Plane Crash List

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
24 Nov 1974 Cessna 150J
N60581
 Morganton, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Thermal Belt A Fatal 2
17 Nov 1974 Piper PA-23
N1395P
 Falfurrias, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 J.k.photos Fatal 2
16 Nov 1974 Piper L-4B
N142H
 Rochester, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Nov 1974 Piper PA-24
N6922P
 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Nov 1974 Cessna 180
N1523C
 Sedalia, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Nov 1974 Luscombe 8E
N1926K
 Sedalia, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Nov 1974 Cessna 182G
N3271S
 Delta, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Nov 1974 Cessna 182A
N3737D
 Springfield, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Dick Nolan Inc Fatal 2
2 Nov 1974 Aero Comdr 560
N867G
 Bicknell, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 V.j.corp. Fatal 2
1 Nov 1974 Cessna 182E
N3155Y
 Boise, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Mid Valley Fly Fatal 2
30 Oct 1974 Cessna 150L
N10430
 Slinger, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Traggis Aviati Fatal 2
28 Oct 1974 Beechcraft 95-B55
N414K
 Pagosa Spgs, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Hlavka Aviatio Fatal 2
28 Oct 1974 Cessna 182E
N9224X
 Prosser, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Oct 1974 Champion 7KCAB
N86839
 Vacaville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Oct 1974 Piper PA-28
N5969U
 W Carrollton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Air ADS of Day Fatal 2
26 Oct 1974 Cessna 172F
N8275U
 Lebec, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Oct 1974 Cessna 337D
N2HN
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Henry Nichols Fatal 2
24 Oct 1974 Piper PA-31
N979L
 Blair, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Altus Fly Srv* Fatal 2
22 Oct 1974 Cessna 172M
N20673
 Fort Apache, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Deming Fly SER Fatal 2
17 Oct 1974 Luscombe 8E
N1915K
 Stedman, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Oct 1974 Piper PA-28
N3994R
 Aurora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Royal American Fatal 2
8 Oct 1974 Playboy SA-3B
N19MM
 Goodland, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Oct 1974 Cessna 150L
N19048
 Morris, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Train Fatal 2
5 Oct 1974 Piper PA-12
N2874M
 Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Oct 1974 Cessna P206A
N4647F
 Fonda, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Sep 1974 Piper PA-28R
N9477N
 Crestwood, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Sep 1974 Cessna 150L
N11945
 Parker, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Clinton Avatn Fatal 2
26 Sep 1974 Piper PA-23
N2193P
 Pinnacle, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Sep 1974 Cessna 182J
N2755F
 Indianola, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Sep 1974 Cessna 185
N70026
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Frontier Flyin Fatal 2
22 Sep 1974 Piper PA-30
N8307Y
 Bel Fourche, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Sep 1974 Piccard AX-6
N53US
 Tracy, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Sep 1974 Cessna 172H
N3258L
 Bluebell, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Sep 1974 Cessna 150L
N11958
 Parkin, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Southland Avtn Fatal 2
17 Sep 1974 Piper PA-28
N9441J
 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Sep 1974 Cessna 182M
N71038
 Hillsboro, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Henderson Coun Fatal 2
14 Sep 1974 Piper PA-28
N7062R
 Eldora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Sep 1974 Beechcraft E18S
N1258
 Madison, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Madison Nation Fatal 2
9 Sep 1974 Bell 47J-2A
N3072G
 Ripon, California, United States
no coordinates
 Golden Gate HE Fatal 2
8 Sep 1974 Piper PA-12
N4031M
 Summerville, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Summerville AV Fatal 2
1 Sep 1974 Boeing A75L3
N5118N
 Waynesville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Aug 1974 Champion 7GC
N8092E
 Florence, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Univ.of Mont. Fatal 2
30 Aug 1974 Piper PA-12
N3020M
 Medford, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Aug 1974 Cessna 150L
N19553
 Hale Center, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Lubbock Aero Fatal 2
29 Aug 1974 Beechcraft 95-B55
N9423Q
 Pioneer, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 PSA ATC TNG CT Fatal 2
25 Aug 1974 Cessna 170A
N5423C
 Bernardo, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Aug 1974 Cessna 340
N5AM
 Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Aug 1974 Cessna 150J
N47CA
 Kewanee, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Aug 1974 Cessna 172
N8191L
 Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Slatington Fly Fatal 2
22 Aug 1974 Mooney M20F
N6438Q
 Manistique, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2