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
Where these happened
All 4,980 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Poestenkill, New York, United States | Rensselaer Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1970 | Cessna 207 | Lewis, New York, United States | Village Clubs | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Missing Aircraft, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Nov 1970 | Aero Comdr 600S2R | Rochester, New York, United States | Euramericar In | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1970 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Muncy, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1970 | Cessna 150F | Royse City, Texas, United States | Brown and Brow | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Cessna 182 | Crewe, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Hamlin, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1970 | Bellanca 14-133 | San Fernando, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Nov 1970 | Cessna 150H | Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, United States | Bell Aire Flyi | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Enriquilo, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Creston, North Carolina, United States | Cecil O.boone | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1970 | Navion A | Suwanee, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, United States | LVM Towing Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1970 | Boeing 707 | Dubuque, Iowa, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft C-45H | Carolina, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean Isla | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-22 | Petersburg, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-18S | Demopolis, Alabama, United States | Demopolis Flyi | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 1970 | Cessna 210H | Orderville, Utah, United States | Stan Air Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Oct 1970 | Cessna 180 | Belden, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28 | San Juan, Texas, United States | Upper Valley A | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1970 | Piper J3C-65 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Flying Hawks, I | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1970 | Champion 7ECA | Coles Point, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-31A | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 1970 | Schweizer SGS1 | Jackson, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | Apple Valley A | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Bonita, California, United States | Airline Traini | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-24 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Pan Alaska Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28R | Portland, Oregon, United States | Progressive AV | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Hammondsport, New York, United States | Elmira Aeronau | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Oct 1970 | Beechcraft G35 | Rockton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1970 | Cessna 150F | Rialto, California, United States | Chandelle Flyi | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Calif.vally, California, United States | World Travel | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 1970 | Bell 47G3B1 | Tuscarora, Nevada, United States | Petan Company | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1970 | Fairchild PT-19B | Ware, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 1970 | Cessna T210H | Animas, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Sep 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Lowden, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1970 | Piper PA11 | Skykomish, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1970 | Curtiss ORIOLE | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Curtiss Oriole | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Carpenter, Mississippi, United States | B and R Air SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1970 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Leesport, Pennsylvania, United States | Perkiomen Airw | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1970 | Beechcraft V35 | Capistrno Bch, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1970 | Cessna 182B | Darlington, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-25 | Georgetown, Mississippi, United States | Dear Flying SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1970 | Brittnorman BN-2A | Orocovis, Puerto Rico, United States | San Juan Air * | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Ewing, Missouri, United States | Port City Flyi | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | Chandler Broth | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Shrike Corp. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1970 | Wolf-Hirth LO-150 | Sylvania, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |