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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft P35 | Brea, California, United States | Airesearch AVI | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-18A | Tynan, Texas, United States | William Hickma | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20C | Colo.springs, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Ingersoll Stee | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Jacmel, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Vienna, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Asheboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150J | Plano, Texas, United States | Lane Aero Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Temecula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Beaver, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | State of Flori | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Ltv A-7B | Lakeland, Florida, United States | U.s.navy | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Orofino, Idaho, United States | J.f.konen Cons | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Sharonville, Ohio, United States | Tobey, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Swansea, South Carolina, United States | Hall Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1970 | Helio Acft H-295 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Schweizer SGS126 | Fremont, California, United States | Sky Sailing AI | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Stinson V-77 | Perris, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 210 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Douglas, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Orrum, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Sunnyside, Utah, United States | Ross Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Achilles, Virginia, United States | Tidewater Flyi | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Mar 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 1970 | Champion 7GCB | San Ysidro, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 1970 | Cessna 140A | Mexico, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Gary, Indiana, United States | Delco Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172E | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150J | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Pan Air Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7BCM | Augusta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1970 | Erco 415-C | Akron, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1970 | Bellanca 14-19 | Show Low, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Fairview, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Clovis, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Kansas City, Kansas, United States | Central Flyin* | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1970 | Cessna 182 | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1970 | Cessna 175A | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1970 | Mooney M20E | Cabazon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft K35 | Wrightwood, California, United States | Security Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1970 | Cessna 182 | Dublin, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Willard Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1970 | Aeronca 7FC | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Seattle Navy A | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Holland, Indiana, United States | Indiana Airmot | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172K | Chesapeake Bch, Maryland, United States | Glenn Auto REN | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Brookfield, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Mead, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Jan 1970 | Swearingen SA26AT | Willoughby H, Ohio, United States | Air Combustion | Fatal | 1 |