Aviation accidents in 1980
The NTSB database holds 3,962 accidents and incidents in 1980, recorded between 1980. 701 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,453 people died.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,647 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..
3,962 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
3,962
Records
701
Fatal
1,453
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1980
Period
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0 of 3,962 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
Operators involved
All 3,962 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1980 | Piper J3L-65 | Ocala, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1980 | Cessna 401 | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Frank Beier RA | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1980 | Cessna 180K | Houma, Louisiana, United States | Wurzlow Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Troy, North Carolina, United States | Caro Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-31 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | Culpeper AVN | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1980 | Mooney M20J | Summit, South Dakota, United States | Lowell Lundstr | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1980 | Bensen B-8M | Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1980 | Cessna 172N | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | Pendleton Airm | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1980 | Fletcher KR-1 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Cessna 172 | Milledgeville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Sep 1980 | Bln Works FF-6B | Shedd, Oregon, United States | The Balloon, In | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1980 | Bell 206B | Grassy Butte, North Dakota, United States | Imperial Helic | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1980 | Aero Comdr 680FL | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Clark Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1980 | Bell UH-1B | Provo, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1980 | Aerostar 601P | Summerville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Vari-Eze HEIMAN | Huntley, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Cessna A150L | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-24 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | GEM Flight CEN | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1980 | Cessna 150 | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28 | Antigo, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Air Tractor AT-301 | Brawley, California, United States | Central Brave | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Hughes 369HS | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Silver State | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Champion 7BCM | Lake City, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1980 | Di Stasi BOWERS | Ligonier, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1980 | Beechcraft A36TC | Garberville, California, United States | Linear Corp | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1980 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Pt.maria, Other-International Waters | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1980 | Cessna 182G | Ludington, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1980 | Lake 4-200 | Hewitt Lake, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-23 | Little Rag Is, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Lockheed 382 | Otay, California, United States | Trans-International Airlines, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-25 | Transylvania, Louisiana, United States | Transylvania E | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-18 | Exeter, Rhode Island, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1980 | Schweizer I-26E | Chardon, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1980 | Hughes 269B | Whiteville, North Carolina, United States | Helicopter SER | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1980 | Erco 415-C | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-24R | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | Queen BEE Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 1980 | De Havilland DHC-1B | Salem, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Cutchogue, New York, United States | Ambiair | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-18 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-25 | Mosca, Colorado, United States | Leach Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-28R | Lovington, New Mexico, United States | Marshall AVN | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Aug 1980 | Cessna 150 | Henderson, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1980 | Cessna T210N | Malibu, California, United States | Gunnell AVN | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 1980 | Cessna 150 | Mishawaka, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Cessna 150 | Oswego, South Carolina, United States | Sumter Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-25 | Midkiff, Texas, United States | Royce L. Young | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1980 | Texas Hel OH-13H | Salinas, California, United States | Crop Flight | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Aero Comdr 500B | Salmon, Idaho, United States | Forest Service | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Murphy RV-3 | Streator, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-38 | Charlottesvle, Virginia, United States | Piedmont AVN | Fatal | 1 |