Aviation accidents in 1997
CrashAtlas records 169 aviation accidents worldwide in 1997, accounting for 1,554 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
169
Recorded accidents
1,554
Fatalities in this listing
1997
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-26 | Garuda Indonesia Airways 152 | Airbus A300B4-220 | Indonesia | 234 |
| 1997-08-06 | Korean Air 801 | Boeing 747-3B5 | Guam | 228 |
| 1997-12-19 | Silkair 185 | Boeing 737-36N | Indonesia | 104 |
| 1997-03-13 | Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force - IRIAF | Lockheed C-130 Hercules | Iran | 86 |
| 1997-12-15 | Tajikistan Airlines 3183 | Tupolev Tu-154B-1 | United Arab Emirates | 85 |
| 1997-10-10 | Austral Lineas Aéreas 2553 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Uruguay | 74 |
| 1997-12-17 | AeroSvit Airlines, lsf Lvovskie avialinii 241 | Yakovlev Yak-42 | Greece | 70 |
| 1997-09-03 | Vietnam Airlines 815 | Tupolev Tu-134B-3 | Cambodia | 65 |
| 1997-03-18 | Stavropolskaya Aktsionernaya Avia · RA-46516 | Antonov An-24RV | Russia | 50 |
| 1997-07-11 | Cubana de Aviación 787 | Antonov An-24RV | Cuba | 44 |
| 1997-02-02 | Força Aérea Popular de Angola · T-400 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Angola | 37 |
| 1997-05-08 | China Southern Airlines 3456 | Boeing 737-31B | China | 35 |
| 1997-01-09 | Delta Connection, opb Comair · N265CA | Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia | United States of America | 29 |
| 1997-07-17 | Sempati Air Transport, lsf Trigana Air Service · PK-YPM | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Indonesia | 28 |
| 1997-09-13 | Luftwaffe · 11+02 | Tupolev Tu-154M | Atlantic Ocean | 24 |
| 1997-12-06 | Russian Air Force · 08 Black | Antonov An-124-100 | Russia | 23 |
| 1997-06-06 | Bazair · 9Q-CWL | Vickers 781D Viscount | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 23 |
| 1997-02-01 | Air Senegal · 6V-AEO | British Aerospace BAe-748-353 Srs. 2A | Senegal | 23 |
| 1997-09-12 | TMK Air Commuter · 9Q-CRY | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 19 |
| 1997-08-10 | Formosa Airlines · B-12256 | Dornier 228-212 | Taiwan | 16 |
| 1997-03-12 | Alada Empresa de Transportes Aereos · RA-11531 | Antonov An-12BP | Angola | 16 |
| 1997-04-19 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines 106 | British Aerospace ATP | Indonesia | 15 |
| 1997-04-16 | Forces Armées Nigeriennes · 5U-MBD | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Niger | 14 |
| 1997-12-31 | PARSA · HP-986PS | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Panama | 10 |
| 1997-12-13 | Servicio Aéreo Vargas España - SAVE, lsf STAP · CP-1635 | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Bolivia | 10 |
| 1997-09-06 | Royal Brunei Airlines, lsf Merpati Intan 839 | Dornier 228-212 | Malaysia | 10 |
| 1997-10-08 | Scenic Airlines · N12022 | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States of America | 9 |
| 1997-09-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 65-9405 | Lockheed C-141B Starlifter | Atlantic Ocean | 9 |
| 1997-10-10 | NAYSA Aerotaxis · EC-ERQ | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | Gambia | 8 |
| 1997-11-08 | Hageland Aviation Services · N750GC | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States of America | 8 |
| 1997-06-10 | MIAT - Mongolian Airlines · JU-1020 | Harbin Y-12-II | Mongolia | 7 |
| 1997-08-21 | United Front Air Force | Antonov An-32 | Afghanistan | 7 |
| 1997-05-22 | IPTN · PK-XNT | IPTN/CASA CN-235-10 | Indonesia | 6 |
| 1997-05-15 | Azerbaijan Airlines · 4K-87504 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Azerbaijan | 6 |
| 1997-02-19 | Transpolar · YV-160CP | IAI 1124 Westwind | Guatemala | 5 |
| 1997-04-10 | Hageland Aviation Services · N408GV | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States of America | 5 |
| 1997-01-31 | Skypower Express Airways · 5N-AXS | Embraer EMB-110P1A Bandeirante | Nigeria | 5 |
| 1997-10-10 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 1310 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Taiwan | 5 |
| 1997-12-20 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 750 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Greece | 5 |
| 1997-02-07 | Air Service · LV-WLH | Dassault Falcon 20C | Argentina | 4 |
| 1997-03-20 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) | Antonov An-24TV | South Sudan | 4 |
