Plane Crash List

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Jun 1968 Piper PA-28
N6957W
 Greenville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Jun 1968 Piper PA-18
N7787D
 Edmore, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Daniel Wakefie Fatal 1
24 Jun 1968 Piper PA-18A
N9121D
 Breckenridge, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Tuttle Spray C Fatal 1
21 Jun 1968 Piper PA-23
N5355Y
 New Bern, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Jun 1968 Bensen B-8M
N4210
 West Point, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Jun 1968 Bell 204B
N8511F
 Saigon, Asia
no coordinates
 Air America In Fatal 1
16 Jun 1968 Piper PA-18A
N9902D
 Antlers, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 WES Burgis Fatal 1
15 Jun 1968 Stits SA3A
N8680E
 Festus, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Jun 1968 Mooney M20F
N9509M
 Toponas, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Jun 1968 Bell 47J-2
N73258
 Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 John Thomas BO Fatal 1
13 Jun 1968 Snow S2C
N1618S
 Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Tri-Parish Fly Fatal 1
13 Jun 1968 Piper PA-28
N9857W
 Cairnbrook, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Latrobe Aviati Fatal 1
9 Jun 1968 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N95155
 Round Rock, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Tims Airpark I Fatal 1
8 Jun 1968 N American AT-6G
N400G
 Brantford, Canada
no coordinates
 World WAR 2 AI Fatal 1
8 Jun 1968 Luscombe 8E
N1801B
 Cooperstown, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Jun 1968 Cessna 172
N3909F
 Benton, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Jun 1968 Bell 47G3B1
N1323X
 Bonners Ferry, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Provo Flying S Fatal 1
7 Jun 1968 Boeing E75
N66305
 Cody, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Skyway Inc. Fatal 1
7 Jun 1968 Piper PA-18A
N3484Z
 Montrose, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Aviatio Fatal 1
3 Jun 1968 Bell 206A
N7943S
 Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 1
3 Jun 1968 Cessna 140
N76263
 Woodstock, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Jun 1968 Cessna 172
N7372T
 Berlin, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Jun 1968 Piper PA-28
N6090W
 Pomaria, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Smith Regal AV Fatal 1
30 May 1968 Cessna 172
N9123B
 Purcell, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 May 1968 Beechcraft C35
N3188V
 Cohocton, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 May 1968 Piper PA-18
N5656Y
 Seligman, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Prescott Air S Fatal 1
29 May 1968 Cessna 411
N7341U
 Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 The First Elec Fatal 1
28 May 1968 Boeing A75
N68135
 Meridian, California, United States
no coordinates
 Philip Wagner Fatal 1
27 May 1968 Pitts Spl S-1C
N1114S
 Lone Oak, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 May 1968 Piper PA-30
N7996Y
 New Mrtnsvil, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Continental CH Fatal 1
26 May 1968 Piper J5A
N35379
 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 La Fitte Flyin Fatal 1
25 May 1968 Beechcraft 35-A33
N685V
 Brush, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 May 1968 Cessna 150
N6294T
 Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Scottsdale Fly Fatal 1
24 May 1968 Grumman G-44A
N41982
 Lafitte, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 J RAY McDermot Fatal 1
23 May 1968 Cessna 150
N2092Z
 Waipahu, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Flight Fatal 1
21 May 1968 Piper PA-28
N7067R
 Midland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Hanks Flight C Fatal 1
19 May 1968 Cessna 150G
N3665J
 Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Embry-Riddle A Fatal 1
19 May 1968 Champion 7AC
N82401
 Tallulah, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 May 1968 Aeronca 7DC
N83416
 Lk Otukamamon, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 May 1968 Piper PA-22
N3710P
 Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 May 1968 Snow S2A
N3690F
 Garwood, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Cleve RIX, Inc. Fatal 1
17 May 1968 Piper PA-17
N4869H
 West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 May 1968 Champion 7KCAB
N1849G
 Angels Camp, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 May 1968 Piper PA-28
N5872W
 Shelby, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 May 1968 Beechcraft D18
N1977D
 Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Midstate Comm* Fatal 1
15 May 1968 Cessna 172I
CF-XDQ
 Malad City, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Floair, Incorpo Fatal 1
14 May 1968 Gr Lakes 2T-1A
N315Y
 Johnsville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 May 1968 Cessna 120
N90081
 Monida, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 May 1968 Piper PA-28
N6368R
 Castro Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 May 1968 Couger II
N8496H
 Spring Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1