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.
300 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 4,680 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
4,980
Records
676
Fatal
1,518
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1970
Period
Show these on the map
4,680 of 4,980 can be placed
(4,680 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,980 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Sibley, Iowa, United States | Sibley Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Cessna 182J | Mason City, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Cessna 185 | Portland, Maine, United States | Air Maine Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Old Forge, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Schweizer 1-26B | Friendswood, Texas, United States | Greenfield Fly | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11-BC | Ripon, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Thurston TSC-1A | Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1970 | Cessna 170B | Iwakuni Mcs, Asia | Iwakuni Flying | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Hughes 269A | Chehalis, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Bolsa Packing | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150H | Stormville, New York, United States | James P Obrien | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ewing, Nebraska, United States | Intermountain | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150H | Stormville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Erco 415-C | Plymouth, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172 | Bryant, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Edgemont, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1970 | Cessna 180H | Rampart, Alaska, United States | Tanana Air TAX | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172 | El Monte, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150J | Holland, Michigan, United States | Knox Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Arkadelphia, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft K35 | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Pilot Training | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Hinsdale, Illinois, United States | Circle Air Fly | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Boeing 707 | Northway, Alaska, United States | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Brigham City, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1970 | Cessna 310J | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Corporate Air* | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150G | Arden Hills, Minnesota, United States | Kings Wings AE | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Coldwater, Mississippi, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D-17S | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Convair 580 | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft H18S | Lansing, Michigan, United States | Fontana Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Romulus, Michigan, United States | Shawnee Airway | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150J | Lone Pine, California, United States | Silvair Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Burney, California, United States | Aspludh Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Cessna 140 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | C.m.i.corporat | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Bellanca 17-31 | Richmond Hts, Ohio, United States | Flite-Line Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Stinson 108-3 | Midlothian, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Bell 47G-2 | Sixes, Oregon, United States | Helicopter SER | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Owosso, Michigan, United States | Owosso Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft C50 | Santa Ysabel, California, United States | Bank of Americ | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Lloyds Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Bakersfield, California, United States | Great Western | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Binghamton, New York, United States | Commuter Airl* | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 99 | Trinidad, Other-Foreign Countries | Arawak Airline | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | North Shore FL | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | British Ac 1-11 | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Champion 7ECA | Council Bluf, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |