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
26 Jun 1977	Piper PA-22 N3715A	Englewood, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Jun 1977	Cessna 305A N5222G	Gunnison, Colorado, United States no coordinates	C.a.p.	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1977	Cessna 182F N3628U	Plymouth, Florida, United States no coordinates	C.o.martin and	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1977	Piper J3C-65 N38101	Waller, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1977	Hughes 369HS N9203F	Waller, Texas, United States no coordinates	Bandas Industr	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1977	Aero Comdr 112 N1168J	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1977	Rockwell 112 N1168J	Eureka, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1977	Cessna 172 N7129A	Midtown Commun, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1977	Cessna 172 N5172F	Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Civil Air Patr	Fatal	2
16 Jun 1977	Beechcraft H35 N5519D	Beawfort, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1977	Erco 415C N3762H	New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1977	Cessna 172K N79005	Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Four Star Avia	Fatal	2
8 Jun 1977	Cessna 172 N73382	Azalea, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Aurora Aviatio	Fatal	2
7 Jun 1977	Cessna 177RG N1599H	Riverside, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Jun 1977	American AA-1A N6415L	Marion, Texas, United States no coordinates	D&D Aviation	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1977	Beechcraft A33 N924T	Coalinga, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 May 1977	Piper PA-28R N8699E	Yucca Valley, California, United States no coordinates	El Monte Flyin	Fatal	2
30 May 1977	Taylorcraft L-2B N50290	Yelm, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 May 1977	Piper PA-22 N8993C	Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 May 1977	Bellanca 7KCAB N2FN	Goshen, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 May 1977	Beechcraft 19A N6952Q	Wheatland, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
28 May 1977	Beechcraft S35 N5775K	Lamar, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 May 1977	Grum Amer AA5-B N81003	San Luis Obspo, California, United States no coordinates	Cloverleaf AVI	Fatal	2
21 May 1977	Tailwind W-8A N19EW	Mayer, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 May 1977	Piper PA-23 N124MW	Norwalk, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Midwest Air CH	Fatal	2
11 May 1977	Cessna 170A N9960A	Marion, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 May 1977	Piccard AX-6 N75US	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
6 May 1977	Piper PA-34 N4948F	Bigtrails, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1977	Cessna 182 N4052D	Orofino, Idaho, United States no coordinates	William Russel	Fatal	2
3 May 1977	Gr Lakes 2T1A-2 N5940L	Milford, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Top Flight Inc	Fatal	2
1 May 1977	Cessna 172N N733VP	Newberg, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Flyways Inc.	Fatal	2
30 Apr 1977	Starduster 2 N2JL	Camden, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Apr 1977	Piper PA-32 N32282	Englewood, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Thunderbird AV	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1977	Bellanca 7KCAB N76CC	Morgan, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Apr 1977	Aero-Comdr S-2R N4997X	Maxwell, California, United States no coordinates	American AG AV	Fatal	2
20 Apr 1977	Beechcraft 23 C-GMUK	Lewiston, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Apr 1977	Cessna TU206F N1066V	Duchesne, Utah, United States no coordinates	B&T Leasing Co	Fatal	2
10 Apr 1977	Cessna 180 N2974A	Newdale, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1977	Cessna 182H N8390S	Tooele, Utah, United States no coordinates	Hyland Investm	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1977	Bellanca 8GCBC N8749V	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Apr 1977	Aeronca 7AC N83541	Laramie, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Apr 1977	Piper PA-28 N32948	Sekiu, Washington, United States no coordinates	Bellevue Aviat	Fatal	2
3 Apr 1977	Piper PA-28 N1269T	Saugus, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Apr 1977	Beechcraft C24R N23969	Monroe, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Marchman & Son	Fatal	2
2 Apr 1977	Brantly B-2 N2131U	Tremont, Illinois, United States no coordinates	N2131U Inc.	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1977	Bell 214B-1 N90128	Liberty, Washington, United States no coordinates	Rocky Mountain	Fatal	2
30 Mar 1977	Beechcraft B19 N24012	Ephrata, Washington, United States no coordinates	Big Bend Commu	Fatal	2
27 Mar 1977	Cessna 172M N1136U	Iron River, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Mar 1977	Piper PA-32 N5256S	Lilburn, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Branch County	Fatal	2
24 Mar 1977	Na Rockwell 112 N1095J	Spring, Texas, United States no coordinates	Monarch Separa	Fatal	2