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
19 Aug 1974	Cessna 310C N627W	Holbrook, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Pecks Fly SRV	Fatal	2
18 Aug 1974	Piper PA-28 N42666	Donnellson, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Globe Aviation	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1974	Cessna 150 N3010X	Bear Valley, California, United States no coordinates	Gen.aviation S	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1974	Cessna 182L N42791	San Antonio, Texas, United States no coordinates	Paoli Flying C	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1974	Champion 7FC N7584E	Newman, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Aug 1974	Piper PA-22 N6199D	Kent, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1974	Cessna 210 N9456X	Duck, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1974	Cessna 150K N5868G	New River, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Aug 1974	Beechcraft A24R N24667	Wartburg, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Aug 1974	Beechcraft K35 N632Q	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Cooper Clement	Fatal	2
9 Aug 1974	Cessna 310 N6862T	Pisgah, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1974	Thorpe T-18 N193N	Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Aug 1974	Beechcraft 95 N712P	Leesburg, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Aug 1974	Beechcraft M24R N2529W	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Hermiston Flig	Fatal	2
1 Aug 1974	Douglas B-26 N91354	Boise, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Reeder Fly SER	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1974	Beechcraft N35 N9380Y	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1974	Amer Avco AA1-B N9630L	Holbrook, New York, United States no coordinates	Northfield AVI	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1974	Bellanca 7GCBC N8953	Archdale, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Pipco Oil Comp	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1974	Piper PA-28 N7091R	Rnch Brnrdo, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Jul 1974	Amer Avco AA1-B N9969L	Kansas City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	American Aviat	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1974	Aeronca 7AC N82372	Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jul 1974	Piper PA-30 N8724Y	Urbana, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Illini Aviati	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1974	Mooney M20E N9613V	Custer, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1974	Boeing A75N1 N55374	Greenville Miss, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Lloyd W Steen	Fatal	2
20 Jul 1974	Boeing A75N1 N59759	Greenville, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Lloyd W Steen	Fatal	2
18 Jul 1974	Cessna 172H N1669F	Snoqualme Ps, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1974	Beechcraft 95-A55 N9567V	Holt, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Wilson Aviatio	Fatal	2
12 Jul 1974	Piper PA-28 N5329L	Montville, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Jul 1974	Piper PA-28 N8535W	Nephi, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Jul 1974	Piper PA-28 N5975W	Grnd Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Palomar Flying	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1974	Raven S-60A N54691	Tavares, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Jul 1974	Maule M4210C N51444	Kyburz, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Jul 1974	Piper PA-28 N2885T	Omaha, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Husker Aviatio	Fatal	2
30 Jun 1974	Cougar 1 N11717	Manistee, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Jun 1974	Cessna 150L N19266	Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Fort Bragg Fly	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1974	Beechcraft D18S N3616B	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Flight Express	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1974	Bell 47G-5A N59399	Detroit, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Detroit Police	Fatal	2
27 Jun 1974	Convair P4Y-2 N7237C	Safford, Arizona, United States no coordinates	George H.stell	Fatal	2
23 Jun 1974	Bell 47G-3B N8496E	La Crescnta, California, United States no coordinates	L.a.fire Dept.	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1974	Cessna 402B N69379	Petersburg, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Holladay Sales	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1974	Piper PA-18 N3492Z	Palacios, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1974	Amer Avco AA5 N5885L	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1974	Piper PA-23 N4168P	Merritt Is, Florida, United States no coordinates	Space Coast AV	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1974	Hughes 269B N5918F	Reidsville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	John Smith Inc	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1974	Piper PA-28R N2716R	Sparta, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Fischer Aviati	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1974	Cessna 170A N5787C	Dubois, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1974	Aeronca 7AC N81908	MacOn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Jun 1974	Piper PA-28 N8762W	Glen Ellen, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1974	Brantly B-28 N2176U	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Jun 1974	Lockheed PV-2 N7263C	Winslow, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Ralco	Fatal	2