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
11 Dec 1970 Piper PA-23
N6486Y
 Belzoni, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Bakers Piggly Fatal 3
10 Dec 1970 Piper PA-28
N2429R
 Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Airpark Fatal 3
25 Nov 1970 Cessna TU206E
N736
 Boulder City, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Natl Park Serv Fatal 3
23 Nov 1970 Piper PA-24
N9346P
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Showalter Flyi Fatal 3
20 Nov 1970 Cessna 310P
N5789M
 Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Nov 1970 Cessna 310F
N6757X
 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Hole Construct Fatal 3
4 Nov 1970 Cessna 172
N78501
 Angwin, California, United States
no coordinates
 Auburn Aviatio Fatal 3
1 Nov 1970 Cessna 172G
N3750L
 Providence Frg, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 Oct 1970 Mooney M20C
N6206U
 St Cloud, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 Oct 1970 Cessna 172
N8312B
 Tijuana, Mexico
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
23 Oct 1970 Navion G
N8836H
 Indepence, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western Financ Fatal 3
20 Oct 1970 Cessna 310D
N6765T
 Watertown, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 Burlington Air Fatal 3
10 Oct 1970 Lockheed Ga 382B
N9248R
 Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Saturn Airways, Inc. Fatal 3
26 Sep 1970 Howard DGA15P
N9056H
 Skykomish, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
26 Sep 1970 Cessna 170B
N3045A
 Cabazon, California, United States
no coordinates
 High Flyers, In Fatal 3
21 Sep 1970 Semco
N2079
 Missing Aircraft, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Sep 1970 Beechcraft K35
N6067E
 Pocatello, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Falconers, Inc. Fatal 3
16 Sep 1970 Cessna 310
N3643D
 Aledo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
13 Sep 1970 Beechcraft A23A
N2355W
 Medford, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Rogue Valley S Fatal 3
13 Sep 1970 Piper PA-28
N9136J
 Trout Lake, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Mid Columbia Fatal 3
11 Sep 1970 Alon A-2
N6577Q
 Plainview, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Flying Fatal 3
11 Sep 1970 Cessna 150
N8738G
 Plainview, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Miller Flying Fatal 3
9 Sep 1970 Beechcraft V35A
N7903R
 Aldrich, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 MacAlco, Inc. Fatal 3
6 Sep 1970 Piper PA-22
N1968A
 Alpine, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
22 Aug 1970 Piper PA-22
N3714P
 Mason City, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
13 Aug 1970 Cessna 205A
N4869U
 Chatham, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Aug 1970 Cessna 172K
N79594
 Anacortes, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Air Rent Co. Fatal 3
31 Jul 1970 Cessna 170B
N3426C
 Nestor Falls, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Jul 1970 Cessna 206B
N4884F
 Palmer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
26 Jul 1970 Beechcraft A-35
N678B
 Carrolton, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
26 Jul 1970 Cessna 182J
N2713F
 Ouray, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Texair Flyers Fatal 3
19 Jul 1970 Cessna 177
N29378
 Tahoe Paradse, California, United States
no coordinates
 Selma Flying S Fatal 3
17 Jul 1970 Aero Comdr 680-FL
N6501V
 Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Mobile Auto CR Fatal 3
11 Jul 1970 Piper PA-30
N8516Y
 Davenport, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
5 Jul 1970 Piper PA-22
N1909P
 Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
27 Jun 1970 Cessna 172E
N7735U
 Northway, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
26 Jun 1970 Cessna 310D
N6841T
 West Union, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 Jun 1970 Piper J3C-65
N1553N
 Ventura, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
14 Jun 1970 Meyers OTW
N34324
 Scappoose, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
14 Jun 1970 Aeronca L-3C
N49146
 Scappoose, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
31 May 1970 Piper PA-28
N1702J
 Newton, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Johnson Aviati Fatal 3
23 May 1970 Navion A
N5105K
 Evansville, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
16 May 1970 Hiller Acft UH12EL
N5353V
 Northway, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Anchorage Heli Fatal 3
14 May 1970 Beechcraft H35
N7934D
 Tyler, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
11 May 1970 Piper PA-28R
N3938T
 S.lk Tahoe, California, United States
no coordinates
 Hawke Flying S Fatal 3
11 May 1970 Mooney M20C
N5565Q
 Dime Box, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Apr 1970 Cessna 182H
N2327X
 Young, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
27 Apr 1970 Cessna 310
N8164M
 Beatty, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 Apr 1970 Cessna 177
N30212
 Strattonville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Fetsko Aviatio Fatal 3
24 Apr 1970 Piper PA-32
N3236W
 Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3