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 4 of 4)

• March 19, 1979: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Arcadia Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 18, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Aspen-Pitkin County-Sardy Field Colorado, United States (4 fatalities)
• March 17, 1979: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Caribbean Sea, World (3 fatalities)
• March 17, 1979: Tupolev TU-104, Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia (59 fatalities)
• March 15, 1979: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lahore Punjab, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 1979: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lahore Punjab, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• March 14, 1979: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, Beijing-Xijiao Beijing, China (192 fatalities)
• March 14, 1979: Boeing 727-200, Doha-Old Airport, Qatar (45 fatalities)
• March 14, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Columbus-Ohio State University-Don Scott Ohio, United States (3 fatalities)
• March 14, 1979: Fairchild F27, Nouakchott Nouakchott City District, Mauritania (0 fatalities)
• March 13, 1979: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Florianópolis Santa Catarina, Brazil (5 fatalities)
• March 12, 1979: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Frankfurt-Main Hesse, Germany (0 fatalities)
• March 11, 1979: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, New Orleans Louisiana, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 10, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Springfield-Hartness State Vermont, United States (4 fatalities)
• March 10, 1979: Nord 262, Los Angeles California, United States (3 fatalities)
• March 6, 1979: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Mt Bromo East Java, Indonesia (4 fatalities)
• March 5, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Poland (0 fatalities)
• March 4, 1979: Rockwell Aero Commander 520, New Orleans Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
• March 1, 1979: Beechcraft 70 Queen Air, Gulfport-Biloxi Mississippi, United States (8 fatalities)
• February 27, 1979: Beechcraft E18, Indianapolis Indiana, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 26, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Moanda Haut-Ogooué (Franceville), Gabon (3 fatalities)
• February 23, 1979: Beechcraft D18, Memphis Tennessee, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 23, 1979: Piper PA-31 Cheyenne, Baltimore-Washington-Thurgood Marshall Maryland, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 23, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine) Quebec, Canada (1 fatality)
• February 23, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Claude Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 22, 1979: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Kansas City-Charles B. Wheeler-Downtown Missouri, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 19, 1979: Boeing 707, Hewanorra, Saint Lucia (0 fatalities)
• February 19, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Barentu Gash-Barka, Eritrea (5 fatalities)
• February 18, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Jalal-Abad Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), New Braunfels Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 1979: Fokker F27 Friendship, Auckland Auckland Council, New Zealand (2 fatalities)
• February 17, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Innokentyevka Amur oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1979: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Yauyos Lima, Peru (5 fatalities)
• February 13, 1979: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Yarra Creek (King Island) Tasmania, Australia (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1979: Vickers Viscount, Kariba Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe (59 fatalities)
• February 12, 1979: Nord 262, Clarksburg West Virginia, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 9, 1979: Douglas DC-9, Dade-Collier Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 8, 1979: Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante, Agudos São Paulo, Brazil (18 fatalities)
• February 7, 1979: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Arlington Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 5, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Trebinje Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina (3 fatalities)
• February 1, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Charleville Queensland, Australia (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1979: Beechcraft C-12 Huron, Natanz Isfahan, Iran (5 fatalities)
• January 30, 1979: Boeing 707, Pacific Ocean, World (6 fatalities)
• January 29, 1979: Casa 212 Aviocar, Nicaragua (0 fatalities)
• January 28, 1979: Fokker F27 Friendship, Rodez Aveyron, France (5 fatalities)
• January 28, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Teseney Gash-Barka, Eritrea (3 fatalities)
• January 27, 1979: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, Sevaruyo Oruro, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1979: BAe 125, Taos New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 24, 1979: Nord 262, Béchar Béchar, Algeria (14 fatalities)
• January 24, 1979: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Pisa-San Giusto-Galileo Galilei (Arturo dell'Oro) Tuscany, Italy (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1979: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Ketchikan Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1979: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Milan-Malpensa Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1979: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Searcy Arkansas, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 22, 1979: Partenavia P.68, Lydd Kent, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• January 21, 1979: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Sakon Nakhon Sakon Nakhon, Thailand (4 fatalities)
• January 20, 1979: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Pendleton Oregon, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 19, 1979: Learjet 25, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County Michigan, United States (6 fatalities)
• January 19, 1979: Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601), Grand Rapids-Gerald R. Ford (Kent County) Michigan, United States (4 fatalities)
• January 19, 1979: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Tyumen Tyumen oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• January 18, 1979: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Tinker AFB Oklahoma, United States (1 fatality)
• January 18, 1979: Let L-410, Belgorod Belgorod oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
• January 17, 1979: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Itacajá Tocantins, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• January 17, 1979: Nord 262, Cherbourg-Maupertus Manche, France (0 fatalities)
• January 16, 1979: Beechcraft D18, Kenansville Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 16, 1979: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Alief-Andrau Airpark (Houston) Texas, United States (1 fatality)
• January 15, 1979: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Clewiston Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 15, 1979: Antonov AN-24, Minsk-Loshitsa (Minsk-1) City of Minsk, Belarus (13 fatalities)
• January 15, 1979: Beechcraft 90 King Air, Copenhagen-Kastrup Hovedstaden, Denmark (0 fatalities)
• January 14, 1979: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Hart Mine California, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 14, 1979: Grumman G-73 Mallard, Avalon (Catalina Island) California, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 12, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, San Borja Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• January 11, 1979: Piper PA-60 Aerostar (Ted Smith 600), Templeton Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 11, 1979: Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, Templeton Massachusetts, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 11, 1979: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, El Reno Oklahoma, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 10, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Southbay Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 9, 1979: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Spanish Fork Utah, United States (5 fatalities)
• January 8, 1979: Cessna 411, Jacksonville-Executive at Craig Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 5, 1979: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Inigok Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 5, 1979: Casa 212 Aviocar, Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District, Nicaragua (0 fatalities)
• January 4, 1979: Beechcraft G18S, Sacramento-Executive California, United States (2 fatalities)
• January 2, 1979: Ilyushin II-14, Molodezhnaya Station, Antarctica (3 fatalities)