Plane Crash List

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.

4,698 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,698
Records
836
Fatal
1,981
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1978
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 4,698 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 355 Cessna 172 327 Piper PA-28 323 Cessna 182 170 Cessna 152 118 Piper PA-18 79

Where these happened

United States 4,618 Unknown/Not Reported 19 Other-Foreign Countries 11 Canada 8 Mexico 8 Asia 8

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 13 United Air Lines, Inc. 8 Island Helicop 6 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 Thunderbird AV 5 Pioneer Aviati 5

All 4,698 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 Feb 1978 Evangel 4500
N4508L
 Merrill Pass, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Yute Air Alask Fatal 3
12 Feb 1978 Grum Amer AA-5A
N9842U
 Fontana, California, United States
no coordinates
 El Mont Skyway Fatal 3
28 Jan 1978 Cessna 170-A
N5476C
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 Jan 1978 Piper PA-28
N9386W
 New Prt Richey, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
22 Jan 1978 Cessna 177
N3415T
 Hayes Center, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Jan 1978 De Havilland DHC-6
N982FL
 Pueblo, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Frontier Airlines, Inc. Fatal 3
15 Jan 1978 Piper PA-22
N6819B
 Tama, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
5 Jan 1978 Bell 206L
N200BA
 Courtney, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Luzerne Coal C Fatal 3
4 Jan 1978 Piper PA-22
N1511P
 Devore, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Jan 1978 Piper PA-28
N8005N
 Clewiston, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Jan 1978 Cessna 180
N2441C
 Galena, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
31 Dec 1978 Cessna 177B
N19580
 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28R
N3712T
 Grissom Afb, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Dec 1978 Cessna 172XP
N758CA
 Abilene, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Dec 1978 Beechcraft E33
N1043A
 Arcadia, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Dec 1978 Piper PA-32
N4008R
 Sun City, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28
N95172
 North Bend, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Dec 1978 Cessna 207
N7378U
 Chevak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Chugiak Aviati Fatal 2
19 Dec 1978 Beechcraft B-19
N18790
 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Air Service Fatal 2
19 Dec 1978 Cessna 152
N25819
 Husser, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Inc Fatal 2
19 Dec 1978 Cessna 210L
N4638Q
 Morton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Galesburg Avia Fatal 2
15 Dec 1978 Brantly B-2B
N1122K
 Sloan, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Dec 1978 Douglas DC-3
N133AC
 Port Mayaca, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Dec 1978 De Havilland DHC-6
N25RM
 Steamboat Spgs, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Rocky MTN Airw Fatal 2
2 Dec 1978 Beagle 206
N568MA
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Nov 1978 Piper PA-28R
N1245T
 Cimarron, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Kirkland Aero Fatal 2
29 Nov 1978 Piper PA32RT
N9771C
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Precision Shap Fatal 2
25 Nov 1978 Piper PA-38
N9816T
 Las Cruses, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Southwest Avia Fatal 2
21 Nov 1978 Cessna 337E
N86540
 Daytona Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Nov 1978 Piper PA-23
N3485P
 Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Sloane Aviatio Fatal 2
19 Nov 1978 Lake LA-4
N2767P
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Nov 1978 Bellanca 17-30
N7320V
 Medford, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Nov 1978 Beechcraft G18S
N901PC
 Hays, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Festus Flying Fatal 2
13 Nov 1978 Cessna 310J
N310BJ
 Lubbock, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Astrd Wing AVN Fatal 2
12 Nov 1978 Grum Amer AA1-G
N9584U
 Kernville, California, United States
no coordinates
 Alpha AVN Inc. Fatal 2
12 Nov 1978 Bell 206B
N49755
 Sabine Pass, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Houston HEL In Fatal 2
10 Nov 1978 Beechcraft A36
N9016V
 Silver City, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Nov 1978 Grumman AA-5
N7170L
 Norway, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Nov 1978 Cessna 310I
N8037M
 Portland, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Nov 1978 Cessa 152
N48905
 Boca Raton, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Nov 1978 Monocoupe 90A
N18062
 Mentone, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Nov 1978 Aeronca 7EC
N4378C
 Richmond, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Nov 1978 Cessna 172
N46037
 Marcy, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Nov 1978 Bellanca 7ECA
N57642
 San Jose, California, United States
no coordinates
 Amelia Reid AV Fatal 2
1 Nov 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
N4180Y
 Truckee, California, United States
no coordinates
 Cypress Aviati Fatal 2
30 Oct 1978 Piper PA-32
N400EW
 Mojave, California, United States
no coordinates
 Porterville, AV Fatal 2
30 Oct 1978 Piper PA-34
N1058U
 Titusville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Oct 1978 Cessna T210G
N210CC
 Groveland, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Oct 1978 Cessna 150G
N3637J
 Evensville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Dayton Aviatio Fatal 2
28 Oct 1978 Cessna TU206G
N756XC
 Chula Vista, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2