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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Bensen B-8M | Richmond Hill, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 402 | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | Peninsula Avia | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Palisade, Colorado, United States | Colo.wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 188B | Dougherty, Texas, United States | Pine Belt Avia | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft B35 | Drummond, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-32 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Paragon Flying | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Altamont, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 170A | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150F | Sonora, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft V35A | Sonora, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Cessna 310N | Thomasville, Pennsylvania, United States | Gallatin Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-30 | S.pole Station, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-16 | Carlisle, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Beechcraft D-35 | Medina, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150 | Camillus, New York, United States | Camillus Airpo | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | Enterprise Fly | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Cessna 177 | Villa Rica, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Cessna 310 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Van Dusen Airc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Mooney M20C | Manassas, Virginia, United States | Freeway | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Cessna 172 | Guayma, Puerto Rico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Ryan ST-3KR | Stockton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Aeronca 7AC | Nevada, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Erco 415-C | Winthrop, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Piqua, Ohio, United States | Skyways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Taylorcraft BC12-D | Turkey, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Champion 7GCBC | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | Panhandle Soar | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-18 | Noonan, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | Wall Street FL | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150F | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Spartan Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Cessna 310F | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Nichols Engine | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150 | Bay Minette, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1970 | Aero Comdr 680-F | Ogden, Utah, United States | Pascoe Steel C | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Lambertville, Michigan, United States | Cross Country | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150J | Chillicothe, Illinois, United States | Atlantic Richf | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | Louisville Fly | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Kennebec, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | Carleton Whitn | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Cessna 310L | New Castle, Delaware, United States | J and B Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-23 | Conway, Michigan, United States | Phillips Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Mooney M20F | Madisonville, Kentucky, United States | Suburban Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Mooney M20E | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | Bay Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Maule M4-210 | Greenville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Cessna 182 | Bartlett, Ohio, United States | Aerial Pipelin | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | Minion Constru | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1970 | Cessna 150H | Aley, Texas, United States | Greenville AVI | No injuries | - |