Aviation accidents in 1968

The NTSB database holds 5,267 accidents and incidents in 1968, recorded between 1968. 751 of them were fatal (14%), and 1,826 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,589 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Other-Foreign Countries.

5,267 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

5,267

Records

751

Fatal

1,826

Deaths

14%

Share fatal

1968

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 5,267 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 548 Piper PA-28 406 Cessna 172 306 Cessna 182 221 Piper PA-22 207 Piper PA-24 143

Where these happened

United States 5,152 Mexico 42 Other-Foreign Countries 16 Canada 16 Asia 11 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 16 Longhorn Flyin 10 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 10 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 9 Burnside-Ott A 8 Farm Air Servi 7

Phase of flight

Landing 2,589

In Flight 1,444

Takeoff 911

Taxi 222

Unknown/Not Reported 59

Nearby years

All

1965 5,428 1966 5,966 1967 6,392 1969 5,082 1970 4,980 1971 4,882

All 5,267 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
7 Nov 1968	Cessna 402 N8419F	Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Jet SET Aviati	Fatal	1
7 Nov 1968	Beechcraft 35-C33 N699K	Colo.sprgs, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Miller-Wolf AE	Fatal	1
4 Nov 1968	Cessna 150G N8501J	Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	The 150 Flying	Fatal	1
4 Nov 1968	Bell 47G-4A N1396X	Kenai, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Anchorage Heli	Fatal	1
27 Oct 1968	Beechcraft D35 N3434B	National City, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Oct 1968	Cessna 150 N8000F	Furnace Creek, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Oct 1968	Funk B85C N1602N	Carnegie, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Oct 1968	Nardi Sa FN-333 N625	Akron, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Oct 1968	Air-Space 18A N6105S	Marion, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Oct 1968	Pitts S1C N6969	Tampa, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Oct 1968	Aeronca 65-CA N31846	Joshua, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Oct 1968	Cessna 310C N1761H	Burley, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Ontario Flight	Fatal	1
15 Oct 1968	Bell 47J-2 N8438E	Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Helicop	Fatal	1
15 Oct 1968	Piper PA-23 N6515Y	Colby, Kansas, United States no coordinates	SMB Stage Line	Fatal	1
15 Oct 1968	Beechcraft H35 N5466D	Gastonia, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Miller Equipme	Fatal	1
13 Oct 1968	Gyroplane M-2 N4772S	Chuluota, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Oct 1968	Piper PA-23 N1472P	La Grange, Texas, United States no coordinates	Fred Trainer A	Fatal	1
11 Oct 1968	Callair A-9B N7672V	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Gomez Flying S	Fatal	1
10 Oct 1968	Taylorcraft BC12-D N96557	Ogilvie, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Oct 1968	Cessna 195B N502E	Loup City, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Oct 1968	Piper PA-22 N6113D	Hobart, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Oct 1968	Beechcraft D-17S N75606	Glenville, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Oct 1968	Piper PA-28 N8215W	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Oct 1968	Piper PA-22 N2642A	Borger, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Oct 1968	Cessna 180 N3123D	Cherokee, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Oct 1968	Beechcraft F35 N4226B	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Sep 1968	Beechcraft V35A N7519N	Augusta, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Beech Aircraft	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1968	Grumman G-21 N325	Avalon, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Seap*	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1968	Cessna 172 N6280E	Altadena, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Sep 1968	Beechcraft A23-19 N7919L	Utica, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Hankins Air SE	Fatal	1
28 Sep 1968	Bensen B8M N8713R	Mickleton, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Sep 1968	Cessna 150 N7071S	Clementon, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Colt Aviation	Fatal	1
27 Sep 1968	Mooney M20E N2570W	Hugo, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Hugo Flying SE	Fatal	1
23 Sep 1968	Piper J3C-65 N92097	Davis, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Sep 1968	Piper PA-24 N8425P	Stewartville, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Kinzig Tool Co	Fatal	1
20 Sep 1968	Piper PA-28 N6389W	Snellville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Epps Air Servi	Fatal	1
19 Sep 1968	Hughes 269A N8930F	Camp Denison, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Sep 1968	Snow 600S2C N1679S	Winterhaven, California, United States no coordinates	Marsh Aviation	Fatal	1
16 Sep 1968	Interstate S-1A N37455	Bitter Creek, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Star Valley AE	Fatal	1
16 Sep 1968	Interstate S-1B1 N48100	Bitter Creek, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Star Valley AE	Fatal	1
15 Sep 1968	Cessna 150G N6341S	Endicott, New York, United States no coordinates	ACD Employees	Fatal	1
15 Sep 1968	Piper J-3 N6430H	Vinita, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Sep 1968	Aeronca 65-CA N36659	New London, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Sep 1968	Bensen B8M N2190	Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Sep 1968	Mooney M20E N3499X	Mahopac, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Sep 1968	Taylorcraft BF12D N43000	Chapin, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Sep 1968	Mooney M20E N79852	White Marsh, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Rossville Vend	Fatal	1
10 Sep 1968	Piper PA-25 N6133Z	Marks, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Gerald A Ives	Fatal	1
9 Sep 1968	Cessna 150 N8829G	East Ely, Nevada, United States no coordinates	ELY Flying SER	Fatal	1
8 Sep 1968	Piper PA-22 N6827B	Lake Benton, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1