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
19 May 1976	Cessna 172 N56F	Marklesburg, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 May 1976	Beechcraft D18S N5302U	McAllen, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 May 1976	Piccard AX-6 N61US	Toccoa, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 May 1976	Piper PA-22 N3813P	Lyons, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 May 1976	Cessna 210G N5890F	Livingston, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Sky Club, Inc	Fatal	1
15 May 1976	Cessna 172E N3658R	Kingman, Arizona, United States no coordinates	B.c.flying CLU	Fatal	1
14 May 1976	Cessna 172F N8656U	Jenks, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1976	Piper PA-18 N3390Z	Buckhorn, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Dept.interior	Fatal	1
14 May 1976	Piper PA-28 N5729W	Milan, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1976	Stinson 108-2 N9728K	Dundee, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 May 1976	Piper PA-28R N3956T	Mt.jefferson, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 May 1976	Douglas DC-10 N1810U	Billings, Montana, United States no coordinates	United Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	1
11 May 1976	Cessna 206 N59186	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Southeast Skyw	Fatal	1
11 May 1976	Cessna 172 N5187A	Dyess, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 May 1976	Piper PA-25 N4684Y	Delano, California, United States no coordinates	Corcoran Duste	Fatal	1
7 May 1976	Cessna 210C N9792X	Florence, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 May 1976	Aero Comdr 500 N6242B	Fontana, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1976	Cessna 337 N5419S	Bunkie, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1976	Piper J3C N51524	New Ellenton, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eagle Aviation	Fatal	1
6 May 1976	Piper PA-24 N6026P	Farmers, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 May 1976	Piper PA-18 N2675P	King Salmon, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Lee's Air Serv	Fatal	1
4 May 1976	Boeing A75N1 N56945	Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 May 1976	Mustang 2 N76JD	MacOn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 May 1976	Grumman G-1159 N4CP	Hilton Head Is, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	Pfizer Inc	Fatal	1
3 May 1976	Birdman TL-1 N101BA	Anaheim, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 May 1976	Piper PA-30 N7075Y	Charleston, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 May 1976	Snow S2A N9409R	Heppner, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Ranch Aero	Fatal	1
1 May 1976	Acroduster SA-700 N181J	Corona, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Apr 1976	Grumman G-164A N5357	Oakesdale, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1976	Cessna 421B N71HG	Follett, Texas, United States no coordinates	Stilwell Aircr	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1976	Cessna 172M N21496	Kirkland, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Apr 1976	Tiny Hawk P6E N1KG	Pampa, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Apr 1976	Globe GC-1B N78037	Valdosta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 Apr 1976	Aero Comdr 600S2R N3649X	Fulsher, Texas, United States no coordinates	Katy Dusting C	Fatal	1
25 Apr 1976	Piper PA-24 N8737P	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Apr 1976	Piper PA-18 N4405Z	Hayes, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Triple U Enter	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1976	Bell 206B N14856	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1976	Piper PA-24 N6904P	Orrington, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Apr 1976	Piper PA-23 N5424Y	Princeton, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Apr 1976	Cessna T337C N2477S	Williamstown, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	JED Air Inc	Fatal	1
15 Apr 1976	Cessna 172H N3737R	Winslow, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Apr 1976	Cessna 310D N871S	Sandston, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Apr 1976	Aeronca 11AC N9073E	Archie, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Apr 1976	Tecumseh SPEC N200AM	Madrid, Iowa, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Apr 1976	Pitts S1-C N182R	Merritt Island, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1976	Erco 415-C N2931H	Plant City, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1976	Cessna 172 N7075T	Sweet Home, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Apr 1976	Piper J5A N38241	Lyons, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Apr 1976	Bellanca 14-132 N86927	Trimmer, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Apr 1976	Boeing 727 N124AS	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	1