| 1997-12-09 | Sowind Air 301 | Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante | Canada | 4 |
| 1997-06-17 | Tula Air Enterprise · RA-84700 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 4 |
| 1997-01-20 | Sri Lanka Air Force · CR851 | Harbin Y-12-II | Sri Lanka | 4 |
| 1997-03-03 | Islamic Republic of Iran Army - IRIAA · 5-3020 | Dassault Falcon 20E | Iran | 4 |
| 1997-08-07 | Fine Air 101 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61F | United States of America | 4 |
| 1997-07-23 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2310 | Embraer C-95B Bandeirante (EMB-110) | Brazil | 4 |
| 1997-05-20 | private · N1121F | Rockwell 1121B Jet Commander | Mexico | 4 |
| 1997-05-16 | Jett Paqueteria · XA-TFC | Rockwell Sabreliner 40 | Mexico | 3 |
| 1997-02-24 | Nigerian Air Force - NAF · NAF-017 | Dornier Do 128-6 Turbo Skyservant | Nigeria | 3 |
| 1997-04-14 | TAAG Angola Airlines · D2-TFP | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Congo | 3 |
| 1997-01-07 | Polynesian Airlines 211 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Samoa | 3 |
| 1997-10-31 | Iguaçu Rent a Car Ltda · PT-LQG | Cessna 500 Citation I | Brazil | 3 |
| 1997-04-01 | United States Air Force - USAF · 88-4408 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Honduras | 3 |
| 1997-07-09 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-NCS | CASA/Nurtanio NC-212-AB4 Aviocar 200 | Indonesia | 3 |
| 1997-02-21 | Sri Lanka Air Force · CR865 | Antonov An-32B | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| 1997-12-21 | Aviation Charter · N100BE | Beechcraft A100 King Air | United States of America | 2 |
| 1997-08-15 | Riana Táxi Aéreo · PT-LML | Cessna 550 Citation II | Brazil | 2 |
| 1997-03-15 | Force Aérienne de la République du Mali · TZ-389 | Basler BT-67 Turbo 67 (DC-3T) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1997-03-07 | Aerotaxi del Oriente - ATO · HK-3885 | Cessna 500 Citation I | Colombia | 2 |
| 1997-07-18 | Goroka Air Services · P2-MMU | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Papua New Guinea | 2 |
| 1997-04-16 | United States Army · 89-0272 | Beechcraft RC-12N Huron (A200CT Super King Air) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1997-04-20 | Hirth Air Tankers · N6856C | Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon | United States of America | 2 |
| 1997-07-21 | Singapore Airlines · 9V-ATD | Learjet 31 | Thailand | 2 |
| 1997-04-30 | TransNorthern Aviation · N9825F | Cessna 208 Caravan I | Cambodia | 2 |
| 1997-01-02 | Tar Heel Aviation · N802TH | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | United States of America | 2 |
| 1997-02-01 | Airspan Corp. · RP-C1500 | Cessna 500 Citation I | Philippines | 2 |
| 1997-04-04 | Custom Air Service · N83FA | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair | United States of America | 2 |
| 1997-07-03 | Elbee Airlines · VT-SSA | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | India | 2 |
| 1997-01-29 | Southcentral Air · N702SC | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | United States of America | 1 |
| 1997-07-30 | Air Littoral 701 | ATR 42-512 | Italy | 1 |
| 1997-11-17 | Securité Civile · F-ZBFQ | Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) | France | 1 |
| 1997-10-29 | Ariana Afghan Airlines · YA-KAE | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Afghanistan | 1 |
| 1997-08-14 | Colvin Aviation Inc. 740 | Beechcraft 200 Super King Air | United States of America | 1 |
| 1997-12-10 | Spitfire Sales And Leasing · N30SA | Beechcraft A100 King Air | United States of America | 1 |
| 1997-11-13 | A & H Aircraft Sales · N500ML | Beechcraft B100 King Air | United States of America | 1 |
| 1997-12-28 | United Airlines · N4723U | Boeing 747-122 | Pacific Ocean | 1 |
| 1997-07-29 | ADC Airlines · 5N-BAA | BAC One-Eleven 203AE | Nigeria | 1 |
| 1997-02-14 | Varig · PP-CJO | Boeing 737-2C3 | Brazil | 1 |
| 1997-03-25 | Arctic Circle Air Service · N451SA | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-100 | United States of America | 1 |
| 1997-06-28 | Hondu Carib Cargo · N103 | Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-04-01 | Compagnie Africaine d'Aviation - CAA · 9Q-CRU | Convair CV-580 | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1997-02-04 | Aero Cuahonte · XA-HAO | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-12-04 | Bearskin Airlines 310 | Beechcraft 99 Airliner | Canada | 0 |
