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..
252 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 3,956 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
4,210
Records
713
Fatal
1,782
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1979
Period
Show these on the map
3,958 of 4,210 can be placed
(3,956 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,210 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 1979 | Hiller UH-12E | Mendota, California, United States | Verticare Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Greenfield, California, United States | Crop FLT. Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | Hawthorne, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Byers, Colorado, United States | Aero West Fly | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Aeronca 7AC | Lamotte, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Bellanca 7ECA | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Cessna 501 | Hawthorn, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1979 | Grumman AA-5B | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | Professional A | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Newport, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 56TC | Middleton, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-18 | Evergreen, Colorado, United States | Reynolds Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | De Havilland DH-82A | Cypress, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Douglas DC-8 | Panama Cty, Central America | Braniff Airways, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Walton JD1 | Salem, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Cessna 150M | Albany, New York, United States | Coastal Air SR | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Schweizer SGS135 | Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Convair L-13 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 100 | Hutchinson, Kansas, United States | WM Morales Co | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Cessna 150L | Van Nuys, California, United States | Pioneer Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Cessna 210B | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Cessna 182 | San Andreas, California, United States | Amer.aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Erco 415-C | Sturgis, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Cessna 172 | Alexander City, Alabama, United States | Clanton Flying | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Eveleth, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1979 | Cessna 185 | Booneville, New York, United States | Herkimore Petr | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | Athens, Georgia, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | Snellville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Morganville, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Mooney M20C | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft A-35 | Grayson, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States | Air Associates | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Cessna 182J | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-32 | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Grum-Amer AA-5A | Cold Spring, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Cessna TU206 | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Airyplane PDQ | Lyons, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Cessna A188B | Stanton, Texas, United States | JW Payburn | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft 58P | Nocona, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Cessna T182RG | Wolcott, Colorado, United States | Cessna Aircraf | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Cessna 150 | Middletown, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Cessna 172N | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Cardinal Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-12 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1979 | Cessna 172E | So.weymouth, Massachusetts, United States | So.weymouth AE | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1979 | Hughes 369D | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Helic | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1979 | Cessna 210 | Dixon, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1979 | Cessna 180K | Galena, Alaska, United States | Harolds Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1979 | Aeronca 7AC | Brookport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |