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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Pottsboro, Texas, United States | David & Janice | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 188 | Muleshoe, Texas, United States | Longhorn Spray | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Beechcraft V35 | Aurora, Ohio, United States | Spring City FL | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 320 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Stinson 108-3 | Miller, South Dakota, United States | Brookings Pilo | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150L | Pawhuska, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Enstrom 280C | Buhl, Idaho, United States | John Ison | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach, California, United States | CTY Huntng BCH | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150A | Pacoima, California, United States | Omni AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Boeing 707 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Lexington, South Carolina, United States | Aero Aqua Vent | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | Lees Summit AV | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna U206F | Yates City, Illinois, United States | Peoria Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Vincent, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Dyke Delta JD-2 | N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172L | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Snyder, Texas, United States | GEN Avton News | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | Alexander Crk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172 | Iwaki City, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Cessna 152 | East Hampton, Connecticut, United States | Flite Center | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1978 | Bell H-13B | Salinas, California, United States | Gomes Farm Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Pitts S-1C | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Corning, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Schweizer 1-34 | Grain Valley, Missouri, United States | Midwest Soarin | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Grumman G-164A | Prattville, Alabama, United States | Mulberry Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Dyke Delta JD11 | Ft.bridger, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Mt.olive, Mississippi, United States | William Hayes | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Hughes 269C | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | Big Foot Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Cessna 180H | Enterprise, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Pitts S-1 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Cessna 172M | Rosemount, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-38 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Thunderbird AV | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Fair Oaks, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Cessna T210M | Mattituck, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Cessna A188B | Pineview, Georgia, United States | C and S Flying | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Cessna 180B | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Rockwell S2R | Kettleman City, California, United States | Western Spray | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Cessna 414 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | WW Williams Co | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Hughes 269B | Long Beach, California, United States | Southland Flrs | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150 | Cornwall, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Gothenburg, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Ryan NAVION | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-B | Milford, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Mt Sterling, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Cessna 401A | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G2 | Petroleum, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1978 | Cessna 150G | Lester Prairie, Minnesota, United States | Cambridge Pilo | No injuries | - |