| 1997-10-15 | Aeroméxico · XA-DEJ | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-06-07 | Tarom · YR-BCM | BAC One-Eleven 525FT | Sweden | 0 |
| 1997-11-08 | Aviaobshchemash · RA-11327 | Antonov An-12 | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-12-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XR806 | Vickers VC10 C.1K | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1997-12-17 | Ramaer Cargo · RA-75554 | Ilyushin Il-18V | South Africa | 0 |
| 1997-07-31 | FedEx · N611FE | McDonnell Douglas MD-11F | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-05-15 | Jingmen General Aviation Co. · B-8451 | Shijiazhuang Y-5 | China | 0 |
| 1997-01-25 | Voronezh Aircraft Production Association - VASO · RA-76834 | Ilyushin Il-76TD | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-06-25 | Aerosucre Colombia · HK-1717 | Boeing 727-21F | Colombia | 0 |
| 1997-02-27 | Colvin Aviation Inc. · N440HM | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-01-16 | First International Airways · P4-OOO | Boeing 707-331C | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Air Force of Zimbabwe · 801 | CASA C-212 Aviocar 200 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
| 1997-02-19 | SemeyAvia · UN-87233 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1997-11-24 | Rollins Air · HR-AQY | GAF Nomad N.24A | Honduras | 0 |
| 1997-01-25 | Kolyma-Avia · RA-26541 | Antonov An-26 | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-01-11 | Ibertrans Aérea · EC-GKK | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III | Tunisia | 0 |
| 1997-10-28 | Aerogal - Aerolineas Galapagos · HC-BUF | Fairchild FH-227D | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Transportes Aéreos Virgen del Carmen - TAVIC · CP-1280 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1997-08-22 | SAETA · HC-BVU | Boeing 727-251 | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1997-06-13 | North American Airlines · C-FEPW | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 0 |
| 1997-02-01 | East Coast Jet Center · N163DL | IAI 1123 Westwind | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1997-08-12 | Olympic Airways 171 | Boeing 727-230 | Greece | 0 |
| 1997-05-01 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · 55-0035 | Lockheed C-130A Hercules | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-01-24 | Linea Aérea Mexicana de Carga · XA-SOZ | Convair CV-240-53 (HC-131A) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-09-14 | Intercontinental de Aviación · HK-4062X | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-301 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1997-09-05 | Aviation Sans Frontières Belgique · F-OHFY | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) · 10210 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Philippines | 0 |
| 1997-06-15 | Trackmark Cargo · 5Y-TAL | Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II | Kenya | 0 |
| 1997-04-12 | Corporate Air · N242CA | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1997-05-02 | Olympic Aviation · SX-BHG | Dornier 228-201 | Greece | 0 |
| 1997-01-03 | Titan Airways · G-ZAPC | Shorts 330-100 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1997-09-02 | United States Air Force - USAF · 63-8053 | Boeing EC-135C | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-12-07 | Air UK · G-BNCY | Fokker F-27 Friendship 500F | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1997-12-11 | Russian Air Force · RA-12105 | Antonov An-12BP | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-08-03 | Air Afrique · TU-TAV | Boeing 737-242C | Cameroon | 0 |
| 1997-08-13 | Ameriflight · N3172A | Beechcraft 1900C | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Servicios Aéreos del Sol · XA-NTE | Hawker Siddeley HS-125-600A | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Air Taxi · HI-551CA | Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 Islander | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 1997-01-01 | Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya As-Sudaniya (Sudanese Air Force) · 7711 | Antonov An-26 | South Sudan | 0 |
| 1997-04-01 | Americana de Aviación · OB-1572 | Boeing 737-293 | Peru | 0 |
| 1997-07-15 | Orion Aircraft Sales · N19LH | Learjet 35A | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-06-16 | Yessentuki Air Sport Club · RA-02829 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-03-03 | Isleña Airlines · HR-IAS | Let L-410UVP-E | Honduras | 0 |
