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
17 Mar 1979	Piper PA-22 N936A	Gladewater, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Mar 1979	Cessna 150M N704ZG	Spring Valley, Ohio, United States no coordinates	Beaver Valley	Fatal	1
15 Mar 1979	Cessna 150M N9280U	Adrian, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Prentice Acft	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1979	Boeing 747 N601BN	Dallas, Texas, United States no coordinates	Braniff Airways, Inc.	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1979	Cessna R172K N736TN	Uvalde, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1979	Cessna T210L N123DH	Lancaster, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1979	Piper PA-36 N9946P	Los Banos, California, United States no coordinates	Air-Borne Crop	Fatal	1
14 Mar 1979	Cessna 182Q N735JH	Granite, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Mar 1979	Thorp TA-18 N199S	Allen, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1979	Piper PA-32 N2114C	Vero Beach, Florida, United States no coordinates	Piper Aircraft	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1979	Piper PA-28 N8875J	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Mar 1979	Cessna 195 N195BC	Vancouver, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Mar 1979	Bellanca 8KCAB N31278	Queenstown, Maryland, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Mar 1979	Piper PA-28 N6630J	Newark, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Mar 1979	Bell OH13H N9001T	Shafter, California, United States no coordinates	Shafter AVN.	Fatal	1
1 Mar 1979	Robertson P210N N4797P	Port Townsend, Washington, United States no coordinates	Robertson Airc	Fatal	1
28 Feb 1979	Cessna T210P N6995N	Lavina, Montana, United States no coordinates	Olson Bros MFG	Fatal	1
27 Feb 1979	Cessna 182P N9897E	Weston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Sellers Aviati	Fatal	1
27 Feb 1979	Cessna 310 N5927M	Bristol, Virginia, United States no coordinates	S&D Coal Co	Fatal	1
27 Feb 1979	Cessna 150 N11306	Albany, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Southeast Aero	Fatal	1
26 Feb 1979	Cessna 172M N1539V	Fort Scott, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Fort Scott AVI	Fatal	1
25 Feb 1979	Cessna 172B N7850X	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Feb 1979	Cessna 210G N687ST	Jennings, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Feb 1979	N American NAVION N8921H	Somerset, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Feb 1979	Bensen B8M N9024R	Canton, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Feb 1979	Piper PA-28 N3893M	Logan, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Feb 1979	Piper PA-28 N47378	Logan, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Feb 1979	Piper PA-28 N5960U	Comanche, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
15 Feb 1979	Beechcraft S35 N238H	Horseshoe Bch, Florida, United States no coordinates	M&H Aircraft C	Fatal	1
11 Feb 1979	Bellanca 17-30A N28175	Bryans Corner, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Feb 1979	Bellanca 17-30A N302CB	Bryans Corner, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Feb 1979	Amer Avco AA-5B N28671	Plymouth, Florida, United States no coordinates	Marc Aero Inc	Fatal	1
7 Feb 1979	Cessna A150L N728AM	Fillmore, California, United States no coordinates	Mike Deney AV	Fatal	1
6 Feb 1979	Beechcraft E35 N2059C	Brunswick, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Feb 1979	Piccard AX-3 N51880	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 Feb 1979	Cessna R172K N758AV	Banner, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
4 Feb 1979	Piper PA-23 N3362P	Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
31 Jan 1979	Rand KR-2 N4KR	Victorville, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Jan 1979	Laister LP15 N15LP	Lake Elsinore, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 Jan 1979	Beechcraft 58P N9ZZ	Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Jan 1979	Cessna T210L N4634Q	Long Beach, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 Jan 1979	Heffron KR-2 N456J	Corona, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 Jan 1979	Cessna U206 N4970C	Cape Romanzof, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Executive Char	Fatal	1
18 Jan 1979	Aero Comdr 560 N2684B	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Jan 1979	Pitts S-2A N79DG	Montpelier, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 Jan 1979	Cessna 182P N8483M	Seattle, Washington, United States no coordinates	Seattle Air CH	Fatal	1
16 Jan 1979	Beechcraft C90 N88CR	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Crutcher Resou	Fatal	1
15 Jan 1979	Bellanca 17-31 N7367V	Gorman, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Jan 1979	Cessna 210L N4685Q	Junction City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
12 Jan 1979	Cessna 150M N9278U	Orlando, Florida, United States no coordinates	Mickeys Aviati	Fatal	1