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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
19 Nov 1968 Cessna 175B
N8290T
 Custer, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Nov 1968 Beechcraft 65
N1401M
 Latham, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Air Fatal 2
16 Nov 1968 Piper PA-24
N6524P
 Platteville, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Nov 1968 Cessna 150
N22532
 Frankfort, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Aeroflite Avia Fatal 2
13 Nov 1968 Beechcraft 35
N2700V
 Moab, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Nov 1968 Piper PA-16
N6804K
 Pine City, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Nov 1968 Stinson 108
N422C
 Vancouver, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Nov 1968 Cessna 180
N4991A
 Victoria, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Nov 1968 Cessna 150H
N6519S
 Mattoon, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Co-Air Inc Fatal 2
3 Nov 1968 Swift Globe GC-1B
N9030M
 Willingboro, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Nov 1968 Cessna 177
N3310F
 Olema, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Nov 1968 Amer Avco AA-1
N5608L
 Westwood, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Air Technology Fatal 2
29 Oct 1968 Cessna 150H
N6655S
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Airline Traini Fatal 2
27 Oct 1968 Piper PA-12
N3927M
 Millbury, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Oct 1968 Piper PA-24
N5025P
 Fleming, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Columbia Aircr Fatal 2
25 Oct 1968 Beechcraft D55
N87T
 Monahans, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Tradwind Airpo Fatal 2
24 Oct 1968 Piper PA-25
N4688Y
 Dixon, California, United States
no coordinates
 William D Josl Fatal 2
24 Oct 1968 Piper PA-25
N7742Z
 Dixon, California, United States
no coordinates
 William D Josl Fatal 2
23 Oct 1968 Cessna 150
N8984S
 Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Boone Flying S Fatal 2
23 Oct 1968 Piper J3C-85
N42633
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Oct 1968 Champion 7GCBC
N5131T
 Osage, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Oct 1968 Republic RC-3
N6194K
 Lake Erie, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1968 Beechcraft S35
N5785K
 Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 DJ Bellamah Co Fatal 2
16 Oct 1968 Beechcraft T-34A
N10586
 Glencoe, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Oct 1968 Beechcraft 95
N8217D
 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Midcontinent A Fatal 2
14 Oct 1968 Piper PA-28
N5433W
 Mt View, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Skyranch Aviat Fatal 2
13 Oct 1968 Piper PA-28
N9176W
 Osceola, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Oct 1968 Fleet Acft 16B
N9427H
 Niwot, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Oct 1968 Piper PA-28
N4561J
 Blu Rdge Summt, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Oct 1968 Piper PA-23
N5140Y
 Derry Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Augusta Aviati Fatal 2
8 Oct 1968 Cessna 310L
N2219F
 Austin, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Lubbock Equipm Fatal 2
7 Oct 1968 Cessna 172E
N7732U
 Spring Place, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Oct 1968 Beechcraft A35
N8770A
 Edgerton, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Oct 1968 Piper PA-22
N5914Z
 Mableton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Oct 1968 Piper PA-18
N4365Z
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Hudgin Air SER Fatal 2
4 Oct 1968 Cessna 150G
N6245S
 Crescent City, California, United States
no coordinates
 Nation Flight Fatal 2
2 Oct 1968 N American AT-6C
N5186V
 Veneta, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Sep 1968 Hughes 269B
N9521F
 Whittier, California, United States
no coordinates
 County of Los Fatal 2
30 Sep 1968 Luscombe 8F
N1496B
 Dell Rapids, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Sep 1968 Piper PA-28
N5303L
 Santa Ynez, California, United States
no coordinates
 Clover Leaf AV Fatal 2
29 Sep 1968 Piper PA-28
N9730J
 Gilmer, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Sep 1968 De Havilland DH104
N357G
 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Air Time Inc * Fatal 2
24 Sep 1968 Cessna 182B
N2316G
 Olathe, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Hi-Lo Flying C Fatal 2
22 Sep 1968 Piper PA-28
N6544W
 Eufaula, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Ozark Aviation Fatal 2
22 Sep 1968 Piper J3C-65
N70708
 North Canaan, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Sep 1968 De Havilland 104
N6533D
 Richmond, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 E.j.bennes Co. Fatal 2
20 Sep 1968 Cessna 150F
N7906F
 Osteen, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Sep 1968 Piper PA-22
N5861Z
 Bath, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Sep 1968 Piccard AX6-PT
N3191
 Penndel, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Sep 1968 Piper PA-28
N1742J
 Buffalo, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Prior Aviation Fatal 2