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
29 May 1978 Bellanca 7KCAB
N8527
 Pray, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 May 1978 Aero Comdr 690A
N299F
 Calumet, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 May 1978 Cessna 180C
N3833
 Numazi, Asia
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 May 1978 Beechcraft 65
N809Q
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 May 1978 Piper PA-18
N1158A
 Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 May 1978 Piper PA-18
N5882D
 Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 May 1978 Piper PA-28
N1914T
 Bremerton, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 May 1978 Cessna 337D
N86100
 Santa Barbara, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 May 1978 Piper PA-22
N4656Z
 Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 May 1978 Bensen B-8M
N176E
 Cotulla, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 May 1978 N-American SNJ-5
N666MC
 Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 May 1978 Bellanca 8GCBC
N8658V
 Nunn, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 May 1978 Beechcraft F35
N7365B
 East Prairie, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 May 1978 Aerospatle 330J
N49496
 Atlantic City, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 2
6 May 1978 Hamilton T-28A
N3314G
 Huntsville, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 May 1978 Bellanca BL-J4
N8774R
 Carrizozo, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 May 1978 Beechcraft 35C33
N7948M
 Vancouver, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 May 1978 Cessna 150
N18669
 Mantoloking, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Liberty Aviati Fatal 2
30 Apr 1978 Crosswinds PA-18
N3749Z
 Birchwood, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Apr 1978 Beechcraft D-18S
N800WM
 Ocala, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Apr 1978 Vultee BT-13
N64470
 Augusta, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Apr 1978 Cessna 152
N714YS
 Augusta, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Apr 1978 Bellanca 7ECA
N1874G
 Columbus, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Apr 1978 Aero Comdr 1121A
N250UA
 Flatwoods, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 John Cassiday Fatal 2
26 Apr 1978 Beechcraft N35
N9495Y
 Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Apr 1978 Beechcraft 76
N176LD
 Ramoma, California, United States
no coordinates
 Beech Aircraft Fatal 2
24 Apr 1978 Bellanca 7KCAB
N41680
 Rockford, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Apr 1978 Rockwell 114
C-GQGL
 Roscoe, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Lewmar Air TOR Fatal 2
18 Apr 1978 De Havilland DHC-2
N4747S
 Cordova, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Chitna Air SER Fatal 2
17 Apr 1978 Beechcraft A24R
N8051R
 Mandan, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Apr 1978 Bell 206B
N49757
 Lonely, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Sea Airmotive Fatal 2
15 Apr 1978 Cessna 152
N24257
 Chatsworth, California, United States
no coordinates
 King Aviation Fatal 2
11 Apr 1978 Bellanca 17-30A
N39817
 Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Eagle Distribu Fatal 2
9 Apr 1978 Piper PA-30
N7250Y
 Destin, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Trans Air Expr Fatal 2
8 Apr 1978 Cessna 152
N7147Z
 Chehalis, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Apr 1978 Cessna 152
N714TZ
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 McMinnville AV Fatal 2
7 Apr 1978 Piper PA-30
N8559Y
 Montpelier, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Horizon Aviati Fatal 2
7 Apr 1978 Cessna 172
N6886A
 Miles City, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Apr 1978 Grumman G-21
N877A
 St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Antilles Air B Fatal 2
5 Apr 1978 Cessna T210
N761EM
 Great Inagua, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Apr 1978 Dornier DO-28D
N21AS
 Bethel, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Bush Air, Inc. Fatal 2
25 Mar 1978 Aero Comdr 680
N128C
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Mar 1978 Cessna 150M
N714BU
 Carson City, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Carson Tahoe A Fatal 2
23 Mar 1978 Bell 47G-4A
N8182J
 Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 2
21 Mar 1978 Grumman AA-5A
N9740U
 Red Bluff, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Mar 1978 Beechcraft 65-90
N2MF
 Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 J&W Refining Fatal 2
19 Mar 1978 Cessna 172
N6892A
 Leawood, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Mar 1978 Cessna 172E
N5615T
 Leitchfield, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Mar 1978 Beechcraft 65
N8431N
 Angmagslk, Greenland
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Mar 1978 Piper PA-28
N9006K
 Sandgate, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Turner Field I Fatal 2