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 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Paris, Illinois, United States | Bi-State Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Sunol, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Navion E | Clover, Virginia, United States | Clark H Thomas | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Falcon Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Gordonsville, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Erco 415-C | West Point, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | Suburban Air S | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Gaffney, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 337 | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | Richard J Berl | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torresdale, Pennsylvania, United States | Delaware Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182F | Davenport, Iowa, United States | Cross-Country | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Mid-States AVI | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Twin Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Half Mn Bay, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Fonda, North Dakota, United States | Winipeg Flying | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Anderson, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft T-34 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | Hanscom Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Isle of Palms, South Carolina, United States | Aero Flight In | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Mooney M20E | Lyndon Stn, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft C35 | Hastings, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-20 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Smithville, Missouri, United States | Winged Shield | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1970 | De Havilland DHC-6 | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Pilgrim Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1970 | Brantly B-2 | Lindenhurst, New York, United States | Tree World, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150H | Oceano, California, United States | Lompoc Flight | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172H | Malibu, California, United States | Crescent Bay F | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States | Wings Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1970 | Bell 47G | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Okarche, Oklahoma, United States | Victor R Self | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Sikorsky S-61L | Flushing, New York, United States | New York Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Cruise Air AVI | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Champion 7GCAA | Green Cov Sps, Florida, United States | Campbell Air S | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Bell 47D1 | Howe, Texas, United States | Javis Clifton | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Beechcraft P35 | Goleta, California, United States | Compton Truck | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Stearman A-75 | Winterhaven, California, United States | Border Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Cessna 172 | Naples, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Cessna 150 | Dawling, New York, United States | Stormville FLI | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Larned, Kansas, United States | Midwest Piper | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Gold Point, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1970 | Cessna 120 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Huachuca Cy, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1970 | Cessna 120 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1970 | Boeing 720 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1970 | Cessna TU206D | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1970 | Cessna 310L | Matamoros, Mexico | Williams Indus | No injuries | - |