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

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
14 Sep 1968	Piper PA-24 N7915P	Littleton, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Coles Aviation	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1968	Piper PA-12 N3595M	Skwentna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1968	Piper PA-18 N7167D	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Sep 1968	Aero Comdr 1121A N148E	N Hollywood, California, United States no coordinates	Technicolor In	Fatal	2
10 Sep 1968	Piper PA-24 N6537P	Rocky Gap, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1968	Piper PA-22 N3537P	Z, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1968	Cessna 402 N8283F	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Far Aviation C	Fatal	2
8 Sep 1968	Piper PA-28 N8828W	Flushing, New York, United States no coordinates	Speeds Flying	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1968	Piper PA-18 N2889P	Sunnyside, Washington, United States no coordinates	Valley Air SER	Fatal	2
4 Sep 1968	Bell 47G-2 N5193B	Hollywood, California, United States no coordinates	Van Nuys Helic	Fatal	2
4 Sep 1968	Piper PA-28 N8000W	Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1968	Cessna 140 N76588	Snoqualmie P, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1968	Aeronca 11AC N85811	Idabel, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Aug 1968	Cessna 175 N9302B	Eastman, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1968	Cessna 172 N2520Y	Lopez, Washington, United States no coordinates	Island Sky FER	Fatal	2
28 Aug 1968	Hiller UH-12E N5357V	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Livingston COP	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1968	Piper PA-24 N7413P	Bradenton, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1968	Piper PA-28 N5385L	Dorena, Oregon, United States no coordinates	San Jose Flyin	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1968	Erco 415-D N2505H	Packwood, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Aug 1968	Piper PA-18A N3787P	Los Gatos, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1968	Cessna 150 N5723E	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1968	Taylorcraft BC12-D N96933	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 1968	Cessna 172C N1505Y	Rock Hall, Maryland, United States no coordinates	175TH Non-Comm	Fatal	2
19 Aug 1968	Taylorcraft BC12-D N95010	Winnett, Montana, United States no coordinates	Albrights Flyi	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1968	Cessna 177 N2348Y	Sanderson, Texas, United States no coordinates	Del Rio Flying	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1968	Beechcraft N35 N1235Z	Truckee, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1968	Cessna 188A HK962X	Cleburne, Texas, United States no coordinates	Floaire, Inc	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1968	Cessna 188A HK965X	Cleburne, Texas, United States no coordinates	Floaire, Inc.	Fatal	2
13 Aug 1968	Luscombe 8E N2998K	Barrington, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Aug 1968	Aeronca 7AC N83113	Pismo Beach, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1968	Cessna 180 N4794B	Casper, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1968	Cessna 310 N440X	Mena, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	LEO Overturf	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1968	Cessna 150H N7115S	Republic, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Flightair Inc	Fatal	2
7 Aug 1968	Cessna 170 N3901V	Howard Lake, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Cokato Flying	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1968	Piper PA-22 N5929Z	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1968	Cessna T-210H N6908R	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Van Sumner Inc	Fatal	2
4 Aug 1968	Beechcraft G35 N4415D	Harcourt, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1968	Cessna 150 N4416U	Bailey, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jul 1968	Champion 7GCAA N9603S	Compton, California, United States no coordinates	47 Flying Serv	Fatal	2
25 Jul 1968	Bellanca 17-30 N4746V	Lees Summit, Missouri, United States no coordinates	KO Flying Serv	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1968	Cessna WREN N3472R	Keller, Texas, United States no coordinates	Wren Aircraft	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1968	Cessna 402 N4090Q	Beverly, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Far Airline	Fatal	2
19 Jul 1968	Cessna 182H N2051X	Lathrop Wells, Nevada, United States no coordinates	Skylane Fliers	Fatal	2
10 Jul 1968	Piper PA-18S N3951Z	Swords Creek, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Aerial Patrols	Fatal	2
10 Jul 1968	Helio H-391B N28B	Royalston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Jul 1968	Helio Acft H-391B N28B	Royalston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1968	Beechcraft A35 N8450A	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jul 1968	Cessna 180 N944MH	No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Jul 1968	Luscombe 8E N1181B	Union Grove, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1968	Mooney M20F N9527M	Cascadia, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2