1997

Date	Location / Operator	Aircraft Type / Registration	Fatalities
07 Jan 1997	Near Moamoa, Samoa Polynesian Airlines	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 5W-FAU	3/5(0)
09 Jan 1997	Near Monroe, Michigan Comair	Embraer 120RT Brasilia N265CA	29/29(0)
29 Jan 1997	Sparrevohn, Alaska Southcentral Air	de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou N702SC	1/2(0)
31 Jan 1997	Yola, Nigeria Skypower Express Airways	Embraer 110P1A Bandeirante 5N-AXS	5/16(0)
01 Feb 1997	Tambacoumba, Senegal Air Senegal	Hawker Siddeley HS-748-353 Srs.2a 6AV-AEO	25/52(0)
02 Feb 1997	Near Quiangala, Angola Force Area Populaire de Angola	CASA 212 Aviocar 200 T-400	37/37(0)
04 Feb 1997	Northern Israel Military - Israel Air Force /Military - Israel Air Force	Sikorsky CH53D / Sikorsky CH53D 357 / 903	73/73(0)
14 Feb 1997	Carajas, Brazil Varig	Boeing B-737-2C3 PP-CJO	1/52(0)
19 Feb 1997	Guatemala City, Guatemala Transpolar	IAI 1124 Westwind YV-160CP	5/5(0)
12 Mar 1997	Lucapa, Angola ALADA	Antonov AN-12B D2-FVG	16/16(0)
13 Mar 1997	Near Mashhad, Iran Military - Iranian Air Force	Lockheed C-130HF ?	88/88(0)
18 Mar 1997	Cherkessk, Russia Stavropol Airlines	Antonov AN-24RV RA-46516	50/50(0)
01 Apr 1997	Tegucigalpa, Honduras Military - U.S. Air Force	Lockheed C-130H Hercules 88-4408	3/10(0)
04 Apr 1997	Griffin, Georgia Custom Air Service	Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair N83FA	2/2(0)
10 Apr 1997	Near Wainwright, Alaska Hageland Aviation Services	Cessna 208B Caravan I N408GV	5/5(0)
14 Apr 1997	Brazzaville, Democratic Republic Congo TAAG Angola Airlines	Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 D2-TFP	3/7(0)
15 Apr 1997	Gyandzha, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Airlines	Yakovlev 40 4K-87504	6/6(0)
16 Apr 1997	Near Sorei, Niger Military - Niger Air Force	Lockheed C-130H Hercules 5U-MBD	14/14(0)
19 Apr 1997	Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia Merpati Nusantara Airlines	British Aerospace ATP PK-MTX	15/53(0)
23 Apr 1997	Near Konduz, Afghanistan Military - Afghan Republican Air Force	Antonov AN-26 ?	36/36(0)
08 May 1997	Huangtian, China China Southern Airlines	Boeing B-737-31B B-2925	35/74(0)
06 Jun 1997	Near Irumu, Congo Bazair	Vickers Viscount 781D 9Q-CWL	27/27(0)
10 Jun 1997	Mandalgobi, Mongolia MIAT - Mongolian Airlines	Harbin Yunshuji Y-12 II JU-1020	7/12(0)
03 Jul 1997	Madh Island, India Elbee Airlines	Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 VT-SSA	2/2(0)
06 Jul 1997	Near Saravena, Colombia Military - Colombian Army	Mil Mi-17 (helicopter) ?	25/29(0)
09 Jul 1997	Suzano, Brazil TAM (Brazil)	Fokker 100 PT-WHK	1/60(0)
11 Jul 1997	Off Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Cubana de Aviacion	Antonov AN-24 CU-T1262	44/44(0)
17 Jul 1997	Bandung, Indonesia Sempati Air	Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 PK-YPM	30/50(0)
18 Jul 1997	Goroka, New Guinea Goroka Air Services	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 P2-MMU	2/4(0)
29 Jul 1997	Calabar , Nigeria ADC Airlines	BAC One-Eleven 203AE 5N-BAA	1/55(0)
30 Jul 1997	Florence, Italy Air Littoral	Aerospatiale ATR-42-512 F-GPYE	1/17(0)
06 Aug 1997	Agana, Guam Korean Airlines	Boeing B-747-300 HL-7468	228/254(0)
07 Aug 1997	Miami, Florida Fine Air	McDonnell Douglas DC-8-61F N27UA	4/4(1)
10 Aug 1997	Matsu Island, Taiwan Formosa Airlines	Dornier DO-228-212 B-12256	16/16(0)
29 Aug 1997	Puerto Inirida, Venezuela SATENA	Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter / Cessna 206 FAC1115	12/12(0)
03 Sep 1997	Phnom Penh, Cambodia Vietnam Airlines	Tupolev TU-134 VN-A120	65/66(0)
06 Sep 1997	Near Miri, Malaysia Borneo Airways	Dornier 228-212 9M-MIA	10/10(0)
12 Sep 1997	Near Uvira, Zaire TMK Air Commuter	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 9Q-CBO	22/22(0)
13 Sep 1997	Off Namibia, Africa Military - Luftwaffe / Military - USAF	Tupolev TU-154M / C-141 Starlifter 1102/65-9405	33/33(0)
26 Sep 1997	Buah Nabar, Indonesia Garuda Indonesia Airlines	Airbus A300-B4-200 PK-GAI	234/234(0)
08 Oct 1997	Near Montrose, Colorado Scenic Airlines	Cessna 208B Caravan I N12022	9/9(0)
10 Oct 1997	Nuevo Berlin, Uruguay Austral Lineas Aeras (Argentina)	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 LV-WEG	74/74(0)
10 Oct 1997	Taipei, Taiwan Military - Republic of China Air Force	Lockheed C-130H Hercules 1310	5/5(0)
12 Oct 1997	Monterey Bay, near Pacific Grove, California Private	Rutan Long EZ (experimental aircraft) N555JD	1/1(0)
29 Oct 1997	Jalal-Abad, Afghanistan Ariana Afghan Airlines	Yakovlev YAK-40 YA-KAE	2/26(0)
08 Nov 1997	Near Barrow, Alaska Hageland Aviation Services	Cessna 208B Caravan I N750GC	8/8(0)
05 Dec 1997	Irkutsk-2, Russia Military - Russian Air Force	Antonov AN-124-100 RA-82005/08	23/23(44)
09 Dec 1997	Little Grand Rapids, Canada Sowind Air	Embraer 110P1 Bandeirante C-GVRO	4/17(0)
13 Dec 1997	La Veriente, Bolivia STAP	Swearingen SA-226T Metro II CP-1635	10/19(0)
15 Dec 1997	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Tajikistan Airlines	Tupolev TU-154 EY-85281	85/86(0)
17 Dec 1997	Fotina, Greece Aerosweet Airlines (LVOV)	Yakovlev YAK-42 UR-42334	70/70(0)
19 Dec 1997	Near Palembang, Indonesia SilkAir	Boeing B-737-300 9V-TRF	104/104(0)
20 Dec 1997	Tanagra, Greece Military - Greek Air Force	Lockheed C-130H Hercules 750	5/5(0)
27 Dec 1997	Atlantic Ocean, off Angola Renan Airways	Antonov An-72 ER-ACF	5/5(0)
28 Dec 1997	Over the Pacific Ocean United Air Lines	Boeing B-747-122 N4723U	1/393(0)
31 Dec 1997	Rio Sidra, Panama Parsa	Britten Norman BN-2A Trislander HP-986PS	10/10(0)