Plane crashes in 1997

252 crashes worldwide in 1997, with 1,797 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 252
Fatal crashes: 124
Fatalities: 1,797
First recorded: January 2, 1997
Most recent: December 31, 1997

All crashes (page 2 of 3)

August 19, 1997: Boeing 727-100, Lucapa, Lunda Norte, Angola (0 fatalities)
August 18, 1997: Beriev Be-103, Moscow-Zhukovsky, Moscow oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
August 17, 1997: Cessna 425 Conquest, Perkasie-Pennridge, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 15, 1997: Cessna 550 Citation II, Cocal do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil (2 fatalities)
August 14, 1997: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Dalton, Georgia, USA, United States (1 fatality)
August 14, 1997: Cessna 402, Semarang-Ahmad Yani, Central Java, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1997: Beechcraft 1900C, Seattle-Tacoma (SeaTac), Washington, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 12, 1997: Boeing 727-200, Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece (0 fatalities)
August 12, 1997: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Alice, Texas, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
August 10, 1997: Dornier DO228, Matsu Nangan (Matsu Island), Lienchiang County, Taiwan (16 fatalities)
August 7, 1997: Britten-Norman Islander, Fajardo-Diego Jiménez, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1997: Douglas DC-8, Miami-Intl, Florida, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
August 6, 1997: Boeing 747-300, Agana-Antonio Borja Won Pat, All Guam Island, Guam (228 fatalities)
August 3, 1997: Boeing 737-200, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1997: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Shobdon, Herefordshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
August 1, 1997: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), San Vicente Reservoir, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 31, 1997: McDonnell Douglas MD-11, Newark, New Jersey, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1997: ATR42-500, Florence-Peretola, Tuscany, Italy (1 fatality)
July 29, 1997: BAc 111, Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria (1 fatality)
July 24, 1997: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Atlantic Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
July 23, 1997: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Belize City-Sir Barry Bowen Municipal, Belize (1 fatality)
July 23, 1997: Embraer C-95 Bandeirante, Delfim Moreira, Minas Gerais, Brazil (4 fatalities)
July 21, 1997: Learjet 31, Ranong, Ranong, Thailand (2 fatalities)
July 20, 1997: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Springfield-Branson, Missouri, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
July 18, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Goroka, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea (2 fatalities)
July 17, 1997: Fokker F27 Friendship, Bandung-Sulaiman AFB, West Java, Indonesia (28 fatalities)
July 15, 1997: Learjet 35, Avon Park, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1997: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Beiersdorf, Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
July 11, 1997: Antonov AN-24, Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (44 fatalities)
July 10, 1997: Cessna 402, Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
July 9, 1997: Casa 212 Aviocar, Ambon-Pattimura, Maluku, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
July 8, 1997: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Córdoba-Ambrosio Taravella (Pajas Blancas), Córdoba, Argentina (0 fatalities)
July 5, 1997: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Skwentna, Alaska, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
July 3, 1997: Cessna 500 Citation, Rio de Janeiro-Santos Dumont, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1997: Fokker F27 Friendship, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz), Maharashtra, India (2 fatalities)
June 30, 1997: Convair CV-240, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
June 30, 1997: Dassault Falcon 10, White Plains-Westchester County, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1997: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Novomusino, Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1997: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair, Venetie-Tobin Creek, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1997: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Nome, Alaska, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
June 25, 1997: Beechcraft D18, Willow, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 25, 1997: Boeing 727-100, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 24, 1997: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Lipetsk, Lipetsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1997: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, San Diego-Brown Field, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
June 17, 1997: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tula, Tula oblast, Russia (4 fatalities)
June 16, 1997: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yelizavetinskoye, Stavropol Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 13, 1997: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Ottawa-Macdonald-Cartier, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 10, 1997: Harbin Yunsunji Y-12, Mandalgov, Dundgovi, Mongolia (7 fatalities)
