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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft D18S | Sn.andros, Other-Foreign Countries | Bush Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150H | Pine Mountain, Georgia, United States | Milledgeville | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Brandt Bird F-1 | Parker, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Stanley, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Luscombe 8D | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Redmond, Oregon, United States | Shasta Flight | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Cessna 180 | Heber, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Diamant 16.5 | Hemet, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-30 | Milton, Florida, United States | Werhan Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Murrieta, California, United States | Miro Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1970 | Cessna 182 | Old Fort, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Waimea, Hawaii, United States | Garden Island | Fatal | - |
| 6 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150G | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Crystal Skyway | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1970 | Mooney M20F | Joshua Tree, California, United States | Skymart Inc | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Hughes 269B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Board of Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Hughes 269B | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | Board of Polic | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Ham-Flugzeu HFA320 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Royal Air Serv | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Grumman G-159 | Pomona, New Jersey, United States | Nafac | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Bamberg, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Mooney M20F | Kansas City N., Missouri, United States | Nielson Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-28 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Boeing A75N1 | Arbuckle, California, United States | Davis Dusters | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150 | Lawton, Oklahoma, United States | Red LEG Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Cessna U206 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | Aftons Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172B | Loxahatchee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Forest City, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft N35 | Millville, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Cessna 177 | Goleta, California, United States | Santa Barbara | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Technical Aero | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft K35 | Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States | Huron Ditto MA | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Buffalo Air PA | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Ashtabula, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Bell 47G-2 | Sherwood, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Vaughn, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-16 | Rio Linda, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Cessna U206 | Cove, Oregon, United States | La Grande Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Dayton Pilots | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1970 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | American Flyers Airline Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150G | Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States | Piers Aero | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1970 | Cessna 320E | Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States | Bledsoe Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 1970 | Cessna 140 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Pima, Arizona, United States | OFC Leasing Co | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Structurlite P | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Colt Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Beechcraft A23-19 | Hemet, California, United States | Mission Beechc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Cessna 150E | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Fulton County | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Bowie, Maryland, United States | Triangle Airwa | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Cessna 172 | Waco, Texas, United States | Miami Flyers I | No injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1970 | Cessna 170B | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |