Aviation accidents in 1980

The NTSB database holds 3,962 accidents and incidents in 1980, recorded between 1980. 701 of them were fatal (18%), and 1,453 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,647 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..

3,962 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

3,962

Records

701

Fatal

1,453

Deaths

18%

Share fatal

1980

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 3,962 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 172 279 Cessna 150 234 Piper PA-28 217 Cessna 182 150 Cessna 152 141 Cessna 180 70

Where these happened

United States 3,927 Unknown/Not Reported 11 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 10 Other-International Waters 4 Other-U.s.territories&Posses. 3 Pacific Ocean North Latitudes 3

Operators involved

Air Logistics 10 Civil Air Patr 6 Helicopter SER 5 ERA Helicopter 5 Petroleum Heli 5 Embry Riddle A 4

Phase of flight

Landing 1,647

In Flight 1,358

Takeoff 759

Taxi 137

Static 32

Nearby years

All

1977 4,469 1978 4,698 1979 4,210 1981 3,878 1982 3,545 1983 3,514

All 3,962 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
6 Aug 1980	Bell 205A-1 N95AL	Houma, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Air Logistics	Fatal	13
12 Jun 1980	Swearingen 226TC N650S	Valley, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	Air Wisconsin	Fatal	13
18 Jun 1980	Cessna 182 N2793F	Aspen, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	10
18 Jun 1980	Cessna 310 N7FC	Aspen, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	10
27 Mar 1980	Beechcraft 200 N456L	Parker, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Lufkin Industr	Fatal	10
21 Jul 1980	Cessna 404 N2683S	Tusayan, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Scenic Airline	Fatal	8
12 Jul 1980	Cessna 402B N90238	Golovin, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Ryan Air, Inc	Fatal	8
28 Apr 1980	Piper PA-23 N2546M	Bakersfield, California, United States no coordinates	H&L Supply	Fatal	8
21 Mar 1980	Piper PA-31 N59932	Houston, Texas, United States no coordinates	Eagle Commuter	Fatal	7
23 Feb 1980	Mitsubishi MU-2B N962MA	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Proform, Inc.	Fatal	7
14 Jan 1980	Cessna 185 N1690Z	Shungnak, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Ambler Air SER	Fatal	7
24 Dec 1980	Cessna 172M N64222	Aberdeen, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
27 Nov 1980	Beechcraft A60 N17JC	Driggs, Idaho, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
27 Nov 1980	Beechcraft 58TC N24AC	Ellensburg, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
12 Sep 1980	Beechcraft 65 N625GP	Clearwater, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
1 Jun 1980	Cessna T207 N1535U	Furnace Creek, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
28 May 1980	Piper PA-31 N6492L	Mobile, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Lake Aviation	Fatal	6
21 Feb 1980	Sikorsky S-62A N442Y	Leeville, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Rotor Aids Inc	Fatal	6
13 Jan 1980	Cessna T207A N73173	Santa Barbara, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
29 Dec 1980	Cessna 421B N9394A	Muskegon, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Southern City	Fatal	5
6 Dec 1980	Mitsubishi MU-2 N969MA	Ramsey, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	United Dressed	Fatal	5
30 Nov 1980	Piper PA-32 N3242W	Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
30 Nov 1980	Champion 7FC N7516B	Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
8 Nov 1980	Mooney MZ0K N231GP	Grand Junction, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Aug 1980	Piper PA-32 N4429T	Choteau, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
18 Jul 1980	Sikorsky S-58T N69CH	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Chevron USA In	Fatal	5
4 Jul 1980	Piper PA-28 N6396J	Ocean City, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
3 Jul 1980	Piper PA-23 N6087Y	Rockford, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
20 Apr 1980	Cessna 182P N9414M	Sn Luis Obspo, California, United States no coordinates	Patroline, Inc	Fatal	5
14 Mar 1980	Cessna 414 N4632G	Vacaville, California, United States no coordinates	414 Associates	Fatal	5
6 Mar 1980	Piper PA-32R N2543Q	Ocala, Florida, United States no coordinates	Donald Nash	Fatal	5
3 Mar 1980	Piper PA-23 N4180P	So.lake Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Feb 1980	Beechcraft A36 N3154W	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Feb 1980	Beechcraft A36 N3154W	Taos, New Mexico, United States no coordinates	RRC Inc	Fatal	5
20 Feb 1980	Piper PA-32 N56482	Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
15 Feb 1980	Rockwell 700 N9908S	Mukilteo, Washington, United States no coordinates	Roberts Constr	Fatal	5
14 Dec 1980	Piper PA-24 N8647P	Newport News, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
12 Dec 1980	Piper PA-32 N2243Q	Cold Bay, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Peninsula Airw	Fatal	4
7 Dec 1980	Piper PA-28R N29242	Jamaica, New York, United States no coordinates	Harcourt Color	Fatal	4
7 Dec 1980	Beechcraft E90 N2181L	Michigan City, Indiana, United States no coordinates	Queen Airmotiv	Fatal	4
2 Dec 1980	Cessna T210N N4846C	Tazewell, Tennessee, United States no coordinates	Com-X Inc	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1980	Beechcraft E33A N528Q	Montague, California, United States no coordinates	Moffett Flying	Fatal	4
21 Nov 1980	Cessna 177B N30854	Bridgeport, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
12 Nov 1980	Bell 206B N10696	Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Helicopter AVN	Fatal	4
10 Nov 1980	Piper PA-31 N62987	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
8 Nov 1980	Cessna 172M N61614	Quinault, Washington, United States no coordinates	S&W Flying SVR	Fatal	4
23 Oct 1980	Cessna 310 N5882M	Milledgeville, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Intermodal SVC	Fatal	4
17 Oct 1980	Aero Cmdr 500B N6395U	Buffalo, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
16 Oct 1980	Grum Amer AA-5B N28252	Madill, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Tiger Drivers	Fatal	4
14 Oct 1980	Piper PA-28 N2212D	Crestline, California, United States no coordinates	Long Beach Fly	Fatal	4