Aviation accidents in 1988
CrashAtlas records 176 aviation accidents worldwide in 1988, accounting for 2,118 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
176
Recorded accidents
2,118
Fatalities in this listing
1988
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-07-03 | Iran Air 655 | Airbus A300B2-203 | Iran | 290 |
| 1988-12-21 | Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) 103 | Boeing 747-121A | United Kingdom | 259 |
| 1988-03-17 | Avianca 410 | Boeing 727-21 | Colombia | 143 |
| 1988-10-19 | Indian Airlines 113 | Boeing 737-2A8 | India | 133 |
| 1988-01-18 | China Southwest Airlines · B-222 | Ilyushin Il-18D | China | 108 |
| 1988-12-11 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-86732 | Ilyushin Il-76M | Armenia | 77 |
| 1988-09-09 | Hâng Không Viêtnam · VN-A102 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Thailand | 76 |
| 1988-10-07 | Shanxi Airlines · B-4218 | Ilyushin Il-14P | China | 44 |
| 1988-08-16 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-32 | Afghanistan | 39 |
| 1988-05-06 | Widerøes Flyveselskap 710 | de Havilland Canada DHC-7-102 | Norway | 36 |
| 1988-06-16 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Unknown | Afghanistan | 35 |
| 1988-09-15 | Ethiopian Airlines 604 | Boeing 737-260 | Ethiopia | 35 |
| 1988-10-19 | Vayudoot 703 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 | India | 34 |
| 1988-10-17 | Uganda Airlines 775 | Boeing 707-338C | Italy | 33 |
| 1988-08-17 | Pakistan Air Force · 23494 | Lockheed C-130B Hercules | Pakistan | 30 |
| 1988-11-19 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Pakistan | 30 |
| 1988-04-27 | Fuerza Aérea Revolucionaria · T-237 | Antonov An-26 | Angola | 29 |
| 1988-04-10 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 29 |
| 1988-08-02 | Hemus Air · LZ-DOK | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Bulgaria | 29 |
| 1988-01-24 | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-87549 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | 27 |
| 1988-12-10 | Ariana Afghan Airlines | Antonov An-26 | Pakistan | 25 |
| 1988-04-12 | United Air · ZS-UAS | Douglas DC-3C | South Africa | 24 |
| 1988-03-04 | Transport Aérien Transrégional - TAT 230 | Fairchild FH-227B | France | 23 |
| 1988-06-12 | Austral Lineas Aéreas 046 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-81 (MD-81) | Argentina | 22 |
| 1988-02-08 | Nürnberger Flugdienst - NFD 108 | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III | Germany | 21 |
| 1988-08-31 | Transporte Aéreo Federal · XC-COX | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Mexico | 20 |
| 1988-02-27 | Aeroflot / Belarus · CCCP-65675 | Tupolev Tu-134AK | Russia | 20 |
| 1988-04-19 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-67518 | Let L-410UVP | Russia | 17 |
| 1988-03-01 | Comair, lsf Bop Air · ZS-LGP | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | South Africa | 17 |
| 1988-09-07 | Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Air Force - DRAAF | Antonov An-32 | Afghanistan | 16 |
| 1988-01-30 | Fuerza Aérea Panameña - FAP · FAP-215 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Panama | 16 |
| 1988-01-02 | Condor Flugdienst · D-ABHD | Boeing 737-230 Advanced | Turkey | 16 |
| 1988-02-27 | Talia Airways · TC-AKD | Boeing 727-2H9 | Cyprus | 15 |
| 1988-08-31 | Delta Air Lines 1141 | Boeing 727-232 | United States of America | 14 |
| 1988-11-30 | Aero Club Libya · 5A-DDD | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Libya | 14 |
| 1988-02-19 | American Eagle, opb AVAir 3378 | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III | United States of America | 12 |
| 1988-10-25 | AeroPeru · OB-R-1020 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Peru | 12 |
| 1988-06-03 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE068 | North American Sabreliner 40 | Ecuador | 11 |
| 1988-01-18 | Aeroflot / Turkmenistan · CCCP-85254 | Tupolev Tu-154B-1 | Turkmenistan | 11 |
| 1988-01-19 | Taiwan Airlines · B-11125 | Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Taiwan | 10 |
| 1988-10-04 | Aviation Research Centre - ARC | Antonov An-32 | India | 10 |
| 1988-01-23 | Nicaraguan Contras | Douglas DC-6 | Nicaragua | 9 |
| 1988-03-08 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-85413 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | Russia | 9 |
| 1988-01-18 | Empresa Transportes Aéreos - ETA · CP-1244 | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Bolivia | 9 |
| 1988-03-08 | Indian Air Force - IAF · L2174 | Antonov An-12B | India | 9 |
| 1988-12-13 | GAS Air Nigeria · 5N-AYJ | Boeing 707-351C | Egypt | 8 |
