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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1978 | Lear Jet 35 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | Bandag, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Mingaladon, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Hubert, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-20 | Brunswick, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft C24R | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | Univ of NO DAK | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Cessna 414 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Chesapeake, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150M | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | Port City Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172 | W Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-11 | Michigan City, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Honey Lake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna 205 | Liberty, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna U206G | Casey, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Monmouth, Illinois, United States | Mon-Air | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Mt Hawley Avia | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Cessna 172 | Longmont, Colorado, United States | Judson Flying | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Grumman AA-5 | Portage, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Riverside, California, United States | Riverside Air | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States | Arrowhead Avia | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Parkston, South Dakota, United States | Falcon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Willcox, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Hiller UH-12E | Ivanhoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 402 | Hastings, Minnesota, United States | Rapid Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Monson, Massachusetts, United States | Leslie Ferguso | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft V35A | Chester, Connecticut, United States | Rowland Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Cessna U-206 | Sheldons Point, Alaska, United States | Samuelsons Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Cessna 401A | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Internatl Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-32 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | Gardner Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | Burlington Air | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Cessna 150 | Labelle, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-18A | Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Cessna 421 | Beziers, Europe | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1978 | Blink KR2 | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Beechcraft 18 | Palm Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Amer Avco AA1-C | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Bell 47G2 | Castroville, California, United States | Gomes Farm Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Cessna 152 | Manning, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Lockheed L1011 | Intl Waters, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Bell 47G-2 | Premont, Texas, United States | CHR Helicoptrs | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Bell 47G-2 | Alamo, Texas, United States | Northair Aeron | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1978 | Cessna 401A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Stinson 108-3 | Smiths Prairie, Idaho, United States | Kirkham & Stat | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Cessna 182J | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Bellanca 1413-2 | San Fernando, California, United States | - | Unknown | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Cessna 177RG | Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Pearland, Texas, United States | Taylor Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1978 | Piper PA-24 | Levelland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |