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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Apple Valley Cali, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Georgetown Ky, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Albuquerque N Mex, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Tampa Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Montello Nev, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Hillsboro W Va, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Yakima Wash, Washington, United States | Cascade FLG CL | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Cedar City Ut, Utah, United States | Thunderbird | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Lewiston Id, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Lafayette Ind, Indiana, United States | Pardue Pilots | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Harrison Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1965 | Cessna 172A | Antioch Calif, California, United States | GEN Air Servcs | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | McBee Sc, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Ionia Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Sioux Falls S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 1965 | Cessna 172D | Tucson Ariz, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Poth Tex, Texas, United States | Texas Airmtive | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Knobs Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Westboro Mass, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1965 | Cessna 172E | Lecta Ohio, Ohio, United States | Huntington Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Vieques Is Pr, Puerto Rico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Sioux Falls S Dak, South Dakota, United States | Business Avtn | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1965 | Cessna 172 | Montgomery Ny, New York, United States | Paramus FLG CL | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Jerseyville Ill, Illinois, United States | Jerseyville FL | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Alvin Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | New London Va, Virginia, United States | Blue Ridge FC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Clinton Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Smithfield Tex, Texas, United States | Southwest Arwy | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Ogallala Nebr, Nebraska, United States | Clinch FLG SER | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Newberg Oreg, Oregon, United States | OSU Flying CLB | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172D | Amarillo Tex, Texas, United States | Amarillo Moone | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Long Beach Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172F | Aurora Nc, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172A | Westminster Md, Maryland, United States | Carroll County | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172E | St Cloud Fla, Florida, United States | Perry FLG SER | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Murray Iowa, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Hutchinson Kans, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | St Charles Mo, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Blackwood Nj, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Andros Is Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Cleveland Ohio, Ohio, United States | Sundorph Aeron | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Anderson Sc, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Air S | No injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Tampa Fla, Florida, United States | Skyways Intl | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | San Jose Calif, California, United States | Spartan Aero | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Charleston Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Concord Calif, California, United States | Tri-City Airwa | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Gaithersburg Md, Maryland, United States | Bethesda FLG C | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1965 | Cessna 172 | Lebanon Ohio, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1965 | Cessna 172 | South Haven Mich, Michigan, United States | South Haven FL | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1965 | Cessna 172 | Middletown Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |