Aviation Accidents in 1978

Incidents

214

Fatalities

1,616

214 incidents·

1978United AirlinesMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-61United States of America

fatalities

1978TAM - Táxi Aéreo MaríliaLearjet 25CBrazil

fatalities

1978Haiti Air InterBritten-Norman BN-2A-21 IslanderTurks and Caicos Islands

fatalities

1978AlitaliaMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32Italy

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1978Flight Training CenterLearjet 25United States of America

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1978Aeroflot / UzbekistanAntonov An-24BUzbekistan

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1978Fischer Brothers Aviation, opf Allegheny Commuterde Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2United States of America

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1978Indian AirlinesBoeing 737-2A8India

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1978UnknownDouglas C-54 (DC-4)Colombia

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1978Pakistan International Airlines - PIAFokker F-27 Friendship 200Pakistan

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1978Britten-NormanIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 IslanderUnited Kingdom

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1978Britten-NormanIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 IslanderUnited Kingdom

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1978Britten-NormanIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 IslanderUnited Kingdom

fatalities

1978J. RodriguezDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1978Britten-NormanIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 IslanderUnited Kingdom

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1978UnknownDouglas C-49J (DC-3)United States of America

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1978United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130E HerculesUnited States of America

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1978Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-26Russia

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1978Fuerza Aérea MexicanaDouglas DC-6United States of America

fatalities

1978Caribe Air SalesDouglas C-53 (DC-3)United States of America

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1978Inlet MarineLearjet 25CUnited States of America

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1978Rocky Mountain Airwaysde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300United States of America

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1978SMB Stage LineDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1978United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130E HerculesUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAMorane Saulnier (FMA) MS.760 Paris IArgentina

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1978J.M. CuadrosConvair VT-29A (CV-240)United States of America

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1978Taxi Aéreo El VenadoDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)Venezuela

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1978Indian Air Force - IAFAntonov An-12BIndia

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1978Air Guadeloupede Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300Guadeloupe

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1978J. WhaleyMartin VC-3A (4-0-4)Venezuela

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1978Romanian GovernmentAntonov An-24VRomania

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1978Loftleidir, opf Garuda Indonesia AirwaysMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CFSri Lanka

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1978Yemen AirlinesDouglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)Yemen

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1978Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-24BRussia

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1978Aaron Enterprises CorporationDouglas DC-3-178Colombia

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1978Royal Thai Air Force - RTAFSwearingen SA226-AT Merlin IVAThailand

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1978Nile Delta Air ServicesDouglas C-47B (DC-3)Mediterranean Sea

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1978Nordeste Linhas AéreasEmbraer EMB-110C BandeiranteBrazil

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1978United States NavyLockheed P-3C OrionPacific Ocean

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1978Ethiopian AirlinesDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Ethiopia

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1978Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-24BUkraine

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1978Kelco AircraftLearjet 25United States of America

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1978Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2PRussia

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1978UnknownDouglas C-54 (DC-4)Colombia

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1978Aeroflot / UkraineAntonov An-2RUkraine

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1978Martin AviationLearjet 24United States of America

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1978privateMorane-Saulnier MS.760B Paris IIUnited States of America

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1978Skyways InternationalLockheed L-1049H Super ConstellationColombia

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1978Ethiopian AirlinesDouglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)Ethiopia

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1978Arctic Guidede Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200United States of America

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1978Aeroflot / TurkmenistanAntonov An-2RTurkmenistan

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1978CAACShijiazhuang Y-5China

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1978Soviet Air ForceAntonov An-12Ethiopia

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1978Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation DirectorateYakovlev Yak-40Russia

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1978Acme Plywood & Veneer CompanyPilatus Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 IslanderPhilippines

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1978M.S. Consultoria Técnica Operacional de AviaçãoDouglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3)Brazil

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1978United States NavyDouglas R6D-1 (DC-6)Chile

