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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172G | Streator Ill, Illinois, United States | Illinois Valle | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Altus Okla, Oklahoma, United States | Van Zant Air S | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Lewiston Me, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172A | College Sta Tex, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Wichita Kans, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172F | St Louis Mo, Missouri, United States | Interstate ARM | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Granite City Ill, Illinois, United States | Metro East FS | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Pittsburg Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | Pitt-Aire | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States | Congressional | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172D | Walworth Wis, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Houston Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Stevensville Md, Maryland, United States | Blue JAY Flyin | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Bellingham Wash, Washington, United States | Island Sky FRS | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Moline Ill, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 1965 | Cessna 172 | Freeland Mich, Michigan, United States | Mohawk FLG CLB | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Petersburg W.va, West Virginia, United States | E.a Robinson | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Megargel Tex, Texas, United States | Gardner FLG SR | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Sutherland Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Baxley Ga, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172D | Punta de Mita Mex, Mexico | Flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Santa Susana Cali, California, United States | Lestro Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Dallas Tex, Texas, United States | Longhorn FLG C | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Oklahoma City Okl, Oklahoma, United States | FAA FLG Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172E | Lake Wales Fla, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172D | San Francisco Cal, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172D | Lake City Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Usaf Academy Colo, Colorado, United States | Usaf Academy | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | College Park Md, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172D | Des Moines Iowa, Iowa, United States | Okla Airmen FC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Deland Fla, Florida, United States | Sunny South | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Canton Ohio, Ohio, United States | Airgo Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Jamaica Ny, New York, United States | Conn.aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Las Vegas Nev, Nevada, United States | Desert Air SRV | No injuries | - |
| 7 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Lexington Ky, Kentucky, United States | Bohmel FLG SER | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172F | Springfield Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Corpus Christi Tx, Texas, United States | Bledsoe Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1965 | Cessna 172 | Fort Wayne Ind, Indiana, United States | Airgo Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Burbank Calif, California, United States | Sky Roamers | No injuries | - |
| 30 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172F | Homestead Fla, Florida, United States | CUB Club | No injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Waukon Iowa, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Maple Plain Minn, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Hermiston Oreg, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Reed Springs Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172D | Tracy Calif, California, United States | Alameda NAS | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Mirando City Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Ludowici Ga, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Aliceville Ala, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Pennington Gap Va, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Greenwood Ind, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 1965 | Cessna 172 | Tupper Lake Ny, New York, United States | Helio Beech | No injuries | - |