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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft V35B | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Beech Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Boeing B-727 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Cessna 182 | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft J35 | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | Flying A | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Cessna 180 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Piper J5B | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Allison, Iowa, United States | Allison Flying | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1978 | Cessna 402B | Hyder, Arizona, United States | Cochise Airlns | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | G&B Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Humboldt, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Tech Aeroserui | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Cessna 182 | Burbank, California, United States | Sky Rommers | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Callair A-9B | Lake Park, Iowa, United States | James R.arnt | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Cessna 152 | Waterville, Maine, United States | Heart of Maine | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1978 | Cessna 177B | Lake Placid, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Aerospatle SE3160 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Rocky Mountain | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Cessna 185F | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Aeronautics In | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Cortland, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Erco 415-C | Sullivan, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Champion 7ECA | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | Condon, Bergre | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft E55 | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Mooney M20A | Lebanon, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Blountville, Tennessee, United States | Little Mountai | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Cessna 188 | West Point, Arkansas, United States | Griffin Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Cessna 188B | Zebvlon, North Carolina, United States | Fayard Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1978 | Libelle 201B | Chester, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Hughes 269B | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Oasis Airlines | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Hughes 269C | Derry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft B19 | Lower Lake, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Balloon Wks 7 | Northville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Hughes 269B | Damascus, Maryland, United States | Hasco Helicopt | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172 | Princeton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Champion 7KCAB | Stockton, California, United States | Gottschalk FLI | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Cessna 150F | Fowler, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Cessna 188B | Mohave Valley, Arizona, United States | T.w.summers | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Bellanca 7GCBC | 29 Palms, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-25 | Leonville, Louisiana, United States | Air Crops, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172M | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Enid, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Beechcraft A55 | Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Cessna 172 | Los Lunas, New Mexico, United States | Benco Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-12 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Dexter, Maine, United States | Heart of ME AV | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Thayer, Missouri, United States | Pioneer Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Newton, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Miles City, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1978 | Cessna 177B | Junction City, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |