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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | Span Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Cessna 172 | Puyallup, Washington, United States | Puget Sound FL | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Cessna 150 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Tail Draggers | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Ryan NAVION | Naples, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Boeing B75N1 | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Goodwin Dustin | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Grumman G-164A | El Campo, Texas, United States | Thompson Flyer | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Cessna 185 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Simpson Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | N American NA-265 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | U.s.steel Corp | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Leesburg, Georgia, United States | Smithville DUS | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Schweizer SGS123 | Oakham, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Milford, Illinois, United States | Air AG Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Mooney M20F | Tombstone, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G5 | Brawley, California, United States | Universal Heli | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Bell 47G2 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Danbury Copter | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 172F | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Southeastern | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Perry, Missouri, United States | Lester Cook | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Fleet Acft 7 | Banta, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 182J | Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft 23-19A | Kersey, Colorado, United States | Martin Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 206 | Groveland, Florida, United States | MGM Associates | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft D55 | Cncl Bluffs, Iowa, United States | Midwest Walnut | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 150 | Geneva, New York, United States | Duegaw Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 150 | Baldwin, Wisconsin, United States | Palus | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Erco 415-E | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Amer Eagle 101 | Lebec, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Rolladen LS-1B | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 180 | Willsboro, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Callair A-9 | Moore, Montana, United States | W L Todd | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Champion 7FC | Dayton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 177 | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Taylorcraft DC65 | Lima, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 180 | Ninilchik, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Lockheed 1049G | La Rioja, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Bellanca 17-31A | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | C R Lusk and S | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft K35 | Salem, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 172 | Forksville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Snow S2B | Gaylord, Michigan, United States | R L Muller | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 182 | San Jose, California, United States | Progressive AV | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Cessna 190 | Beaumont, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Downer 14-19 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft E35 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1970 | Beechcraft A-23A | Durand, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Hughes 369HS | Kettering, Ohio, United States | Dayton Helicop | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Seldovia, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Stearman B75N1 | Columbia, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Maquoketa, Iowa, United States | Maquoketa Flye | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Schreder HP-14 | Portage, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Aero National | No injuries | - |