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
Where these happened
All 4,210 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Dec 1979 | Erco 415-C | Troy, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Mooney M20J | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Dec 1979 | Hughes 269C | West Milton, Ohio, United States | Helitractor In | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Harlan Co Ambu | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Dec 1979 | Cessna 182S | Womack, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Dec 1979 | Aerostar 601P | Bishop, California, United States | Big Pine Truck | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Dec 1979 | Cessna T210M | Pasco, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Dec 1979 | Cessna 210 | Malad City, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Dec 1979 | Cessna 177 | Gary, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Nov 1979 | Cessna 180 | Goose Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Watsontown, Pennsylvania, United States | King Air Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Nov 1979 | Mitsubishi MU-2B | Post Oak, Texas, United States | Sutherland WEL | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Lockheed L-1011 | Mineral Wells, Texas, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Churchton, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Locust Grove, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 1979 | Cessna 150 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 1979 | Bell 47G3B1 | Farewell, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Mooney M-20J | Coffeyville, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 1979 | Woody Push WAS-2 | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 1979 | American AA-1B | Charleston, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-38 | Aventon, North Carolina, United States | Air Care, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1979 | Cessna 210 | Mountain View, Missouri, United States | Schott Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1979 | Amer Avco AA1-A | New Boston, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Apollo Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1979 | Beechcraft D50B | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1979 | Benson B8M | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 1979 | Cessna 210 | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1979 | Pazmany PL-2 | Olathe, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 1979 | Cessna 150D | Stet, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melvin, Iowa, United States | Midwest Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 1979 | Boeing A75N1 | Paicines, California, United States | Cruz AVN. | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Nov 1979 | Beechcraft C-45H | Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean North Latitudes | Skyrnch AUN | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1979 | Mooney M20E | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 1979 | Cessna 152 | New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | Southeast Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Plainwell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Plainwell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1979 | Cessna 182P | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 1979 | Navion G | Concord, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Chino Valley, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Corona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-23 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Gilead, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1979 | Cessna 207 | Venetie, Alaska, United States | Air North, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1979 | Beechcraft C55 | Fordyce, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1979 | Sikorsky S-55 | Davenport, Florida, United States | FL Helicopter | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Oct 1979 | Soloy 47G | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | RKY MTN Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1979 | Pitts S-2A | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 1979 | Cessna 120 | Vassar, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Cessna 150 | Albany, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |