Plane crashes in 1978

408 crashes worldwide in 1978, with 2,220 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 408
Fatal crashes: 253
Fatalities: 2,220
First recorded: January 1, 1978
Most recent: December 30, 1978

All crashes (page 2 of 5)

October 1, 1978: Douglas DC-3, Gulf of Mexico All, World (1 fatality)
September 29, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Ulan Bator Ulan Bator City District, Mongolia (0 fatalities)
September 26, 1978: Beechcraft D18, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (6 fatalities)
September 25, 1978: Boeing 727-200, San Diego California, United States (142 fatalities)
September 24, 1978: Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I, Houston-William P. Hobby Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Karima Northern, Sudan (0 fatalities)
September 23, 1978: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Laredo Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
September 23, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Novoaleksandrovsk Stavropol Krai, Russia (3 fatalities)
September 22, 1978: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Poland Maine, United States (8 fatalities)
September 21, 1978: Douglas DC-3, Atlantic Ocean, World (4 fatalities)
September 19, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Bristol-Tri-Cities Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
September 18, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Granville Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
September 18, 1978: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Doshan Tappeh AFB (Tehran) Tehran City District, Iran (9 fatalities)
September 18, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Komakuk Yukon, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1978: Cessna 411, Kodiak Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
September 14, 1978: Fokker F27 Friendship, Nichols AFB (Manila) Metro Manila, Philippines (33 fatalities)
September 14, 1978: Breguet Bre.1150 Atlantic, Irish Sea, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
September 14, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Somie Adamaoua, Cameroon (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1978: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Whittier Alaska, United States (6 fatalities)
September 13, 1978: Beechcraft E18, El Embrujo (Providencia Island) San Andrés, Providencia & Santa Catalina, Colombia (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1978: Beechcraft G18S, Nassau New Providence, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1978: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Hammondsport New York, United States (3 fatalities)
September 9, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Savoy-Willard Illinois, United States (6 fatalities)
September 9, 1978: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mexico City Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (19 fatalities)
September 8, 1978: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Conway Arkansas, United States (8 fatalities)
September 8, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yablunivka Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine (2 fatalities)
September 7, 1978: Cessna 402, Hyder Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1978: Avro 748, Colombo-Ratmalana Western Province, Sri Lanka (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1978: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Great Falls Montana, United States (1 fatality)
September 6, 1978: Douglas DC-7, Farmerville Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
September 6, 1978: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, El Desengaño Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
September 5, 1978: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Quesnel British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
September 4, 1978: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Stansted Essex, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
September 4, 1978: Convair CV-240, Clewiston Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
September 4, 1978: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, South Bay Florida, United States (1 fatality)
September 3, 1978: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Vancouver British Columbia, Canada (11 fatalities)
September 3, 1978: Vickers Viscount, Kariba Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe (48 fatalities)
September 3, 1978: Ilyushin II-18, Conakry-Gbessia Conakry Region, Guinea (15 fatalities)
September 2, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands (4 fatalities)
September 1, 1978: Beechcraft E18, Albany New York, United States (0 fatalities)
September 1, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kharat Irkutsk oblast, Russia (13 fatalities)
August 31, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Charlotte-Douglas North Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, North Las Vegas Nevada, United States (10 fatalities)
August 28, 1978: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Manchester New Hampshire, United States (2 fatalities)
August 28, 1978: Antonov AN-24, Constanţa-Mihail Kogălniceanu Constanța, Romania (0 fatalities)
August 28, 1978: Tupolev TU-16, Hopen Island Svalbard, Norway (7 fatalities)
August 27, 1978: Douglas DC-6, Fanja Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman (4 fatalities)
August 26, 1978: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Papun Kayin State, Myanmar (14 fatalities)
August 26, 1978: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Bilbao-Sondica Basque Country, Spain (0 fatalities)
August 25, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Laboucher Bay Alaska, United States (12 fatalities)
August 25, 1978: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Raton New Mexico, United States (6 fatalities)
August 24, 1978: Grumman S-2 Tracker, South Weymouth NAS Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
August 23, 1978: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada (1 fatality)
August 22, 1978: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Memphis Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
August 20, 1978: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Laytonville California, United States (1 fatality)
August 18, 1978: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Phitsanulok-Nai Mueang Phitsanulok, Thailand (2 fatalities)
August 17, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lydd Kent, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Nukus Karakalpakstan (Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi), Uzbekistan (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1978: Cessna 402, Opuwo Kunene Region, Namibia (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1978: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mt Páramo de Laura Boyacá, Colombia (18 fatalities)
August 14, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guam Island (2 fatalities)
August 14, 1978: Grumman G-21A Goose, Powell River British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1978: Swearingen SA226 Metro II, Austin-Robert Mueller Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
August 13, 1978: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Ekimchan Amur oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
August 11, 1978: Beechcraft 100 King Air, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
August 10, 1978: Britten-Norman Islander, São Paulo São Paulo, Brazil (2 fatalities)
August 8, 1978: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Bimini Bimini, Bahamas (6 fatalities)
August 8, 1978: Beechcraft D18, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, East Hampton New York, United States (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1978: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Great Inagua Island Inagua, Bahamas (2 fatalities)
August 4, 1978: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Bluefield-Mercer County West Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1978: Boeing 707, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza-Ministro Pistarini Buenos Aires City, Argentina (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1978: Percival P.66 Pembroke, Sylvester Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1978: Cessna 401, Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States (0 fatalities)
July 31, 1978: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Chub Cay Berry Islands, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1978: Cessna 340, Riverton Wyoming, United States (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1978: Percival P.66 Pembroke, Ciénaga Magdalena, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1978: Cessna 402, Indianapolis-Regional Indiana, United States (0 fatalities)
July 26, 1978: Douglas DC-3, Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena) Petén, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1978: Convair CV-580, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek Michigan, United States (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1978: Grumman S-2 Tracker, Castlegar-West Kootenay British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
July 24, 1978: Britten-Norman Trislander, Nyeri Central, Kenya (5 fatalities)
July 22, 1978: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
July 22, 1978: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Kotzebue-Ralph Wien Memorial Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
July 22, 1978: Antonov AN-14, Samokov Sofia Province, Bulgaria (4 fatalities)
July 21, 1978: Britten-Norman Islander, Laâyoune Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
July 20, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena) Petén, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
July 19, 1978: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Jacksonville Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
July 19, 1978: Volpar Turboliner 18, Jeddah Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
July 18, 1978: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Caribbean Sea, World (2 fatalities)
July 18, 1978: Canadair CL-215, Ioannina Epirus, Greece (0 fatalities)
July 17, 1978: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Caracas Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
July 17, 1978: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 16, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Kennedy Magdalena, Colombia (8 fatalities)
July 15, 1978: Britten-Norman Islander, Congo (0 fatalities)
July 14, 1978: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Puerto Francisco de Orellana Orellana, Ecuador (7 fatalities)
July 14, 1978: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Turks and Caicos Islands (0 fatalities)
July 14, 1978: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Lima Lima, Peru (0 fatalities)
July 14, 1978: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)