Aviation accidents in 1976

The NTSB database holds 4,367 accidents and incidents in 1976, recorded between 1976. 737 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,467 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,830 records).

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

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Unknown/Not Reported.

4,367 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,367

Records

737

Fatal

1,467

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1976

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,367 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 385 Cessna 172 301 Piper PA-28 294 Cessna 182 161 Piper PA-22 91 Cessna 180 85

Where these happened

United States 4,317 Mexico 20 Unknown/Not Reported 10 Other-Foreign Countries 8 Other-International Waters 2 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 2

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 9 Evergreen Heli 7 Murrayair, Ltd. 7 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 American Airlines, Inc. 6 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 6

Phase of flight

Landing 1,830

In Flight 1,523

Takeoff 806

Taxi 157

Static 36

Nearby years

All

1973 4,451 1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1977 4,469 1978 4,698 1979 4,210

All 4,367 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
20 Oct 1976	Piper PA-31 N61436	Hampton, Virginia, United States no coordinates	Skyline Aviati	Fatal	4
18 Oct 1976	Piper PA-28 N55989	Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
16 Oct 1976	Piper PA-23 N1434P	College Sta, Texas, United States no coordinates	Garden Guides	Fatal	4
9 Oct 1976	Piper PA-34 N15025	Busick, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Aero National	Fatal	4
6 Oct 1976	Cessna 177RG N1865Q	Centerville, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
2 Oct 1976	Beechcraft 35 N362TC	Bagdad, Arizona, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Sep 1976	Piper PA-22 N8541D	Treasure Is, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
26 Sep 1976	Cessna 172L N7004Q	Beluga Mt, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Pats Flying SE	Fatal	4
25 Sep 1976	Piper PA-34 N15867	Kent, Washington, United States no coordinates	Green River FL	Fatal	4
22 Sep 1976	Sikorsky S-55B N9389	San Bernardino, California, United States no coordinates	Loma Linda UNI	Fatal	4
18 Sep 1976	Piper PA-32 N3918W	Oak Ridge, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Red Baron Flyg	Fatal	4
15 Sep 1976	Piper PA-32R N6265J	North Fork, California, United States no coordinates	Blue Aviation	Fatal	4
15 Sep 1976	Piper PA-24 N7614P	Trinity Center, California, United States no coordinates	Snoopies Flyer	Fatal	4
6 Sep 1976	Cessna 172M N1382U	N Amityville, New York, United States no coordinates	Linden Flight	Fatal	4
30 Aug 1976	Cessna P206 N2580X	Shamrock, Texas, United States no coordinates	Alice AVE Bapt	Fatal	4
27 Aug 1976	Piper PA-22 N1401C	American Falls, Idaho, United States no coordinates	JAY L.morris	Fatal	4
19 Aug 1976	Cessna 182L N42216	Mullin, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
16 Aug 1976	Cessna 172 N3783F	Mandan, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
11 Aug 1976	Cessna 172N N20083	Enumclaw, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
31 Jul 1976	Piper PA-28 N5229L	Banning, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
30 Jul 1976	Cessna 182P N4652K	Independence, California, United States no coordinates	Aero Trends	Fatal	4
25 Jul 1976	Aero Comdr 560F N2244S	Cody, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	Stryker Corp.	Fatal	4
24 Jul 1976	Beechcraft H35 N5423D	McCall, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
14 Jul 1976	Cessna 182H N2087X	Kalispell, Montana, United States no coordinates	Stockhill Avia	Fatal	4
13 Jul 1976	Cessna 320 N5205X	Santa Barbara, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
1 Jul 1976	Piper PA-30 N7332Y	Joliet, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Robert Ingle	Fatal	4
30 Jun 1976	Bell 206B N58013	Palmer, Alaska, United States no coordinates	ERA Helicopter	Fatal	4
29 Jun 1976	Stinson 108-2 N8015K	Kamas, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
26 Jun 1976	Cessna 172 CF-QNG	Turo, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Richel Air Ltd	Fatal	4
20 Jun 1976	Cessna 170 N3945V	Medford, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
11 Jun 1976	Beechcraft A-45 N1406Z	Summit Lake Ak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Civil Air Patr	Fatal	4
11 Jun 1976	Cessna 402 N4049Q	Summit Lake, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Aerona*	Fatal	4
8 Jun 1976	Cessna 182 C-GOMA	Dickinson, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
29 May 1976	Beechcraft 95-B55 N834J	Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
28 May 1976	Beechcraft M35 N9887R	Irvine, California, United States no coordinates	Newport Air AS	Fatal	4
26 May 1976	Cessna 182 N3552Y	Moody, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
26 May 1976	Piper PA-24 N6009P	Chula Vista, California, United States no coordinates	Mustang AVN In	Fatal	4
23 May 1976	Stinson 108-1 N8480K	Burley, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
11 Apr 1976	Beechcraft C23 N6580R	Lukackukai, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Alcor Inc.	Fatal	4
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 182P N1932M	So.lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	Spirit of Palo	Fatal	4
4 Apr 1976	Cessna 170 N5532C	College Sta, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
29 Mar 1976	Maule M4 N9800M	Bethel, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
25 Mar 1976	Lockheed Ga 1329 N1EM	Chicago, Illinois, United States no coordinates	International	Fatal	4
23 Mar 1976	Beechcraft A23A N2315W	Goliad, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
20 Mar 1976	Piper PA-23 N3080P	Lusk, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
11 Mar 1976	Cessna 336 N1787Z	McGregor, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Gunn, Gerald E.	Fatal	4
7 Mar 1976	Cessna 207 N91142	Igiugig, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Kodiak Western Alaska Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	4
28 Feb 1976	Beechcraft V35A N869S	Forbes, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
23 Feb 1976	Cessna 172M N61740	Tinley Park, Illinois, United States no coordinates	T and G Aviati	Fatal	4
15 Feb 1976	Piper PA-28R N1542X	Mont Belview, Texas, United States no coordinates	Hasco, Inc.	Fatal	4