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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1978 | Mooney M20F | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Cessna 182 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Central Missou | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172 | Apple Valley, California, United States | Patterson AC C | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-B | McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States | Rostraver Avia | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Aero Comdr S2R | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | Pierce AV Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Polkville, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Placerville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Ceres, California, United States | Silvair Aviatn | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | McColloch T-1 | South Haven, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172 | W.bloomfield, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Goldendale, Washington, United States | New Horizons I | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | South Rockwood, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Pell City, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cinquanta TRI PA | Oracle, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 170B | Broadus, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-32R | Timberon, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Schweizer 2-33A | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Grumman G-164 | Ashford, Alabama, United States | Farm Air Servi | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Jarvis Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Bogalusa, Louisiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 177B | Haughton, Louisiana, United States | Grtr Shrve Air | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | Keesle Aero CL | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Bell 47D1 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna 182A | Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-25 | Evergreen, Alabama, United States | Thompson Chunn | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Boeing A75 | Calusa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Cessna TU206 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-32R | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Hiller UH12E | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | Murray Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Cessna 170 | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Ulmer, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172XP | Elk City, Oklahoma, United States | Hawk Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Cloudcloft, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Cessna 177 | Moorestown, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Cessna 188 | Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States | Cleo King | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Maule M-5 | Lake Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Aero Comdr S2R | Summer, Georgia, United States | Evans Flying S | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1978 | Hiller UH12E | Findlay, Ohio, United States | Taylor Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172 | Anza, California, United States | Cal-Aire | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft B99 | Pullman, Washington, United States | Cascade Airway | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | Blanc Investme | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1978 | Grumman G-164B | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | Howard County | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1978 | Ted Smith 601P | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Ammon & Assoc | No injuries | - |