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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172H | Stonewall, Texas, United States | Civil Air Patr | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Marble Falls, Texas, United States | Able Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Kyle, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Rochester, New York, United States | Eagle Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Labelle, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Florence, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Fulton, New York, United States | Syracuse Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Grayslake, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Perkasia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Visalia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Islip, New York, United States | Mid-Island Air | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Needles, California, United States | Spanish Fork F | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Fennville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172M | Woodburn, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Strongsville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Baldwin, Florida, United States | Embry Riddle A | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Hoxie, Kansas, United States | Colby Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172K | Chiefland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Spring Valley, New York, United States | TAG Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172M | Litchfield, Illinois, United States | Clinton AVN | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172K | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172H | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | General AVN, In | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Halifax, Massachusetts, United States | North River AV | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172N | Ubly, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172M | Columbia, California, United States | Fremont Aero | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1980 | Cessna 172 | Saranac Inn, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Galena, Alaska, United States | Harold's Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Mifflintown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172M | Westminster, Maryland, United States | Stockbridge VA | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Turner, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172N | Palmdale, California, United States | Avanti FL Club | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172M | Hobart, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172L | Grass Valley, California, United States | Castle Aero | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Lindale, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | Rusk AVN, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Byerly AVN | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Morgantown, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Turner, Maine, United States | Turner AVN Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Donnelly, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172N | Green Valley, Arizona, United States | Keeling Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Cosmopolitan | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Brooksville, Florida, United States | Cessna Finance | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172M | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Butler, Alabama, United States | Dixie Air, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1980 | Cessna 172 | Fosston, Minnesota, United States | Fosston Flying | No injuries | - |