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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-24 | Utica, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Grumman AA1-A | Bay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Stinson 108-3 | Fraser, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150 | Johnstown, New York, United States | Fulmont Flight | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Cessna 152 | High Falls, South Carolina, United States | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Cessna T210 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Lone Pine, California, United States | Navajo Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-11 | Kasilof, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Ted Smith 601P | Shearwater, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Aerostar 601P | Dartmouth, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172 | Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150 | Wellington, Ohio, United States | Beacon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 185 | Carver, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Grum Amer AA-1B | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Grum Amer AA1-C | El Paso, Texas, United States | Sportair 7301 | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Milner, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 152 | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | Todd Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 182 | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | Aircraft Servi | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150 | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | Alpa, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 182K | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Bell 47G1 | Buttonwillow, California, United States | B-Willow Dust | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Cessna 180J | Westwego, Louisiana, United States | Gulf Coast CNT | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Gothenburg, Nebraska, United States | Trego Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172H | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | D-B Aircraft, I | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft D95A | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | Quakertown AVI | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Eureka, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150L | Jacksonville, North Carolina, United States | TAR Heel Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States | Flight Express | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States | Executive AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150K | Cavalier, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Swearingen SA226 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Cessna 182 | Hoopeston, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Cessna 401B | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Bush Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28R | Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172G | Taylor, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172M | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Grumman AA5-A | Savannah, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Aeronca 0-58B | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-28 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | Pontiac Flight | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Beechcraft A24 | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | Indianola Flyi | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | N American P-51 | Ellisville, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-30 | Frazier Park, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 1978 | Cessna 152 | Fairfield, New Jersey, United States | Mustang Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1978 | Cessna 150G | Reno, Nevada, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1978 | Grumman G-44 | Pilot Point, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airw | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Feb 1978 | Cessna 172M | Stevensville, Montana, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1978 | Aeronca 7AC | El Centro, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1978 | Cessna 210L | Grosse Isle, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1978 | Cessna 402 | Vichy, Missouri, United States | Dickman Aviati | No injuries | - |