Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1970

The NTSB database holds 4,980 accidents and incidents in 1970, recorded between 1970. 676 of them were fatal (14%), and 1,518 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,290 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 Canada.

4,980 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,980
Records
676
Fatal
1,518
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1970
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 4,980 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 516 Piper PA-28 402 Cessna 172 270 Cessna 182 223 Piper PA-22 135 Piper PA-24 121

Where these happened

United States 4,857 Mexico 40 Canada 25 Other-Foreign Countries 17 Unknown/Not Reported 12 Asia 6

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 17 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 14 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 13 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 10 American Airlines, Inc. 10 Petroleum Heli 9

All 4,980 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
6 Sep 1970 Piper PA-32
N3540W
 Missing Aircraft, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Puget Sound AI Fatal 1
5 Sep 1970 Beechcraft E50
N4388D
 Waseca, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Sep 1970 Cessna 182N
N92928
 Escalante, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Cessna Employe Fatal 1
4 Sep 1970 Piper PA-18
N7693D
 Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Sep 1970 Grumman TBM-3E
N9860C
 Ramona, California, United States
no coordinates
 Hemet Valley F Fatal 1
3 Sep 1970 Adams WOMBAT
N8797
 Rough Ready, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Sep 1970 Waco ZGC-7
N2270
 Lawton, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Sep 1970 Piper PA-18A
N6364D
 Lucedale, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Clark Aircraft Fatal 1
30 Aug 1970 Piper PA-25
N7102Z
 Heflin, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Cherokee Flyin Fatal 1
30 Aug 1970 Grumman G-164A
N898X
 Kerman, California, United States
no coordinates
 ALS Crop Dusti Fatal 1
27 Aug 1970 Piper PA-18
N3449P
 MacOn, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Lowe Aviation Fatal 1
26 Aug 1970 Cessna 172
N79511
 Agness, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Aug 1970 Sikorsky S-55B
N455Z
 Valdez, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Speci Fatal 1
24 Aug 1970 Aerona 11AC
N9384E
 Mt.hamilton, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Aug 1970 Cessna 150
N6332S
 Warren Center, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 ACD Employees Fatal 1
23 Aug 1970 Mooney M20E
N6013Q
 Big Fork, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Aug 1970 Maule M4-220
N2002U
 San Ardo, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Aug 1970 Cessna 150H
N50371
 Victoria, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Aug 1970 Boeing A75
N56628
 Hood River, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Air Sports, Inc Fatal 1
20 Aug 1970 Piper PA-12
N2714M
 Bulhead Cty, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Aug 1970 Piper PA-28
N7590R
 Garner, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Raleigh Flying Fatal 1
19 Aug 1970 Erco 415-E
N94832
 Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Aug 1970 Globe GC-1B
N3371K
 Morgan Hill, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Aug 1970 Luscombe 8E
N1920K
 Orting, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Aug 1970 Grumman G-164
N10233
 Yuma, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Wilbur Aviatio Fatal 1
12 Aug 1970 Piper PA-22
N2627P
 Xenia, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Aug 1970 Cessna 310D
N971LL
 Xenia, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Aug 1970 Piper PA-18
N3830Z
 Seward, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Aug 1970 Cessna T210F
N6183R
 Tonopah, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Aug 1970 N American B-25J
N3443G
 Orange, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Yankee Airclub Fatal 1
9 Aug 1970 Piper PA-18
N9060D
 Merriman, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Aug 1970 Piper PA-25
N4930Y
 Heth, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Aug 1970 Beechcraft S35
N11SM
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Aug 1970 Cessna 172
N16HP
 Wooster, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Ohio State HIW Fatal 1
5 Aug 1970 Boeing A75N1
N58098
 Somerton, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Wilbur Aviatio Fatal 1
4 Aug 1970 Piper PA-25
N8580L
 Minden, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Lawrence Micha Fatal 1
3 Aug 1970 Boeing B75N1
N91074
 Glendora, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Flautt Flying Fatal 1
3 Aug 1970 Callair A-9B
N7632V
 Coy, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Farmers Flying Fatal 1
2 Aug 1970 Piper PA-22
N6044D
 Susanville, California, United States
no coordinates
 Sierra Cascade Fatal 1
1 Aug 1970 Bell 206A
N6253N
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Tundra Copters Fatal 1
31 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18
N7588K
 Earth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Springlake Far Fatal 1
31 Jul 1970 Piper PA-23
N6753Y
 Muncy, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 General Interi Fatal 1
31 Jul 1970 Cessna 310K
N6985L
 Woodstock, New York, United States
no coordinates
 American Linen Fatal 1
31 Jul 1970 Beechcraft C50
N7704
 Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Jul 1970 Piper PA-28R
N7569J
 Montrose, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Air Utah Fatal 1
25 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18A
N2976P
 Monticello, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Endter G.w. Fatal 1
25 Jul 1970 Cessna 150H
N22823
 Amagansett, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Mid Island Air Fatal 1
25 Jul 1970 Boeing A75N1
N9013H
 Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Miss.valley AG Fatal 1
23 Jul 1970 Cessna 170A
N1340D
 Elmo, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Jul 1970 Cessna 401B
N7917Q
 Yakima, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Western Skyway Fatal 1