| 1988-01-19 | Trans-Colorado Airlines, opf Continental Express 2286 | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III | United States of America | 8 |
| 1988-09-01 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12BK-PPS | Russia | 8 |
| 1988-10-11 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Georgia | 8 |
| 1988-09-12 | TAME Ecuador · HC-AZY | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Ecuador | 7 |
| 1988-12-12 | Yugoslav Air Force · YU-AID | Antonov An-12BP | Armenia | 7 |
| 1988-08-31 | CAAC 301 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 2E | Hong Kong | 7 |
| 1988-02-19 | Armada de Mexico - Fuerza Aeronaval · MP-113 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Mexico | 6 |
| 1988-04-20 | Soviet Air Force · 04 | Antonov An-26RT | Russia | 6 |
| 1988-10-04 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-11418 | Antonov An-12BP | Russia | 6 |
| 1988-06-08 | Aviación Naval Ecuatoriana - ANE · 234 | IAI Arava 201 | Ecuador | 6 |
| 1988-11-14 | Wasa Wings, lsf Kar-Air Finland 701 | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Finland | 6 |
| 1988-05-24 | Aeronica - Aerolineas Nicaraguenses · YN-CBE | Douglas DC-6B | Panama | 6 |
| 1988-07-21 | Angola Air Charter · D2-TOV | Boeing 707-328C | Nigeria | 6 |
| 1988-12-07 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-67127 | Let L-410UVP | Russia | 6 |
| 1988-06-08 | United States Air Force - USAF · 61-2373 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | United States of America | 6 |
| 1988-10-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 60-0317 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | United States of America | 6 |
| 1988-06-24 | Soviet Air Force · 29 | Antonov An-26 | Afghanistan | 5 |
| 1988-07-08 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2001 | Embraer VC-97 Brasilia (EMB-120RT) | Brazil | 5 |
| 1988-12-08 | US Agency for International Development, opb T & G Aviation · N284 | Douglas DC-7CF | Western Sahara | 5 |
| 1988-09-27 | MAP Moscow OAO · CCCP-48101 | Antonov An-8 | Russia | 5 |
| 1988-08-23 | Kinair Cargo · 9Q-CBK | Douglas DC-4 Swingtail | Congo | 5 |
| 1988-11-29 | Voyageur Airways · C-GJUL | Beechcraft A100 King Air | Canada | 4 |
| 1988-09-09 | Ejército del Aire · UD.13-04 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Spain | 4 |
| 1988-11-18 | Air Littoral 440 | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | France | 4 |
| 1988-08-26 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-67235 | Let L-410MU | Russia | 4 |
| 1988-05-24 | Jetcorp · N500RW | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 4 |
| 1988-06-16 | Burma Airways · XY-ADQ | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Myanmar | 4 |
| 1988-03-31 | Arax Airlines · 5N-ARH | Douglas DC-8-55F | Egypt | 4 |
| 1988-08-02 | Geoterrex · C-GILU | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Iceland | 3 |
| 1988-07-20 | TACA International Airlines · N33VX | Douglas C-118A (DC-6) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1988-02-09 | Piedmont Commuter, opb Jetstream International Airlines · N823JS | British Aerospace 3102 Jetstream 31 | United States of America | 3 |
| 1988-11-02 | Federal Aviation Administration - FAA · N44 | Rockwell 1121A Jet Commander | United States of America | 3 |
| 1988-07-06 | Líneas Aéreas Suramericanas · HK-3148X | Canadair CL-44J | Colombia | 3 |
| 1988-06-26 | Air France, opf Air Charter International 296 | Airbus A320-111 | France | 3 |
| 1988-07-30 | Jet Management · N745F | Learjet 23 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1988-04-21 | Flying Enterprises Inc. · N47FE | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Mozambique | 2 |
| 1988-01-08 | Phoenix Air · N79SF | Learjet 36A | United States of America | 2 |
| 1988-08-30 | Aeroklub Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej - APRL · SP-CNH | Antonov An-2R | Sudan | 2 |
| 1988-10-26 | Aero Technik · OE-FFK | Cessna 501 Citation I/SP | Austria | 2 |
| 1988-09-15 | Bradley Air Services · C-GFFA | British Aerospace BAe-748-FAA Srs. 2B | Canada | 2 |
| 1988-05-26 | Star Air A/S · OY-APE | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Germany | 2 |
| 1988-02-24 | Transamérica Táxi Aéreo · PT-LMA | Learjet 24F | Brazil | 2 |
| 1988-06-09 | Aeroflot, Tyumen Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-70121 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1988-09-21 | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-70848 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 2 |
