Aviation accidents in 1974

The NTSB database holds 4,628 accidents and incidents in 1974, recorded between 1974. 766 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,948 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,950 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 Other-Foreign Countries.

4,627 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,628

Records

766

Fatal

1,948

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1974

Period

Show these on the map 1 of 4,628 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 429 Piper PA-28 331 Cessna 172 284 Cessna 182 193 Piper PA-25 116 Piper PA-24 98

Where these happened

United States 4,515 Mexico 46 Other-Foreign Countries 16 Unknown/Not Reported 15 Canada 10 Central America 5

Operators involved

Trans World Airlines, Inc. 13 Civil Air Patr 12 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 10 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 9 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 7 American Airlines, Inc. 7

Phase of flight

Landing 1,950

In Flight 1,506

Takeoff 902

Taxi 180

Static 61

Nearby years

All

1971 4,882 1972 4,478 1973 4,451 1975 4,463 1976 4,367 1977 4,469

All 4,628 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Apr 1974	Cessna 120 N76072	Verona, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Apr 1974	Cessna 172 N7083T	Santa Rosa, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Apr 1974	Eaa Biplane KISTER N93171	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Apr 1974	Piper PA-32 N5507J	Luray, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Hortman Aviati	Fatal	1
24 Apr 1974	Piper PA-25 N7276Z	Corvallis, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Albany Ag-Air	Fatal	1
24 Apr 1974	Hughes 269A N8732F	Kekaha, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Murrayair Ltd.	Fatal	1
23 Apr 1974	Beechcraft D55 N6270V	Roanoke, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Marcair Inc	Fatal	1
23 Apr 1974	Cessna 182K N2510R	Walla Walla, Washington, United States no coordinates	Blue Mountain	Fatal	1
22 Apr 1974	Cessna 150 N50819	Boothbay Harbr, Maine, United States no coordinates	Lincoln Aviati	Fatal	1
20 Apr 1974	Boeing E75 N4546N	Beaumont, Texas, United States no coordinates	M&M Flying SER	Fatal	1
19 Apr 1974	Beechcraft T34B N8661E	Wautoma, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	State of Wisco	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1974	Cessna 336 N1979L	Kenai, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Marc Aviation	Fatal	1
16 Apr 1974	Piper J3C-65 N92304	Cornelius, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Apr 1974	Starduster SA-100 N50WP	Santa Paula, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Apr 1974	Cessna 310B N5448A	Garfield, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Van H.foster	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1974	Maule M-4C N9851M	Winston, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Apr 1974	Bellanca 7ACA N68530	Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Rhinelander AV	Fatal	1
8 Apr 1974	Cessna A185E N2249T	Scammon Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	JAY R.elford	Fatal	1
8 Apr 1974	Gibson TEENIE N9840	El Paso, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Apr 1974	Erco 415-C N2155H	Winthrop, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Apr 1974	Cessna 182A N6044B	Seneca, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Apr 1974	Amer Avco AA1-A N9229L	Rattlesnk Is, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Univ of Detroi	Fatal	1
31 Mar 1974	Raven S-50A N2324	Cambridge, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Mar 1974	Cessna 182N N92409	Arlington, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Mar 1974	Cessna 172M N12421	Martinsville, Virginia, United States no coordinates	EDS Flying SER	Fatal	1
28 Mar 1974	Cessna 150F N8654G	Glen Flora, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Mar 1974	Piper PA-32 N3775W	Garland, Texas, United States no coordinates	PRE Pack MacHi	Fatal	1
27 Mar 1974	Cessna 150H N50264	Big Sandy, Texas, United States no coordinates	Scurlock Oil C	Fatal	1
24 Mar 1974	Enstrom F-28A N9592	Superior, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Soderstroms EA	Fatal	1
19 Mar 1974	Piper PA-22 N4457A	Eustis, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Mar 1974	Cessna 172H N374SR	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1974	Maule M-4 N9809M	Arcadia, Florida, United States no coordinates	Curtis Washbur	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1974	Cessna 182 N4928D	Mt Home, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1974	Cessna 150L N10009	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Custom Flyers	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1974	Cessna 172A N7284T	Silver City, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1974	Piper PA-23 N292M	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1974	Piper PA-22 N901A	Port Huron, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1974	Cessna T210F N6150R	Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States no coordinates	La Mesa Cattle	Fatal	1
10 Mar 1974	Piper PA-28 N6290W	Caldwell, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Mar 1974	Cessna 182 N7298E	Indian Spgs, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Mar 1974	Bellanca 17-31A N39824	Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Lease-A-Plane	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1974	Cessna A150K N8392M	Moorpark, California, United States no coordinates	San-Val Flying	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1974	Fly Baby HUEY N1062H	Colstrip, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Mar 1974	Grumman G-164A N5458	Buckeye, Texas, United States no coordinates	Fehmel Planes	Fatal	1
6 Mar 1974	Grumman G-164A N5470	Buckeye, Texas, United States no coordinates	Fehmel Planes	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1974	Piper PA-28 N3908K	Independence, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1974	Cessna 177 N1985Q	Lambertville, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Linden Flight	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1974	Lockheed 18-56 N32L	Lake Placid, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1974	Goodyear LRS1 N5248N	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Mar 1974	Cessna 175 N9226B	Fairburn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Fulton Air SER	Fatal	1