Cessna 172 accidents

The NTSB database holds 12,209 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna 172, recorded between 1964 to 2026. 1,728 of them were fatal (14%), and 3,521 people died.

The deadliest year was 1978, with 204 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,531 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Canada and Mexico.

517 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

For 5,757 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.

12,209

Records

1,728

Fatal

3,521

Deaths

14%

Share fatal

1964 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 11,692 of 12,209 can be placed (5,757 approximate)

By decade

1960s 1,903

1970s 2,892

1980s 2,353

1990s 1,745

2000s 1,500

2010s 1,126

2020s 690

Where these happened

United States 11,825 Canada 28 Mexico 26 Unknown/Not Reported 18 Australia 16 Spain 13

Operators involved

American Flyers 20 Civil Air Patrol, Inc. 18 Embry-Riddle A 16 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 13 Civil Air Patr 12 General Aviati 10

All 12,209 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Mar 1999	Cessna 172 N6085A	Gill, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	2
21 Feb 1999	Cessna 172C N1831Y	Grenola, Kansas, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Nov 1998	Cessna 172F N72RE	Coleman, Wisconsin, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Nov 1998	Cessna 172N N4908D	Bacliff, Texas, United States	Lentz Flying Service	Fatal	2
21 Nov 1998	Cessna 172P N99064	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	Karl G. Gimbel	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1998	Cessna 172G N1330F	Bennington, Vermont, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
16 Sep 1998	Cessna 172M CFZEY	Concrete, Washington, United States	Aspen Air Ltd	Fatal	2
3 Sep 1998	Cessna 172 N8232B	West Jordan, Utah, United States	-	Fatal	2
23 Jun 1998	Cessna 172L N3853Q	MacClenny, Florida, United States	Mohammad R. Darvishian	Fatal	2
17 May 1998	Cessna 172 N8919B	S. Sioux City, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 May 1998	Cessna 172M N9212H	Palmer, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
24 Apr 1998	Cessna 172 N8364L	Ramona, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
1 Mar 1998	Cessna 172P N62082	Langley Afb, Virginia, United States	Langley Aero Club	Fatal	2
2 Jan 1998	Cessna 172M N20118	Chandler, Arizona, United States	Sunbird Flight Services	Fatal	2
7 Dec 1997	Cessna 172N N3548E	Lytle Creek, California, United States	Vincent J. Kostovny	Fatal	2
24 Oct 1997	Cessna 172M N1499U	Rabun Gap, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1997	Cessna 172N N734WT	Terre Haute, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
28 Jul 1997	Cessna 172M N80222	Clackamas, Oregon, United States	Northwest Aircraft Rental	Fatal	2
15 Jun 1997	Cessna 172N N738YG	Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States approximate position	Sky Portraits, Inc.	Fatal	2
30 Oct 1996	Cessna 172L N7737G	Brandy Station, Virginia, United States	Warrenton Flight Center	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1996	Cessna 172RG N9678B	Duanesburg, New York, United States	Michael B. Ruggera	Fatal	2
2 Mar 1996	Cessna 172D N2456U	Hawthorne, Florida, United States	James D. McRae	Fatal	2
12 Oct 1995	Cessna 172M N70080	Norwich, Vermont, United States approximate position	Leggett, L. H.	Fatal	2
4 Oct 1995	Cessna 172N N9461E	Caton, New York, United States	-	Fatal	2
29 Sep 1995	Cessna 172H N8034L	St. Johns, Arizona, United States	-	Fatal	2
5 Aug 1995	Cessna 172M N1464U	Quilcene, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	2
15 Jul 1995	Cessna 172A N9827T	Naknek, Alaska, United States	-	Fatal	2
7 Jul 1995	Cessna 172RG N9324B	Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States	Executive Flyers Association	Fatal	2
27 May 1995	Cessna 172N N5085G	Weston, West Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	2
28 Mar 1995	Cessna 172N N2196E	Venice, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	2
2 Feb 1995	Cessna 172N N734KV	Mintonville, Kentucky, United States	-	Fatal	2
18 Nov 1994	Cessna 172P N54378	Deming, New Mexico, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Nov 1994	Cessna 172H N8200L	Louisville, Georgia, United States	Jefferson County Flyers Club	Fatal	2
26 Aug 1994	Cessna 172K N79444	Laramie, Wyoming, United States	-	Fatal	2
16 Aug 1994	Cessna 172 N5198A	Big Lake, Alaska, United States	Anderson, Stephen A.	Fatal	2
14 Aug 1994	Cessna 172RG N9340D	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	-	Fatal	2
13 Jul 1994	Cessna 172N N3150E	Trout Run, Pennsylvania, United States	-	Fatal	2
9 Jun 1994	Cessna 172H N4964R	Millville, New Jersey, United States approximate position	McGuire AFB Aero Club	Fatal	2
13 May 1994	Cessna 172P N98723	Arlington, Texas, United States	Cothron Aviation, Inc.	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1994	Cessna 172D N2813U	Bandon, Oregon, United States	-	Fatal	2
22 Nov 1993	Cessna 172M N5312R	Julian, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
14 Oct 1993	Cessna 172P N115FR	Kelso, Washington, United States	Wings Aloft	Fatal	2
25 May 1993	Cessna 172N N4783J	Lompoc, California, United States	Bermuda Air Services	Fatal	2
18 Apr 1993	Cessna 172I N8337L	Ettrick, Wisconsin, United States	LEO G. Stokes	Fatal	2
13 Apr 1993	Cessna 172M N61529	Hobart, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1993	Cessna 172M N12587	White Water, California, United States	Advanced Flight Training, Inc.	Fatal	2
20 Nov 1992	Cessna 172N N737WZ	Tehachapi, California, United States	-	Fatal	2
19 May 1992	Cessna 172P N55110	Princeton, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Raritan Valley Flying School	Fatal	2
19 Mar 1992	Cessna 172P N65737	Accokeek, Maryland, United States	Flight International Aviation	Fatal	2
2 Mar 1992	Cessna 172P N65988	N Topsail Beach, North Carolina, United States	I.s.o. Aero Services, Inc.	Fatal	2