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
17 Mar 1965	Cessna 172B N8213X	Woodstock Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
18 Feb 1965	Cessna 172D N2460U	Blaisdell N Dak, North Dakota, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	2
1 Jan 1965	Cessna 172F N8444U	Wellington Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
5 Nov 1964	Cessna 172B N5789T	Mattituck Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
2 Sep 1964	Cessna 172E N5450T	Eielson Afb Alas, Alaska, United States not on the map	-	Fatal	2
4 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N6496E	Tulsa Okla, Oklahoma, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
29 Apr 1964	Cessna 172 N7989X	Muskegon Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
6 Mar 1964	Cessna 172 N7778T	Big Bear City Cal, California, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
13 Feb 1964	Cessna 172D N2970U	Provo Utah, Utah, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
15 Jan 1964	Cessna 172 N8390B	Columbus Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Fatal	2
24 Jun 2026	Cessna 172 N387AF	Willard, Utah, United States	Cornerstone Aviation	Fatal	1
12 Jun 2026	Cessna 172 SU-BRM	6th of October City, Egypt approximate position	-	Fatal	1
18 May 2026	Cessna 172N N733CP	Westerly, Rhode Island, United States	Westerly Air	Fatal	1
29 Mar 2026	Cessna 172 D-EGZE	Ausnek, Namibia	-	Fatal	1
20 Jan 2026	Cessna 172 PT-BGV	Caracaraí,, Brazil approximate position	-	Fatal	1
4 Jan 2026	Cessna 172 N9360E	Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States	Brockton Flying Club Inc	Fatal	1
27 Nov 2025	Cessna 172 C-GFYW	Nanaimo, Canada approximate position	Sealand Flight Ltd.	Fatal	1
26 Sep 2025	Cessna 172F N8219U	Battle Ground, Washington, United States	-	Fatal	1
31 Aug 2025	Cessna 172M N61657	Fort Morgan, Colorado, United States	Bell Ornithopters Flying Club Inc	Fatal	1
27 Aug 2025	Cessna 172S N5203H	Los Banos, California, United States	Trade Winds Aviation	Fatal	1
14 Aug 2025	Cessna 172L N2860Q	Walters, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	1
19 Jun 2025	Cessna 172 N79306	Billings, Montana, United States	La Partnership	Fatal	1
20 Dec 2024	Cessna 172 N22088	Cintrona, United States	Flight World Inc	Fatal	1
6 Aug 2024	Cessna 172F N7905U	Brazoria, Texas, United States	-	Fatal	1
4 Jul 2024	Cessna 172N N739GV	Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States	Quarter To Two Flying Club Inc	Fatal	1
26 Jun 2024	Cessna 172 VH-SQO	Mulgathing, Australia	-	Fatal	1
12 Jun 2024	Cessna 172 N656MA	Gainesville, Texas, United States	Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC	Fatal	1
29 Mar 2024	Cessna 172 CC-PFV	La Linea, Chile	-	Fatal	1
16 Feb 2024	Cessna 172M N9160H	Brookwood, Alabama, United States	-	Fatal	1
17 Nov 2023	Cessna 172 D-EDJL	Dinslaken, Germany approximate position	-	Fatal	1
19 Oct 2023	Cessna 172 HK-2465G	Barrancabermeja, Colombia	-	Fatal	1
30 Sep 2023	Cessna 172 D-EDDH	Uk, Germany not on the map	-	Fatal	1
9 Jul 2023	Cessna 172N N4922G	San Rafael, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
4 Jul 2023	Cessna 172N N5243E	Murrieta, California, United States	California Professional Flyers Inc	Fatal	1
15 May 2023	Cessna 172 N2946U	Chambers, Nebraska, United States	-	Fatal	1
30 Apr 2023	Cessna 172S N575ND	Los Angeles, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
29 Jan 2023	Cessna 172 N6482B	Hooker, Oklahoma, United States	-	Fatal	1
17 Oct 2022	Cessna 172S N2476Y	Statesboro, Georgia, United States	American Aviation Inc	Fatal	1
13 Oct 2022	Cessna 172 HL1174	Ulsan, Republic Of Korea approximate position	-	Fatal	1
6 Oct 2022	Cessna 172 N97883	Newport News, Virginia, United States	-	Fatal	1
2 Oct 2022	Cessna 172 I-EDUK	Curatone, Italy	-	Fatal	1
20 Aug 2022	Cessna 172M N9670V	Pacific Ocean, California, United States	-	Fatal	1
18 Aug 2022	Cessna 172 N6713A	Atlantic Ocean, United States	JD Schools LLC.	Fatal	1
14 May 2022	Cessna 172H N8845Z	Miami, Florida, United States	-	Fatal	1
11 May 2022	Cessna 172 N73670	Broomfield, Colorado, United States	-	Fatal	1
18 Apr 2022	Cessna 172 VH-REU	Coonagarabran, Australia not on the map	-	Fatal	1
21 Mar 2022	Cessna 172RG C-GOFD	Brantford, Canada approximate position	-	Fatal	1
19 Mar 2022	Cessna 172 N1410F	Dahlonega, Georgia, United States	Blue Ridge Mountain Flyers Inc	Fatal	1
28 Jan 2022	Cessna 172 D-ECJN	Coburg, Germany approximate position	-	Fatal	1
28 Oct 2021	Cessna 172 N1870V	Ukiah, California, United States	Mike Smith Aviation	Fatal	1