Aviation accidents in 1977

The NTSB database holds 4,469 accidents and incidents in 1977, recorded between 1977. 739 of them were fatal (17%), and 2,719 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,831 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, Other-Foreign Countries and Mexico.

4,468 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,469

Records

739

Fatal

2,719

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1977

Period

Show these on the map 1 of 4,469 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 399 Cessna 172 303 Piper PA-28 277 Cessna 182 151 Piper PA-18 93 Piper PA-24 86

Where these happened

United States 4,421 Other-Foreign Countries 13 Mexico 11 Unknown/Not Reported 7 Europe 5 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 4

Operators involved

Civil Air Patr 7 United Air Lines, Inc. 6 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 6 Aero Sport 5 Frontier Flyin 5 American Airlines, Inc. 5

Phase of flight

Landing 1,831

In Flight 1,524

Takeoff 893

Taxi 162

Unknown/Not Reported 29

Nearby years

All

1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1976 4,367 1978 4,698 1979 4,210 1980 3,962

All 4,469 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Mar 1977	Boeing 747 PH-BUP	Tenerife, Europe no coordinates	KLM	Fatal	574
27 Mar 1977	Boeing 747 N736PA	Tenerife, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	574
4 Apr 1977	Douglas DC-9 N1335U	New Hope, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Southern Airways, Inc.	Fatal	62
13 Dec 1977	Douglas DC-3 N51071	Evansville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	National Jet S	Fatal	29
8 Dec 1977	S N I A S SA330J N4730S	Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Petroleum Heli	Fatal	17
6 Sep 1977	De Havilland DHC-6 N563MA	Iliamna, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Alaska Aeronau	Fatal	13
24 Feb 1977	Piper PA-31T N631PT	Bressler, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	Penn DOT	Fatal	8
22 Dec 1977	Aero Cmdr 520 C-GHUN	Cheshire, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
15 Nov 1977	Cessna 441 N9971G	Greensboro, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Cessna Aircraf	Fatal	7
1 Oct 1977	De Havilland DHC-2 N64391	Stevens Pass, Washington, United States no coordinates	Kenmore Air HA	Fatal	7
30 Sep 1977	Piper PA-32 N5400F	Cedar Fort, Utah, United States no coordinates	AVN Charters	Fatal	7
27 Aug 1977	Cessna 411 N4930T	Yakutat, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	7
5 Apr 1977	Mitsubishi MU-2 N888RJ	Bronx, New York, United States no coordinates	Mt Victory Fly	Fatal	7
1 Apr 1977	Cessna 411A N9100V	Spring Valley, California, United States no coordinates	EA Miller Inc	Fatal	7
24 Nov 1977	Piper PA-31T N801HD	Beckley, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
5 Nov 1977	Cessna 310Q N555RM	Freeport, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
20 Oct 1977	Convair 240 N55VM	Gillsburg, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	L & J Company	Fatal	6
23 Sep 1977	Cessna U206 N1452M	Salida, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Salida Flying	Fatal	6
11 Aug 1977	Beechcraft H18 C-GWUY	Wrangell, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
16 Jul 1977	Aero Cmdr 680 N6892S	Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
1 Apr 1977	Piper PA-32R N6127J	Commerce, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
6 Mar 1977	Beechcraft H35 N626Q	Claxton, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
26 Feb 1977	Beechcraft D50E N9950R	Springfield, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
11 Feb 1977	Piper PA-31 N59838	Anthony, Kansas, United States no coordinates	Catlin Aviatio	Fatal	6
19 Dec 1977	Brittnorman BN-2A N862JA	Vieques, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	Vieques Air LI	Fatal	5
17 Nov 1977	Beechcraft P35 N9958Y	New Salem, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
5 Nov 1977	Piper PA-23 N14277	Claryville, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
29 Oct 1977	Cessna 180 N51GC	Bidwell, Ohio, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
5 Oct 1977	Pilatus PC6CH2 N331V	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Garrett Corp	Fatal	5
8 Sep 1977	Learjet 25B N999HG	Sanford, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Champion Home	Fatal	5
31 Jul 1977	Beechcraft E90 N4207S	Sitka, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
30 Jul 1977	Cessna 170-A N9543A	Portage Pass, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
27 Jul 1977	Cessna 172L N19691	Vienna, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
25 Jul 1977	Piper PA-32R N9228K	Bernard Creek, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Gaige Aviation	Fatal	5
25 Jun 1977	Cessna 182C N8723T	Grattan, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Sport Parachut	Fatal	5
25 Jun 1977	Piper PA-31 N54727	Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Orco Aviation	Fatal	5
7 Jun 1977	Aero Comdr 680 N6853S	Upland, California, United States no coordinates	El Dorado Leas	Fatal	5
18 Apr 1977	Beechcraft BE200 N256TM	Ruddock, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Tidewater Mari	Fatal	5
13 Apr 1977	Cessna 310 N8179M	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
22 Feb 1977	Piper PA-31 N9145Y	Springdale, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	B-C Leasing	Fatal	5
13 Jan 1977	Douglas DC-8 JA8054	Anchorage, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Japan Airlines	Fatal	5
27 Dec 1977	Beechcraft A24 N6962Q	Alachua, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
3 Dec 1977	Cessna 177B N34100	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Blue Yonder AV	Fatal	4
3 Dec 1977	Cessna 172M N9564V	Tucson, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Yeldaoh Invest	Fatal	4
26 Nov 1977	Piper PA-28 N3972R	Independence, California, United States no coordinates	Moffett Field	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1977	Beechcraft E35 N3274C	Willows, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
13 Nov 1977	Cessna 172M C-GSKO	Newport, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
4 Nov 1977	Cessna 172K N7330G	Willits, California, United States no coordinates	Amelia Reid	Fatal	4
30 Oct 1977	Beechcraft P35 N1555S	Francesville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
30 Oct 1977	Piper PA-24 N8445P	Francesville, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4