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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Flight Safety | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Fresno, California, United States | Mazzei Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 3NM | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Bard Air Freig | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Chignik, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airw | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Cessna 210A | Addison, Texas, United States | Western Leasin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Boeing 727 | Burbank, California, United States | Continental Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Central Vermon | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Siai-Marche 20522R | Hntngtn Bch, California, United States | Santana Helico | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Forney F-1A | Rosamond, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft E18S | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Altorfer MacHi | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 60 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | G C Landry | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Concord, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Aviation Sales | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Greenville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | Chi-Way Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Cessna 180 | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Hanover, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172 | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Bell 206A | Leeville, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Boeing B75N1 | Wikieup, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Fullerton, California, United States | General Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Utica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 35-C33 | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Luscombe 8E | Hugoton, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172H | Almyra, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Cessna 172H | Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States | Poplar Bluff A | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Cessna 190 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Stinson 108-3 | Torrance, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Cessna 140 | Versailles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150E | Johnston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sky Aircraft S | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 7GC-3 | Tea, South Dakota, United States | Buzzard Flying | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Hughes 269B | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Consolidated C | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Bay City, Michigan, United States | Hoffman Flying | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Indianola, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | Augusta Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Bangor, Michigan, United States | Robert L Muell | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | London, Europe | Pan American World Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Sizer Airways* | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Boeing 747 | Los Angeles, California, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Convair 580 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | U.s. Air | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Hughes 269B | Dallas, Texas, United States | City of Dallas | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Strum, Wisconsin, United States | Gibson Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Maule M-4 | Newark, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Cessna 177 | Eatonville, Washington, United States | Franks FLT SV | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Beechcraft 23 | Waukomis, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Cessna 150 | Okla.city, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Onida, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Champion 7AC | Red Bluff, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |