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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 1970 | Navion G | Lone Pine, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Rayville, Louisiana, United States | Adams Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Alaska Transpo | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Riverside, California, United States | Flyways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Guayaquil, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 35 | Shingle Sprgs, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | MacDill Afb, Florida, United States | MacDill AFB AE | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1970 | Bell 47D | Venice, California, United States | Lease-A-Plane | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Hughes 269B | Santa Monica, California, United States | Santa Monica | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Castroville, California, United States | Clevenger, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Cessna 140 | Brule, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150G | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | Columbia Flier | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Jefferson, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150J | E Hampton, New York, United States | MAC Aviation C | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1970 | Cessna 140 | Roanoke, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Eureka, California, United States | Matanuska Air | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Bethany, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Ozark, Alabama, United States | Ozark Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States | Anjil Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Ronkonkoma, New York, United States | Spartan Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Ronkonkoma, New York, United States | Blue Point Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Flying Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Navion A | Mason, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150H | Lagrande, Oregon, United States | Lagrande Air S | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Aeronca 7DC | Wibaux, Montana, United States | 7C, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | San Benito, Texas, United States | KEN Medders AI | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Albany, New York, United States | Wilco Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Murrieta, California, United States | Chaffey JR COL | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Puerto Rico PO | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1970 | Porter PC-6H2 | Carpinteria, California, United States | Tiger Oil Comp | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 120 | Dumas, Arkansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150G | Tipton, Missouri, United States | MAC Aire Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Mobile, Alabama, United States | T.a.t., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8E | Shiprock, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Lufkin, Texas, United States | Marco Chemical | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Aero Comdr 100 | Centreville, Maryland, United States | Central Bucks | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20G | Woodbridge, Virginia, United States | Freeway Airpor | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Chi-Way Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Albany, New York, United States | Mohawk Airline | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Ogden, Utah, United States | Voodoo Flying | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Hoffman Flight | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Raymondville, Texas, United States | R.d.gregory | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Brownwood, Texas, United States | Gardner Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Shellman, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna A185E | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Brantly B-2 | Spencer, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1970 | Cessna 175 | South Hill, Virginia, United States | Thermal-Belt A | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft 23 | Monroe, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |