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 3 of 4)

June 21, 1979: Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Rivière-du-Loup Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 20, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Mingrelskaya Krasnodar Krai, Russia (2 fatalities)
June 19, 1979: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Charleston-Yaeger (Kanawha) West Virginia, United States (3 fatalities)
June 19, 1979: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Shiraz Fars, Iran (5 fatalities)
June 18, 1979: BAe 125, Brasília Distrito Federal, Brazil (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1979: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Hyannis-Barnstable Massachusetts, United States (1 fatality)
June 16, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Kamchatka Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
June 14, 1979: Fletcher FU-24, Horohoro Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
June 14, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Aldeia Indígena Fontoura Tocantins, Brazil (4 fatalities)
June 13, 1979: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Preston Georgia, United States (1 fatality)
June 12, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Fort Lauderdale-Executive Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
June 11, 1979: Cessna 404 Titan, Annemasse Haute-Savoie, France (1 fatality)
June 11, 1979: Beechcraft 88 Queen Air, Seminole Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
June 11, 1979: Carstedt Jet Liner 600, Saint Louis-Lambert Missouri, United States (0 fatalities)
June 11, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Elk City Idaho, United States (10 fatalities)
June 11, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Maurelle Island British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
June 9, 1979: Beechcraft 99 Airliner, Chicago-Merrill C. Meigs Illinois, United States (2 fatalities)
June 7, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Dovorets Novgorod oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
June 7, 1979: Hindustan Aeronautics HAL-748, Leh-Kushok Bakula Rinpoche Jammu and Kashmir, India (28 fatalities)
June 7, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Suffield Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Charleston-Yaeger (Kanawha) West Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Dybowo Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland (0 fatalities)
June 5, 1979: Cessna 401, Phoenix Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
June 3, 1979: Cessna 401, Quirnheim Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (0 fatalities)
June 2, 1979: Dornier DO.28A/B, Albenga Liguria, Italy (0 fatalities)
June 1, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Thompson Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 1, 1979: Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy, Lubumbashi Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1979: Swearingen SA226T Merlin III, San Marcos Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
May 31, 1979: Tupolev TU-134, Tyumen-Roshchino Tyumen oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1979: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Rockland-Knox County Maine, United States (17 fatalities)
May 30, 1979: Cessna 402, Queenstown Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
May 29, 1979: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Phoenix-Sky Harbor Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (3 fatalities)
May 27, 1979: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Boca Raton Florida, United States (1 fatality)
May 27, 1979: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Bern-Belp Bern, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
May 27, 1979: SCAN-30, Skykomish Washington, United States (4 fatalities)
May 27, 1979: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, Dakar-Yoff Dakar Region, Senegal (12 fatalities)
May 26, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
May 25, 1979: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Bullen Point Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
May 25, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (273 fatalities)
May 25, 1979: Beechcraft D18, Charleston-Yaeger (Kanawha) West Virginia, United States (1 fatality)
May 24, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Orenburg Orenburg oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Nizhneudinsk Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 19, 1979: Antonov AN-24, Almaty Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
May 19, 1979: Tupolev TU-134, Ufa Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 18, 1979: Douglas DC-4, San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas, Mexico (10 fatalities)
May 17, 1979: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Treasure Cay Central Abaco, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mesa-Falcon Field Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1979: Cessna 340, Goulburn New South Wales, Australia (1 fatality)
May 15, 1979: Antonov AN-14, Kansk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1979: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, São Tomé Água Grande, São Tomé and Principe (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1979: Britten-Norman Trislander, Aberdeen-Dyce Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Albuquerque New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
May 13, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Poland (0 fatalities)
May 11, 1979: Cessna 340, Nuremberg Bavaria, Germany (3 fatalities)
May 10, 1979: Ilyushin II-18, Sochi-Adler Krasnodar Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
May 10, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Svidovets Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Burton Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
May 1, 1979: Antonov AN-24, Erdenet Orkhon, Mongolia (0 fatalities)
May 1, 1979: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Sherrington Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
April 29, 1979: IAI Arava 201, Yaupi Morona Santiago, Ecuador (2 fatalities)
April 28, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, LaBelle Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
April 27, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Guantánamo Bay NAS Guantánamo, Cuba (2 fatalities)
April 27, 1979: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Elyria-Lorain County Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
April 26, 1979: Boeing 737-200, Chennai Tamil Nadu, India (0 fatalities)
April 26, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Beoga Special Region of Papua, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
April 26, 1979: Beechcraft 90 King Air, La Paz La Paz, Bolivia (7 fatalities)
April 23, 1979: Vickers Viscount, Shell Pastaza, Ecuador (57 fatalities)
April 23, 1979: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Kenansville Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
April 21, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Marsh Harbour Central Abaco, Bahamas (1 fatality)
April 20, 1979: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Tampico-General Francisco Javier Mina Tamaulipas, Mexico (2 fatalities)
April 20, 1979: Fairchild F27, Iquique-General Diego Aracena Región de Tarapacá, Chile (0 fatalities)
April 18, 1979: Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), Chiguayante Región del Biobío, Chile (3 fatalities)
April 16, 1979: Convair CV-440 Metropolitan, Key West-Intl Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
April 15, 1979: Britten-Norman Islander, Songo Tete, Mozambique (0 fatalities)
April 14, 1979: Grumman G-21A Goose, Avalon (Catalina Island) California, United States (1 fatality)
April 12, 1979: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Lincolnton-Prater Ranch Georgia, United States (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1979: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Belle Glade Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Youngstown-Warren Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1979: Fletcher FU-24, Paparata Auckland Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
April 9, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Gardner-New Century Aircenter Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
April 4, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Newburgh-Stewart New York, United States (0 fatalities)
April 3, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
April 2, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Bahamas (1 fatality)
March 31, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Mt Fleckistock Uri, Switzerland (4 fatalities)
March 31, 1979: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Leopoldsburg Limburg, Belgium (0 fatalities)
March 31, 1979: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Leopoldsburg Limburg, Belgium (0 fatalities)
March 30, 1979: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Ebersberg Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
March 30, 1979: Aérospatiale SN.601 Corvette, Nkayi Bouenze, Congo (0 fatalities)
March 29, 1979: Fairchild F27, Québec-Jean Lesage (Ancienne Lorette) Quebec, Canada (17 fatalities)
March 29, 1979: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Chicago-Executive (Palwaukee) Illinois, United States (1 fatality)
March 26, 1979: Ilyushin II-18, Luanda-4 de Fevereiro Luanda, Angola (10 fatalities)
March 25, 1979: Antonov AN-26, Baykit Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (4 fatalities)
March 25, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kharyaga Republic of Komi, Russia (4 fatalities)
March 23, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Cedar Rapids Iowa, United States (2 fatalities)
March 22, 1979: Tupolev TU-134, Liepaja Courland (Kurzeme), Latvia (4 fatalities)
March 22, 1979: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Maroa Amazonas, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
March 22, 1979: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Sikeston Missouri, United States (1 fatality)
March 21, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Atlin British Columbia, Canada (1 fatality)
March 20, 1979: Yakovlev Yak-40, Chardzhou Lebap Province, Turkmenistan (0 fatalities)