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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 1979 | Aeronca 11BC | Warner Robins, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Cessna 152 | Negaunee, Michigan, United States | Marquette Exec | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Grumman G164A | Lucedale, Mississippi, United States | Clark Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft C45H | Firestone, Colorado, United States | Sizer Airways | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Waterville, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Cessna 210B | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Cessna 172 | Belleville, Kansas, United States | Belleville Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1C | Oriskany, New York, United States | Kamp Teck Tron | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Schweizer 2-33A | Tucson, Arizona, United States | Tucson Soaring | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Grumman G-164B | Sandoval, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Grumman G-164 | Burdette, Arkansas, United States | Farmers Fly SV | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft 58P | Prairieville, Louisiana, United States | LJ Capozzoli | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-32R | New London, New Hampshire, United States | Olympic Sales | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | San Francisco, California, United States | Yosemite Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft E-35 | Deer Grove, Illinois, United States | Rocket Flying | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Champion 7FC | Glencoe, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Aretz Flying | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Cessna 172 | Spruce Pine, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft C-23 | Fishers, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-24 | Smithville, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Cessna 172N | Bend, Oregon, United States | Bend Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Lockport, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150M | Corona, California, United States | West State AVN | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Anderson TENT 2 | Burlington, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Convair 340 | Key West, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Cessna A188-B | Thompsonville, Illinois, United States | Richards AG SE | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft D-18 | Molokai, Hawaii, United States | Alii Air Hawai | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Grumman G-164A | Church Point, Louisiana, United States | Acadihn Dustrs | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Cessna 177 | Blue Ridge, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Cessna 172 | Tomball, Texas, United States | Linwood Fowler | No injuries | - |
| 16 Apr 1979 | Boeing 747 | Frankfurt, Europe | Seaboard World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Great Lakes 2T-1A | Richvale, California, United States | Avag Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Cessna 170B | Montague Is, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft BE-19A | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150 | Roseboro, North Carolina, United States | Fayetteville A | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Lordsburg, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1979 | Cougar 1976 | Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150 | Marion, Ohio, United States | Marion Flying | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-44 | Useppa Island, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-28R | Ukiah, California, United States | Capitol Skypar | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150 | Marked Tree, Arkansas, United States | Ernest Byerly | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Ryan ST3KR | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150 | Tecumseh, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Weatherly 201B | Pomeroy, Washington, United States | Buzz Ruchert F | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Cessna 150F | Julian, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft H35 | Porterville, California, United States | McClellan Aero | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft A-36 | Madera, California, United States | Beechcraft WES | No injuries | - |