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Year

1979

Occurrences with an event date in 1979.

Leaves out 3,001 unreviewed and minor records. Include them

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Occurrences1,2111,148 accidents · 58 incidents · 1,010 mapped
Fatal occurrences552Fatality total known for 1,206 of 1,211
Reported fatalities2,734Plus 580 serious injuries reported
Busiest monthSeptember135 occurrences

By month

1979: occurrences by month
MonthOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
January72 occurrences in January 1979, 29 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).2967
February75 occurrences in February 1979, 37 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).37127
March90 occurrences in March 1979, 54 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).54244
April90 occurrences in April 1979, 43 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).43150
May102 occurrences in May 1979, 45 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).45374
June112 occurrences in June 1979, 32 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).3257
July134 occurrences in July 1979, 51 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).51175
August123 occurrences in August 1979, 47 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).47399
September135 occurrences in September 1979, 67 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).67209
October109 occurrences in October 1979, 54 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).54204
November87 occurrences in November 1979, 47 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).47518
December82 occurrences in December 1979, 46 fatal. The bar is scaled to September (135).46210

Aircraft types

1979: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Piper PA-28713777
Cessna 172683677
Cessna 182432654
Cessna 150382230
Cessna 210352251
Piper PA-23261526
Piper PA-32261647
Cessna 310221326
Cessna 15221915
Cessna 2062137

Airports most often reported

1979: airports most often reported
AirportOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)Boston Logan International Airport (BOS): 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.0.1%00

Countries

1979: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
United StatesUnited States: 1,134 occurrences, 93.6% of the occurrences shown. 495 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.93.6%4951,304
UnknownUnknown: 30 occurrences, 2.5% of the occurrences shown. 23 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).2.5%23109
Soviet UnionSoviet Union: 12 occurrences, 1.0% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).1.0%12399
GermanyGermany: 3 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.2%00
AntarcticaAntarctica: 2 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.2%2260
ColombiaColombia: 2 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.2%14
IndiaIndia: 2 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.2%145
JapanJapan: 2 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 0 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.2%00
United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 2 occurrences, 0.2% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.2%117
AfghanistanAfghanistan: 1 occurrences, 0.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (United States, 1,134).0.1%147

US states and territories

1979: US states and territories
StateOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
CaliforniaCalifornia: 145 occurrences, 12.0% of the occurrences shown. 69 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.12.0%69167
AlaskaAlaska: 92 occurrences, 7.6% of the occurrences shown. 32 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).7.6%3263
FloridaFlorida: 73 occurrences, 6.0% of the occurrences shown. 34 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).6.0%3461
TexasTexas: 65 occurrences, 5.4% of the occurrences shown. 19 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).5.4%1934
New YorkNew York: 40 occurrences, 3.3% of the occurrences shown. 15 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).3.3%1532
ColoradoColorado: 35 occurrences, 2.9% of the occurrences shown. 16 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).2.9%1643
IllinoisIllinois: 34 occurrences, 2.8% of the occurrences shown. 18 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).2.8%18306
LouisianaLouisiana: 33 occurrences, 2.7% of the occurrences shown. 10 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).2.7%1014
WashingtonWashington: 31 occurrences, 2.6% of the occurrences shown. 18 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).2.6%1834
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 29 occurrences, 2.4% of the occurrences shown. 12 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (California, 145).2.4%1218

Deadliest occurrences

1979: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
American Airlines Flight 19125 May 1979273Des Plaines, near O'Hare International Airport, Illinois, US1
Mount Erebus disaster28 Nov 1979257Mount Erebus, Antarctica1
1979 Dniprodzerzhynsk mid-air collision11 Aug 1979178Near Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union2
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 74026 Nov 1979156Near Taif, Mecca Province, Saudi Arabia1
Western Airlines Flight 260531 Oct 197973Mexico City Int'l Airport, Mexico City, Mexico1
Aeroflot Flight 548429 Aug 197963Town of Inokovka, Vorona River floodplains, Tambov Oblast, Russian SFSR1
1979 Garuda Indonesian Airways Fokker F28 crash11 Jul 197961Mount Sibayak, Indonesia1
Air Rhodesia Flight 82712 Feb 197959Vuti African Purchase Area1
Aeroflot Flight 169117 Mar 197958Near Vnukovo Airport, Moscow, Soviet Union1
SAETA Flight 011 (1979)23 Apr 197957Pastaza Province, Ecuador1

All occurrences

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  1. Piper PA-28R · Whitesburg, KY

    31 Dec 1979 · Whitesburg, KY, United States

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  2. Piper PA-28 · Broad Brook, CT

    28 Dec 1979 · Broad Brook, CT, United States · 2 fatal · not on the map

  3. Piper PA-28R · Kankakee, IL

    28 Dec 1979 · Kankakee, IL, United States · 2 fatal

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  4. Beech B60 · Hayden, CO

    28 Dec 1979 · Hayden, CO, United States · 1 fatal

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  5. Boeing 747 · London, United Kingdom

    27 Dec 1979 · London, United Kingdom

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  6. Bellanca 7ECA · Paynesville, MN

    27 Dec 1979 · Paynesville, MN, United States

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  7. Douglas DC3C · St Thomas, VI

