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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | West Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Little Mountai | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 175 | Elberton, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Grumman G164A | Park City, Utah, United States | Mid Continent | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 310B | Syracuse, New York, United States | BIO Engineerin | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Bell 206A | Lanai, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 421A | Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States | Dura-Clad Syst | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 172A | Syracuse, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Hiller Acft UH-12E | Tillamook, Oregon, United States | Corvallis Aero | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Remmers-Tomkin | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Apache Junct, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Grruman G-164A | Earle, Arkansas, United States | MC Neely Fly S | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150G | Aurora, Oregon, United States | Red Baron Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1978 | Cessna 210 | Rushville, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Cessna 152 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Metro Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Orlando, Florida, United States | Showal FLT SRV | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Mooney M20 | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Neefe Optical | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Torro 771 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Cameron, Missouri, United States | St Joseph Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Camano Island, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 180 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 310D | Carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 182 | Olton, Texas, United States | Dei-Tex Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Piper J5B | Harvard, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Snow S2R | Beeville, Texas, United States | Pastureland IM | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Imperial Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Lockheed L188C | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Trans-International Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 177 | Hominy, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Rota, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Agana Naval | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Delavan, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Globe GC-1B | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Cessna 172 | Plainwell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-18 | McCarthy, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Cessna 177 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Piper J-3 | Croydon, New Hampshire, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Tekoa, Washington, United States | Spokane Airway | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150M | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Sky Mart, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Grumman G164A | Ballico, California, United States | Phillips Aero | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Short SD3-30 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Henson Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-22 | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Mooney M20C | Olympia, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Triangle Flyin | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1978 | Cessna 172 | Russelton, Pennsylvania, United States | Gulf Flying CL | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1978 | Cessna 150 | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | Fuller Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1978 | Cessna 182 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 1978 | Beechcraft C50 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | Gibbs Lease AI | Serious injuries | - |