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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft C23 | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Covington, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Digital Equipm | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Lockheed L-382G | Dover, Delaware, United States | Trans-International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Rockwell SR-2 | El Centro, California, United States | Stoker Co. | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Grumman G-164 | Pixley, California, United States | Western Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Cessna 421B | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | CPT Corp | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird AV | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Bell 206B | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | Safari Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Grumman G-164A | Okean, Arkansas, United States | Frank Wilson | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1978 | Piper J3 | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States | Flanigans Ente | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Weatherly 201C | Wilbur, Washington, United States | Dennis L.buddr | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Aero Comdr S-2R | Five Points, California, United States | Agro West, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Great Lakes 2T1A2 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Midwest Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Cessna 188B | Yale, Iowa, United States | Richard Morton | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172 | Dwight, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Cessna 182 | Westmoreland, Tennessee, United States | Colemill Enter | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Cessna TU206D | Mankomen Lk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft C23 | Grants, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150M | Westland, Michigan, United States | National Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Holland, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1978 | Cessna 180 | Key Largo, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Chesterfield, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Sikorsky S-64 | Buffalo, Minnesota, United States | Evergreen Heli | Fatal | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft C45H | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Nevada Airline | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Douglas DC-8 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | Avalon, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Douglas DC-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Pazmany PL-4 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | United Cons UC-1 | Edgewater, Maryland, United States | MD St Police | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft D18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Blackhawk Air* | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Washington Cy, Minnesota, United States | Instrument FLI | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G3B1 | Snoqualmie Fls, Washington, United States | Acpine Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Cessna 188 | Connell, Washington, United States | B & R Crop Co. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Davis DA2A | Custer, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Cessna 182M | Chesterton, Indiana, United States | Tech Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Cessna 175 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-31 | East Hampton, New York, United States | Montauk Caribe | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Aero-Comdr S-2R | Simmesport, Louisiana, United States | Grand Ecore FS | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Agnew, Nebraska, United States | Saunders Count | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Cessna 180C | Pt. Possession, Alaska, United States | Totem Airways | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1978 | Piper J-3 | Welsh, Louisiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |