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
Where these happened
All 4,980 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Turner, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1970 | Callair A-9 | Madison, South Dakota, United States | Gustafson | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Dover, Georgia, United States | Bell Flying SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1970 | Cessna 175B | Birch Run, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1970 | Cessna 182L | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | Torp Aero Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1970 | Cessna 150G | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Pelham Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1970 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | ANN Arbor Aero | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1970 | Martin 404 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Lehigh Acres D | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 1970 | Bell 206-A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1970 | Cessna 401 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | Thompson-Stree | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1970 | Grumman G-164 | Touchet, Washington, United States | Blue Mountain | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 May 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Big Sandy, Montana, United States | Aero Spraying | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Vineland, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 1970 | Champion 7GCBC | Colorado Sps, Colorado, United States | Aero Colorado | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1970 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Mauston, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1970 | Cessna 140 | Waldron, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1970 | Globe GC-1B | Blue Ridge, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1970 | Hughes 269A | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Comet Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1970 | Smith DSA-1 | Calipatria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1970 | Mooney M10 | Wolf Creek, Oregon, United States | Albany Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1970 | Cessna 150J | Wenatchee, Washington, United States | Empire Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1970 | Mooney M18LA | Mill Point, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1970 | Beechcraft T-34A | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1970 | Cessna 210 | Mims, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Andover, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 1970 | Boeing E75N1 | Dayton, Texas, United States | Liberty Air SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 1970 | Cessna 150G | Grove, Oklahoma, United States | Wilson Flight | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 1970 | Boeing E75 | Deweyville, Texas, United States | M and M Air SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 1970 | Boeing E75 | Deweyville, Texas, United States | M and M Air SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 1970 | Cessna 210B | Russellville, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-25 | St.joseph, Louisiana, United States | Farrel Keahey | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Apr 1970 | Beechcraft 19A | Reno, Nevada, United States | Aviation Servi | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Apr 1970 | Johnson CASSUT | Orland Park, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1970 | Piper J3C | Roe, Arkansas, United States | Frank Stoner | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Aurora, Nebraska, United States | James M.reiter | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Cushing, Oklahoma, United States | Midwest Line S | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1970 | Bellanca 17-30 | San Rafael, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1970 | Champion 7ECA | Ashford, New York, United States | Proudman Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Grantville, Pennsylvania, United States | Lanco Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 1970 | Taylorcraft BC1265 | Pescadero, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Apr 1970 | Cessna 340 | Kingman, Kansas, United States | Cessna Aircraf | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Apr 1970 | Ryan ST-A | Quitman, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1970 | Cessna 172H | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | Florida Air MO | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Ellenton, Florida, United States | J-J Aircraft I | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1970 | Bensen B-8 | Arlington, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150B | Cranston, Rhode Island, United States | Little Rhody A | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States | Whitesburg Fly | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1970 | Cessna 150H | Burke, Virginia, United States | Greenwood | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-25 | St.augustine, Florida, United States | Waldens Flying | Fatal | 1 |