June 7, 1997: BAc 111, Stockholm-Arlanda, Uppland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
June 7, 1997: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Garuva, Santa Catarina, Brazil (5 fatalities)
June 7, 1997: Boeing 727-200, Newark, New Jersey, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1997: Vickers Viscount, Bunia, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (23 fatalities)
June 5, 1997: Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil (4 fatalities)
June 5, 1997: Antonov AN-2, Novoshcherbinovskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 1, 1997: Cessna 402, Rawlins, Wyoming, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1997: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1997: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Luanda-4 de Fevereiro, Luanda, Angola (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1997: Casa-Nurtanio CN-235 (IPTN), Serang-Gorda AFB, Banten, Indonesia (6 fatalities)
May 22, 1997: Convair CV-240, Luquillo, All Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
May 20, 1997: Rockwell 1121 Jet Commander, Las Carboneras, Zacatecas, Mexico (4 fatalities)
May 16, 1997: Rockwell Sabreliner 40, Monterrey-Del Norte, Nuevo León, Mexico (3 fatalities)
May 16, 1997: Learjet 35, Great Falls, Montana, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1997: Yakovlev Yak-40, Gyandzha, Ganja-Gazakh, Azerbaijan (6 fatalities)
May 14, 1997: Saab 340, Porto-Francisco Sá Carneiro, Norte, Portugal (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1997: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Steynsburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa (0 fatalities)
May 8, 1997: Boeing 737-300, Shenzhen-Bao'an (ex Huangtian), Guangdong, Guangdong, China (35 fatalities)
May 2, 1997: Dornier DO228, Paros Island, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
April 30, 1997: Cessna 208A Caravan, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia (2 fatalities)
April 27, 1997: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Waterford, Virginia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 27, 1997: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Lake of the Woods, Oregon, USA, United States (1 fatality)
April 24, 1997: Bristol 170 Freighter, Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 23, 1997: Antonov AN-26, Kunduz, Kunduz, Afghanistan (36 fatalities)
April 22, 1997: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Reykjavik, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði), Iceland (0 fatalities)
April 20, 1997: Lockheed P-2 Harpoon, Blandburg, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 19, 1997: Beechcraft 90 King Air, West Jordan, Utah, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
April 19, 1997: BAe ATP, Tanjung Pandan-H. AS. Hanandjoeddin, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia (15 fatalities)
April 16, 1997: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Ossabaw Island, Georgia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 16, 1997: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Niamey, Niamey City District, Niger (14 fatalities)
April 14, 1997: Fokker F27 Friendship, Brazzaville, Brazzaville City District, Congo, Republic of the Congo (3 fatalities)
April 13, 1997: Antonov AN-12, Verkhnevilyuisk, Republic of Yakutia, Russia (0 fatalities)
April 12, 1997: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
April 12, 1997: Douglas DC-9, Abidjan, Lagunes, Ivory Coast (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1997: Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Wainwright, Alaska, USA, United States (5 fatalities)
April 10, 1997: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Hilo, Hawaii, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1997: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (1 fatality)
April 8, 1997: Handley Page HPR-7 Dart Herald, Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
April 8, 1997: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Hillsboro-Highland County, Ohio, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 4, 1997: Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair, Griffin, Georgia, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
April 1, 1997: Convair CV-580, Tshikapa, Kasai-Occidental, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
April 1, 1997: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Tegucigalpa-Toncontin, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (3 fatalities)
March 28, 1997: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Huaypetue, Madre de Dios, Peru (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1997: Gulfstream GII, New York-LaGuardia, New York, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1997: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Nunapitchuk, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
March 25, 1997: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Nunapitchuk, Alaska, USA, United States (1 fatality)
March 20, 1997: Antonov AN-24, Juba, Central Equatoria, South Sudan (4 fatalities)
March 19, 1997: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, League City, Texas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
March 18, 1997: Antonov AN-24, Cherkessk, Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia (50 fatalities)
March 15, 1997: Basler BT-67, Newton, Wisconsin, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
March 13, 1997: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran (88 fatalities)
March 12, 1997: Antonov AN-12, Lucapa, Lunda Norte, Angola (15 fatalities)