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
12 Jun 1968 Piper PA-32
N4007R
 Newfoundland, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Sandlin Brothe Fatal 3
8 Jun 1968 Cessna 172
N3837S
 Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
5 Jun 1968 Cessna 320D
N4114T
 Carlin, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Jun 1968 Piper PA-30
N7100Y
 Ontario, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
1 Jun 1968 Cessna 411
N7395U
 Vidalia, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Houston-Beech Fatal 3
20 May 1968 Cessna 120
CF-KUE
 Phoneton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
20 May 1968 Beechcraft 95-C55
N3773Q
 Phoneton, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Imperial Eastm Fatal 3
12 May 1968 Cessna 172
N8077B
 Apple Valley, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
11 May 1968 Mooney M20E
N6081Q
 Yuciapa, California, United States
no coordinates
 Dynair Club, In Fatal 3
26 Apr 1968 Cessna 175
N9454B
 Cascade, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
4 Apr 1968 Mooney M20B
N74561
 Bend, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 DOW Incorporat Fatal 3
29 Mar 1968 Beechcraft 35
N8709A
 San Jose, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
24 Mar 1968 Mooney M20E
N3387X
 Borego Sprngs, California, United States
no coordinates
 Torrance Aero Fatal 3
23 Mar 1968 Brantly 305
N2224U
 St Louis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Fostaire Aviat Fatal 3
5 Mar 1968 Cessna 172C
N1868Y
 St.augustine, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 JIM Byron Avia Fatal 3
5 Mar 1968 Piper PA-28
N8944J
 Lafayette, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Command Aviati Fatal 3
3 Mar 1968 Beechcraft 35-B33
N8966M
 Fullerton, California, United States
no coordinates
 Lyco Food Prod Fatal 3
1 Mar 1968 Cessna 175
N7614M
 Corona, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Feb 1968 Piper PA-28
N4761L
 Auburn, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 State Aviation Fatal 3
27 Feb 1968 Cessna 185A
N1626Z
 Puntlla, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Matanuska Elec Fatal 3
25 Feb 1968 Beechcraft K35
N622LA
 Redondo Bch, California, United States
no coordinates
 Rolling Hills Fatal 3
21 Feb 1968 Cessna 210
N1838F
 Eureka, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Havasu Cityai* Fatal 3
20 Feb 1968 Beechcraft E35
N7380B
 Springfield, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Feb 1968 Piper PA-24
N8158P
 Fry Canyon, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Laural Crest I Fatal 3
17 Feb 1968 Cessna 182
N2671F
 Calera, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
11 Feb 1968 Beechcraft B95
N9657R
 Wilsonville, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Aircraft Speci Fatal 3
9 Feb 1968 Piper PA-23
N5877Y
 Wappngrs Falls, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Command Airwa* Fatal 3
26 Jan 1968 Cessna 172
N1336Y
 Watkins, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Jan 1968 Beechcraft E18S
N82B
 San Diego, California, United States
no coordinates
 Imperial Comm* Fatal 3
3 Jan 1968 Mooney M20C
N1356W
 Eastaboga, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Automatic Fire Fatal 3
26 Dec 1968 Piper PA-28
N3994K
 Novato, California, United States
no coordinates
 Marin Aviation Fatal 2
25 Dec 1968 Cessna 310C
N1872H
 Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Dec 1968 Lockheed L-100
N760AL
 Brit Put, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Interior Air * Fatal 2
24 Dec 1968 Piper PA-28
N7189W
 Indian Head, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Demopolis Flyi Fatal 2
21 Dec 1968 Beechcraft V35
N7904M
 Piedmont, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Dec 1968 Navion A
N4941K
 Tecate, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Dec 1968 Piper PA-23
N5721Y
 Belle Glade, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Dec 1968 Cessna 150F
N8288F
 Globe, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Falcon Aire SE Fatal 2
20 Dec 1968 Cessna 150
N6552F
 Conroe, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Dec 1968 Cessna 150F
N8998S
 Fremont, California, United States
no coordinates
 San Jose Fligh Fatal 2
14 Dec 1968 Piper PA-22
N9533D
 Morris, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Black Hawk Fly Fatal 2
10 Dec 1968 Beechcraft 95-C55
N4807J
 Winchester, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Harry Newton C Fatal 2
1 Dec 1968 Cessna 182
N7100E
 Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Mercury Aviati Fatal 2
1 Dec 1968 Cessna 172E
N2992U
 Banning, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Nov 1968 Cessna 310B
N3603D
 Cache, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Boyd Aviation Fatal 2
28 Nov 1968 Stinson 108-3
N4174C
 Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Nov 1968 Beechcraft 23
N2353L
 Z, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Nov 1968 Cessna 185
N2202T
 Point Baker, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Stikine Air SE Fatal 2
24 Nov 1968 Taylorcraft BC-65
N26669
 St Charles, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Nov 1968 Piper PA-30
N7141Y
 Damascus, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 BD Aero Inc Fatal 2