    27 Dec 1979 · St Thomas, VI, United States · not on the map

  8. Aerospatiale AS-350 · Intracstl Cy, LA

    26 Dec 1979 · Intracstl Cy, LA, United States · not on the map

  9. Piper PA-24 · Las Vegas, NV

    26 Dec 1979 · Las Vegas, NV, United States

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  10. Cessna 421B · Eagle, CO

    26 Dec 1979 · Eagle, CO, United States · 5 fatal

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  11. Il-76 crash near Kabul (1979)

    25 Dec 1979 · 36 km northwest of Kabul (Democratic Republic of Afghanistan) · 47 fatal · not on the map

  12. Cessna 182 · Needles, CA

    23 Dec 1979 · Needles, CA, United States

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  13. Beech B95A · Rock Springs, WY

    23 Dec 1979 · Rock Springs, WY, United States

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  14. Beech B24R · Cloverdale, CA

    23 Dec 1979 · Cloverdale, CA, United States

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  15. Beech C35 · Grand Forks, ND

    23 Dec 1979 · Grand Forks, ND, United States

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  16. Piper PA-23 · Grand Lake, CO

    23 Dec 1979 · Grand Lake, CO, United States · 1 fatal

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  17. 1979 Ankara Turkish Airlines F28 crash

    23 Dec 1979 · Kuyumcuköy, Ankara, Turkey · 41 fatal

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  18. 1979 Manari air accident

    23 Dec 1979 · Manari Airport, Manari, Papua New Guinea · 16 fatal

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  19. Raven RX-7 · Chancellor, SD

    22 Dec 1979 · Chancellor, SD, United States

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  20. Rockwell 500B · Santa Fe, NM

    22 Dec 1979 · Santa Fe, NM, United States · 1 fatal

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  21. Bellanca 8KCAB · San Fernando, CA

    22 Dec 1979 · San Fernando, CA, United States · 2 fatal

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  22. Piper PA-23 · Unknown/not reported

    21 Dec 1979 · Unknown/not reported · 4 fatal · not on the map

  23. Cessna 421B · Locust Grove, AR

    21 Dec 1979 · Locust Grove, AR, United States · 4 fatal

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  24. Cessna 182 · Story, AR

    21 Dec 1979 · Story, AR, United States · 1 fatal

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  25. Piper PA-32 · Woodbine, GA

    21 Dec 1979 · Woodbine, GA, United States · 5 fatal

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  26. Cessna 152 · Olathe, KS

    21 Dec 1979 · Olathe, KS, United States · 1 fatal

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  27. Cessna 172M · Lebec, CA

    21 Dec 1979 · Lebec, CA, United States · 5 fatal

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  28. Cessna 180 · Turner, ME

    21 Dec 1979 · Turner, ME, United States

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  29. Mitsubishi MU-2B · Provo, UT

    21 Dec 1979 · Provo, UT, United States · 2 fatal

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  30. Cessna 177B · Vaughn, NM

    21 Dec 1979 · Vaughn, NM, United States

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  31. Cessna 172K · Edwardsville, IL

    21 Dec 1979 · Edwardsville, IL, United States · 2 fatal

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  32. Cessna 182E · Comfort, TX

    21 Dec 1979 · Comfort, TX, United States · 2 fatal

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  33. Cessna 310R · Green Bay, WI

    21 Dec 1979 · Green Bay, WI, United States · 2 fatal

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  34. Beech B58 · Taylorville, IL

    21 Dec 1979 · Taylorville, IL, United States · 2 fatal

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  35. Piper PA-32R · Safford, AZ

    20 Dec 1979 · Safford, AZ, United States · 2 fatal

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  36. Piper PA-32R · Chester, MT

    19 Dec 1979 · Chester, MT, United States

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  37. Bell 47G3B1 · Yucaipa, CA

    19 Dec 1979 · Yucaipa, CA, United States

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  38. Cessna 180K · Harvey, LA

    18 Dec 1979 · Harvey, LA, United States · 1 fatal

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  39. Navion H · Waycross, GA

    18 Dec 1979 · Waycross, GA, United States · 1 fatal

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  40. 1979 Mosfellsheiði air crashes

    18 Dec 1979 · Mosfellsheiði, Iceland · not on the map

  41. North American P-51D · Eufaula, AL

    16 Dec 1979 · Eufaula, AL, United States · 2 fatal

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  42. Erco 415-CD · Lake Village, IN

    16 Dec 1979 · Lake Village, IN, United States

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  43. Beech A65 · Lexington, KY

    16 Dec 1979 · Lexington, KY, United States · 7 fatal

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  44. Cessna 172 · Washingtnville, NY

    16 Dec 1979 · Washingtnville, NY, United States · 1 fatal · not on the map

  45. Cessna 182 · Gunnison, CO

    15 Dec 1979 · Gunnison, CO, United States

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  46. Cessna A185F · Venice, LA

    15 Dec 1979 · Venice, LA, United States · 2 fatal

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  47. Piper PA-28 · Sonora, TX

    15 Dec 1979 · Sonora, TX, United States · 2 fatal

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  48. Hughes 269C · West Milton, OH

    15 Dec 1979 · West Milton, OH, United States · 1 fatal

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  49. Raven S-55A · Davie, FL

    15 Dec 1979 · Davie, FL, United States · 4 fatal

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  50. Piper PA-28 · Westfield, MA

    15 Dec 1979 · Westfield, MA, United States

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