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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1979 | Grumman G-164A | Clarence, Missouri, United States | Spray Planes, I | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-18S | Jackson, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Cessna 150M | Middleboro, Massachusetts, United States | Mel's Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Raven RX-6 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Cessna 182G | Challis, Idaho, United States | Air Unlimited | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-25 | Clinton, Oklahoma, United States | Central AG SER | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172 | Terra Haute, Indiana, United States | Sky King Acft | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Cessna 152 | Akron, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Aero Cmdr 600S-2 | Crawfordsville, Arkansas, United States | Tri-State AG C | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Clinton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Sapelo Island, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Balloon Wks FF-8 | Center, Colorado, United States | The Balloon RA | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Lockheed T-33 | Sebring, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1979 | Erco 415-C | Turner, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-25 | Cash, Arkansas, United States | Arnold K.gibso | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172 | Folkston, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Cessna 177A | Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Grum Amer AA-5 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Wren 182H | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172N | Lexington, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Cessna 180 | Landusky, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Othello, Washington, United States | Inland Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Piper J-3 | Clatskanie, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Luscombe 8A | Albion, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Cessna 152 | Dwight, Illinois, United States | Dwight Aero SE | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Flushing, New York, United States | New England AI | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | N-American SNJ-2 | Flushing, New York, United States | Skytypers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172 | El Dorado, Arkansas, United States | Englund Flying | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-25 | Spur, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Marshfield, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft C23 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | Tradewind Avia | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Aeronca 7AC | Spring Lake, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-25 | Genoa, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Cessna 150 | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Cessna 185E | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-38 | St.paul, Minnesota, United States | Air Associates | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Bellanca 7GCAA | West Branch, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Lockheed PV-1 | Aruba, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Cessna 182A | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Briegleb BG-12 | Elmira, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Aeronca 7AC | Deryter, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Cessna 172 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Beechcraft K-35 | Barstow, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Chula Vista, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Bell 47G-5 | Escondido, California, United States | Mid Continent | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Cessna 150 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Cessna 421B | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Ballard, Chapar | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Cessna 152 | San Jose, California, United States | Dick's Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1979 | Bell 206 | Gary, West Virginia, United States | Royalty Smokel | No injuries | - |