Plane Crash List

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
Show these on the map 0 of 3,962 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 279 Cessna 150 234 Piper PA-28 217 Cessna 182 150 Cessna 152 141 Cessna 180 70

Where these happened

United States 3,927 Unknown/Not Reported 11 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10 Other-International Waters 4 Other-U.s.territories&Posses. 3 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 3

Operators involved

Air Logistics 10 Civil Air Patr 6 ERA Helicopter 5 Petroleum Heli 5 Helicopter SER 5 Embry Riddle A 4

All 3,962 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
27 Feb 1980 Stits PLAYBY
N3732
 China Grove, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Feb 1980 Cessna 172XP
N758HQ
 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Feb 1980 Cessna 150
N1678Q
 Reidland, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Farrington A/C Fatal 1
24 Feb 1980 Der Jagger WILSON
N75BW
 Loudon, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Feb 1980 Cessna T337G
N1ZQ
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Servi Fatal 1
18 Feb 1980 Cessna 172RG
N6265R
 Palm Bay, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Dewkat AVN, Inc Fatal 1
18 Feb 1980 Piper PA-22
N7596D
 Clear Spring, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Feb 1980 Cessna 175A
N7054E
 Searchlight, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
16 Feb 1980 Mooney M20K
N231EY
 Bishop, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Feb 1980 Grum-Amer AA-5
N1614R
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
15 Feb 1980 Beechcraft H18
N729F
 Olathe, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Allen County A Fatal 1
12 Feb 1980 Cessna 182F
N3591Y
 Greenwood, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Skyway Airport Fatal 1
11 Feb 1980 Riley 421C
N15SE
 Escondido, California, United States
no coordinates
 Stephen Elmore Fatal 1
11 Feb 1980 Beechcraft 58
N9027Q
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Marshall's Air Fatal 1
9 Feb 1980 Bell 206B
N14815
 Friendswood, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Houston Hlcptr Fatal 1
9 Feb 1980 Bell 206B
N376EH
 Friendswood, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 ERA Helicopter Fatal 1
8 Feb 1980 Bell 206B
N4019G
 Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Hlpt Fatal 1
7 Feb 1980 Bell 47G3B1
N1327X
 Alpine, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Air Serv. INT. Fatal 1
7 Feb 1980 Cessna T210M
N761UW
 Grapevine, California, United States
no coordinates
 Sky Roamers, In Fatal 1
6 Feb 1980 Mooney M20C
N6489U
 Scipio, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 Jan 1980 Aero Comdr 560
N560E
 Magdalena, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
30 Jan 1980 Grum Amer AA-1B
N9338L
 Morganville, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Jan 1980 Cessna U206G
N756CV
 Kasigluk, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Samuelson Flyi Fatal 1
29 Jan 1980 Cessna 152
N68326
 Indian Head, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 East Coast SIN Fatal 1
27 Jan 1980 Pitts S-1S
N55LS
 Angola, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Jan 1980 Cessna 206
N2670X
 Carson City, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Trinity Air Fatal 1
26 Jan 1980 Piper PA-32
N2781M
 Catalina Is, California, United States
no coordinates
 Long Beach Fly Fatal 1
24 Jan 1980 Cessna 411
N23RJ
 Columbus, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Volunteer Avia Fatal 1
23 Jan 1980 Aeronca 7AC
N83586
 Stevenson, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
22 Jan 1980 Beechcraft E55
N39PG
 Amherstdale, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Jan 1980 Piper PA-18
N3351A
 Kelton, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Jan 1980 Cessna 150
N51274
 Newton, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Jan 1980 Piper PA-23
N1376P
 New Bern, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Area Corp Fatal 1
16 Jan 1980 Cessna 152
N49002
 Mesa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Superstition Fatal 1
16 Jan 1980 Cessna 210 A
N9539X
 Mesa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Jan 1980 Beechcraft 35-33
N620V
 McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Jan 1980 Beechcraft M35
N9320Y
 Leesburg, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Jan 1980 Cessna 152
N48956
 Tampa, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Tampa Flying S Fatal 1
10 Jan 1980 Cessna 172
N589RA
 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Ross School of Fatal 1
6 Jan 1980 Midget MUSTNG
N288D
 Parker, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
5 Jan 1980 Erco 415-C
N87156
 Mooreville, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Jan 1980 Bell 206B
N30TA
 Montegut, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Air Logistics Fatal 1
3 Jan 1980 Bell 206B
N39AL
 Montegut, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Air Logistics Fatal 1
31 Dec 1980 Bell 206B
N222LM
 Patterson, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Air Logistics No injuries -
31 Dec 1980 Piper PA32RT
N36126
 Columbus, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 COR Aviation, I No injuries -
31 Dec 1980 Cessna 182
N4838D
 Worland, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
31 Dec 1980 Cessna 337P
N8BC
 Miamisburg, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Fliteways, Inc No injuries -
31 Dec 1980 Cessna 210M
N732RJ
 Toledo, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 PDQ Air Serv No injuries -
31 Dec 1980 Cessna T210M
N761EF
 Fallon, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Dec 1980 Cessna 172N
N5623E
 Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -