Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1979

The NTSB database holds 4,210 accidents and incidents in 1979, recorded between 1979. 713 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,782 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,694 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 172, Cessna 150 and Piper PA-28.

Most of these records are from United States, Unknown/Not Reported and Atlantic Ocean North Lat..

4,208 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,210
Records
713
Fatal
1,782
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1979
Period
Show these on the map 2 of 4,210 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 290 Cessna 150 277 Piper PA-28 247 Cessna 182 155 Cessna 152 142 Piper PA-18 74

Where these happened

United States 4,169 Unknown/Not Reported 19 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 6 Europe 4 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 3 Central America 2

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 9 Rocky Mountain 6 Executive Air 5 Braniff Airways, Inc. 5 American Airlines, Inc. 5 Civil Air Patr 4

All 4,210 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
5 Sep 1979 Piper PA-25
N6505Z
 Lee, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 NE Aerial Appl Fatal 1
4 Sep 1979 Piper PA-22
N8666D
 Palmer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Sep 1979 Grum-Amer AA1-A
N9293L
 Columbia, California, United States
no coordinates
 Tuolumne Air Fatal 1
3 Sep 1979 Aeronca 7AC
N83122
 Edinboro, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Sep 1979 Mooney M-20F
N7747M
 Troutdale, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Sep 1979 Cessna T210P
N6531P
 Intercoastal, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Gunnell Aviati Fatal 1
30 Aug 1979 Beechcraft 58
N868AF
 Middletown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Keystone Aviat Fatal 1
28 Aug 1979 Cessna 177B
N34457
 Bloomington, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Aug 1979 Hiller UH-12E
N62902
 Somerton, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 AG Spray, Inc Fatal 1
24 Aug 1979 Stearman A75N1
N48784
 Fair Oaks, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Aug 1979 Piper PA-31
N27715
 Bluffton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Plumley Air SE Fatal 1
21 Aug 1979 N American P-51D
N332
 Nsalton City, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Aug 1979 Cessna 152
N49080
 Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Aug 1979 Ryan PT-22
N99994
 Pittstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Aug 1979 Benson R8M
N86531
 Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Aug 1979 Cessna 150
N714HX
 St Anthony, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Capital Aviati Fatal 1
18 Aug 1979 Cessna 172M
N6630H
 Mount Union, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Aug 1979 Stitts SA-3A
N19BC
 Manchester, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Aug 1979 Aero Comndr A-9B
N7919V
 Burney, California, United States
no coordinates
 Alan S Heuston Fatal 1
15 Aug 1979 Zipper HH-1
N2200Z
 Everett, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Altitude Unlim Fatal 1
15 Aug 1979 Rockwell S-2R
N4251X
 Waterproof, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Summerell Flyi Fatal 1
14 Aug 1979 Pitts Spcl S1S
N751BF
 Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Aug 1979 Cessna 150J
N60677
 Pleasant Hill, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Aug 1979 Cessna 195
N9320A
 Ely, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Aug 1979 Piper PA-28
N6322R
 Canton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Aug 1979 Bell 206B
N5018F
 Morgan City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 1
7 Aug 1979 Cessna 207A
N6469H
 Nikishki, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Butler Aviatio Fatal 1
7 Aug 1979 Lockheed 12A
N36P
 Pontiac, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Blue Wings Inc Fatal 1
5 Aug 1979 Beechcraft C-90
N6040M
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Aug 1979 Cessna 501
N15NY
 Canton, Ohio, United States Thurmond L. Munson Fatal 1
1 Aug 1979 Callair A-9
N7205V
 Mt.home, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Clark's Air SV Fatal 1
29 Jul 1979 Piper PA-32
N20995
 Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Odyssey Aviati Fatal 1
28 Jul 1979 Luscombe 8A
N1159B
 Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Jul 1979 Cessna 150M
N704NU
 Peoria, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Bradley Flying Fatal 1
26 Jul 1979 Cessna 172
N9138B
 Jenkins, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Jul 1979 Cessna 150F
N6879F
 Independence, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Jul 1979 Mooney M20C
N6217U
 Brocton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Jul 1979 Cessna T210L
N732AR
 Newport Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Jul 1979 Smith BGL
N69119
 MacOmb, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Jul 1979 Aero Comdr 560A
N2748B
 Pavilion, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Jul 1979 Cessna A185F
N4616E
 Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Paul Fournet F Fatal 1
20 Jul 1979 Amer Avco AA-1A
N9355L
 Versailles, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Jul 1979 Cessna 172
N6250D
 Mesa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Sup.air Servic Fatal 1
20 Jul 1979 Texas Heli OH-13
N51847
 Solitude, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Jul 1979 Callair A-9
N7224V
 Shafter, California, United States
no coordinates
 Inland CRP DUS Fatal 1
18 Jul 1979 Warmick BAT W3
N1313Q
 Miamitown, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Jul 1979 Pitts S1
N2543
 Warren, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Jul 1979 Cessna 150J
N51008
 Crescent, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Gleason Romans Fatal 1
14 Jul 1979 Piper PA-38
N9320T
 Bellevue, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Sun Valley AV1 Fatal 1
14 Jul 1979 Cessna 172
N1695E
 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1