| 1988-12-16 | Crown Center Aviation · N234CM | Learjet 24B | Mexico | 2 |
| 1988-11-01 | Air Ontario 937 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3C) | Canada | 2 |
| 1988-02-11 | Air Niagara · C-GJDX | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 2 |
| 1988-09-02 | Newfoundland-Labrador Air Transport · C-GJRL | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Canada | 1 |
| 1988-09-11 | Snowy Butte Aviation, opf United States Forest Service · N1283 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | United States of America | 1 |
| 1988-07-14 | United States Forest Service, opb Kenn Borek Air · C-GKBM | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | United States of America | 1 |
| 1988-07-20 | Fairways Corp. · N7267 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | United States of America | 1 |
| 1988-08-31 | Aerocaribe · XA-HUL | Convair T-29B (CV-240) | Mexico | 1 |
| 1988-08-26 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-01788 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 1 |
| 1988-01-18 | Aero Astra · XA-KUT | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600B | United States of America | 1 |
| 1988-07-26 | Northeast Jet · N442NE | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 1 |
| 1988-09-05 | Wrangell Air Service · N111VA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | United States of America | 1 |
| 1988-11-02 | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze · SP-LTD | Antonov An-24V | Poland | 1 |
| 1988-01-11 | Fairflight · G-BHWT | Shorts 330-200 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1988-09-09 | Frigorifico Reyes · CP-1653 | Douglas C-54A-5-DC (DC-4) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1988-09-20 | Crest Breeders · Z-WRJ | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Zimbabwe | 0 |
| 1988-10-15 | Nigeria Airways · 5N-ANW | Boeing 737-2F9 | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1988-10-14 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-32612 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-12-03 | Air Creebec · C-GQSV | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-234 Srs. 2A | Canada | 0 |
| 1988-09-23 | Vayudoot · VT-DMB | Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 | India | 0 |
| 1988-07-02 | Luftwaffe · 50+80 | Transall C-160D | France | 0 |
| 1988-06-12 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-32267 | Antonov An-2TP | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1988-12-01 | Trans Island Airways · N851JA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Bahamas | 0 |
| 1988-10-15 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WLM | Antonov An-2R | Sudan | 0 |
| 1988-02-01 | Nevada Flyco · N287W | Dassault Falcon 20D | United States of America | 0 |
| 1988-02-17 | Hâng Không Viêtnam · VN-A108 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1988-02-26 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-01648 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-09-24 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-84657 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-05-05 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-26151 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-09-13 | Dovair · YJ-RV20 | Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1988-07-10 | Kenya Airways · 5Y-BBS | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Kenya | 0 |
| 1988-01-12 | Air Toronto · C-GJWW | Swearingen SA226-AT Merlin IV | Canada | 0 |
| 1988-10-11 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-AFB | Tupolev Tu-134A | Czechia | 0 |
| 1988-10-08 | Air Burkina · XT-AAX | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Burkina Faso | 0 |
| 1988-05-19 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WNE | Antonov An-2R | Poland | 0 |
| 1988-05-16 | Avex · ZS-PRW | Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant | South Africa | 0 |
| 1988-06-21 | Trans-Provincial Airlines · C-GYQY | Bristol 170 Freighter 31M | Canada | 0 |
| 1988-11-19 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-78771 | Ilyushin Il-76MD | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-03-01 | Norfolk Pacific Aviation · VH-IBC | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Australia | 0 |
| 1988-10-10 | TAAG Angola Airlines · D2-TOM | Boeing 707-347C | Angola | 0 |
| 1988-06-29 | Aerolineas El Salvador - AESA · YS-05C | Douglas DC-6BF | El Salvador | 0 |
| 1988-01-01 | Aerochago Airlines · HI-422 | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1988-08-27 | Soviet Air Force · 04 | Antonov An-12 | Afghanistan | 0 |
