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
26 Apr 1976	Cessna 310 N7696Q	Rutland, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Shamrock Airwa	Fatal	2
26 Apr 1976	Cessna 182P N52855	Independence, California, United States no coordinates	U.c.flying CLU	Fatal	2
23 Apr 1976	Erco 415-C N2992H	Brentwood, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Apr 1976	Beechcraft B24R N2541W	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Beechcraft WES	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1976	Cessna 177B N10081	Roseburg, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Apr 1976	Schemp CIRRUS N240F	Hemet, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Apr 1976	Bellanca 7GCBC N86810	Hemet, California, United States no coordinates	Sailplane Entr	Fatal	2
15 Apr 1976	Piper PA-32 N32416	Plain, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	St Joseph Flyi	Fatal	2
10 Apr 1976	Cessna 172A N7705T	Planada, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1976	Lockheed 18-56 N64E	Brighton, Florida, United States no coordinates	Aero Boren ENT	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1976	Beechcraft A36 N6061S	Aspen, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Royal American	Fatal	2
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 310Q N7663Q	Ranelle, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Yingling Aircr	Fatal	2
3 Apr 1976	Piper PA-28R N41479	Montgomery, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1976	Cessna 172M N1631V	San Onofre, California, United States no coordinates	Sky Haven, Inc.	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1976	Cessna 150G N2767S	Salinas, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Mar 1976	Cessna 340 N4098L	Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N6199Y	Pullman, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1976	Luscombe 8A N1004K	Atwood, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1976	Beechcraft B23 N7630R	Richmond, Texas, United States no coordinates	Trans World GO	Fatal	2
23 Mar 1976	Cessna 402B N69314	Giddings, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
17 Mar 1976	Piper PA-28R C-GLPD	Eldon, Washington, United States no coordinates	Lancaster Paci	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1976	Grum Amer AA1-B N1462R	Medicine Lodge, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N4855P	Hope, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1976	Piper PA-24 N16MD	Alva, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Mar 1976	Cessna 182 N5537B	San Ysidro, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Parachute Tran	Fatal	2
5 Mar 1976	Cessna 150L N19398	Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	New England FL	Fatal	2
5 Mar 1976	Grum Amer AA-5 N6508L	Lake Placid, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Feb 1976	Beechcraft B95 N425L	Fort Pierce, Florida, United States no coordinates	Owatoona Sanit	Fatal	2
29 Feb 1976	Piper PA-22 N5634Z	Mooresville, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 Feb 1976	Beechcraft B19 N4356W	Estes Park, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Hoffman Pilot	Fatal	2
27 Feb 1976	Enstrom F-28A N9263	Guntersville, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Rush Contracti	Fatal	2
19 Feb 1976	Pine Air SUPER N2115K	Iuka, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Feb 1976	Cessna 320E N3440Q	Sinclair, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Accent Aviatio	Fatal	2
17 Feb 1976	Grum Amer AA1-B N324ET	Cuba, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Coulton Aviati	Fatal	2
16 Feb 1976	Piper PA-12 N78571	Tyonek, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Feb 1976	Piper PA-28 N15660	Goleta, California, United States no coordinates	Helicopters In	Fatal	2
10 Feb 1976	Boeing E75 N622S	Palmetto, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 Feb 1976	Piper PA-32R N7053C	Monahans, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Feb 1976	Cessna 150 N248Q	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Feb 1976	Piper PA-23 N65TM	S Burlington, Vermont, United States no coordinates	Timberland MAC	Fatal	2
3 Feb 1976	Beechcraft C-45H N3329G	Lafayette, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Falcon Airways	Fatal	2
31 Jan 1976	Cessna 150 N99ST	Long Valley, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Jan 1976	S N A I S SA341G N62176	Circle, Alaska, United States no coordinates	International	Fatal	2
30 Jan 1976	Beechcraft V35 N2CB	Meigs, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Adrian Glass C	Fatal	2
29 Jan 1976	Cessna 337 N2143X	Maricopa, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jan 1976	Cessna 210 N9490T	Jena, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jan 1976	Cessna 210 N9490T	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Jan 1976	Piper PA-22 N2614P	Searchlight, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Jan 1976	Beechcraft 58 N1749W	Pearblossom, California, United States no coordinates	Northrop Corp.	Fatal	2
21 Jan 1976	Aero Comdr 560A N91NR	Elkins, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	West Virginia	Fatal	2