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

Phase of flight

Landing 1,694

In Flight 1,463

Takeoff 827

Taxi 142

Static 41

Nearby years

All

1976 4,367 1977 4,469 1978 4,698 1980 3,962 1981 3,878 1982 3,545

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
19 May 1979	Pitts S1C N7EH	Morgan Point, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 May 1979	Piper PA-25 N70152	Gaylord, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Sky AG Inc	Fatal	1
17 May 1979	Cessna 182P N78744	Eastover, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 May 1979	Pitts Spec S-1 N42R	Warner Robins, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 May 1979	Cessna 150J N50727	Wake Village, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1979	Globe Swift GC1B N80894	Arcadia, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
13 May 1979	Piper PA-24 N8179P	Welch, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 May 1979	Piper PA-32 N44698	Groveland, California, United States no coordinates	National Air C	Fatal	1
9 May 1979	Beechcraft E18S N438A	Burton, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Wyman Pilot SV	Fatal	1
8 May 1979	Piper PA-32 N47534	La Posta, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1979	Piper PA-16 N5203H	Savannah, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1979	Piper PA-18 N4011Z	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1979	Bensen Gyro B-8M N6820A	Mulberry, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1979	Grumman AA1 N6404L	Mountville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
5 May 1979	Pitts S1 N54F	Artesia, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 May 1979	Cessna 182P N6191F	Lodi, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 May 1979	Maule M-4 N2078U	Bowman, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 May 1979	Cessna 150 N7753F	John Day, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Apr 1979	Cessna 182Q N759EZ	Quilcene, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1979	Callair A-9 N8259H	Dayton, Washington, United States no coordinates	Columbia Plate	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1979	Piper PA-30 N8440Y	Lake Worth, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Apr 1979	Piper PA-25 N7641Z	Mayday, Kansas, United States no coordinates	D&D Aero, Inc.	Fatal	1
27 Apr 1979	Piper PA-24 N5694P	Snowflake, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Central States	Fatal	1
26 Apr 1979	Piper PA-28 N8530W	Purcell, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Robert A Weber	Fatal	1
21 Apr 1979	Cessna 150 N66550	Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Brown Aviation	Fatal	1
21 Apr 1979	Piper PA-18 N2344J	Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Piper East Inc	Fatal	1
20 Apr 1979	Lake LA-4 N7639L	Jonesboro, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Apr 1979	Piper PA-30 N8758Y	Rich, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Apr 1979	Barnett J-4 N68093	Adelanto, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Apr 1979	Grumman G-21A N11CS	Catalina Is, California, United States no coordinates	Catalina Air L	Fatal	1
11 Apr 1979	Amer Avco AA-5 N7373L	Marathon, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Apr 1979	Beechcraft V35B N21KK	Grove Hill, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Apr 1979	Schleicher ASW-17 N4AX	Oviedo, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Apr 1979	Grumman G-164A N6659	Clewiston, Florida, United States no coordinates	Taylor Flying	Fatal	1
4 Apr 1979	Cessna 175A N8040T	Paris, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Apr 1979	Hiller UH12D N64867	Chehalis, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1979	Bellanca 8KCAB N5501U	Malibu, California, United States no coordinates	San-Val Flying	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1979	Piper PA-34 N1495T	Davie, Florida, United States no coordinates	Burnside OTT A	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1979	Beechcraft D95A N3740Q	Davie, Florida, United States no coordinates	Air Seacrest I	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1979	Hughes 369D N8629F	Pekin, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Apr 1979	Beechcraft E18S N4442	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	Bush Aviation	Fatal	1
29 Mar 1979	Beechcraft 65-80 N723Q	Wheeling, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Mar 1979	Piper PA-30 N77334	Ludington, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Mar 1979	Cessna 305A N3FS	Fair Bluff, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	NC Forestry SV	Fatal	1
27 Mar 1979	Scorpion TOO N97521	Johns Island, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Mar 1979	Aerostar 600 N90501	Sikeston, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Cape Central A	Fatal	1
21 Mar 1979	Beechcraft 95-B55 N8126R	Jarrell, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Mar 1979	Piper PA-28 N526FL	Pittstown, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	Alexandria FIE	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1979	Pdq 2 N2279D	Kennesaw, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Mar 1979	Piper PA-28 N6920W	Camden, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1