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
4 Jul 1968	Luscombe 8E N2717K	Sunbury, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1968	Beechcraft D35 N2184D	Medina, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1968	Piper PA-28 N6703J	Oracle, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Anderson Aviat	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1968	Cessna 150 N7188S	Reseda, California, United States no coordinates	Icc-van Nuys S	Fatal	2
3 Jul 1968	Douglas A-26B N8394H	Reseda, California, United States no coordinates	B and W Inc.	Fatal	2
1 Jul 1968	Cessna 182 N3204S	Jarbidge, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Jun 1968	Cessna 150G N6247S	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	Safari Flying	Fatal	2
24 Jun 1968	Piper PA-18 N3694Z	Soldotna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1968	Cessna 150E N3532J	Santa Susana, California, United States no coordinates	Van Nuys Skywa	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1968	Cessna 150F N8676S	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Easton Flying	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1968	Cessna 182D N8836X	Wells, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1968	N American SNJ N1114	Utica, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1968	Piper PA-22 N1535P	Topeka, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1968	Piper PA-30 N7603Y	Statesboro, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Glynnaire Avia	Fatal	2
17 Jun 1968	Cessna 411 N4955T	Groton, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Buckner Compan	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1968	Cessna 150 N643CF	Long Beach, California, United States no coordinates	Cable Flying S	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1968	Piper J3C-65 N98499	Greece, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1968	Cessna 150H N7280S	Haslet, Texas, United States no coordinates	Clarks Flying	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1968	Taylorcraft BC12-D N95103	Winnie, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1968	Navion A N91150	Yucaipa, California, United States no coordinates	Stereo HI FI C	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1968	Aeronca O-58B N1061N	Z, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1968	Cessna 140 N2322N	Fillmore, California, United States no coordinates	Mutual Air SER	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1968	Champion 7KCAB N1878G	Georgetown, Texas, United States no coordinates	Boutwell Aviat	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1968	Piper PA-28 N9926W	Bremen, Ohio, United States no coordinates	E C Aviation	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1968	Stinson 108-3 N6780M	Put-In-Bay, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1968	Cessna 182 N3195Q	Thermopolis, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Emery Aviation	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1968	Piper J3C-65 N65886	Montgomery, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1968	Navion G N4464K	Roscommon, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Jun 1968	Mooney M20A N8372E	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1968	Piper PA-24 N5680P	Lancaster, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1968	Piper PA-18 N292T	Asheville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 May 1968	Cessna 172 N1483F	Grand Turk Is, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 May 1968	Beechcraft 95-C55 N2090W	San Antonio, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 May 1968	Stinson 108-3 N6932M	Dubuque, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 May 1968	Beechcraft A35 N877T	Orinda, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 May 1968	Beechcraft A35 N8579A	Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 May 1968	Piper PA-28 N5181L	Richmond, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Richmond Flyin	Fatal	2
10 May 1968	Piper PA-28 N4931J	Westfield, Vermont, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1968	Erco 415-D N3909H	Lynnwood, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1968	Fairchild F-27J N27W	Bruni, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eastex Incorpo	Fatal	2
4 May 1968	Cessna 120 N77168	Princeton, Florida, United States no coordinates	Miami Revival	Fatal	2
2 May 1968	Cessna 172H N1789F	Belmont, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 May 1968	Beechcraft A23-19 N7947L	Chesapeake, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Piedmont Aviat	Fatal	2
28 Apr 1968	Cessna 140 N76659	Tiajuana, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Apr 1968	Beechcraft C-33A N779AA	Granville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	H J Brusca NUR	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1968	Bellanca 17-30 N4816V	Kayenta, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1968	Aeronca 7AC N85137	Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Apr 1968	Cessna 411 N4952T	Korinthos, Europe no coordinates	Tempor Airship	Fatal	2
17 Apr 1968	Cessna 170B N2582C	Jackson, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Apr 1968	Ryan PT-22 N50998	Pipersville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2