Aviation Crash Map

Aviation accidents in 1978

The NTSB database holds 4,698 accidents and incidents in 1978, recorded between 1978. 836 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,981 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,917 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, Unknown/Not Reported and Other-Foreign Countries.

4,698 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,698
Records
836
Fatal
1,981
Deaths
18%
Share fatal
1978
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 4,698 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 355 Cessna 172 327 Piper PA-28 323 Cessna 182 170 Cessna 152 118 Piper PA-18 79

Where these happened

United States 4,618 Unknown/Not Reported 19 Other-Foreign Countries 11 Asia 8 Canada 8 Mexico 8

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 13 United Air Lines, Inc. 8 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 6 Island Helicop 6 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 5 Rocky Mountain 5

All 4,698 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
25 Feb 1978 Cessna 206
N5205U
 Yoder, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
12 Feb 1978 Mitsubishi MU2
N888MA
 Neiva, South America
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
5 Feb 1978 Cessna 320D
N234M
 Wrangell, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
10 Jan 1978 Beechcraft B-90
N388MC
 Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Mississippi CH Fatal 5
3 Jan 1978 Cessna 421B
N41037
 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
29 Dec 1978 Beechcraft 95-B55
N608T
 Lewisville, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Dec 1978 Piper PA-28
N5716W
 Kennett, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Dec 1978 Piper PA-24
N5734P
 Springerville, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Dec 1978 Cessna 172N
N75819
 Ada, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Universal Avia Fatal 4
22 Nov 1978 Cessna 182C
N8485T
 Eureka, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Nov 1978 Piper PA-23
N54615
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Birds of Parad Fatal 4
16 Nov 1978 Piper PA-24
N6147P
 Bowie, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
8 Nov 1978 Piper PA-32
N1104X
 Melfa, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
8 Nov 1978 Grum-Amer AA-5B
N28406
 Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
5 Nov 1978 Cessna 210A
N695HP
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
5 Nov 1978 Beechcraft A23-24
N6135N
 Lyndon, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Flying T Inc Fatal 4
24 Oct 1978 Beechcraft 65-80
N886G
 Torreon, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 DON Zimmerman Fatal 4
21 Oct 1978 Grum Amer AA-5B
N28924
 Roche Harbor, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Skytrek Aviati Fatal 4
17 Oct 1978 Piper PA-22
N3427A
 Tell City, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
17 Oct 1978 Cessna 150
N66057
 Tell City, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Morgan Aviatio Fatal 4
21 Sep 1978 Douglas DC-3
N407D
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Argosy Airline Fatal 4
19 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N8359C
 Hall, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Avia Fatal 4
8 Sep 1978 Beechcraft C-24R
N23994
 Big Sur, California, United States
no coordinates
 Cypress Aviati Fatal 4
7 Sep 1978 Piper PA-28
N39499
 Sisters, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 VAL Airways In Fatal 4
2 Sep 1978 Grumman G-21A
N7777V
 St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States
no coordinates
 Antilles Air B Fatal 4
1 Sep 1978 Cessna 177RG
N2168Q
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wyatt Flying S Fatal 4
30 Aug 1978 Bell 206B
N9908K
 Intracstl City, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 4
29 Aug 1978 Piper PA-32
N3708M
 Laverne, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pamona VLY AV Fatal 4
27 Aug 1978 Beechcraft 95-B55
N60000
 Costa Mesa, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 Aug 1978 Douglas DC-6
N122A
 Muscat, Asia
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Aug 1978 Cessna 195
N11DK
 Whitesburg, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N8789W
 Hemlock, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Aug 1978 Piper PA-28
N7245W
 Brighton, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Trenton Flying Fatal 4
8 Aug 1978 Amer Avco AA-5B
N81224
 North Bend, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 Jul 1978 Beechcraft C24R
N2230L
 Kenai, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Gils Aircraft Fatal 4
16 Jul 1978 Cessna 336
N1742Z
 Lakeland, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
9 Jul 1978 Piper PA-32
N5254S
 Westerly, Rhode Island, United States
no coordinates
 Kingston Aviat Fatal 4
2 Jul 1978 Cessna 182A
N3873D
 Red Bluff, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Jul 1978 Piper PA-32
N5510J
 Denison, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Jun 1978 Piper PA-28R
N40048
 Baker, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Olympic Air SE Fatal 4
24 Jun 1978 Cessna 182P
N8257M
 S Lake Tahoe, California, United States
no coordinates
 Flying Particl Fatal 4
11 Jun 1978 Piper PA-28
N9669J
 Silverton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 Jun 1978 Grum Amer AA-5A
C-GMWC
 Kettle Falls, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 AD Astra Aviat Fatal 4
5 Jun 1978 Piper PA-31T
N176CC
 Lamar, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
29 May 1978 Cessna 310
N3699D
 Irvine, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
29 May 1978 Beechcraft 35-B33
N1320Z
 Harris, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 May 1978 Piper PA-22
N3610Z
 Saint Helen, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 May 1978 Cessna T210M
N761GV
 Bloomer, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 May 1978 Piper PA-28
N47910
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Showalter Flyi Fatal 4
16 May 1978 Cessna 402B
N98720
 Trenton, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 Bar Harbor Air Fatal 4