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.
290 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 4,408 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
4,698
Records
836
Fatal
1,981
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1978
Period
Show these on the map
4,408 of 4,698 can be placed
(4,408 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,698 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150 | Farmingdale, New York, United States | Air NAV Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1978 | Cessna 310 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Byerly Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150 | Price, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Piper PA28 | Raton, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Mooney M20G | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna 305A | Overton, Nevada, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150 | Benton, Arkansas, United States | C&B Flying SER | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Bellanca 17-30A | Halfway, Texas, United States | Miller Flying | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft 35 | Rockwall, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Grumman AA-5A | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | Firebird Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna A188A | Hortence, Georgia, United States | Baxley Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna 180 | Bangor, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Luscombe 8F | Saratoga Spgs, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Mooney M20J | Dodgeville, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172N | Pritchett, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-32 | South Boston, Virginia, United States | Swift Air Deli | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna C172 | Petaluma, California, United States | Eagle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 180 | Franklin, Indiana, United States | Parachts Assoc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 152 | Silver Springs, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Convair 600 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | Wright Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Martin 404 | Gulf of Venezuela, South America | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Bolduc Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Bede BD-4 | Romeo, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Boeing 727 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | Piedmont Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Beechcraft 36 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Piper 601P | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States | Mann Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Sarasota Flyer | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Bellingham, Washington, United States | Roseburg Flite | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1978 | Bell 47G-5 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Yuma Helptrs I | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Opp, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Grumman AA-5A | Morris, Illinois, United States | Danny Massey | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150 | Elkton, Maryland, United States | Tramar Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Cessna P210N | Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States | Green Bay Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Hiller UH12C | Ft Myers, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Cessna 150A | Easton, Washington, United States | Muni Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | Turner Field I | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Bell 47G-2 | St Louis, Missouri, United States | Fostaire Helic | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Cessna A185F | Harvey, Louisiana, United States | Champion Chmls | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172N | Huntington Bch, California, United States | AVN Unlimited | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Jamaica, New York, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172 | Live Oak, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1978 | Cessna 172 | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1978 | Mooney M20C | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1978 | Cessna 210 | Triangle Lake, Oregon, United States | Rogue Valley S | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Evans VP-1 | Yelm, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Luscombe 8F | Monterey, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Cessna 177B | Key West, Florida, United States | Walkair, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Albion, New Jersey, United States | Garden State F | No injuries | - |