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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2021 | Cessna 172 | St-Mathieu-de-Laprairie, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Katale, Uganda | Missionaire | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Nov 2020 | Cessna 172 | Arch Cape, Oregon, United States | Hans R. Hoppe | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Oct 2020 | Cessna 172 | Billings, Montana, United States | Donald C Nimmick | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 2020 | Cessna 172 | Dunnellon, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2020 | Cessna 172 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Walla Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 2020 | Cessna 172 | Springs, South Africa | Mach 1 Flying School | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Cessna 172 | New Washington, Indiana, United States | Cardinal Wings Aviation Llc | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jan 2020 | Cessna 172 | Newborn, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Nov 2019 | Cessna 172 | Near Puffin Island, Anglesey, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Nov 2019 | Cessna 172 | Los Andes/San Raphael, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2019 | Cessna 172 | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Cessna 172 | Maharashtra, India | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Cessna 172 | Racine, Canada | Cargair Ltee | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2019 | Cessna 172 | Cangkring, Indonesia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Cessna 172 | Katy, Texas, United States | West Houston Airport Corporation | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2019 | Cessna 172 | Anji, China | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2019 | Cessna 172 | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2019 | Cessna 172 | Pescadero, California, United States | Gryphon Aire LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Cessna 172 | Lakeway, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 2019 | Cessna 172 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Oct 2018 | Cessna 172 | Midrand, South Africa | Lanseria Flight Centre (Pty) Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Cessna 172 | Rhome, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2018 | Cessna 172 | Edson, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Cessna 172 | Adiyaman, Turkey | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Cessna 172 | Diamondhead, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 2018 | Cessna 172 | Moorabbin, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 2018 | Cessna 172F | Williamsport, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172G | Pittsford, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2017 | Cessna 172N | Bolinas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 2017 | Cessna 172 | New Milford, Connecticut, United States | Arrow Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jul 2017 | Cessna 172 | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | Arrow Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2017 | Cessna 172 | Ballina, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 2017 | Cessna 172 | Chernihiv, Ukraine | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 2017 | Cessna 172 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 2017 | Cessna 172 | Jay, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 2016 | Cessna 172N | Moss Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2016 | Cessna 172 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 2016 | Cessna 172 | Laytonsville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2016 | Cessna 172RG | Parafield Aerodrome, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2016 | Cessna 172N | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 2016 | Cessna 172N | Charleston, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 2016 | Cessna 172 | Jaen, Spain | Gesplane | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 2016 | Cessna 172N | Gilmer, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2016 | Cessna 172N | Wayne, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Dec 2015 | Cessna 172 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Oct 2015 | Cessna 172S | Seville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 2015 | Cessna 172 | Riegelwood, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2015 | Cessna 172 | Ballarat, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 2015 | Cessna 172 | Martinville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |