Aviation Crash Map

Aviation accidents in 1968

The NTSB database holds 5,267 accidents and incidents in 1968, recorded between 1968. 751 of them were fatal (14%), and 1,826 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,589 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Other-Foreign Countries.

5,267 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

5,267
Records
751
Fatal
1,826
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1968
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 5,267 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 548 Piper PA-28 406 Cessna 172 306 Cessna 182 221 Piper PA-22 207 Piper PA-24 143

Where these happened

United States 5,152 Mexico 42 Other-Foreign Countries 16 Canada 16 Asia 11 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 16 Longhorn Flyin 10 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 10 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 9 Burnside-Ott A 8 Mid-Continent 7

All 5,267 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
26 Feb 1968 Beechcraft 35-33
N9577Y
 Gurabo, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Feb 1968 Cessna 182F
N3554U
 Carlsbad, California, United States
no coordinates
 BEN Air Aviati Fatal 4
11 Feb 1968 Mooney M20C
N7833V
 Lexington, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
7 Feb 1968 Mooney M20E
N5628Q
 Tahoe Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
4 Feb 1968 Cessna 172G
N5801R
 Aspen, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Jan 1968 Mooney M20
N5225B
 Page, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Jan 1968 Cessna 182K
N2653R
 Grant, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
8 Jan 1968 Cessna 170B
N3156B
 Tarpon Sprngs, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Dec 1968 Piper PA-32
N4115R
 Wellington, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Breise and JOH Fatal 3
26 Dec 1968 Boeing 707
N799PA
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Pan American World Airways, Inc. Fatal 3
22 Dec 1968 Piper PA-28
N5368L
 Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Reading Aviati Fatal 3
19 Dec 1968 Piper PA-28
N1753J
 Mt.laguna, California, United States
no coordinates
 South Bay Airp Fatal 3
8 Dec 1968 Aero Comdr 560-F
N6257X
 Wolf Creek, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Northwest Moon Fatal 3
8 Dec 1968 Piper PA-28
N6382R
 Vernonia, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Hillsboro Avia Fatal 3
6 Dec 1968 Beechcraft E18S
N433AC
 St.thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Conquest Airwa Fatal 3
1 Dec 1968 Cessna 170B
N49F
 San Luis Obsp, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
27 Nov 1968 Piper PA-24
N8153P
 Lampasas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
20 Nov 1968 Beechcraft F35
N3854B
 Gustine, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
17 Nov 1968 Mooney M20C
N1352W
 Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 The Cadillac C Fatal 3
8 Nov 1968 Navion A
N91684
 St.john, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Vulcan Product Fatal 3
30 Oct 1968 Cessna 210
N9437T
 Wells, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
23 Oct 1968 Beechcraft 65-80
N303D
 Houghton, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Univ of Wiscon Fatal 3
22 Oct 1968 Piper PA-28
N1740J
 Cataldo, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Coeur Dalene A Fatal 3
17 Oct 1968 Mooney M20F
N78889
 Cotage Grove, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Rent-Aire Inc Fatal 3
11 Oct 1968 Piper PA-28
N9512W
 Georgetown, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Campaul Aircra Fatal 3
5 Oct 1968 Cessna 177
N29407
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 American Aviat Fatal 3
5 Oct 1968 Cessna 182J
N3306F
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Amercian Aviat Fatal 3
4 Oct 1968 Cessna T-210G
N6846R
 Estancia, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Oct 1968 Beechcraft D50A
N674T
 Kenai, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Kenai Air Serv Fatal 3
16 Sep 1968 Beechcraft J35
N605T
 Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Sep 1968 Cessna 170
N4248V
 Mexicali, Mexico
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
3 Sep 1968 Cessna 175
N9239B
 Beaumont, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Sep 1968 Beechcraft E35
N3319C
 Lake Village, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Sep 1968 Piper PA-24
N5578P
 Dallas, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
29 Aug 1968 Cessna 180D
N3170D
 Ashland, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
17 Aug 1968 Cessna 210
N9676T
 Monterey, California, United States
no coordinates
 Salinda Financ Fatal 3
15 Aug 1968 Cessna 172
N7282A
 Shade, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Ravenaire Inc Fatal 3
10 Aug 1968 Mooney A2-A
N5487F
 Anderson, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 RAN Aviation I Fatal 3
10 Aug 1968 Piper PA-28
N7151W
 Wheatland, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Lincoln Aviati Fatal 3
4 Aug 1968 Convair 580
N4634S
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 North Central Airlines, Inc. Fatal 3
4 Aug 1968 Cessna 150
N8742S
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Home Airmotive Fatal 3
1 Aug 1968 Cessna 182H
N8317S
 Jamestown, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 Mid Island Air Fatal 3
28 Jul 1968 Cessna 182H
N8348S
 El Granada, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
27 Jul 1968 Fairchild 24
N92E
 Lombard, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
27 Jul 1968 Cessna T-50
N50615
 Ellensburg, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
24 Jul 1968 Mooney M20G
N6850N
 Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Paul E.crider Fatal 3
19 Jul 1968 Beechcraft S35
N2013W
 Agle Mtn Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
19 Jul 1968 Cessna 195
N3054B
 Stuart, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
30 Jun 1968 Beechcraft B35
N5177C
 Greenfield, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
22 Jun 1968 Beechcraft G35
N4497D
 Potlatch, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Western Aircra Fatal 3