Aviation Crash Map

Aviation accidents in 1970

The NTSB database holds 4,980 accidents and incidents in 1970, recorded between 1970. 676 of them were fatal (14%), and 1,518 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,290 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 Canada.

4,980 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,980
Records
676
Fatal
1,518
Deaths
14%
Share fatal
1970
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 4,980 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 516 Piper PA-28 402 Cessna 172 270 Cessna 182 223 Piper PA-22 135 Piper PA-24 121

Where these happened

United States 4,857 Mexico 40 Canada 25 Other-Foreign Countries 17 Unknown/Not Reported 12 Asia 6

Operators involved

United Air Lines, Inc. 17 Pan American World Airways, Inc. 14 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 13 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 10 American Airlines, Inc. 10 Petroleum Heli 9

All 4,980 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
14 Nov 1970 Douglas DC-9
N97S
 Huntington, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Airways, Inc. Fatal 75
27 Nov 1970 Douglas DC-8
N4909C
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Capital International Airways, Inc Fatal 47
2 Oct 1970 Martin 404
N464M
 Silver Plume, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Golden Eagle A Fatal 30
2 May 1970 Douglas DC-9
N935F
 St.croix, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Other-Foreign Flag Carrier Fatal 23
8 Sep 1970 Douglas DC-8F
N4863T
 Jamaica, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Trans-International Airlines, Inc. Fatal 11
28 Jan 1970 Dehavilandd H-104
N2300H
 Cleveland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 TAG Airlines I Fatal 9
22 Jan 1970 Aero Comdr 680V
N6359U
 Aspen, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Rocky Mountai* Fatal 8
24 Nov 1970 Cessna P206
N2654X
 San Antonio, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 7
24 Jul 1970 Cessna 310J
N3016L
 Lincoln, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Del Rio Flying Fatal 7
15 May 1970 Beechcraft E18S
N3621B
 Joseph, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Winchester DEV Fatal 7
29 Nov 1970 Cessna 172
N8443X
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 GAM Corp. Fatal 6
22 Jul 1970 Beechcraft P-35
N1536S
 S.lke Tahoe, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
3 Jul 1970 Cessna 310G
N1166T
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
9 May 1970 Lear Jet 23A
N434EJ
 Pellston, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Jet Fatal 6
22 Apr 1970 Beechcraft D50C
N1661
 Austin, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Excalibur Avia Fatal 6
26 Mar 1970 Piper PA-32
N4121R
 Colrado Cty, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Grand Canyon A Fatal 6
23 Mar 1970 Piper PA-30
N8720V
 Cottonwood, California, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Cente Fatal 6
22 Feb 1970 Beechcraft 95-B55
N11KB
 Pineville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
14 Feb 1970 Cessna 205A
N8485Z
 Mercury, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Voorheis-Trind Fatal 6
14 Feb 1970 Piper PA-28
N5942W
 Placerville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
14 Feb 1970 Beechcraft H35
N7902D
 Placerville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 6
12 Feb 1970 Cessna 310P
N5930M
 Philadelphia, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Garan, Inc Fatal 6
28 Dec 1970 Piper PA-24
N6664P
 Sacaton, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
28 Dec 1970 Bellanca 17-30
N7342V
 Sacaton, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
25 Nov 1970 Beechcraft B35
N5057C
 Punta Penasco, Mexico
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
18 Nov 1970 Cessna 182M
N71605
 Vidalia, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Seales AG Serv Fatal 5
18 Nov 1970 Beechcraft D50E
N905B
 Vidalia, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Vaucluse Plant Fatal 5
1 Nov 1970 Cessna 180
N1757C
 Missoula, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Silvertip Skyd Fatal 5
1 Nov 1970 Erco 415-CD
N3875H
 Missoula, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
10 Oct 1970 Piper PA-32
N4796S
 Douglas, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Thunderbird AV Fatal 5
28 Sep 1970 Alouette II
N2355
 Glendora, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western Helico Fatal 5
9 Aug 1970 Cessna 177
N3494T
 Stover, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
23 Jul 1970 Piper PA-28
N7943N
 Hinton, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Southwest Air Fatal 5
3 Jul 1970 Douglas DC-3
N154R
 McGrath, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
27 Jun 1970 Piper PA-32
N3682W
 Saranac Lake, New York, United States
no coordinates
 St Johns Flyin Fatal 5
16 May 1970 Cessna 170
N4119V
 Nashville, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
2 Apr 1970 Cessna 401A
N401RA
 Morrisville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Roberts Constr Fatal 5
13 Mar 1970 Piper PA-32
N4244R
 Pima, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Rhodell Aviati Fatal 5
8 Mar 1970 Piper PA-32
N3508W
 St Augustine, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
10 Feb 1970 De Havilland DHC-6
N124PM
 Waterford, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 Pilgrim Aviati Fatal 5
29 Dec 1970 Cessna 401A
N6235Q
 Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
29 Nov 1970 Beechcraft B95A
N1552Z
 Bergholz, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Schroeder and Fatal 4
28 Nov 1970 Cessna 182M
N91591
 Tehachapi, California, United States
no coordinates
 Roseburg Skywa Fatal 4
25 Nov 1970 Piper PA-24
N8724P
 St.charles, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Nov 1970 Piper PA-24
N7880P
 Weston, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Fliten, Inc Fatal 4
1 Nov 1970 Mooney M20C
CF-DBR
 Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Nov 1970 Cessna 182N
N92711
 Seattle, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Oct 1970 Beechcraft 95-C55
N5484U
 Boones Mill, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Frantz Flying Fatal 4
24 Oct 1970 Cessna 177
N30061
 Agawam, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Oct 1970 Beechcraft A23-24
N7955L
 Ocean City, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Franklin Aviat Fatal 4