Aviation Crash Map

Aviation accidents in 1979

The NTSB database holds 4,210 accidents and incidents in 1979, recorded between 1979. 713 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,782 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,694 records).

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

Most of these records are from United States, Unknown/Not Reported and Atlantic Ocean North Lat..

4,208 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,210
Records
713
Fatal
1,782
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1979
Period
Show these on the map 2 of 4,210 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 290 Cessna 150 277 Piper PA-28 247 Cessna 182 155 Cessna 152 142 Piper PA-18 74

Where these happened

United States 4,169 Unknown/Not Reported 19 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 6 Europe 4 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 3 Central America 2

Operators involved

Petroleum Heli 9 Rocky Mountain 6 Executive Air 5 Braniff Airways, Inc. 5 American Airlines, Inc. 5 Civil Air Patr 4

All 4,210 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
31 Oct 1979 Cessna T337C
N2555S
 Hesperia, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 Oct 1979 Cessna C210T
N6470A
 Jackson, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
23 Oct 1979 Cessna 182
N9018X
 Sonora, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Oct 1979 Beechcraft C33
N60234
 Dubois, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
14 Oct 1979 Piper PA-32
N331JB
 Ontario, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
8 Oct 1979 Cessna 207A
N6424H
 Anchorage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Spernak Airway Fatal 4
28 Sep 1979 Grum Amer AA-5A
N26755
 Urbana, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Silver Wings Fatal 4
20 Sep 1979 Piper PA-31
N27614
 Luling, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Marr Short STP Fatal 4
15 Sep 1979 Beechcraft C-45H
N600NA
 Hastings, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Northern Air F Fatal 4
4 Sep 1979 Cessna 172N
N738FR
 Pinnacle, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Riggins Aviati Fatal 4
1 Sep 1979 Piper PA-28
N2818N
 Paisley, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Vagabond Aviat Fatal 4
24 Aug 1979 Beechcraft B23
N7635R
 Neihart, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Aug 1979 Piper PA-28
N6445J
 Fairview, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
5 Aug 1979 Cessna 206
N734YS
 Ivan Slough, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Alaska Aero SE Fatal 4
2 Aug 1979 Grum Amer AA-5A
N9789U
 Orlando, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
15 Jul 1979 Piper PA-28
N2216G
 Blng Springs, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Towanda Autn Fatal 4
8 Jul 1979 Fairchild C119L
N1040E
 Casa Grande, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
25 Jun 1979 Cessna 182A
N5969B
 Albion, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
9 Jun 1979 Cessna 177
N29482
 Long Beach, California, United States
no coordinates
 I L S Fatal 4
27 May 1979 Grumman SCAN30
N4451
 Skykomish, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 May 1979 Grumman TYPE30
N4451
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 May 1979 Piper PA-28
C-GXJZ
 Yreka, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 May 1979 Hughes 369HS
N922MB
 St Maries, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Sverdsten Logg Fatal 4
19 May 1979 Cessna 182
N3309U
 Massapequa, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 May 1979 Cessna 172M
N707AC
 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
6 May 1979 Cessna 172N
N733HG
 Livermore, California, United States
no coordinates
 Wobbling Jenny Fatal 4
24 Apr 1979 Piper PA-28R
N7480J
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Flight Trainin Fatal 4
15 Apr 1979 Cessna 182E
N3265Y
 Glamis, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
4 Apr 1979 Bell 206B
N70RB
 Sipesville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Monroeville Co Fatal 4
1 Apr 1979 Grum Amer AA-5
N9535L
 Pompey, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 Mar 1979 Piper PA-34
N2257M
 Lander, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Wyoming Centra Fatal 4
18 Mar 1979 Beechcraft A36
N2033K
 Perris, California, United States
no coordinates
 Beechcrft West Fatal 4
18 Mar 1979 Aerostar 601P
N35FC
 Aspen, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 Mar 1979 Piper PA-31
N27530
 Springfield, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 Mar 1979 Cessna 172N
N737XR
 Dequincy, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 James Oliver H Fatal 4
4 Mar 1979 Piper PA-28R
N5964V
 Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Delaware Aviat Fatal 4
4 Mar 1979 Rockwell 114
N4804W
 Fairfield, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Commander Asso Fatal 4
3 Mar 1979 Beechcraft 95
N644SE
 Elko, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
2 Mar 1979 Cessna 310B
N5384A
 Galesburg, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Agee Flying SV Fatal 4
24 Feb 1979 Cessna 206
N114CK
 Moose, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
23 Feb 1979 Piper PA-32R
N2754Q
 Glenville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Miles Farm SUP Fatal 4
20 Feb 1979 Piper PA-24
N6055P
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
17 Feb 1979 Mooney M-20E
N1979Y
 Boron, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 Feb 1979 Mooney M20E
N2766W
 Littleton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Wings of Denve Fatal 4
3 Feb 1979 Piper PA-23
N1330P
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 Jan 1979 Aerostar 601
N7437S
 Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 L.j.simmons Fatal 4
18 Jan 1979 Cessna 175
N7494M
 Wickenburg, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
30 Dec 1979 Piper PA-28
N4512P
 Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
9 Dec 1979 Cessna 172M
N20647
 Huntington Bch, California, United States
no coordinates
 Aviation Unlim Fatal 3
25 Nov 1979 Cessna 210L
N2034S
 Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3