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 Oct 1978 Piper PA-28
N38463
 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Frederic Piper Fatal 2
25 Oct 1978 Cessna 182P
N96060
 Whiteriver, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 F.l.b.flyers Fatal 2
24 Oct 1978 Mooney M20E
N9093V
 Texarkana, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Oct 1978 Nord Stampe SV4C
N671SV
 Wixom, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Oct 1978 Nord Stampe SV4C
N515T
 Shingle Spgs, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Oct 1978 Cessna 172K
N7500G
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Airtaix AVN Fatal 2
14 Oct 1978 Rockwell 112A
N1396J
 Yucca Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Oct 1978 Piper PA-18S
N302T
 Bozeman, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Oct 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
N88321
 Palo Alto, California, United States
no coordinates
 Spirit of Palo Fatal 2
12 Oct 1978 Enstrom F-28A
N257Q
 Bakertown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Better Mining Fatal 2
11 Oct 1978 Piper PA-28R
N1690H
 Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Safair Fatal 2
10 Oct 1978 Piper PA-24
N5696P
 Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Oct 1978 Bell 205A-1
N2215W
 Kenai, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 ERA Helicopter Fatal 2
7 Oct 1978 Cessna 152
N67408
 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Venture AVN Fatal 2
6 Oct 1978 Cessna 150H
N22421
 Omak, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Oct 1978 Grum Amer AA5
N6071L
 Littleton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Oct 1978 Replica 1
N1912G
 Pierron, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Sep 1978 Cessna 182M
N71182
 Santa Barbara, California, United States
no coordinates
 Snta Brba AUN Fatal 2
22 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N36762
 Concord, California, United States
no coordinates
 Navajo Aviatio Fatal 2
22 Sep 1978 Cessna 150G
N8466J
 Concord, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Sep 1978 Cessna 337G
N1309L
 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Sep 1978 Piper PA-31
N63731
 Granville, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Palmer Air CHA Fatal 2
16 Sep 1978 Cessna R172K
N9655V
 Venice Center, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Barre Aviation Fatal 2
16 Sep 1978 Grum Amer AA-1C
N9812U
 Bear Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western Aero Fatal 2
16 Sep 1978 N American SNJ-4
N7038C
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Sep 1978 N American AT-6
N74DW
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Sep 1978 Piper J3C
N78430
 Ferris, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Sep 1978 Luscombe 8A
N28828
 Fayette, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Sep 1978 Piper PA-32
N789CC
 Honesdale, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Sep 1978 Cessna 150M
N9470U
 Millbury, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Sep 1978 Piper PA-38
N4425E
 Florence, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Mann Aircraft Fatal 2
4 Sep 1978 Piper J3
N6391H
 Lynden, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Blaine Police Fatal 2
4 Sep 1978 Convair 240
N7177B
 Clewiston, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Sep 1978 Piper J3C
N88185
 McCall, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Pioneer Aviati Fatal 2
3 Sep 1978 Cessna 152
N757VU
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wilbur's Fligh Fatal 2
3 Sep 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC
N7696S
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Sep 1978 Cessna 150
N18123
 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Kentucky Flyin Fatal 2
2 Sep 1978 Aero Comdr 100
N4006X
 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Sep 1978 Hughes 269C
N9295F
 Robbinsville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Phillips & JOR Fatal 2
1 Sep 1978 Luscombe 8A
N2177B
 Porcupine, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Aug 1978 Piper PA-18
N8838L
 Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Aug 1978 Mooney M20
N864B
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Aug 1978 Grumman AA-1C
N9976U
 Laona, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Aug 1978 Cessna 182Q
N735NZ
 Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Aug 1978 Mitsubishi MU-2P
N765MA
 Bedford, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N43177
 St George, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Aug 1978 Grum-Amer AA1A
N6330L
 Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Universal Airc Fatal 2
26 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28R
N41786
 Bolton, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Gace Flying CL Fatal 2
25 Aug 1978 Cessna 210L
N3JE
 Hot Springs, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Aug 1978 Cessna 172N
N733SD
 Blaine, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2