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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2015 | Cessna 172F | La Blanca, Guatemala | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 2015 | Cessna 172P | Bartlett, Illinois, United States | FOX Flying Club Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jun 2015 | Cessna 172 | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | BAG Flying Club Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 2015 | Cessna 172S | Davenport, California, United States | William McAdams | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 2015 | Cessna 172 | Penn Yan, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Dec 2014 | Cessna 172M | Odessa, Texas, United States | American Patrols Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Nov 2014 | Cessna 172 | Hinton, Virginia, United States | Fredrick Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Cessna 172R | Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Cessna 172-P | Sumenep, Indonesia, Indonesia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Cessna 172N | Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States | Cane River Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2014 | Cessna 172N | Elliott Key, Florida, United States | Dean International Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Cessna 172R | Tangara da Serra, Brazil | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Cessna 172M | Laytonville, California, United States | Gillespie Kenneth H Trustee | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2013 | Cessna 172R | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Windsor Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Oct 2013 | Cessna 172R | Krems, Austria | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Oct 2013 | Cessna 172C | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | JON D. Tanner | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 2013 | Cessna 172 | Limington, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172M | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States | JLS Aviation, LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172 | Birdseye, Utah, United States | IMSAR Aviation LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172K | Newton, Mississippi, United States | Newton Flying Club Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 2013 | Cessna 172P | Den Helder, Netherlands | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172M | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | Davis Gordon A | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172S | Mersin, Turkey | Turkish Aviation Association | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172S | Minden, Nevada, United States | Flying Start Aero | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Dec 2012 | Cessna 172S | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | Krall Jose H | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Nov 2012 | Cessna 172K | Savannah, Georgia, United States | David E. Wentz | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Nov 2012 | Cessna 172 | Ostermaima, Sweden | Arbra Flygklubb Hovsatter | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2012 | Cessna 172 | Ballarat, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Oct 2012 | Cessna 172R | Simpson, Louisiana, United States | Flightline Leasing Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 2012 | Cessna 172S | Izmir, Turkey | Turkish Aviation Association | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172B | Atlantic Ocean, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172S | Land O'Lakes, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172R | Macapá, Brazil | Transportes Caliman Ltda | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jul 2012 | Cessna 172P | Plainville, Connecticut, United States | Interstate Aviation Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jul 2012 | Cessna 172M | San Juan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jul 2012 | Cessna 172 | Portreath, United Kingdom | To be advised | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 May 2012 | Cessna 172 | Wentworth, Australia, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 2012 | Cessna 172N | Miranda, Venezuela | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Feb 2012 | Cessna 172N | Floresville, Texas, United States | Pro Flite Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2012 | Cessna 172N | Fresno, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Dec 2011 | Cessna 172R | Denton, Texas, United States | US Aviation Group LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Nov 2011 | Cessna 172M | Sturgis, South Dakota, United States | Bear Butte Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 2011 | Cessna 172M | Greenville, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 2011 | Cessna 172 | Isola Fossara, Perugia, Italy | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 2011 | Cessna 172S | North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Flynfish LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2011 | Cessna 172H | Walnut Grove, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2010 | Cessna 172M | Velma, Oklahoma, United States | Eagle Sky Patrol, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2010 | Cessna 172 | Cerro Azul, Ecuador | Aifa | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jul 2010 | Cessna 172P | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Cessna 172N | Angels Camp, California, United States | Charles K Swanson | Fatal | 1 |