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
14 Mar 1978 Beechcraft D18
N427Q
 Whitelake, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Wyman Pilot SE Fatal 2
12 Mar 1978 Piper PA-28
N6594W
 Frazier Park, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Mar 1978 Piper PA-28
N9028W
 Mormon Lake, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Wellman Fly CB Fatal 2
10 Mar 1978 Piper PA-28
N9519K
 Melfa, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Diamond Aviati Fatal 2
9 Mar 1978 Cessna 172
N7592X
 Memphis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Brand X Flying Fatal 2
7 Mar 1978 Cessna 310I
N8114M
 Laurel, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Hesler Noble Fatal 2
7 Mar 1978 Cessna 172M
N13304
 Griffing, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Mar 1978 Piper PA-30
N7428Y
 Waco, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Mar 1978 Douglas DC-10
N68045
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Continental Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 2
1 Mar 1978 Cessna 337F
N101SX
 Agana, Other-U.s.territories&Posses.
no coordinates
 Island Air, Inc Fatal 2
25 Feb 1978 Beechcraft 35-B33
N8932M
 Walden, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Feb 1978 Siai-Marche SF260
N7896
 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Feb 1978 Beechcraft 35
N338RW
 Ogden, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 Feb 1978 Piper PA-31
N6751L
 Searcy, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Harding Colleg Fatal 2
18 Feb 1978 Piper PA-22
N1693P
 Camden, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Johnson Air SE Fatal 2
17 Feb 1978 Beechcraft V35B
N17523
 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Feb 1978 Piper PA-30
N7558Y
 Glen Ivy, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Feb 1978 Cessna 150K
N5802G
 Dexter, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Feb 1978 Cessna 177RG
N35862
 Wimberley, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Aeroway Servic Fatal 2
11 Feb 1978 Beechcraft D18S
N80FA
 Clewiston, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 C&M Aircraft P Fatal 2
6 Feb 1978 Piper PA-24
N6390P
 Rowland Heigts, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Jan 1978 Aerostar 601P
N1BE
 Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Henry Weber AI Fatal 2
22 Jan 1978 Cessna 150L
N11497
 Lucerne Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air South Fatal 2
21 Jan 1978 Champion 7EC
N8931R
 Marmarth, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Jan 1978 Bell 47J
N6771D
 Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Colonial Helic Fatal 2
9 Jan 1978 Cessna 210K
N8230M
 Ithaca, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Jan 1978 Piper PA-28
N5127L
 Rockwall, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Jan 1978 Cessna 182F
N3117U
 Sells, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 B&H Aircraft Fatal 2
6 Jan 1978 Cessna 337G
N71947
 Marion, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Chart Fatal 2
6 Jan 1978 Beechcraft D55
N7171N
 El Campo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Jan 1978 Piper PA-24
N8010P
 Glendevey, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Jan 1978 Piper PA-28R
N1502X
 Cape Charles, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Jan 1978 Cessna 182K
N303JR
 Pearisburg, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Jan 1978 Cessna 310L
N2254F
 Garden City, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Dec 1978 Piper PA-30
N7031Y
 Lafayette, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Tennessee Tann Fatal 1
30 Dec 1978 Beechcraft C-90
N2029N
 Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Crawford Enter Fatal 1
29 Dec 1978 Bell BH212
N49591
 Galveston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Evergreen Heli Fatal 1
29 Dec 1978 Beechcraft 95-55
N6118V
 Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Allied Jeweler Fatal 1
28 Dec 1978 Aero Comdr 680
N6818S
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Dec 1978 Cessna U206
N29078
 Ogden, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Dec 1978 Cessna 172A
N7678T
 Park Valley, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Dec 1978 Hughes 500DH
N501DH
 Mecca, California, United States
no coordinates
 Hughes Acft Fatal 1
26 Dec 1978 Midget MUSTNG
N5785N
 Aurora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Dec 1978 Bellanca 17-31
N9555E
 San Rafael, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Dec 1978 Cessna 182
N71206
 Panama, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Chautauqa Flig Fatal 1
19 Dec 1978 Cessna 172
N739DN
 Oshkosh, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 DON Air Servic Fatal 1
18 Dec 1978 Pitts S-1
N4GP
 Panama City, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Dec 1978 Cessna 140A
N777RN
 Ferndale, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Dec 1978 Beechcraft N35
N428T
 Sinton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Dec 1978 Cessna 172
N7015A
 Rawlings, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1