| 1997-05-22 | Dodita Air Cargo · N355T | Convair T-29B (CV-240) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1997-11-19 | Rollins Air · N244E | GAF Nomad N.24A | Honduras | 0 |
| 1997-10-18 | Transportes Aéreos Meridionais - TAM · PT-OGC | Cessna 208A Caravan I | Brazil | 0 |
| 1997-09-02 | North American Plastics · N71JC | Learjet 31 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-03-12 | Diamond Jet Inc. · N411BW | Mitsubishi Mu-300 Diamond IA | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-04-08 | Channel Express · G-ASVO | Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 214 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1997-05-10 | South African Police · ZS-LNV | Beechcraft 200C Super King Air | South Africa | 0 |
| 1997-07-13 | P. Elsner · OK-JII | Antonov An-2R | Germany | 0 |
| 1997-12-16 | Air Canada 646 | Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER | Canada | 0 |
| 1997-11-18 | Cougar Cargo · EL-WVD | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-54F | Tanzania | 0 |
| 1997-09-12 | Nigerian Air Force - NAF · NAF034-1229 | Dornier 228-212 | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1997-01-17 | TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais · PT-LAM | Fokker F-27 Friendship 500 | Brazil | 0 |
| 1997-03-10 | Gulf Air · A4O-EM | Airbus A320-212 | United Arab Emirates | 0 |
| 1997-08-27 | private · XA-THZ | Dornier Do 28D-2 Skyservant | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-11-06 | Necon Air · 9N-ACM | Avro 748-106 Srs. 1A | Nepal | 0 |
| 1997-03-03 | Pantanal Linhas Aéreas Sul-Matogrossenses 126 | Embraer EMB-120RT Brasilia | Brazil | 0 |
| 1997-03-25 | PAB Aviation · N117FJ | Gulfstream American G-1159 Gulfstream II | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-04-24 | Hawkair Aviation Services · C-FTPA | Bristol 170 Freighter 31 | Canada | 0 |
| 1997-07-03 | Riana Táxi Aéreo · PT-ILJ | Cessna 500 Citation I | Brazil | 0 |
| 1997-10-13 | Bouraq Indonesia Airlines · PK-IHO | British Aerospace BAe-748-401 Srs. 2B LFD | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1997-11-02 | Perimeter Aviation · C-FNKN | Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II | Canada | 0 |
| 1997-10-21 | ZS-JMP | Douglas DC-3A | Angola | 0 |
| 1997-11-16 | Air Niugini · P2-ANH | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1997-03-07 | Travelair · N851JA | IRMA/Pilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-26 Islander | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1997-03-06 | Sri Lanka Air Force · CR856 | Harbin Y-12-II | Sri Lanka | 0 |
| 1997-12-07 | Voyageur Airways · C-GILM | Beechcraft A100 King Air | Canada | 0 |
| 1997-04-12 | Ghana Airways · 9G-ACM | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 |
| 1997-08-07 | Aero Bieke · N1202S | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1997-10-07 | Lina Congo · TN-ACP | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Congo | 0 |
| 1997-09-26 | Vostok Aviakompania · RA-67474 | Let L-410UVP | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-01-05 | Skylink Charter · N165SW | Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-09-23 | United States Navy · 157320 | Lockheed EP-3E Orion | Greece | 0 |
| 1997-12-22 | Biman Bangladesh Airlines 609 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 4000 | Bangladesh | 0 |
| 1997-09-06 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AGM | Boeing 737-268 | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1997-04-13 | Avia · RA-11122 | Antonov An-12B | Russia | 0 |
| 1997-06-07 | Continental Air Lines · N571PE | Boeing 727-243 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-12-20 | Aerolineas California Pacifico - ACAPSA · XA-CUC | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1997-08-19 | Angola Air Charter · D2-TJC | Boeing 727-23F | Angola | 0 |
| 1997-06-30 | International Aviation Ltd. · N10YJ | Dassault Falcon 10 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-11-01 | Congo Airlines · 9Q-CKK | Boeing 707-323C | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1997-08-01 | Airborne Fire Attack · N322FA | Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A (PBY-5A) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1997-06-30 | Silver Express · N344MM | Convair CV-240-53 | Puerto Rico | 0 |