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
26 Jul 1974	Cessna 172E N5566T	Ensenada, Mexico not on the map	-	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N20335	Fordville, North Dakota, United States approximate position	Dakota Aviatio	No injuries	-
26 Jul 1974	Cessna 172K N84613	Clanton, Alabama, United States approximate position	Ozark Aviation	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1974	Cessna 172E N7813U	Fremont, Nebraska, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N5958R	Leawood, Kansas, United States approximate position	Fisher Sales	No injuries	-
23 Jul 1974	Cessna 172K N79031	Hinton, West Virginia, United States approximate position	Greenbriar Air	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1974	Cessna 172E N23777	San Antonio, Texas, United States approximate position	Fort SAM Houst	No injuries	-
21 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N4225Q	Summit Lake, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
20 Jul 1974	Cessna 172M N20235	Bristol, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Rochester Avia	No injuries	-
15 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N3694S	Midland, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N46447	Kamiah, Idaho, United States approximate position	Kamkoo Fly CLU	No injuries	-
13 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N20291	Pelham Bay, New York, United States approximate position	Leas Air Corp	No injuries	-
12 Jul 1974	Cessna 172K N46465	Jasper, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
12 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N71992	Lingayan, Other-Foreign Countries not on the map	Cubi Pt.fly CL	No injuries	-
9 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N84907	Strafford, Missouri, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
8 Jul 1974	Cessna 172G N3735L	Wagon Mound, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
8 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N7410A	Anderson, Indiana, United States approximate position	Grasshopper FL	No injuries	-
7 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N12788	Lopez, Washington, United States not on the map	Willard Fly.se	No injuries	-
7 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N12215	Advance, North Carolina, United States approximate position	Twin Lakes Air	No injuries	-
7 Jul 1974	Cessna 172M N12667	Labelle, Florida, United States approximate position	FT Myers Airwa	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1974	Cessna 172 N8442U	Lebanon, Missouri, United States approximate position	KHK Aviation, I	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N79931	Burlington, Washington, United States approximate position	Skycraft, Inc	No injuries	-
30 Jun 1974	Cessna 172F N5162F	Brandon, Europe not on the map	RAF Lakenheath	No injuries	-
29 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N1192M	Jeannette, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
29 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N2465U	Turlock, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1974	Cessna 172K N79597	Columbus, Ohio, United States approximate position	National Flyer	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N19756	Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1974	Cessna 172K N7334G	Wyatt, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
23 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N8319B	Columbia, Missouri, United States approximate position	Skyriders Flyi	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N3827S	Peoria, Illinois, United States approximate position	Greater Rockfo	No injuries	-
20 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N13229	Avon, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N6282E	Swan Lake, Montana, United States approximate position	Pruyns, Inc.	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1974	Cessna 172M N12623	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Bryant Aviatio	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N8044L	Battle Grnd, Washington, United States not on the map	Aero Sport Inc	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N2485Y	Slocomb, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N35520	N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
12 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N4104F	Greentown, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1974	Cessna 172G N4638L	Petersburg, West Virginia, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
10 Jun 1974	Cessna 172M N4382R	East Windsor, New Jersey, United States approximate position	Cessna Finance	No injuries	-
8 Jun 1974	Cessna 172K N84398	Palmer, Massachusetts, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N5139A	Minden, Nevada, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Jun 1974	Cessna 172N N19975	Rock Falls, Illinois, United States approximate position	Twin Cities AI	No injuries	-
3 Jun 1974	Cessna 172K N7453G	Maple Lake, Minnesota, United States approximate position	Maple Lake Fly	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N8263U	Lake Wales, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
2 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N7253Q	Mill Creek, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Runway Five	No injuries	-
2 Jun 1974	Cessna 172 N5390R	Fordyce, Arkansas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
1 Jun 1974	Cessna 172B N8148X	Indianola, Mississippi, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 May 1974	Cessna 172 N46352	Anchorage, Alaska, United States approximate position	Alaska Air SER	No injuries	-
27 May 1974	Cessna 172M N12375	Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	Runway 5 Aviat	No injuries	-
27 May 1974	Cessna 172 N46135	Snta Brbara, California, United States approximate position	Apollo Airways	Serious injuries	-