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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1978 | Snow S-2R | Friona, Texas, United States | Benger Aero SP | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1978 | Bensen B-8M | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft G35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1978 | Cessna 172 | Alta, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Hughes 500D | Ellisville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1978 | Grum Amer AA5-B | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Aborne Airbour | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1978 | Bell 47G | Eola, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-32R | Rock Falls, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1978 | Cessna 152 | Parker, Colorado, United States | Associates Fly | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Pierson, Florida, United States | Banarama, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-12 | Kotzebue, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | Star Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Berg Sprite SW1 | Lakewood, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Connellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Lebanon Airpor | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150L | Huntington Bch, California, United States | Shaw Airmotive | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150M | Huntington Bch, California, United States | NAT FLT Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Amateur BABY L | Pacoima, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Springdale, Washington, United States | Loranger Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-20 | Trading Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Eureka, California, United States | Redwoods Flyin | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Bishopville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1978 | Cessna 320 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | Gallup Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Myersville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150M | Denton, Texas, United States | Weldon C Bragg | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1978 | Cessna 185 | Naches, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1978 | Mooney M20F | Ft.lauderdale, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Wasco, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Breezy STOKIE | Lincoln, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150G | Ft Garland, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft A45 | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Cessna 340 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150F | Jefferson, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft 35 | Napa, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-24 | Pojoaque, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-32R | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Nashua Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Feb 1978 | Cessna 310 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150 | Auburn, New York, United States | Syracuse Flyin | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft D95A | Amidon, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1978 | Cessna 402B | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | Klumb Lumber | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1978 | Taylorcraft BC12D | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150M | Big Bay Denoc, Michigan, United States | Clarm Aire Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1978 | Cessna 182A | Los Angeles, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1978 | Cessna 337G | Los Angeles, California, United States | Airflite Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Pahrump, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1978 | Cessna 402B | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States | Dixie Air Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Jan 1978 | Cessna 152 | Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |