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 5 of 5)

• January 6, 1978: Fokker F27 Friendship, Kisangani Orientale, Democratic Republic of Congo (3 fatalities)
• January 5, 1978: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Miles City Montana, United States (1 fatality)
• January 5, 1978: Antonov AN-30, Semipalatinsk Pavlodar, Kazakhstan (7 fatalities)
• January 4, 1978: Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), Key Largo-Ocean Reef Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 3, 1978: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Knoxville-McGee Tyson Tennessee, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 3, 1978: Cessna 402, Leutkirch-Unterzeil Baden-Württemberg, Germany (4 fatalities)
• January 2, 1978: Douglas DC-3, Río Grande, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• January 1, 1978: Boeing 747-200, Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji (Santa Cruz) Maharashtra, India (213 fatalities)