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
3 Feb 1970 Beechcraft E18S
N403FW
 Weyers Cave, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Shenandoah Air Fatal 2
3 Feb 1970 Cessna 182E
N9208X
 Dillon, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Jan 1970 H O Beckett T-18
N829Z
 Helen, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Jan 1970 Aeronca 7AC
N84969
 Motley, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Jan 1970 Navion A
N91479
 Kelseyville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Jan 1970 Beechcraft TC-45J
N3766
 Portage, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Buckeye Air SE Fatal 2
23 Jan 1970 Cessna 172
N8949B
 Dahlonega, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jan 1970 Piper PA-24
N7301P
 Clearwater, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 L and S MacHin Fatal 2
17 Jan 1970 Piper PA-24
N9078P
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Air Sea Forwar Fatal 2
17 Jan 1970 Cessna 150H
N7255S
 Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Hickam-Wheeler Fatal 2
16 Jan 1970 Globe GC-1B
N521C
 Hickory, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Jan 1970 Cessna 150H
N22390
 Topanga, California, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Caree Fatal 2
10 Jan 1970 Cessna 150F
N8714S
 Inyokern, California, United States
no coordinates
 China Lake NAV Fatal 2
10 Jan 1970 Bell 47J-2
N944NA
 Healy, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Anchorage Heli Fatal 2
5 Jan 1970 Piper PA-18
N109BC
 Perry, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Buckeye Cellul Fatal 2
4 Jan 1970 Piper PA-24
N8485P
 Cape May, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Audubon Electr Fatal 2
2 Jan 1970 Cessna 337B
N5497S
 Cedar Key, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Perma-Parts Co Fatal 2
2 Jan 1970 Piper PA-22
N5339Z
 Livermore, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Jan 1970 Cessna 172
N7104A
 Rollinsville, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Jan 1970 Cessna 180
N3472Y
 Nulato, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Galena Air SER Fatal 2
31 Dec 1970 Bell 206A
N22DA
 Bakersfield, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Dec 1970 Beechcraft A-23
N8774M
 Chadbourn, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Dec 1970 Cessna 150F
N7021F
 Pearland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Dec 1970 Piper PA-24
N7689P
 Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Dec 1970 Cessna 172
N4431L
 Reardan, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Dec 1970 Cessna 140
N2035N
 Vergennes, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Dec 1970 Cessna T310P
N5810M
 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Stewart-Nuss Fatal 1
17 Dec 1970 Aero Comdr 680FP
N188HC
 Henryville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Results, Inc. Fatal 1
16 Dec 1970 Aero Comdr 500-A
N6170X
 McAlpin, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Dec 1970 Stinson 108-1
N9094K
 Beaumont, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Dec 1970 Beechcraft E18S
N3604B
 New Carlisle, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Great Lakes AV Fatal 1
9 Dec 1970 Piper PA-22
N6920B
 Rapid City, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Dec 1970 Piper PA-22
N5752D
 Baker, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Dec 1970 Cessna 207
N91110
 No.pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes
no coordinates
 Aircraft Facil Fatal 1
4 Dec 1970 Beechcraft V35A
N284CR
 Benicia, California, United States
no coordinates
 Coit Ranch, Inc Fatal 1
1 Dec 1970 Taylorcraft BC-65
N11201
 Medford, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Dec 1970 Bell 47G3B1
N1126W
 Rim Forest, California, United States
no coordinates
 National Heli Fatal 1
30 Nov 1970 Beechcraft 95-B55
N8000M
 Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Warren E.mante Fatal 1
29 Nov 1970 Piper PA-23
N6804Y
 Chester, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Chester Airpor Fatal 1
29 Nov 1970 Piper PA-30
N431AP
 Fulton, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Nov 1970 Jeanies TEENIE
N2288
 Stratford, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Nov 1970 Piper PA-28
N6652J
 Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Atlantic Aero Fatal 1
28 Nov 1970 Globe GC-1B
N3374K
 Running Sprgs, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Nov 1970 Beechcraft H35
N5464D
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Nov 1970 Cessna 150H
N50445
 Cajon Junctn, California, United States
no coordinates
 Cableair, Inc. Fatal 1
27 Nov 1970 Cessna 150F
N6829F
 Gray, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 NOE Flying SV Fatal 1
26 Nov 1970 Piper PA-24
N6703P
 Kimberly, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Nov 1970 Piper PA-28
N6837W
 Arlington, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pardew Flying Fatal 1
25 Nov 1970 Aero Comdr 681
N9060N
 Altus, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Leake Industri Fatal 1
22 Nov 1970 Bensen KEB
N9672Z
 Adelanto, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1