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
20 Aug 1978 Wooddell PUSHER
N2542
 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Aug 1978 Taylorcraft BC12D
N96544
 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Aug 1978 Garcia Hs A-2
N517JR
 Rnch Cucamonga, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Aug 1978 Beechcraft C35
N668D
 Redmond, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Aug 1978 Piper J3C
N46917
 Homestead, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Aug 1978 Beechcraft C23
N18952
 Portage, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Dupage Aviatio Fatal 2
16 Aug 1978 Aeronca 7AC
N84521
 Haslet, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Aug 1978 Cessna 172XP
N736XU
 Eugene, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 So.ore.aviatio Fatal 2
14 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N40439
 Edgerton, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N1661J
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Aug 1978 Mooney M20C
N44JH
 Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Aug 1978 Cessna 150K
N5969G
 De Queen, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 L&J Aviation Fatal 2
9 Aug 1978 Piper PA-22
N7615K
 Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Aug 1978 Hughes 269C
N7477F
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Prof Aviation Fatal 2
7 Aug 1978 Aero Comdr 680F
N669SA
 Ngreat Inagua, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Aug 1978 Cessna 177RG
N45369
 Jefferson, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Planemasters Fatal 2
6 Aug 1978 Piper PA-22
N3217B
 East Moline, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Aug 1978 Cessna 150
N8881G
 East Moline, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Aug 1978 Lockheed P38L
N3005
 Whitehouse, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Jul 1978 Beechcraft E-33A
N6275V
 Prt Washington, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Jul 1978 Thorp T-18
N18FK
 Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Jul 1978 Piper PA-28
N7638W
 Mitchell, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Jul 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
N68513
 Lake Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Jul 1978 Luscombe 8A
N45694
 Farmington, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Jul 1978 Ted Smith 600
N868Y
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Custom Air LIM Fatal 2
19 Jul 1978 Cessna 150
N18544
 Columbus, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jul 1978 Piper PA-18
N3976Z
 Petersville, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jul 1978 Piper PA-31
N689WW
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Jul 1978 Grum Amer AA1C
N39002
 Prescott, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Prescott FYG S Fatal 2
10 Jul 1978 Skylark WC-3
N214JC
 Eagle Grove, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jul 1978 Cessna 195
N9809A
 Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jul 1978 Bellanca 17-31A
N8805V
 Lake City, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jul 1978 Aeronca 7AC
N81452
 Vanceboro, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Jul 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC
N36772
 San Jose Isl, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Jul 1978 Piper PA-28R
N47975
 Courtland, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 BOB Hays Fligh Fatal 2
30 Jun 1978 Cessna 210L
N22195
 Belgrade, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Jun 1978 Hughes 369D
N8380F
 New Meadows, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 High Country Fatal 2
27 Jun 1978 Piper PA-28
N7504R
 Hebbronville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Jun 1978 Piper PA-28
N8993W
 Columbus, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Jun 1978 Bellanca 7GCBC
N68535
 Santa Paula, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Jun 1978 Mustang II
N5SH
 Norco, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Jun 1978 Bellanca 8KCAB
N777DW
 Green River, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Jun 1978 Piper PA-18
N3473Z
 Columbia Falls, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Stockhill Avia Fatal 2
6 Jun 1978 Beechcraft A45
N10155
 Newton Falls, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Jun 1978 Cessna 170B
N4602C
 Isle, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Jun 1978 Piper PA-28R
N2291M
 Hernando Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Rockwell Ventu Fatal 2
31 May 1978 Cessna 140
N76011
 Wolbach, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 May 1978 Piper PA-18
N5428H
 Greenfield, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Watonga Aerial Fatal 2
29 May 1978 Swift GC-1B
N2302B
 Piedmont, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 May 1978 Bellanca 14-19
N8238R
 L Mrcds, Central America
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2