, Värmland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• November 28, 1988: Cessna 402, Hagfors, Värmland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
• November 25, 1988: Dornier DO.28A/B, Israel (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1988: Vickers Viscount, Tangier-Boukhalef, Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco (0 fatalities)
• November 23, 1988: Vickers Viscount, Tangier-Boukhalef, Tangier-Tétouan, Morocco (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1988: Cessna 340, Oxford-Waterbury, Connecticut, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1988: Antonov AN-8, Yerevan-Erebuni, Yerevan, Armenia (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1988: Cessna 425 Conquest, Lake Larouche, Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
• November 20, 1988: Cessna 340, Oxford-Waterbury, Connecticut, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1988: Antonov AN-8, Yerevan-Erebuni, Yerevan, Armenia (0 fatalities)
• November 20, 1988: Cessna 425 Conquest, Lake Larouche, Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
• November 19, 1988: Antonov AN-26, Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan (34 fatalities)
• November 19, 1988: Ilyushin II-76, Rogachevo AFB, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• November 19, 1988: Antonov AN-26, Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan (34 fatalities)
• November 19, 1988: Ilyushin II-76, Rogachevo AFB, Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Locust Grove, Arkansas, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montluçon-Guéret, Allier, France (4 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Locust Grove, Arkansas, USA, United States (6 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Montluçon-Guéret, Allier, France (4 fatalities)
• November 18, 1988: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Johannesburg-Oliver Reginald Tambo (Jan Smuts), Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1988: Cessna 441 Conquest, Saclay, Essonne, France (7 fatalities)
• November 17, 1988: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Michałków, Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie), Poland (0 fatalities)
• November 17, 1988: Cessna 441 Conquest, Saclay, Essonne, France (7 fatalities)
• November 17, 1988: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Michałków, Greater Poland Voivodeship (Wielkopolskie), Poland (0 fatalities)
• November 16, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Chicago-Midway, Illinois, United States (1 fatality)
• November 16, 1988: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tooele Valley, Utah, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 16, 1988: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Chicago-Midway, Illinois, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 16, 1988: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Tooele Valley, Utah, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
• November 14, 1988: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland (6 fatalities)
• November 14, 1988: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Seinäjoki-Ilmajoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland (6 fatalities)
• November 13, 1988: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, Niedernberg, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
• November 13, 1988: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, Niedernberg, Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1988: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Matei (Taveuni Island), Fiji Islands (0 fatalities)
• November 8, 1988: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia (1 fatality)
• November 8, 1988: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Gondar, Amhara, Ethiopia (1 fatality)
• November 6, 1988: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Caldera, Región de Atacama, Chile (2 fatalities)
• November 6, 1988: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Caldera, Región de Atacama, Chile (2 fatalities)
• November 5, 1988: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Monoghan, Pennsylvania, United States (1 fatality)
• November 5, 1988: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Monoghan, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (1 fatality)
• November 2, 1988: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Elko, Nevada, United States (2 fatalities)