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

1960s 1,903

1970s 2,892

1980s 2,353

1990s 1,745

2000s 1,500

2010s 1,126

2020s 690

Where these happened

United States 11,825 Canada 28 Mexico 26 Unknown/Not Reported 18 Australia 16 Spain 13

Operators involved

American Flyers 20 Civil Air Patrol, Inc. 18 Embry-Riddle A 16 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 13 Civil Air Patr 12 General Aviati 10

All 12,209 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Aug 1964	Cessna 172C N8249X	Williamsburg Va, Virginia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
14 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N5681T	Ft Atkinson Wis, Wisconsin, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
12 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N8349X	Goliad Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
10 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N8812B	Hill City Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
6 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N5418T	Ypsilanti Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N6146E	Ft Pierce Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
4 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N5519T	Three Oaks Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
3 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N8541B	Muleshoe Tex, Texas, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Aug 1964	Cessna 172 N7440X	Jackson Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
31 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N6803X	Thousand Is Ny, New York, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
31 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N8485X	Miami Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
30 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N1827Y	Deer Park Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N1304Y	Clarion Pa, Pennsylvania, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
29 Jul 1964	Cessna 172E N5456T	Ft Lauderdale Fla, Florida, United States approximate position	-	Serious injuries	-
27 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N7790U	Wilmington del, Delaware, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
25 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N2390U	Rushville Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N2816S	Fairbury Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
21 Jul 1964	Cessna 172B N6905X	Middletown Wis, Wisconsin, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N2434U	Beltsville Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N6434B	Waterford Conn, Connecticut, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jul 1964	Cessna 172D N2723U	Washington Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N6268E	Fresno Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N2590Y	Salt Lake City Ut, Utah, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
5 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N2341U	Lake Tahoe Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1964	Cessna 172 N3949F	Rehobeth del, Delaware, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
1 Jul 1964	Cessna 172B N8052X	Ocean City Md, Maryland, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
29 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N3088U	Roscoe Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
28 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N8841B	Clinton Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1964	Cessna 172B N7780X	Menachemeadow Cal, California, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
27 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N8653B	Little York N J, New Jersey, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
27 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7300A	Gadsen Ala, Alabama, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
26 Jun 1964	Cessna 172P N8538X	Anapra N Mex, New Mexico, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
25 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N2492U	Cloudland Ga, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
24 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7368T	Freemason Is la, Louisiana, United States not on the map	-	Minor injuries	-
23 Jun 1964	Cessna 172A N6982A	Farmersburg Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
22 Jun 1964	Cessna 172B N7645X	Upham N Dak, North Dakota, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
21 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N5776A	Ansonia Ohio, Ohio, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
21 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N5508T	Three Oaks Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N3578S	Anglemont Bc Cana, Canada not on the map	-	No injuries	-
19 Jun 1964	Cessna 172D N2754U	Los Angeles Calif, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
18 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7863T	Chicago Ill, Illinois, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
17 Jun 1964	Cessna 172D N2898U	Westerlo Ny, New York, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
16 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N6498E	Van Buren Ind, Indiana, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
14 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N6886A	Cairo Ga, Georgia, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
13 Jun 1964	Cessna 172C N1343Y	Severance Kans, Kansas, United States approximate position	-	Minor injuries	-
11 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7304A	Foremost Canada, Canada not on the map	-	No injuries	-
11 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7496A	Detroit Mich, Michigan, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N6221E	Page Ariz, Arizona, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N7954B	Lathrop Wells Nev, Nevada, United States not on the map	-	No injuries	-
7 Jun 1964	Cessna 172 N3859S	Sunset Beach Cal, California, United States approximate position	-	No injuries	-