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
17 Mar 1979	Piper PA-28 N9458W	Park Forrest, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Mar 1979	Champion 7GCB N9835Y	Waverly, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Mar 1979	Beechcraft 65-A80 N10QH	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Mar 1979	Hughes 369D N58333	Angleton, Texas, United States no coordinates	Beutle Avtn SV	Fatal	2
8 Mar 1979	Piper PA-24 N6914P	Corinne, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 Mar 1979	Varieze 1 N95DB	Austin, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Mar 1979	Beechcraft K35 C-FLUT	Charlottesvlle, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Mar 1979	Cessna 172 N738HR	Poland, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Mar 1979	Cessna 210 N761MV	Limon, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Coffeyville AI	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1979	Cessna 140 N1701N	Yakima, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
26 Feb 1979	Cessna T206 N868BJ	Brigham City, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Feb 1979	Piper PA-23 N5861Y	St Petersburg, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Feb 1979	Cessna 172K N736FW	Dover Plains, New York, United States no coordinates	Technical Serv	Fatal	2
22 Feb 1979	Cessna T310R N78347	Long Beach, California, United States no coordinates	Shaw Airmotive	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1979	Cessna 182Q N94386	Tuolumne, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1979	Beechcraft A36 N8571R	San Jose, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
20 Feb 1979	Cessna 150F N8555G	Bristol, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
18 Feb 1979	Piper PA-28R N222WF	Fernley, Nevada, United States no coordinates	HKW Aviation	Fatal	2
16 Feb 1979	Aerostar 601P N9779Q	New Braunfels, Texas, United States no coordinates	Velocity, Inc	Fatal	2
15 Feb 1979	Piper PA-28 N6482R	Rogers, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Feb 1979	Frakes M298 N29824	Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	U.s. Air	Fatal	2
10 Feb 1979	Bellanca 14-13 N86724	Compton, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Feb 1979	Cessna 172M N12752	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Feb 1979	Cessna 172 N12752	Camas, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Feb 1979	Piper PA-23 N6608Y	Miami, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
3 Feb 1979	Cessna T210 N9490M	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Jan 1979	Hughes 269C N7450F	Andytown, Florida, United States no coordinates	Carib Aviation	Fatal	2
24 Jan 1979	Maule M-4 N2076U	Eureka Lodge, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jan 1979	Cessna 180J N7836K	Blair, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	NEB Game and P	Fatal	2
19 Jan 1979	Piper PA-28R N1885F	Memphis, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Sawyer Air SER	Fatal	2
16 Jan 1979	Beechcraft D-18S N80W	Kenansville, Florida, United States no coordinates	Steele AVN, Ltd	Fatal	2
16 Jan 1979	Cessna 172N N2564L	Mount Judea, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
12 Jan 1979	Beechcraft 95-B55 N6032F	Acuff, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
11 Jan 1979	Beechcraft A23A N925RZ	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Jan 1979	Grum Amer AA-1B N6536L	Milroy, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jan 1979	Beechcraft G18S N104KC	Sacramento, California, United States no coordinates	Union Flights	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1979	Champion 7KCAB N6373N	Fredricksburg, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Air Shannon In	Fatal	2
29 Dec 1979	Scorpion 133 NONE	Nashua, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 Dec 1979	Beechcraft B60 N6030S	Hayden, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Dec 1979	Cessna 175 N7253M	Shawnee, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
23 Dec 1979	Piper PA-23 N2013P	Grand Lake, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Ellsworth AVN	Fatal	1
22 Dec 1979	Cessna 150G N8409J	Anthony, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
22 Dec 1979	Rockwell 500B N6194X	Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	Combs Air Frei	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1979	Cessna 182 N5393B	Story, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1979	Cessna 172H N1792F	Moshiem, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 Dec 1979	Cessna 152 N25494	Olathe, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Dec 1979	Navion H N2552T	Waycross, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 Dec 1979	Cessna 180K N2594K	Harvey, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Harvey Canal S	Fatal	1
16 Dec 1979	Cessna 172 N6647A	Washingtnville, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 Dec 1979	Piper PA-28 N5515F	Mansfield, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1