Plane Crash List

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
29 Nov 1977 Piper PA-32
N41861
 Pocatello, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 White Cloud AV Fatal 2
29 Nov 1977 Beechcraft 58
N4461S
 Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Resort Air SER Fatal 2
28 Nov 1977 Bellanca 8KCAB
N12PG
 Inwood, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Curt's Aircraf Fatal 2
27 Nov 1977 Cessna 210E
N2369F
 Moscow, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Nov 1977 Mooney M20B
N74771
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Nov 1977 Cessna 175
N9413B
 Leadville, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Nov 1977 Cessna 175
N9413B
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Nov 1977 Bell 47J-2
N8442E
 Burbank, California, United States
no coordinates
 L.a.helicopter Fatal 2
21 Nov 1977 Piper PA-18
N83441
 Waldron, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Nov 1977 Brittnorman BN2A-8
N36MN
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Munz Northern Fatal 2
20 Nov 1977 Cessna 150M
N7586U
 Richland, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Lakeland Flyin Fatal 2
13 Nov 1977 Bellanca 17-30
N6572V
 Fullerton, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Nov 1977 Stinson 108-2
N178C
 Hope, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Nov 1977 Porterfield 35W
N19448
 Ft Devens, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Nov 1977 Mooney M-20C
N6709N
 Northway, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Nov 1977 Piper PA-32
N3347W
 Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Nov 1977 Cessna 182P
N7368S
 Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Nov 1977 Cessna 150G
N6221S
 Columbus, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Nov 1977 Piper PA-28R
N5690V
 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Piper Fatal 2
30 Oct 1977 Cessna 150L
N18732
 Inverness, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Cypress Aviati Fatal 2
29 Oct 1977 Waco UPF-7
N32140
 Palmyra, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Williamson Fly Fatal 2
28 Oct 1977 Cessna 182K
N2842R
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Oct 1977 Let-Np-K L-13
N779
 Pensacola, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Oct 1977 Piper PA-32
N1230W
 Troutdale, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Oct 1977 Howard DGA-6
N273Y
 Tonopah, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Oct 1977 Grumann AA-5A
N9762U
 Pierce, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Elkhorn Air SE Fatal 2
23 Oct 1977 Piper PA-30
N7623Y
 Wetumka, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Oct 1977 Beechcraft A23-24
N4735J
 El Cajon, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1977 Cessna 150J
N60337
 Klamath, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1977 Cessna 150L
N1632Q
 Dewey, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 BVO Indp.scool Fatal 2
14 Oct 1977 Piper PA-28
N8097N
 Brunswick, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Oct 1977 Piper J3C-65
N42321
 Terrell, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Oct 1977 Bell 206B
N157AL
 Grand Chenier, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Air Logistics Fatal 2
10 Oct 1977 Piper PA-30
N7585Y
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Oct 1977 Navion A
N91482
 Caldwell, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Oct 1977 Cessna 182J
N3383F
 Umpqua, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Oct 1977 Bellanca 7GCBC
N57429
 Lowman, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Oct 1977 Mooney M20C
N5581Q
 Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Oct 1977 Bellanca 8KCAB
N53961
 Vernal, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Sep 1977 Piper PA-28
N8342W
 Reardan, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Sep 1977 Cessna 402B
N69338
 Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Skyline Flying Fatal 2
29 Sep 1977 Cessna 172N
N733FZ
 Pahala, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Kona FLT Servi Fatal 2
29 Sep 1977 Cessna 172M
N5253Q
 Bakersfield, California, United States
no coordinates
 C and B Fly SE Fatal 2
27 Sep 1977 Bellanca 7GCBC
N8363V
 Tensleep, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Sep 1977 Cessna 210L
N2199S
 Smithville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Sep 1977 Republic RC-3
N6734K
 No.las Vegas, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Sep 1977 Aeronca 7DC
N82685
 Cleveland, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Sep 1977 Beechcraft C90
N23796
 Pontiac, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Drives, Inc Fatal 2
21 Sep 1977 Cessna 150L
N6709G
 Mariposa, California, United States
no coordinates
 Yosemite Aviat Fatal 2
18 Sep 1977 Aeronca 7AC
N3702E
 Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2