Plane Crash List

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

Cessna 150 516 Piper PA-28 402 Cessna 172 270 Cessna 182 223 Piper PA-22 135 Piper PA-24 121

Where these happened

United States 4,857 Mexico 40 Canada 25 Other-Foreign Countries 17 Unknown/Not Reported 12 Asia 6

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 17 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 14 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 13 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 10 American Airlines, Inc. 10 Petroleum Heli 9

All 4,980 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
15 Aug 1970 Hughes 269B
N9304F
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Keith Wilson H Fatal 2
12 Aug 1970 Champion 7EC
N7466B
 Vacaville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Aug 1970 Mooney M20C
N7102U
 C.engano, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Aug 1970 Beechcraft 36
N6215
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Univac Fatal 2
10 Aug 1970 Piper PA-22
N2722P
 Simmler, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Aug 1970 Piper J3C-65
N3598N
 Gulkana, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Aug 1970 Beechcraft D17S
N787MD
 Sterrett, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Aug 1970 Piper PA-28
N95035
 Juneau, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 S and M Flight Fatal 2
7 Aug 1970 Cessna 182
N3312Y
 Missing Aircraft, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Aug 1970 Piper PA-30
N7525Y
 St John, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 7525Y Corp Fatal 2
4 Aug 1970 Piper PA-30
N8047Y
 Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Aug 1970 Piper PA-18
N7663D
 Mitchell, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Aug 1970 Cessna 150K
N6428G
 Miami Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 General Aviati Fatal 2
31 Jul 1970 Cessna 150
N5878G
 Gold Beach, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Roseburg Skywa Fatal 2
27 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18
N722
 Barter Isle, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Jul 1970 Beechcraft D-18-S
N332R
 Manitou Bch, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Aero-Taxi Fatal 2
26 Jul 1970 Aeronca 7AC
N84850
 Hampton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18A
N6776B
 Crowley, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Sherman D.ledf Fatal 2
20 Jul 1970 Piper PA-28
N6245W
 Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Tamarack Flyin Fatal 2
18 Jul 1970 Convair PBY-6A
N6459C
 Columbia, California, United States
no coordinates
 Hemet Valley F Fatal 2
18 Jul 1970 Piper PA-18
N341T
 Clear Spring, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Jul 1970 Piper PA-16
N5691H
 Floodwood, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Pipestone Fune Fatal 2
13 Jul 1970 Cessna 210H
N6142F
 Van Buren, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Jul 1970 Piper PA-20
N7088K
 Mullen, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Jul 1970 Cessna 150
N2782S
 Wasilla, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Jul 1970 Luscombe 8F
N1112B
 Frisco, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jul 1970 Cessna 150
N2855S
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Jul 1970 Short Bros SC7-3
N21CK
 Washington, District of Columbia, United States
no coordinates
 Jetco Aviation Fatal 2
24 Jun 1970 Beechcraft A35
N487B
 Santa Monica, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Jun 1970 N American AT6-F
N445C
 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Jun 1970 Piper PA-12
N78443
 Somerset, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Jun 1970 Cessna 172K
N79402
 New Braunfels, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jun 1970 Amer Avco AA-1
N5993L
 Aurora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Colorado Flyin Fatal 2
16 Jun 1970 Cessna 310
N5706M
 Verona, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Maid Holding C Fatal 2
14 Jun 1970 Cessna 150H
N22904
 Alta, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Jun 1970 Cessna 150J
N51325
 Lacomb, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Flying H Sky R Fatal 2
7 Jun 1970 Piper PA-28
N7808N
 Lyndon, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Jun 1970 Champion 7KCAB
N6302N
 Grnd Turk, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Jun 1970 Mess-Boelkw B0-105
N197F
 Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 Boeing Company Fatal 2
30 May 1970 Piper PA-22
N1321C
 Haines, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 May 1970 Cessna 210B
N9697X
 MacKinac Is, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Andrews Univer Fatal 2
29 May 1970 Piper PA-18
N2871Z
 Keeline, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 May 1970 Piper PA-18
N2321A
 Ontario, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 May 1970 Cessna 150
N6490F
 Carrizo Sprgs, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Winter Garden Fatal 2
26 May 1970 Cessna 182M
N91648
 Laurier, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Renton Aviatio Fatal 2
26 May 1970 Piper PA-28
N5706F
 Salinas, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air Trails, Inc Fatal 2
23 May 1970 Forney F-1A
N7527C
 Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 May 1970 Piper PA-28R
N4555J
 Boulder, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 KEN Hoffman FL Fatal 2
20 May 1970 Beechcraft B95
N2063C
 Sacramento, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 May 1970 Beechcraft E18S
N139K
 Sioux City, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Georgia Air, In Fatal 2