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 Other-Foreign Countries 2

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 9 Rocky Mountain 6 Braniff Airways, Inc. 5 American Airlines, Inc. 5 Executive Air 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
10 Nov 1979	Piper PA-28 N6350W	Phoenix, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Nov 1979	Mustang II N9056U	Nedmond, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Oct 1979	Cessna 310 N1758H	Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
30 Oct 1979	Douglas DC-3 N99663	Bettles, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Frontier Flyin	Fatal	2
22 Oct 1979	Cessna 310 N1320G	Bloomington, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Rhoadgs Aviati	Fatal	2
20 Oct 1979	Beechcraft V35B N6641S	Lucerne Valley, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Oct 1979	Cessna 172 N5072R	Fall Creek, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1979	Swearingen SA26AT N65103	Palo Alto, California, United States no coordinates	Valley Equity	Fatal	2
19 Oct 1979	Rockwell 114 N4873W	Hanksville, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Oct 1979	Cessna 177RG N34948	Ephrata, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Oct 1979	Cessna A185F N4961Q	Dillon, Montana, United States no coordinates	Aerial Geophys	Fatal	2
13 Oct 1979	Bayles Spec 1 N8237E	Jackson, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Oct 1979	Cessna 152 N49216	Ojai, California, United States no coordinates	SAC Hero	Fatal	2
10 Oct 1979	Piper J-3 N6254H	Georgetown, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Oct 1979	Raven S55AX7 N403AA	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Oct 1979	Aerospatial SA315B N219RM	Swan Valley, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Rocky Mountain	Fatal	2
7 Oct 1979	Cessna 170B N8321A	Schurz, Nevada, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Oct 1979	Cessna 210 N1738X	Osteen, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Oct 1979	Cessna T210N N6483N	Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Oct 1979	Mooney M20J N201YY	Pikeville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Oct 1979	Cessna 310R N87369	Bethlehem, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	Flomec-McGraw	Fatal	2
1 Oct 1979	Cessna 152 N4739B	Gainesville, Texas, United States no coordinates	Gainesville AI	Fatal	2
30 Sep 1979	Bellanca 7KCAB N8884	Athol, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1979	Cessna 120 N72504	Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Sep 1979	Cessna 150 N10932	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Aviation, Inc	Fatal	2
24 Sep 1979	Piper PA-18 N4032Z	Skwentna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Sep 1979	Cessna 150 N7853E	Porcupine, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Sep 1979	Breezy RLU-1 N9369	Frazer, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1979	Piper PA-28 N5137S	Hartsville, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Sep 1979	Cessna 150 CG-CMZ	Sula, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Sep 1979	Cessna 172G N3623L	Brownstown, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Sep 1979	Cessna 182P N9197M	Folkston, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Sep 1979	Cessna 172XP N736QH	Intl Falls, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Sep 1979	Beechcraft 19 N24601	Manchester, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Sep 1979	Piper PA-28 N15029	Alma, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Sep 1979	Beechcraft A-36 N2847W	Garfield, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Sep 1979	Piper PA-18 N82706	Gulkana, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Brandt's Air	Fatal	2
5 Sep 1979	Cessna 210L N59200	Garden City, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Sep 1979	Douglas VJ22 N96315	Courtland, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1979	Cavalier SA-102 N2892	Cumming, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1979	Piper PA-24 N6051P	Bloomfield Twp, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1979	Piper PA-39 N8859Y	Bloomfield Twp, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1979	Tom Story WD-6 N274WD	Janesville, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Sep 1979	Aero Comdr 114 N4930W	Green River, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
29 Aug 1979	Cessna 310 N69618	Blue Ridge, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Caltab Integri	Fatal	2
27 Aug 1979	Piper PA-24 N5762P	Melbourne, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1979	Cessna 152 N48740	San Marcos, California, United States no coordinates	Newport Air AS	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1979	Cessna 336 N1709Z	San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Aug 1979	Beechcraft 95-B55 N4422W	Kinross, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Aug 1979	Piper PA-11 N4520M	Dillingham, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2