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
All 12,209 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Prairie Duchien, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172M | Sylva, North Carolina, United States | Ernest C. Jones | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172G | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172P | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNI. | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172P | Snohomish, Washington, United States | Galvin Ying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1987 | Cessna 172E | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1987 | Cessna 172P | Lake Wales, Florida, United States | CUB Club, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Prospect, Oregon, United States | Robert W. Baucum | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1987 | Cessna 172RG | Ozark, Alabama, United States | Alabama Aviation & Technical | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1987 | Cessna 172I | Taos, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1987 | Cessna 172P | Peru, Indiana, United States | Air Aurora | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 172P | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Associated Air Activities, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 172-N | Walhalla, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 May 1987 | Cessna 172K | Palmyra, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 1987 | Cessna 172 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172F | Blythville, Arkansas, United States | Chism Fly. Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172N | Union Grove, North Carolina, United States | Missionary Aviation Institute | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172N | Pond Creek, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | St.petersburg, Florida, United States | Jones Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flying School, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNI. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172N | Ritter Butte, Oregon, United States | BOB Tuning | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172XP | Superior, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172E | Moorhead, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172G | Houston, Texas, United States | Bernard C. Snock | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Huntingtonbeach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172M | Hawthorne, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 M | Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Brewster, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172N | Big Pine Key, Florida, United States | Savco Flying | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172N | Vidalia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Lansing, Illinois, United States | T & G Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Muscatine, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Halstead, Kansas, United States | Mitchell L. Mosiman | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172D | Oliver Springs, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Santa Paula, California, United States | San VAL Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172M | Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States | Jack Wall Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172M | Shelbyville, Indiana, United States | Advantage Engineering, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172 | Neosho, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172H | Larimore, North Dakota, United States | Eugene A. Rohl | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172G | Linden, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172 | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172E | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172P | Roanoke, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172C | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Eveland Aero | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1987 | Cessna 172M | Lexington, North Carolina, United States | Fred Smith Enterprises | No injuries | - |