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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | La Mirada, California, United States | Tri-Aviation C | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1970 | Mooney M20C | Kerrville, Texas, United States | Mooney Aircraf | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Marysville, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1970 | Cessna 172I | Merritt Islnd, Florida, United States | Tampa Air Cent | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Merritt Islnd, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1970 | Champion 402 | Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Mong Sport JH-1 | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft D35 | Newhall, California, United States | Delano Air-O-C | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1970 | Cessna 337 | Apalachin, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1970 | Cessna 206 | Jackson, California, United States | Lisle Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150H | Collinsville, Illinois, United States | Sisk Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150H | Collinsville, Illinois, United States | Sisk Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 1970 | Cessna 180 | Karluk, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1970 | Cessna 172 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | East Hampton F | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jan 1970 | Cessna I40A | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Boeing 737 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Bell 206A | Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States | PA State Polic | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Piper J-3 | Haines City, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 140 | Steffenville, Missouri, United States | Marceline Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 320C | Newberry, California, United States | W F Maxwell, In | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Arcadia, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172E | Ewing, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mason City, Iowa, United States | Iowa Beef Pack | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Luscombe 11A | G.barrington, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Cessna 401A | Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States | Allen-White le | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Auburn, Washington, United States | Air Papas Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Sud Aviatio SE3130 | Alexandria, Virginia, United States | Sanders Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150F | Cooperstown, North Dakota, United States | A and B Flight | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Hayward, California, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Wellston, Oklahoma, United States | Aircraftsmen, I | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D55 | Mountain Home, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150H | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Roach Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Erco 415-C | Fowlerville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Mooney M20F | Cleveland, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Benghazi, Africa | Air Libya | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Van Dusen Airc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150H | Akron, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1970 | Douglas DC-9 | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Kenner, Louisiana, United States | Executive Flig | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Aero Comdr 520 | Miami, Florida, United States | Lake Wales Air | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1970 | Cessna 175 | Sandston, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Texas Thermal | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Imperial, California, United States | Ross Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Piper J-3 | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Morganville, New Jersey, United States | Reading Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States | Fort Bragg Fly | No injuries | - |