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
17 Dec 1978 Cessna 172
N6858A
 Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
17 Dec 1978 Piper PA-24
N8311P
 Roswell, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Piper PA-24
N22CJ
 Blairstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Mooney M-20C
N74572
 Windemere, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Beechcraft B24
N6543R
 Rock Hill, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Caro Wings FLI No injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Cessna 172D
N855X
 Johns Island, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Emco Corp. No injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Piper PA-30
N8143Y
 Kankakee, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Cessna 150
N10739
 Danville, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Enstrom F28A
N289Q
 Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
16 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28
N1780T
 Buckner, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Mooney M-20
N6376Q
 Des Moines, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Hiller Acft SOLOY
N147HA
 Toledo, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Weathershed AV No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28
N9551K
 Susanville, California, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Orego No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Piper PA-30
N5EE
 Englewood, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Arapahoe Aviat No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Cessna 150
N45597
 Three Oaks, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Cessna 206
N756UD
 Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28
N44105
 Elgin, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
15 Dec 1978 Aerospatial SA315B
N49538
 Hinckley, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Airwest Helico Minor injuries -
14 Dec 1978 Douglas DC-3C
N4996E
 Belle Glade, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Dec 1978 Cessna 210K
N8262M
 Show Low, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
14 Dec 1978 Aerospatial SA316B
N8622
 Ogden, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Hoskings Explo Serious injuries -
14 Dec 1978 Cessna 172
N4463L
 Linville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
14 Dec 1978 Cessna 182
N8997X
 Dighton, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
14 Dec 1978 Aerospatial AS350C
N9001P
 Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Grumman AA1-B
N32RB
 Auburn, California, United States
no coordinates
 Auburn Flyers No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Beechcraft C45H
N702AP
 Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Alpha Airlines No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28R
N1562X
 Ft Collins, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Airpark No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Cessna 170B
N1956C
 Grnd Cyn Cvrns, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Cessna 182
N1386S
 Santa Barbara, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Hiller Acft FH1100
N438F
 Boulder City, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Bauer Helicopt No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Cessna 210
N8110G
 Land O'lakes, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
13 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N757MB
 Tarentum, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N24475
 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Academy Flyrs Minor injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 172-K
N79035
 Lansing, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Impeller Corp Minor injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Aero Comm 680F
N11VM
 Lajunta, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 182RG
N2303C
 Festus, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 210J
N2260R
 Lomita, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N65472
 Mt Pleasant, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 AIM Aviation No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N67309
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Decatur Equipm No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 182
N444PP
 Bay St Louis, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Beechcraft B23
N7615R
 Brighton, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 172
N7349G
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
12 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N49874
 Oakland, California, United States
no coordinates
 Sierra Academy No injuries -
11 Dec 1978 Cessna 150
N714BZ
 Farmingdale, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Cosmopolitan Serious injuries -
11 Dec 1978 Cessna 195
N4324N
 Baker, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Dec 1978 Cessna 414
N41075
 Baker, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
11 Dec 1978 Cessna 182P
N1197M
 Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N25248
 Morristown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Dec 1978 Cessna 172M
N12619
 Gary, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
11 Dec 1978 De Havilland DHC-6
N76PH
 Sacramento, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air Pacific No injuries -