Aviation accidents in 1978
The NTSB database holds 4,698 accidents and incidents in 1978, recorded between 1978. 836 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,981 people died.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,917 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, Unknown/Not Reported and Other-Foreign Countries.
4,698 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
4,698
Records
836
Fatal
1,981
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1978
Period
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0 of 4,698 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,698 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 1978 | Hawker TMK20 | Waukegan, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | MED Aire Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Dec 1978 | Cessna 210L | Irvine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150M | Baytown, Texas, United States | Gregory Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Wade, North Carolina, United States | RJW Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150K | Astoria, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Hempstead, Texas, United States | McMahan AVN In | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Cessna 182 | Union, South Carolina, United States | Shelton Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172G | Cuyamaca, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150L | Bolivar, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Fly Baby 1A | Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-14 | Eugene, Oregon, United States | Trans Independ | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1978 | Bell 206B | Port Oconner, Texas, United States | Euergreen Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1978 | Cessna R172K | Dayton, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1978 | Grumman AA-5B | Marianna, Florida, United States | Miss.school of | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Bolkow B-105 | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Sikorsky S55B | Hanceville, Alabama, United States | Centennial HEL | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Convair 240 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Nov 1978 | Mooney M20E | Gt Hbr Cay, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1978 | Swearingen SA26-T | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Two Jacks, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Osteen, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172 | Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150 | Mt Airy, North Carolina, United States | Elkins Air SER | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Cessna 175B | Rileyville, Virginia, United States | Electra Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Old Harbor, Alaska, United States | Flirite | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft H18 | Brownsville, Texas, United States | Larry Johnson | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Spencer, West Virginia, United States | National Flyer | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172H | Kent, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Aero Comdr 500S | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Grum Amer AA-5 | Reno, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Bill Gardner F | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Hoffman X2 | Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172N | Sn Jun Cpstrn, California, United States | Shaw Airmotive | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1978 | Bell 47G3B | Springerville, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Nov 1978 | Cessna 182A | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 1978 | Cessna 177B | Kimberly, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1978 | Cessna T210M | Hermosa Beach, California, United States | Orange Co.avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Copper Center, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1978 | De Havilland DH-82A | No.hampton, New Hampshire, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Delta Flying C | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1978 | Starduster TOO | Nhenderson, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Eastern Caribb | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1978 | Cessna T-210L | Dayton, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1978 | Cessna 150H | Swan Lake, Montana, United States | Steve Jamieson | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Mooney M18LA | Wilson, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1978 | Great Lakes 2T-1A2 | Guntersville, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Schweizer SGS232 | Hailey, Idaho, United States | Condor Sky SAI | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Piper PA-38 | West Townshend, Vermont, United States | Mid-Island Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1978 | Cessna 120 | Covington, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |