Plane Crash List

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
Show these on the map 0 of 4,698 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 355 Cessna 172 327 Piper PA-28 323 Cessna 182 170 Cessna 152 118 Piper PA-18 79

Where these happened

United States 4,618 Unknown/Not Reported 19 Other-Foreign Countries 11 Canada 8 Mexico 8 Asia 8

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 13 United Air Lines, Inc. 8 Island Helicop 6 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 Thunderbird AV 5 Pioneer Aviati 5

All 4,698 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
28 Oct 1978 Amateur MINI
N152CM
 Bessemer, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Oct 1978 Cessna 172M
N5131H
 Gallipolis, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Oct 1978 Erco 415-CD
N94743
 Gallipolis, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Oct 1978 Piper PA-28
N5622W
 Great Bend, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Euchenhofer Fatal 1
25 Oct 1978 Piper PA-24
N8666P
 Ashton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Triple 6 Flyin Fatal 1
24 Oct 1978 Piper PA-25
N8845L
 Hydro, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Dale R Lawrenc Fatal 1
23 Oct 1978 Piper PA-28
N8472F
 Galt, California, United States
no coordinates
 Porterville AV Fatal 1
22 Oct 1978 Gyrocopter JW-1
N4280
 Smoketown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Oct 1978 Cassutt LSS
N7133
 Cloverdale, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Oct 1978 Cessna 172
N1333Y
 Provo, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Oct 1978 Piper PA32RT
N36792
 Green Vly Lk, California, United States
no coordinates
 Red Barnes AVN Fatal 1
20 Oct 1978 Cessna T-210L
N5148Q
 San Leandro, California, United States
no coordinates
 Boeing Employe Fatal 1
19 Oct 1978 Cessna T210M
N6827B
 Plymouth, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Cessna Aircraf Fatal 1
17 Oct 1978 Lear Jet 24
N123RE
 Lancaster, California, United States
no coordinates
 Martin AVN. Fatal 1
15 Oct 1978 Cessna 185
N70269
 Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Todd Air Servi Fatal 1
13 Oct 1978 Dehavnd Can DHC-6
N4048B
 Barrow, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Arctic Guide A Fatal 1
12 Oct 1978 Cessna 150J
N51042
 Eunice, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Oct 1978 Cessna 182
N759TU
 Monterey, California, United States
no coordinates
 Bridgeford Fly Fatal 1
8 Oct 1978 Cessna 172
N6018R
 Bridgeport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Oct 1978 Boeing E-75
N1395V
 East Gramby Ct, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
7 Oct 1978 Piper PA-11
N4838M
 Nashua, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Oct 1978 Cessna 180H
N8203V
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Oct 1978 Fly Baby JD-1
N12JD
 Java Center, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Oct 1978 Cessna 152
N25955
 Linden, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Belleville CLG Fatal 1
1 Oct 1978 Douglas DC-3
N74Z
 Ft Walton Bch, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Oct 1978 Steen SKYBLT
N88PM
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Oct 1978 Sikorsky S58ET
N47783
 Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Carson Helicop Fatal 1
1 Oct 1978 Navion A
N91160
 Buena Park, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Sep 1978 Varieze CN-VEZ
N56CN
 Angola, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Sep 1978 Cessna 150F
N8815S
 Portage, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Sep 1978 Blanik L-3
N90861
 Pittstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Sep 1978 Soneria II
N81915
 Pipersville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N5179F
 Indian Head, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Sep 1978 Callair B-1A
N7269V
 Glide, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Sutherlin Air Fatal 1
20 Sep 1978 Cessna 172M
N20285
 Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Ecaf Flying CL Fatal 1
19 Sep 1978 Piper E-2
N12627
 Fernandina, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Sep 1978 Maule M-5
N9070E
 Sterling, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Sep 1978 Aeronca 7EC
N4739E
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Sep 1978 Bensen B8
NONE
 Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Sep 1978 Cessna 182
N9237G
 Dupont, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N5877U
 Rainier, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Sep 1978 Cessna 172N
N666ZH
 Gautier, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Zapta Haynie C Fatal 1
11 Sep 1978 Cessna 185F
N80172
 Riggins, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Arnold Aviatio Fatal 1
11 Sep 1978 Brantley B-2B
N2284U
 Brook, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Sep 1978 Gyrocopter 1
NONE
 Dunnellon, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Sep 1978 Grum Amer AA-5
N1375R
 Jackson, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Sep 1978 Beechcraft V35
N5642S
 Alexandria, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Sep 1978 Aeronca 11AC
N9366E
 Wray, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Sep 1978 Birdman TL1A
N102BA
 Deland, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Birdman Acft I Fatal 1
8 Sep 1978 Weatherly 201B
N1265W
 Greenfield, California, United States
no coordinates
 Crop Flight Fatal 1