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1978Merpati Nusantara AirlinesDouglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)Indonesia

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1978Força Aérea Brasileira - FABConsolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A)Brazil

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1978Suomen IlmavoimatDouglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3)Finland

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1978Burma AirwaysFokker F-27 Friendship 600Myanmar

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1978Servicios Tecnicos MaracaiboBeechcraft 200 Super King AirVenezuela

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1978Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation DirectorateYakovlev Yak-40Georgia

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1978Evergreen AirDouglas R4D-6 (DC-3)Atlantic Ocean

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1978Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2RMongolia

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1978Pacific Southwest Airlines - PSABoeing 727-214United States of America

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1978War Birds of Great Britain Ltd.Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)Sudan

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1978Continental Oil Corp.Grumman G-159 Gulfstream IUnited States of America

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1978Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2RRussia

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1978United States NavyLockheed P-3B OrionUnited States of America

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1978Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAFLockheed C-130H HerculesIran

fatalities

1978Kenn Borek AirDouglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3)Canada

fatalities

1978Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force)Fokker F-27 Friendship 200Philippines

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1978Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUAAntonov An-2RCameroon

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1978Marine Luchtvaart Dienst - MLDBreguet SP-13A AtlanticAtlantic Ocean

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1978Lineas Aéreas del Centrode Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100Mexico

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1978United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130E HerculesUnited States of America

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1978Aeroflot / UkraineAntonov An-2RUkraine

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1978Air CeylonHawker Siddeley HS-748-212 Srs. 2Sri Lanka

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1978Advance Aviation IncDouglas DC-7CFUnited States of America

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1978North East Bolivian Airways - NEBAConvair CV-440-86Bolivia

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1978Mission Air Lift IncConvair CV-240-8United States of America

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1978Air RhodesiaVickers 782D ViscountZimbabwe

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1978Air GuinéeIlyushin Il-18DGuinea

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1978Airwest Airlinesde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200Canada

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1978Romanian GovernmentAntonov An-24VRomania

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1978New World Air CharterDouglas DC-6BOman

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1978Burma Airwaysde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300Myanmar

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1978Bradley Air Servicesde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300Canada

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1978Skyways Cargo AirlineDouglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3)United Kingdom

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1978Aeroflot / UzbekistanAntonov An-2TPUzbekistan

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1978Aeropesca ColombiaCurtiss C-46F-1-CU CommandoColombia

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1978United States Marine CorpsDouglas C-117D (DC-3)Guam

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1978Tejas AirlinesSwearingen SA226-TC Metro IIUnited States of America

fatalities

1978J. Ray McDermott & Company Inc.Beechcraft A100 King AirNigeria

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1978Encal Servicio AéreoIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 IslanderBrazil

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1978LAN ChileBoeing 707-351BArgentina

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1978BahamasairFairchild FH-227Bahamas

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1978AviatecaDouglas DC-3Guatemala

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1978North Central AirlinesConvair CV-580United States of America

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1978AmphibiansBritten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk III-2Kenya

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1978Maxson Aviationde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterUnited States of America

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1978DR & M IncorporatedCurtiss C-46A-60-CK CommandoUnited States of America

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1978Force Aérienne de la République Islamique de MauritanieIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 IslanderWestern Sahara

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1978Aero ExpressDouglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)Guatemala

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1978UnknownLockheed 18 LodestarUnited States of America

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1978Ciba-Pilatus Aerial SprayingVolpar Turbo 18 (C-45G)Saudi Arabia

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1978Elleniki Polemikí AeroporíaCanadair CL-215-1A10Greece

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1978Fuerza Aérea ColombianaDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Colombia

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197809 Charlie Inc.Convair CV-440Turks and Caicos Islands

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1978Coastairde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300United States of America

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1978Fuerza Aérea EcuatorianaLockheed C-130H HerculesEcuador

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1978Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TRussia

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1978Allegheny AirlinesBAC One-Eleven 203AEUnited States of America

