Plane crashes in 1979

381 crashes worldwide in 1979, with 2,468 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 381
Fatal crashes: 223
Fatalities: 2,468
First recorded: January 2, 1979
Most recent: December 31, 1979

All crashes (page 2 of 4)

September 30, 1979: Cessna 404 Titan, Fort Lauderdale Florida, United States (1 fatality)
September 28, 1979: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Panama City-Tocumen Panamá, Panama (4 fatalities)
September 28, 1979: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Andros North Andros, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
September 25, 1979: Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, Nantes Loire-Atlantique, France (2 fatalities)
September 25, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Chersky Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Komsomol Ahal Province, Turkmenistan (1 fatality)
September 24, 1979: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Rainy Pass Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
September 23, 1979: Beechcraft D18, North Perry Florida, United States (6 fatalities)
September 21, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Barentu Gash-Barka, Eritrea (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Basino Grodno voblast, Belarus (1 fatality)
September 20, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Luling Louisiana, United States (4 fatalities)
September 19, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Windsor Locks-Bradley Connecticut, United States (1 fatality)
September 19, 1979: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Castle AFB California, United States (5 fatalities)
September 18, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Blinkhorn Point (Victoria Island) British Columbia, Canada (4 fatalities)
September 18, 1979: Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1979: Grumman G-21A Goose, Avalon (Catalina Island) California, United States (1 fatality)
September 15, 1979: Embraer EMB-820 Navajo/Carajá, Brotas São Paulo, Brazil (2 fatalities)
September 15, 1979: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Hastings Michigan, United States (4 fatalities)
September 14, 1979: Douglas DC-7, Surveyor Peak Oregon, United States (12 fatalities)
September 14, 1979: Douglas DC-9, Sarroch Sardinia, Italy (31 fatalities)
September 12, 1979: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos Islands (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1979: Boeing 707, Taipei-Taoyuan (ex Chiang Kai-shek) Taipei City, Taiwan (6 fatalities)
September 10, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kingisepp Leningrad oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1979: Cessna 404 Titan, Lanyu Islands Taitung County, Taiwan (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Lanyu Islands Taitung County, Taiwan (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Shoal Harbour British Columbia, Canada (6 fatalities)
September 4, 1979: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Squaw Lake Quebec, Canada (6 fatalities)
September 3, 1979: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette, Nice-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes, France (10 fatalities)
September 3, 1979: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Laredo Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
September 3, 1979: Antonov AN-24, Amderma Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia (40 fatalities)
September 1, 1979: Antonov AN-26, Ban Mai Vientiane Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
August 31, 1979: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Moris Chihuahua, Mexico (1 fatality)
August 31, 1979: Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer, Pilot Point Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1979: Grumman G-21A Goose, Prince Rupert British Columbia, Canada (7 fatalities)
August 29, 1979: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Frobisher Bay Nunavut, Canada (9 fatalities)
August 29, 1979: Tupolev TU-124, Kirsanov Tambov oblast, Russia (63 fatalities)
August 28, 1979: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Mt Daxue Miaoli County, Taiwan (20 fatalities)
August 26, 1979: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
August 24, 1979: Antonov AN-12, Yeniseysk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (11 fatalities)
August 23, 1979: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Rexville New York, United States (3 fatalities)
August 23, 1979: Learjet 24, Campinas-Viracopos São Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 23, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Bluffton Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
August 22, 1979: Avro 748, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (4 fatalities)
August 19, 1979: Boeing 707, Bahrain (0 fatalities)
August 11, 1979: Tupolev TU-134, Kurilovka Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine (94 fatalities)
August 11, 1979: Learjet 35, Egypt (5 fatalities)
August 10, 1979: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Melbourne-Essendon Victoria, Australia (2 fatalities)
August 9, 1979: Antonov AN-8, Moscow-Domodedovo Moscow oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
August 9, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Steinhausen and der Rottum Baden-Württemberg, Germany (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Botswana (2 fatalities)
August 7, 1979: Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, Pontiac-Oakland County Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
August 7, 1979: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Nikiski Alaska, United States (1 fatality)
August 7, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Greenland (0 fatalities)
August 5, 1979: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Indianapolis Indiana, United States (1 fatality)
August 5, 1979: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Norfolk Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1979: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, Mumbai Maharashtra, India (45 fatalities)
August 4, 1979: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Mt Tupungato Mendoza, Argentina (5 fatalities)
August 3, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Hays Kansas, United States (7 fatalities)
August 3, 1979: Let L-410, Leningrad-Rzhevka Leningrad oblast, Russia (10 fatalities)
August 2, 1979: Cessna 501 Citation I, Akron-Canton Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
August 2, 1979: Antonov AN-2, Aktash Altai Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
July 31, 1979: Avro 748, Sumburgh Shetland (Zetland), United Kingdom (17 fatalities)
July 26, 1979: Boeing 707, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (3 fatalities)
July 26, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Queanbeyan New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Yarrowitch New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
July 24, 1979: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Brunswick-Golden Isles (Glynco Jetport) Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
July 24, 1979: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (8 fatalities)
July 23, 1979: IAI Arava 201, Matthew's Ridge Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Guyana (3 fatalities)
July 23, 1979: Boeing 707, Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (6 fatalities)
July 23, 1979: GAF Nomad N.22, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
July 21, 1979: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Pavilion New York, United States (1 fatality)
July 20, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Naples Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
July 20, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Kingston-Norman Manley (Palisadoes) Kingston City District, Jamaica (2 fatalities)
July 20, 1979: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 20, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Honolulu Hawaii, United States (2 fatalities)
July 15, 1979: Avro 748, Moosonee Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1979: Beechcraft E18, San Juan, Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Belle Glade Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
July 12, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Bua, Fiji Islands (9 fatalities)
July 12, 1979: Cessna 402, Anchorage Alaska, United States (7 fatalities)
July 11, 1979: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Mt Sibayak North Sumatra, Indonesia (61 fatalities)
July 11, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Dayton-Wright Brothers Memorial Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
July 9, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Pyatigorsk Stavropol Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
July 8, 1979: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Casa Grande Arizona, United States (4 fatalities)
July 8, 1979: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam Sindh, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
July 7, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Aruba Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (0 fatalities)
July 6, 1979: Learjet 25, Pueblo Colorado, United States (2 fatalities)
July 6, 1979: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Big Creek Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
July 6, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Drzenin West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie), Poland (0 fatalities)
July 5, 1979: Fairchild F27, Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France (0 fatalities)
July 5, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yulovsky Rostov oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
July 3, 1979: Cessna 340, Ashdown Arkansas, United States (4 fatalities)
July 3, 1979: Antonov AN-2, Krasnaya Polyana Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (2 fatalities)
July 2, 1979: Antonov AN-2, Kamenz Saxony, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1979: Martin 404, Miami Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1979: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Slatington Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
June 28, 1979: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Lisbon-Alverca Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (1 fatality)
June 27, 1979: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Chirimena Miranda, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
June 27, 1979: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Subic Bay, Olongapo (Cubi Point NAS) Bataan, Philippines (5 fatalities)
June 22, 1979: Douglas DC-7, Barstow-Daggett California, United States (1 fatality)