Aviation accidents in 1976

The NTSB database holds 4,367 accidents and incidents in 1976, recorded between 1976. 737 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,467 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,830 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Cessna 172 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.

4,367 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,367

Records

737

Fatal

1,467

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1976

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,367 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 385 Cessna 172 301 Piper PA-28 294 Cessna 182 161 Piper PA-22 91 Cessna 180 85

Where these happened

United States 4,317 Mexico 20 Unknown/Not Reported 10 Other-Foreign Countries 8 Other-International Waters 2 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 2

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 9 Murrayair, Ltd. 7 Evergreen Heli 7 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 American Airlines, Inc. 6 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 6

Phase of flight

Landing 1,830

In Flight 1,523

Takeoff 806

Taxi 157

Static 36

Nearby years

All

1973 4,451 1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1977 4,469 1978 4,698 1979 4,210

All 4,367 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
4 Jul 1976	Acroduster 1 N91FF	Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1976	Cessna 182M N71432	Beaufort, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1976	Cessna 172 N4319L	St Pauls, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Jul 1976	Piper PA-28 N55494	Jamestown, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Vocational FLI	Fatal	1
2 Jul 1976	Rawdon T-1 N6805D	Rosalia, Washington, United States no coordinates	Burnham Burnha	Fatal	1
2 Jul 1976	Beechcraft N35 N33BL	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Jul 1976	Piper PA-28 N9184K	Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States no coordinates	NCA, Inc	Fatal	1
1 Jul 1976	Amer Avco AA1-B N9934L	Creston, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Choi Aviation	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1976	Hughes 369HS N9123F	Tygh Valley, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Cody Logging C	Fatal	1
28 Jun 1976	Cessna 150L N19310	Clatskanie, Oregon, United States no coordinates	McMinnville AV	Fatal	1
27 Jun 1976	Cessna 150M N7901U	Lockport, New York, United States no coordinates	Transit Airpar	Fatal	1
27 Jun 1976	Cessna 188 N4450Q	Dixon, California, United States no coordinates	William Joslin	Fatal	1
26 Jun 1976	Maule M5-220 N51575	Stonyfort, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Jun 1976	Commonwlth 185 N92991	North Liberty, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Jun 1976	Beechcraft 95-C55 N2034W	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Jun 1976	Piper PA-18A N9924D	Sharon Springs, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jun 1976	Champion 7KCAB N5188T	Lehigh, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jun 1976	Bellanca 8KCAB N53803	Galien, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Jun 1976	Callair A-9 N3588G	Larimore, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	John Morten	Fatal	1
18 Jun 1976	Cessna 150K N6112G	Corunna, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Atlantic Richf	Fatal	1
16 Jun 1976	N American P-51 N69QF	Mojave, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Jun 1976	Champion 7KCAB N5198X	Goldsby, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Jun 1976	Bolkow BO105C N149BB	Intracoastal, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
12 Jun 1976	Grum Amer AA-5 N9696U	Crystal Falls, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Ravon AVN	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N5448Y	Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Great Westr al	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1976	Bell 47G-5 N7085J	Los Angeles, California, United States no coordinates	City of Los AN	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1976	Piper J3C N3408N	Fordyce, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1976	Piper PA-25 N7727Z	Dighton, Kansas, United States no coordinates	M K Windler	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1976	Cessna 150M N66101	Peoria, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Mt Hawley Avia	Fatal	1
8 Jun 1976	De Havilland DHC-2 N5141G	Palmer, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Jun 1976	Cessna A188B N70349	Monmouth, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Jun 1976	Cessna 170 N228F	Talkeetna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Jun 1976	Piper J3C-65 N7081H	Rockhill Furn, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Jun 1976	Fly Baby 1A N3776	Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Jun 1976	Cessna A188B N21777	Blessing, Texas, United States no coordinates	C-Level Farm &	Fatal	1
4 Jun 1976	Cessna 182P N7466Q	Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Southern Orego	Fatal	1
3 Jun 1976	Piper PA-23 N6507Y	Hamilton, Montana, United States no coordinates	Barry Larson &	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1976	Cessna 150 N5953J	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Isla Grande FL	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1976	Piper PA-18 N13842	Stratford, California, United States no coordinates	Stone Land Co.	Fatal	1
29 May 1976	Skybolt JJ-1 N46J	Canyon, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 May 1976	Cessna 172M N12227	Corona, California, United States no coordinates	Sierra Academy	Fatal	1
29 May 1976	Thorp T-18 N4277	Hull, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 May 1976	Cessna 172A N7848T	Milledgeville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	ZZZ	Fatal	1
27 May 1976	Cessna 310H N1075Q	Richland City, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1976	Bellanca 17-30A N8817	Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 May 1976	Bell 47D-1 N117B	Birchwood, Alaska, United States no coordinates	TMB, Inc.	Fatal	1
23 May 1976	Piper PA-28 N8886J	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 May 1976	Grum Amer AA-5 N5475L	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Adco Aviation	Fatal	1
21 May 1976	Wittman W-10 N552	Green River, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 May 1976	Piper PA-25 N8599L	Columbus, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Co-Operative A	Fatal	1