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
6 Mar 1980 Cessna 402C
N5718C
 Crescent City, California, United States
no coordinates
 Century Airlne Fatal 2
29 Feb 1980 Bell 206B
N5015Y
 Kissimmee, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Coral Helicopt Fatal 2
25 Feb 1980 Bellanca 17-31A
N8853V
 Long Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Feb 1980 Cessna 140
N76663
 Homestead, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Feb 1980 Cessna 210N
N6640N
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Air Checkmate Fatal 2
21 Feb 1980 Grum-Amer AA-5B
N74028
 Spencer, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Feb 1980 Piper PA-22
N4685Z
 Oxnard, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Feb 1980 Beechcraft 95-B55
N88LR
 Cumming, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 PDK FLT Academ Fatal 2
18 Feb 1980 Cessna 152
N25488
 Vale, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Cannon Aviatio Fatal 2
17 Feb 1980 Piper PA-28
N4517X
 Palmdale, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Feb 1980 Cessna 172E
N9982Q
 Lanai City, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 B P NAV FL CLB Fatal 2
14 Feb 1980 Beechcraft 35
N621T
 Barksdale, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Feb 1980 Aero Comdr 680FL
N662B
 Sebring, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Feb 1980 Piper PA-28
N8393W
 Pueblo, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Feb 1980 Bellanca 17-30A
N28027
 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Feb 1980 Cessna 172M
N1384U
 Homer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Civil Air Patr Fatal 2
12 Feb 1980 Piper PA-34
N2858X
 Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Feb 1980 Cessna 150
N17013
 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 PRO Flt.servic Fatal 2
4 Feb 1980 Aerostar 601P
N8078J
 San Jose, California, United States
no coordinates
 Air National Fatal 2
2 Feb 1980 Piper PA-22
N3747A
 Princeton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Jan 1980 Bell 47G3B1
N73285
 Jefferson, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Pilot Personne Fatal 2
30 Jan 1980 Falcon 10
N253K
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Kellogg Compan Fatal 2
30 Jan 1980 Aero Comdr 690A
XB-AEA
 New Castle, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Bardhal de MEX Fatal 2
27 Jan 1980 Mooney M20F
N6439Q
 Grantsville, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Jan 1980 Piper PA-18
N3580Z
 East MacHias, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Jan 1980 Beechcraft B19
N1946W
 Bogota, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Suburban Aviat Fatal 2
19 Jan 1980 Culver LCA
N41701
 Mojave, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Jan 1980 Cessna 310Q
N40AK
 Winthrop Hbr, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Jan 1980 Cessna A152
N7393L
 Lomax, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
11 Jan 1980 Cessna 441
N441NC
 Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Nichols Constr Fatal 2
8 Jan 1980 Beechcraft D18S
N641E
 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
no coordinates
 Poly.air Inc. Fatal 2
8 Jan 1980 Piper PA-23
N2021P
 Ft Worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Leasing, I Fatal 2
3 Jan 1980 Cessna 172
N4290L
 Coalinga, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Dec 1980 Aero Comdr 680-FL
N113NA
 Gambell, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Munz Northern Fatal 1
29 Dec 1980 Piper PA-44
N18KC
 Oceanside, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Dec 1980 Cessna 172M
N5161R
 Ithaca, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
28 Dec 1980 Piper PA-32
N3694W
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Dec 1980 Cessna 150
N50236
 Crest, California, United States
no coordinates
 El Cajon Flyin Fatal 1
25 Dec 1980 Piper PA-24
N5873P
 Teton Village, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Dec 1980 Sorrel SNS-2
N55959
 Columbus Grove, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Dec 1980 Piper PA-22
N2524P
 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
21 Dec 1980 Cessna 172M
N1330U
 Sierraville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Dec 1980 Citabria 7KCAB
N9144L
 Truckee, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Dec 1980 Cessna 152
N757RB
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Wings West Fatal 1
12 Dec 1980 Aero Comdr 685
N9221N
 Ashland, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Castle Aero CL Fatal 1
12 Dec 1980 Piper PA-28
N9115J
 Valdosta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Dec 1980 Piper PA-31
N19GA
 Tamarac, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
10 Dec 1980 Mooney M20J
N3739H
 New Carrollton, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Globe Aero Inc Fatal 1
9 Dec 1980 Cessna 152
N5331M
 Ft Adams, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Air O Navarro Fatal 1
6 Dec 1980 Knight Twst 01
N10KT
 Winter Haven, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1