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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1978 | Grumman G-164B | Monticello, Kentucky, United States | Lyon Fly Servi | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Nassau, Unknown/Not Reported | Alpha Sierra, I | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Convair 440 | Shippingport, Pennsylvania, United States | Argosy Airline | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Cessna 150 | Sturgis, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Cessna 150L | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Grumman G-164A | Arbuckle, California, United States | World Agri Air | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Ryan ST3KR | Selma, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 1978 | Grumman G-21A | Port Moller, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Syracuse, New York, United States | Empire Aero SE | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Rand KR2 | Corona, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Luscombe 8A | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Champion 11CC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Grumman G-164 | Elton, Louisiana, United States | Obrien-Tupper | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Cessna 172 | Corry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Cessna 150 | Philadelphia, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | S N I A S SA316B | Portland, Oregon, United States | Rocky Mountain | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Cessna 402B | Keokuk, Iowa, United States | Brower Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Cessna 188 | Cozad, Nebraska, United States | Mid-State Avia | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1978 | Boeing A75 | Pelham, Georgia, United States | Gifford Flynt | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 152 | Midland, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Schweizer S2-33A | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | Wurtsboro Flig | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Piper PA-32R | Yucca Valley, California, United States | Peninsula Avia | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Piper PA-25 | Comanche, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 172 | Fraiser, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 185 | Clyman, Wisconsin, United States | Wing of Hope | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 177 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Gronert Electr | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 172G | Springfield, Missouri, United States | Mitchell Flyin | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Grumman G-164B | Sylvester, Georgia, United States | Burkett Farm | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Hughes 269A | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Grafair, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Grumman G-164A | Stuttgart, Arkansas, United States | Farmer Aerl SE | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Grumman G-164A | Redell, Louisiana, United States | St.landry A SV | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 180J | New Stuyahok, Alaska, United States | Armstrong Air | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Grumman G-164A | Basile, Louisiana, United States | Acadian Flying | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Piper PA-25 | Yuma, Colorado, United States | Buds Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Cessna 172A | Chrisman, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Beechcraft C23 | Truckee, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1978 | Piper PA-12 | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Cessna 152 | Yankton, South Dakota, United States | Falcon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Handly Page HP 137 | Sacramento, California, United States | Apollo Airways | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Cessna 182C | Simmler, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Cessna T210M | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Fairfield, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Douglas DC-10 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Western Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Bell 206B3 | Westwater, Utah, United States | Petroleum Heli | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Beechcraft B90 | Olympia, Washington, United States | Weyerhauser Co | Fatal | - |
| 9 May 1978 | Cessna 150F | Pacoima, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 May 1978 | Cessna A188B | Moultrie, Georgia, United States | Devane Sprayin | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1978 | Pitts S-2A | Ft.worth, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |