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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 1978 | Schuster WAS2 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Edwards&Ming | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Grumman AA1-C | Strong, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Mooney M20J | Belleville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-24 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Bonita, Louisiana, United States | HOT Springs AE | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Sussex, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Western Skyway | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Bennington, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Bell 214B-1 | Darby, Montana, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Sawyer AVN. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172 | Cedar Fort, Utah, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Lease-Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 182C | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Bell 47J2A | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | J.c.helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172 | Sedgwick, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Midget MUSTNG | Prescott, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Arcadia, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172N | Marfa, Texas, United States | Avteca Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft D95A | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Bell 206B | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Bricelyn, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Grumman AA-1C | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | Mitchell Aero | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Mullins, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft C45H | La Porte, Indiana, United States | Northern Air | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | FAA Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Napoleon, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Pt Lookout, Missouri, United States | LK of the Ozar | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Cessna 177 | Jena, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Denver City, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Champion 7FC | Rosharon, Texas, United States | EAA Chapt 347 | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-25 | Westmoreland, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft 58 | Cross Cty, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft F33A | Two Harbor, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 320B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28R | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Schweizer 2-33A | Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States | Kutztown AVN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Grumman AA-5B | Tewksbury, Massachusetts, United States | TEW MAC Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Mooney M20J | Augusta, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft C-23 | Augusta, Maine, United States | Maine Instrume | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 182 | Brandon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | McColl, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Oneonta, New York, United States | Baxter Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Gardner, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Mooney M20F | Cedar Point, Kansas, United States | 1064 Flying CL | No injuries | - |