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
15 Jun 1980 Starduster TOO
N69SL
 Sonoma, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Jun 1980 Piper PA-34
N2564Q
 Lihue, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Aero PAC Lease Fatal 2
14 Jun 1980 Grumman AA-1C
N9754U
 Delisle, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Jun 1980 Piper PA-28
N2333U
 Portland, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Avalon Flying Fatal 2
8 Jun 1980 Bellanca 8KCAB
N4127Y
 Marathon, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Jun 1980 Cessna 172
N8866B
 Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Jun 1980 Piper PA-18
N54986
 Newport Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 Dicks Imperial Fatal 2
30 May 1980 Bullen BEDE 4
N8144
 Colorado Sprgs, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 May 1980 Beechcraft T-34B
N34MN
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Monterey NFC Fatal 2
28 May 1980 Mooney M20J
N4253H
 Cajon, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 May 1980 Piper PA-18
N4275Z
 Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 May 1980 Piper PA-32
N6535C
 Lakeview, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 May 1980 Beechcraft P35
N1529Z
 Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Matkins Glass Fatal 2
25 May 1980 Cessna 172A
N7803T
 Tahoe City, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 May 1980 Grum-Amer AA-1C
N9524U
 Portage, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Enterprise AVN Fatal 2
21 May 1980 Cessna R172K
N758LA
 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 May 1980 Learjet 25D
N125NE
 Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters
no coordinates
 Northeast Jet Fatal 2
18 May 1980 Grumman AA-1
N5754L
 Sylvania, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 May 1980 Cessna 182P
N7403Q
 Seal Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 May 1980 Piaggio P136L1
N40030
 Pahokee, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Aero Fatal 2
8 May 1980 Piper PA-34
N38598
 Redlands, California, United States
no coordinates
 Tri-State Avia Fatal 2
6 May 1980 Bell 206L-1
N5017F
 Gibson, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 2
6 May 1980 Lear Jet 23
N866JS
 Richmond, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Kennedy Flite Fatal 2
5 May 1980 Beechcraft 35-33
N134Y
 Winslow, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 May 1980 Robinson R22
N9011M
 Rnch Palos Vrd, California, United States
no coordinates
 SW Skyways Inc Fatal 2
3 May 1980 Cessna 172
N19672
 Bethany, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Goodyear Tire Fatal 2
1 May 1980 Piper PA-32R
N38352
 Needles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Great American Fatal 2
20 Apr 1980 Cessna 152
N89807
 Flushing, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Sunrise AVN Fatal 2
20 Apr 1980 Champion 7GCAA
N2894G
 Maurice, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Apr 1980 Glen-Co RAG-1
N4963E
 Connoqunsg, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Apr 1980 Cessna 150L
N5408Q
 Pottsboro, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Apr 1980 Cessna 150
N7816E
 Byron, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Apr 1980 Piper PA-28
N41384
 Big Bear City, California, United States
no coordinates
 W J Jordan Fatal 2
11 Apr 1980 Piper PA-24
N6943P
 Texarkana, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Sikeston Aero Fatal 2
11 Apr 1980 Lear Jet 25B
N25TA
 Conlon, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Thunderbird AI Fatal 2
8 Apr 1980 Cessna 340A
N98547
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Apr 1980 Piper PA-28
N8796E
 Elk Garden, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Apr 1980 Cessna 441
N36941
 Butte, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Montana PWR Co Fatal 2
29 Mar 1980 Hiller Acft FH1100
N527FH
 Huntington Bch, California, United States
no coordinates
 Condor Helicpt Fatal 2
26 Mar 1980 Cessna 152
N4896H
 Apison, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Collegedale AE Fatal 2
24 Mar 1980 Hughes 500
N2769
 Stephensville, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Dept of Energy Fatal 2
20 Mar 1980 Cessna 421C
N31LP
 Decatur, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Peterson Indus Fatal 2
20 Mar 1980 Cessna 182P
N9953E
 Chamblee, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Mar 1980 Cessna U206
N756SM
 York, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Mar 1980 Piper PA-24
N9226P
 East Freedom, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 United Air TRA Fatal 2
16 Mar 1980 Cessna 172
N707BB
 Rockland, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 Berland Lincol Fatal 2
15 Mar 1980 Cessna 182P
N106JH
 San Andreas, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Mar 1980 Cessna 421B
N59RZ
 Tucson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Mar 1980 Piper PA-28
N36728
 Chester, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Mar 1980 Beechcraft 90
N4GN
 Flushing, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2