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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2010 | Cessna 172N | Broken Hill, Australia | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172H | Archer, Florida, United States | Gyles Arthur John | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172E | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | Arthur Leidenfrost | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 2010 | Cessna 172D | Hillsboro, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2010 | Cessna 172S | Greenbush, Maine, United States | American King Air Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 2009 | Cessna 172P | Bennington, Vermont, United States | Sky Training LLC | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 2009 | Cessna 172 | Latimer, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Cessna 172H | Uddevalla, Sweden | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 2009 | Cessna 172N | Oceanside, California, United States | Golden Wings Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Feb 2009 | Cessna 172 | Liquino, Ecuador | Aeroclub Pastaza | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 2009 | Cessna 172 | Hardin, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Dec 2008 | Cessna 172S | Goodland, Florida, United States | Naples Air Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Dec 2008 | Cessna 172 | Lompoc, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2008 | Cessna 172S | Incline Village, Nevada, United States | Advantage Aviation Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 2008 | Cessna 172M | Gun Barrel City, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 2007 | Cessna 172I | Gladwin, Michigan, United States | Skyvue Flying Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 2007 | Cessna 172S | Palm Springs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2007 | Cessna 172M | Union Star, Missouri, United States | Waylon D. Kirtley | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 2007 | Cessna 172 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 2007 | Cessna 172P | Meranges, Spain | Unknown Privat Operator | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 2006 | Cessna 172M | Escalante, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172F | Brookville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 2006 | Cessna 172N | Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, United States | Mac Dan Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 2006 | Cessna 172L | Montgomery Twp, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 2006 | Cessna 172 | Harrison, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172S | Hana, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172S | Pinon, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Nov 2005 | Cessna 172A | Pohatcong, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Oct 2005 | Cessna 172P | La Belle, Florida, United States | Ari Ben Aviator | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Oct 2005 | Cessna 172RG | Union City, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2005 | Cessna 172 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172C | Winthrop, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 2005 | Cessna 172H | Corry, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 2005 | Cessna 172P | Jackson, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jul 2005 | Cessna 172N | Penrose, North Carolina, United States | Greenville Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 2005 | Cessna 172F | Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 2005 | Cessna 172 | Cedar Key, Florida, United States | Ocala Aviation Services, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jan 2005 | Cessna 172SP | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 2005 | Cessna 172M | Orlando, Florida, United States | CAP Flying, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 2004 | Cessna 172S | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Oct 2004 | Cessna 172P | Olympia, Washington, United States | Eagle Flight Center | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172D | Mountain Home, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Aug 2004 | Cessna 172M | Yuba City, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2004 | Cessna 172M | Brownville Junc, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2004 | Cessna 172L | Webster, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 2004 | Cessna 172S | Waterloo, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172 | Algarrobo, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172M | Brookville, Ohio, United States | Moraine Airpark | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172C | Edinburgh, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 2004 | Cessna 172 | Trinidad, Bolivia | Carmelo Antelo Villaviacencia | Fatal | 1 |