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 American Airlines, Inc. 5 Aero Sport 5 Frontier Flyin 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
4 Jun 1977	Piper PA-28 N1176H	Lavina, Montana, United States no coordinates	Gillis Aviatio	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1977	Cessna 150L N5456Q	San Ramon, California, United States no coordinates	Sierra Acadamy	Fatal	3
2 Jun 1977	Cessna 150M N714PK	San Ramon, California, United States no coordinates	Sierra Acadamy	Fatal	3
31 May 1977	Cessna 185 N3345L	Houma, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Intracoastal S	Fatal	3
26 May 1977	Cessna 182F N3148U	Oxbow, Maine, United States no coordinates	Mohawk Flying	Fatal	3
6 May 1977	Piper PA-31 N7439L	Taplin, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Cherokee Enter	Fatal	3
13 Apr 1977	Piper PA-28 N7165W	Glasgow, Kentucky, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
10 Apr 1977	Cessna 182P N1282S	Port Orchard, Washington, United States no coordinates	Air-Eze, Ltd	Fatal	3
10 Apr 1977	Na Rockwell 112 N1404J	Hudson, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
9 Apr 1977	Cessna 150 N50513	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
9 Apr 1977	Bellanca 8KCAB N88261	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Carr Aero Sale	Fatal	3
3 Apr 1977	Piper PA-24 N8124P	Wichita Falls, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
26 Mar 1977	Piper PA-23 N3361P	McAlester, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
19 Mar 1977	Cessna T210L N2231S	Atkins, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Haps Air Servi	Fatal	3
15 Mar 1977	Cessna 150J N50600	Westwego, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
15 Mar 1977	Beechcraft F-33A N7307R	Needles, California, United States no coordinates	Airline Traini	Fatal	3
15 Mar 1977	Mooney M20F N9649M	Needles, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
4 Mar 1977	Beechcraft V35B N974DP	Nashua, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
2 Mar 1977	Cessna 182E N2861Y	Pecos, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	79E Fly. Club	Fatal	3
26 Feb 1977	Cessna U206D N72308	Hanna, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
12 Feb 1977	Piper PA-28 N4493T	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Pensacola Navy	Fatal	3
10 Feb 1977	Piper PA-28 N937CC	Carey, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
29 Jan 1977	Piper PA30 N8719Y	Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
25 Jan 1977	Bellanca 17-30A N99BB	San Mateo Nm, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
24 Jan 1977	Cessna 172M N73478	Forks, Washington, United States no coordinates	Pearson Aircra	Fatal	3
14 Jan 1977	Beechcraft C35 N859M	McKenna, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	3
31 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28R N56357	Ke-Ahole, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Island Flight	Fatal	2
31 Dec 1977	Cessna 152 N24945	Ojai, California, United States no coordinates	Wells Aviation	Fatal	2
29 Dec 1977	Cessna 152 N714ZQ	Teague, Texas, United States no coordinates	Stewart Flying	Fatal	2
28 Dec 1977	Grum Amer AA-5A N9968U	Anaconda, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1977	Hughes 269B N9364F	Quincy, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	REX RAY Corp	Fatal	2
27 Dec 1977	Cessna 182A N3979D	El Cajon, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Dec 1977	Cessna 206F N8290Q	Sylva, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Ferguson Air S	Fatal	2
24 Dec 1977	Cessna 172 N4183L	Blairsville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1977	Luscombe 8E N1226K	Gordon, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
23 Dec 1977	Cessna 150 N10608	Plantation, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28R N116MM	Giddings, Texas, United States no coordinates	Aviation Chart	Fatal	2
19 Dec 1977	Hiller Acft FH1100 N18845	Anchor Point, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Totem Helicopt	Fatal	2
17 Dec 1977	Piper PA-30 N922JS	Van Nuys, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
16 Dec 1977	Lake LA-4 N6011V	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Dec 1977	Cessna 150G N8312J	Laguna Beach, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28 N7285W	Ocracoke, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
14 Dec 1977	Piper PA-34 N1634H	Davenport, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Straley Flying	Fatal	2
12 Dec 1977	Beechcraft D95A N1199T	Richland, Pennsylvania, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Dec 1977	Piper PA-28R N38775	Fordland, Missouri, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
5 Dec 1977	Varga 2150A N4612V	Jessup, Maryland, United States no coordinates	Hop-Flight Inc	Fatal	2
4 Dec 1977	Cessna 172H N75923	Dickson, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	TRI State Aero	Fatal	2
4 Dec 1977	Taylorcraft BC12-D N6607N	Mercer, Maine, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Dec 1977	Cessna 172H N8821Z	Cades Cove, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Three A Flying	Fatal	2
30 Nov 1977	Piper PA-28 N5288T	Huron, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Porter Flight	Fatal	2