Plane Crash List

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)

All 4,210 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
2 Jan 1979 Cessna 170A
N9951A
Hillsboro, Missouri, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
2 Jan 1979 Beechcraft B-60
N23522
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
2 Jan 1979 Cessna 172
N1327E
Kent, Washington, United States
approximate position
- Serious injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Cessna 310L
N973JB
Crested Butte, Colorado, United States
approximate position
Graymere Aviat No injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Maule M4220C
N3ML
Pearce, Arizona, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Steen SKYBLT
N8LM
Orlando, Florida, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Aerostar 601P
N90521
Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Cessna 177A
N30288
Holland, Nebraska, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Luscombe 8E
N1308B
Yuma, Arizona, United States
approximate position
- Minor injuries -
1 Jan 1979 Piper PA-28R
N38704
Aspen, Colorado, United States
approximate position
- No injuries -