Aviation accidents in 1977

The NTSB database holds 4,469 accidents and incidents in 1977, recorded between 1977. 739 of them were fatal (17%), and 2,719 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,831 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, Other-Foreign Countries and Mexico.

4,468 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,469

Records

739

Fatal

2,719

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1977

Period

Show these on the map 1 of 4,469 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 399 Cessna 172 303 Piper PA-28 277 Cessna 182 151 Piper PA-18 93 Piper PA-24 86

Where these happened

United States 4,421 Other-Foreign Countries 13 Mexico 11 Unknown/Not Reported 7 Europe 5 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 4

Operators involved

Civil Air Patr 7 United Air Lines, Inc. 6 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 6 American Airlines, Inc. 5 Aero Sport 5 Frontier Flyin 5

Phase of flight

Landing 1,831

In Flight 1,524

Takeoff 893

Taxi 162

Unknown/Not Reported 29

Nearby years

All

1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1976 4,367 1978 4,698 1979 4,210 1980 3,962

All 4,469 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
20 Apr 1977	Piper PA-28R N3104R	Long Beach, California, United States no coordinates	D-H Aircraft F	Fatal	1
19 Apr 1977	Beechcraft C23 N9224S	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Apr 1977	Aeronca C3 N15733	Immokalee, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Apr 1977	Bensen BM-8 N64613	Palatka, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Apr 1977	Piper PA-28 N75042	Nashua, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Woodbridge Air	Fatal	1
13 Apr 1977	Piper PA-23 N4483P	Weathersfield, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Apr 1977	Amer Avco AA1 N5706L	East Tawas, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Apr 1977	Hiller UH-12E N90465	Thermal, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Apr 1977	Schweizer 1-26B N680U	Windsor, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Apr 1977	Cessna 150J N50883	Albion, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Apr 1977	Bellanca 17-30A N14752	Jamestown, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Apr 1977	Bellanca 8GCBC N86981	Edwards, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	Bobby K Green	Fatal	1
7 Apr 1977	Cessna A188B N9154G	De Leon, Texas, United States no coordinates	Anderson Fly S	Fatal	1
5 Apr 1977	Piper PA28 N15638	Auberry, California, United States no coordinates	Mulino Aviatio	Fatal	1
5 Apr 1977	Stits SA-3A N8157	Bisbee, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Apr 1977	Mooney M20E N2659W	Toledo, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Apr 1977	Cessna 150 N18011	Eden, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Eden Aviation	Fatal	1
1 Apr 1977	Schweizer SGS233 N2613H	Liverpool, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Cardinal Aviat	Fatal	1
30 Mar 1977	Cessna 207 N91073	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Modern Profess	Fatal	1
29 Mar 1977	Ken Rand KR-2 N59JJ	Xenia, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Mar 1977	Beechcraft E55 N4068S	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Mar 1977	Cessna 172M N20441	Inyokern, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Mar 1977	Piper PA-28 N1500J	Morgantown, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Mar 1977	Champion 7GCAA N919RN	Jamestown, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Mar 1977	Beechcraft H35 N5508D	Wrightwood, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Mar 1977	Piper PA-28 N7787F	Clayton, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1977	Mitsubishi MU-2B N777MA	Austin, Texas, United States no coordinates	Mitsubishi Air	Fatal	1
17 Mar 1977	Bell 206B N90071	Intracoastal C, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Hptr	Fatal	1
17 Mar 1977	Cessna 150 N19532	Rostraver, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1977	Bellanca 8KCAB N57479	Headland, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1977	Piper PA-32 N43216	Charleston, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1977	Piper PA-28 N32606	Corralitos, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 Mar 1977	Cessna 150F N8898G	Ormond Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Volusia Aviati	Fatal	1
13 Mar 1977	Cessna 150M N501CA	Hanford, California, United States no coordinates	Hanford Aero S	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1977	Aero Comdr 600S2R N8429V	Brawley, California, United States no coordinates	Aero Crop Dust	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1977	Pitts S2A N23WB	Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1977	Beechcraft 35 N4459V	Boones Mill, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1977	Cessna 150M N8650U	Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Fitchburg Avia	Fatal	1
12 Mar 1977	Piper PA-31 N6616L	Oakland, California, United States no coordinates	CAL Air Charte	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1977	Cessna A150L N44GV	Lovettsvile, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Century Aviati	Fatal	1
6 Mar 1977	Piper PA-28 N40922	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Midway Flyers	Fatal	1
5 Mar 1977	Mooney M20C N6755U	Forest, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 Mar 1977	Cessna 172M N64522	Englewood, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Mar 1977	Swearingen SA226T N5329M	Nassau Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	INA Aviation C	Fatal	1
2 Mar 1977	Cessna 414 N8066Q	Farson, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
25 Feb 1977	Cessna 150 N5669E	Center, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Feb 1977	Piper PA-24 N8478P	Elko, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
24 Feb 1977	Mooney M20F N3991N	Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Miller Picking	Fatal	1
23 Feb 1977	Enstrom 280C N345RA	Ft.meade, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Feb 1977	Cessna 150J N51226	Carleton, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1