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1978UnknownDouglas C-47A-10-DK (DC-3)United States of America

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1978Tradewinds AirwaysCanadair CL-44D4-6Kenya

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1978Força Aérea PortuguesaCASA C-212 Aviocar 100Portugal

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1978Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUAAntonov An-2RPoland

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1978Rosenbalm AviationDouglas DC-6BFUnited States of America

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1978Air CanadaMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32Canada

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2RRussia

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1978Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2RRussia

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1978CAACShijiazhuang Y-5China

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1978Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAAMorane Saulnier (FMA) MS.760 Paris IArgentina

fatalities

1978Hawkins & Powers AviationFairchild C-119 Flying BoxcarUnited States of America

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1978West African Air CargoVickers 814 ViscountLiberia

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1978AviatecaDouglas DC-6BGuatemala

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1978Commercial Air TransportConvair VT-29C (CV-240)Philippines

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1978OneidaDouglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3)Guatemala

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1978Aeroflot / BelarusAntonov An-2PBelarus

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1978Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUAAntonov An-2RPoland

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1978Comstock InternationalRockwell 1121 Jet CommanderCanada

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1978Groth AirConvair CV-880-22-2United States of America

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1978Transportes Aéreos BolivarDouglas C-118A (DC-6)Bolivia

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1978Tupolev Design BureauTupolev Tu-144DRussia

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1978Flying FiremanCanadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso (PBY-5A)Canada

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1978India Civil Aviation DepartmentDouglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3)India

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1978Aeroflot / AzerbaijanTupolev Tu-154BRussia

fatalities

1978Flight Safety InternationalDassault Falcon 20CUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - JMSDFShin Meiwa PS-1Japan

fatalities

1978Jamaica Defence Force-Air Wingde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300Jamaica

fatalities

1978Argosy AirlinesConvair CV-440-86United States of America

fatalities

1978Unknownde Havilland Canada DHC-3 OtterUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Botswana Defence Force Air WingIRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-21 DefenderNigeria

fatalities

1978National AirlinesBoeing 727-235United States of America

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2RRussia

fatalities

1978Surinam AirwaysDouglas DC-6ASuriname

fatalities

1978PrivateLockheed 18-56-23 LodestarUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2RRussia

fatalities

1978Jim McGeorgeDouglas DC-7CFUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Líneas Aéreas del Caribe - LAC ColombiaDouglas C-118A (DC-6)Colombia

fatalities

1978Universal Air LeasingRockwell 1121A Jet CommanderUnited States of America

fatalities

1978United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130E HerculesUnited States of America

fatalities

1978United States NavyLockheed P-3B OrionAtlantic Ocean

fatalities

1978BundesmarineBreguet 1150 AtlanticGermany

fatalities

1978LOT Polskie Linie LotniczeAntonov An-24VPoland

fatalities

1978Panavia Cargo DevelopmentDouglas DC-4Turks and Caicos Islands

fatalities

1978Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300Venezuela

fatalities

1978United States Air Force - USAFLockheed C-130E HerculesUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Digital Equipment CorporationBritten-Norman BN-2A-21 IslanderUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Nepal Army Air WingShorts SC.7 Skyvan 3M-400Nepal

fatalities

1978SabenaBoeing 737-229CBelgium

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TRussia

fatalities

1978Bush AirDornier Do 28D-1 SkyservantUnited States of America

fatalities

1978VASP - Viação Aérea São PauloBoeing 737-2A1Brazil

fatalities

1978Onyx AviationConvair CV-300Colombia

fatalities

1978National JetsLearjet 23United States of America

fatalities

1978Burma AirwaysFokker F-27 Friendship 200Myanmar

fatalities

1978Balkan Bulgarian AirlinesTupolev Tu-154Syria

fatalities

1978Dominican Services, lsf Aircraft Modifications IncDouglas DC-3RTurks and Caicos Islands

