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
30 Dec 1980 Convair 580
N531SA
 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Summit Airline No injuries -
30 Dec 1980 Cessna U206G
N5397X
 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Kenosha Aero I No injuries -
30 Dec 1980 Piper PA-24
N1313M
 W.palm Beach, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Dec 1980 Robertson T210
N92711
 Palo Alto, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
30 Dec 1980 Cessna 152
N4737B
 Americus, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Stone Mountain No injuries -
30 Dec 1980 Cessna 172N
N739YP
 Cedar Key, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Sunair Aviatio No injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Piper PA-22
N9059D
 Cleveland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Cessna 175A
N8016T
 Cameron, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Cessna T210
N761RE
 Red Bluff, California, United States
no coordinates
 David Smith No injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Douglas DC-8
N8089U
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Serious injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Aero Cmdr 690
N9166N
 Dunkirk, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Bird Leasing I No injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Varga 2150A
N8260J
 Simi Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 Piper Air Cent Minor injuries -
29 Dec 1980 Cessna 182
N71882
 Reddick, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Dec 1980 Beechcraft A23
N8871M
 Stanton, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Dec 1980 Cessna 150
N66056
 Alba, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Lords Company No injuries -
28 Dec 1980 Cessna 177RG
N7818V
 Meyer, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Dec 1980 Bakeng DUCE
N54BM
 Issaquah, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
28 Dec 1980 Piper PA-28R
N2744M
 Everglades Cty, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Dec 1980 Piper PA-28
N44055
 Bedminster, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Somerset Air S No injuries -
27 Dec 1980 Cessna 180
N2222C
 Wasilla, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
27 Dec 1980 Amer Avco AA-5A
N26930
 Murry, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Niemeyer AVN No injuries -
27 Dec 1980 Cessna 180
N4970A
 Stove Pipe Wls, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
27 Dec 1980 Piper PA-22
N2401A
 Germantown Hls, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
27 Dec 1980 Scorpion 133
N4990Y
 Ulysses, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Cessna 172M
N73214
 Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Aircraft Renta No injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Enstrom F-28-C
N541H
 Eureka, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Piper PA-28
N4308F
 Palenville, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Inst Fly Club No injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Cessna 182RG
N2299T
 Lansing, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Cessna 205
N8110Z
 Englewood, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Cessna 172
C-GXSI
 Cut Bank, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Piper PA-18
N83312
 Saco, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Airbourne Mine No injuries -
26 Dec 1980 Cessna 206
N9041N
 Houston, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Dec 1980 Hiller Acft UH-12B
N94731
 Rialto, California, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Dec 1980 Bellanca 17-31A
N14717
 Paris, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
25 Dec 1980 Hiller Acft FH1100
N5042F
 Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Moran Trucking No injuries -
25 Dec 1980 Cessna 172N
N738FS
 Yacolt, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Twin City Flyi Serious injuries -
24 Dec 1980 Piper PA-31
N851CG
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Tri-Cities FLT No injuries -
24 Dec 1980 Piper PA-28R
N29021
 Ogden, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Northern Utah No injuries -
24 Dec 1980 Cessna 150
N5620E
 San Fernando, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
24 Dec 1980 Cessna 150
N6559G
 Woolwine, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
24 Dec 1980 Cessna 170B
N4362B
 Roscoe, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
24 Dec 1980 Cessna 172N
N4800J
 Pellston, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Jajo, Inc No injuries -
23 Dec 1980 Cessna 177
N2871X
 Brighton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Minor injuries -
23 Dec 1980 Cessna 180J
N7510K
 Thompson, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Dec 1980 Cessna 150K
N6458G
 Wright, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Dec 1980 Cessna 150L
N1240Q
 Ruckersville, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Serious injuries -
22 Dec 1980 Douglas DC3A
N3XW
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Air Miami, Inc Serious injuries -
22 Dec 1980 Cessna 182
N4688K
 Ravenna, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Dec 1980 Cessna 421
N3932C
 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Air-Snyder ENT No injuries -
22 Dec 1980 Beechcraft E18S
N62TP
 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Mountain Air C No injuries -