| 1988-08-12 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-35677 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-05-02 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGT | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1988-01-01 | Filair · 9Q-CTS | Vickers 757 Viscount | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1988-04-15 | Horizon Air · N819PH | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1988-01-11 | British Air Ferries - BAF · G-APIM | Vickers 806 Viscount | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1988-07-04 | Bouraq Indonesia Airlines · PK-IVW | Vickers 843 Viscount | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1988-11-23 | Belgische Luchtmacht · B-06/OT-ALF | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Germany | 0 |
| 1988-09-24 | Aeroflot / Armenia · CCCP-85479 | Tupolev Tu-154B-2 | Syria | 0 |
| 1988-01-15 | Segas International Ltd · VR-BJB | Dassault Falcon 20F | Switzerland | 0 |
| 1988-11-08 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AHI | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1988-01-08 | TAAG Angola Airlines · D2-TYD | Yakovlev Yak-40K | Angola | 0 |
| 1988-02-08 | Indian Air Force - IAF · K2713 | Antonov An-32 | India | 0 |
| 1988-06-29 | Private · N3756Q | Northrop YC-125A Raider | United States of America | 0 |
| 1988-11-18 | Magnum Airlines · ZS-LKG | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | South Africa | 0 |
| 1988-11-17 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WKZ | Antonov An-2R | Poland | 0 |
| 1988-12-13 | Aeroflot, Arkhangelsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-81535 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-05-01 | Celanese Mexicana · XB-CIJ | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Mexico | 0 |
| 1988-02-25 | Touraine Air Transport - TAT · F-BTMJ | Beechcraft 99A Airliner | France | 0 |
| 1988-09-12 | Trans-Jamaican Airlines · 6Y-JQF | Britten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-2 | Jamaica | 0 |
| 1988-10-31 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-32325 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-09-26 | Aerolineas Argentinas 648 | Boeing 737-287 | Argentina | 0 |
| 1988-12-19 | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) · 10602 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200MAR | Philippines | 0 |
| 1988-02-01 | Air Vendée · F-GERV | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | France | 0 |
| 1988-06-18 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-MVG | Vickers 828 Viscount | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1988-01-10 | TOA Domestic Airlines · JA8662 | NAMC YS-11-109 | Japan | 0 |
| 1988-09-06 | Banco do Comércio e Indústria de São Paulo · PT-LGJ | Cessna S550 Citation S/II | Brazil | 0 |
| 1988-11-14 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 69-030 | Transall C-160D | Turkey | 0 |
| 1988-07-09 | Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-07791 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 0 |
| 1988-11-23 | Gibraltar Airways · G-BBVH | Vickers 807 Viscount | Morocco | 0 |
| 1988-07-12 | United States Navy · 158381 | North American Rockwell CT-39E Sabreliner | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1988-02-08 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-34/13/789 | Douglas AC-47 | Thailand | 0 |
| 1988-10-20 | MOM Energiya NPO · CCCP-26183 | Antonov An-8 | Armenia | 0 |
| 1988-02-08 | TAAG Angola Airlines · D2-TOI | Boeing 707-349C | Angola | 0 |
| 1988-01-29 | Inter Cargo Service · F-GEJF | Vickers 953C Vanguard | France | 0 |
| 1988-09-09 | Frireyes · CP-1653 | Douglas C-54A-5-DC | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1988-06-01 | Maraven Oil Company · YV-121CP | Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1988-05-24 | Delta Connection, opb Atlantic Southeast Airlines - ASA · N65DA | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | United States of America | 0 |
| 1988-07-01 | Agrohemizacija · YU-BGI | Antonov An-2R | North Macedonia | 0 |
| 1988-11-23 | Belgische Luchtmacht · B-05/OT-ALE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Germany | 0 |
| 1988-06-17 | ATR · F-WEGA | ATR 42-200 | France | 0 |
| 1988-05-23 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-LRC | Boeing 727-22 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1988-06-17 | Samoa Aviation · N202RH | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | American Samoa | 0 |
| 1988-08-20 | Polynesian Airlines · 5W-FAF | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Samoa | 0 |