fatalities

1978Florida Aircraft LeasingConvair CV-340-38United States of America

fatalities

1978Balkan Bulgarian AirlinesTupolev Tu-134Bulgaria

fatalities

1978Força Aérea Brasileira - FABde Havilland Canada C-115 Buffalo (DHC-5)Brazil

fatalities

1978United States Air Force - USAFLockheed EC-121T Super ConstellationIceland

fatalities

1978Royal Thai Air Force - RTAFDouglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)Thailand

fatalities

1978Soviet Air ForceIlyushin Il-14Russia

fatalities

1978Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAVHawker Siddeley HS-748-283 Srs. 2AVenezuela

fatalities

1978Saudi Arabian Airlines, lsf Hughes AirwestFairchild F-27FSaudi Arabia

fatalities

1978IberiaMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-63Spain

fatalities

1978AeropolAntonov An-2PFPoland

fatalities

1978Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUAAntonon An-2RPoland

fatalities

1978Nigeria AirwaysFokker F-28 Fellowship 1000Nigeria

fatalities

1978Continental Air LinesMcDonnell Douglas DC-10-10United States of America

fatalities

1978Talairde Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100Papua New Guinea

fatalities

1978Air Service CompanyFairchild FH-227DIran

fatalities

1978West Indies Air TransportDouglas DC-6BFPuerto Rico

fatalities

1978United States NavyLockheed P-3A OrionUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Maniglia ConstruzioniLearjet 35AItaly

fatalities

1978Fuerza Aérea ColombianaDouglas C-47 (DC-3)Colombia

fatalities

1978Servicio Aéreo de Transportes Comerciales - SATCOLockheed L-100-20 HerculesPeru

fatalities

1978Egyptian Air ForceLockheed C-130H HerculesCyprus

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, West Siberia Civil Aviation DirectorateTupolev Tu-154ARussia

fatalities

1978Skyways InternationalDouglas DC-6BHonduras

fatalities

1978Sobelair, lsf SabenaBoeing 707-329Spain

fatalities

1978Pacific Western AirlinesBoeing 737-275Canada

fatalities

1978Transporte Aéreo Militar Uruguayo - TAMUDouglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)Uruguay

fatalities

1978Columbia Pacific AirlinesBeechcraft 99 AirlinerUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Aero Services Corp.Douglas C-49J (DC-3)Algeria

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, Central Region Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-2TPRussia

fatalities

1978TABA - Transportes Aéreos da Bacia AmazônicaEmbraer EMB-110P BandeiranteBrazil

fatalities

1978Force Aérienne TchadienneDouglas DC-4-1009Chad

fatalities

1978SADELCA Colombia - Sociedad Aérea del CaquetaDouglas DC-3DColombia

fatalities

1978Air TchadDouglas C-47-DL (DC-3)Chad

fatalities

1978Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAMConvair CV-440-86Bolivia

fatalities

1978Bush AirBritten-Norman BN-2A IslanderUnited States of America

fatalities

1978Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - JMSDFShin Meiwa PS-1Japan

fatalities

1978Frontier Airlines (FL)de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300United States of America

fatalities

1978TAVINA ColombiaBritten-Norman BN-2A Trislander Mk.III-1Colombia

fatalities

1978Air ZaireFokker F-27 Friendship 600Congo (Democratic Republic)

fatalities

1978Lonnie Russell Leasing & Rental Inc.Howard 500United States of America

fatalities

1978Aero Virgin Islands - AVIDouglas DC-3-201DPuerto Rico

fatalities

1978Air-IndiaBoeing 747-237BIndia

fatalities

1978Aeroflot / UkraineAntonov An-24BRussia

fatalities

1978Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation DirectorateAntonov An-12BPRussia

fatalities

Countries

United States of America53
Russia18
Colombia11
Brazil8
Canada7
Venezuela5
Poland5
United Kingdom5

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