Aviation Crash Map

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
25 Mar 1977 Cessna 172
N4181F
 Payson, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
6 Mar 1977 Cessna 182P
N8710M
 Gualala, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
5 Mar 1977 Cessna 402
N69378
 Stirrup, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 Fred Bell Ente Fatal 4
3 Mar 1977 Mooney M20E
N1947Y
 St Charles, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Feb 1977 Beechcraft K35
N5315E
 Big Bear City, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Feb 1977 Piper PA-32
N31CA
 Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Jan 1977 Beechcraft 95-B55
N179W
 Pampa Tx, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
7 Jan 1977 Mitsubishi MU-2B
N854Q
 Rochester, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
6 Jan 1977 Lear Jet 24B
N12MK
 Palm Springs, California, United States
no coordinates
 Jet Avia, Ltd. Fatal 4
31 Dec 1977 Cessna 177
N3296T
 Albany, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Dec 1977 Cessna 180
N456LM
 Berlin, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 Dec 1977 Grum Amer AA-5B
N74787
 Desert Hot Spg, California, United States
no coordinates
 Vails Bermuda Fatal 3
24 Dec 1977 Piper PA-28
N4901J
 Mayaguez, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
18 Dec 1977 Douglas DC-8F
N8047U
 Kaysville, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 United Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 3
11 Dec 1977 Piper PA-24
N7126P
 Kerrville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Dec 1977 Cessna 182
N6488A
 Socorro, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
5 Dec 1977 Cessna 310
N3000D
 Wharton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Consolidated H Fatal 3
15 Nov 1977 Piper PA-28
N15904
 Newport Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 Martin Aviatin Fatal 3
15 Nov 1977 Cessna 182K
N2739Q
 Newport Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 Newport Air AS Fatal 3
7 Nov 1977 N American NA-265
N77AP
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Mechanical EQU Fatal 3
6 Nov 1977 Cessna 180
N9298C
 Jay, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
15 Oct 1977 Beechcraft D35
N2982B
 Livingston, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
14 Oct 1977 Cessna 150
N9116U
 Cedar Key, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Pilot County A Fatal 3
8 Oct 1977 Piper PA-31P
N117HC
 Vancouver, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
16 Sep 1977 Cessna 172K
N78597
 Skykomish, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Sealand Air In Fatal 3
12 Sep 1977 Beechcraft V35A
N800SC
 Idabel, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 East Kansas CI Fatal 3
7 Sep 1977 Piper PA-28
N43485
 Danville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 B and L Aero Fatal 3
3 Sep 1977 Piper PA-28
N7731W
 Eagle Butte, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Sep 1977 Cessna 185
N2563Z
 Minto Lake, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
2 Sep 1977 Helio 295
N99798
 Minto Lake, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wright Air SER Fatal 3
2 Sep 1977 Cessna 172
N61661
 Palmer, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Tech Flig Fatal 3
28 Aug 1977 Piper PA-28R
N33862
 Hugo, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 KC Piper Sales Fatal 3
28 Aug 1977 Piper PA-24
N5209P
 Canyon, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
25 Aug 1977 Beechcraft 65-88
N711KW
 Camarillo, California, United States
no coordinates
 Chart Aire Inc Fatal 3
20 Aug 1977 Bell 206-B
N59382
 Deadhorse, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Kenai Air Serv Fatal 3
18 Aug 1977 Cessna 195A
N4304V
 Elgin, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
17 Aug 1977 Cessna 172
N7985U
 Nsalina, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
14 Aug 1977 Cessna 172D
N2113Y
 St.louis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
13 Aug 1977 Cessna 402A
N4554Q
 Yates City, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Brower Airways Fatal 3
13 Aug 1977 Beechcraft 65-80
N6DG
 Vancleave, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
7 Aug 1977 Bellanca 14-13
N86769
 Mesa, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
4 Aug 1977 Aero Comdr 720
N688R
 Wausau, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
29 Jul 1977 Piper PA-32
N8663N
 Clanton, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Morris Oil COM Fatal 3
29 Jul 1977 Beechcraft 95
N771B
 Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
24 Jul 1977 Beech C35 C35
N1857D
 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
8 Jul 1977 Piper PA-28R
N5275S
 Hingham, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Jul 1977 Lockheed L-188C
N280F
 St.louis, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Fleming International Airways Fatal 3
24 Jun 1977 Na Rockwell 114
N4721W
 Littleton, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Clark Aviation Fatal 3
13 Jun 1977 Cessna 172M
N1243U
 Peoria, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Precisionair Fatal 3
6 Jun 1977 Bellanca 14-19
N1293R
 Robinson Creek, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3