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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Cessna 172 | Denton, Texas, United States | Kingdom Planes LLC | No injuries | - |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Cessna 172M | Solon Springs, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Cessna 172N | Newburgh, New York, United States | American Airman Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 2026 | Cessna 172 | Carthage, North Carolina, United States | Chapel Hill Flying Club Inc DBA | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172L | Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172S | Denver, Colorado, United States | Aspen Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172 | Barreirinhas, Brazil | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172M | Mangalur, India | M/s Redbird Flying Training Pvt. Ltd. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172M | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Cessna 172RG | Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States | Aviation Trust Co LLC Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172 | New Castle, Delaware, United States | Infinity Flight Group | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Wings Over Texas | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172 | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | Purdue Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172K | Amery, Wisconsin, United States | Osceola Aerosport LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172E | Kingman, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172P | Flemington, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Cessna 172 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | US Aviation Academy | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Taylor, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172N | East Farmingdale, New York, United States | Academy of Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172P | Browns Corner, Virginia, United States | Rick Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172D | Post, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | - | Unknown | - |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Waterford, Ireland | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172N | Serakseevo township, Russia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172M | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Trinidad, Bolivia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Dhana Airfield, India | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | DeLand, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2025 | Cessna 172 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Owens Flight Training LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Zanesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Palm Bay, Florida, United States | Melbourne Flight Training | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | Liberty University | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172S | Lancaster, California, United States | Eight Ball Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Grantsburg, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Cessna 172 | Trinidad, Bolivia | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | Uljin, Republic Of Korea | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | Morona Santiago, Ecuador | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | North Lauderdale, Florida, United States | FXE Flightcenter Corp | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | Sandersville, Georgia, United States | Aero Science International LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | Miami, Florida, United States | Pilot Training Center LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172N | Petersburg, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | Air Fleet Training Systems Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172S | Lathrop, California, United States | Skyview Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | Bluffton, Ohio, United States | Bluffton Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Cessna 172 | North La Junta, Colorado, United States | EDB Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 2025 | Cessna 172 | Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2025 | Cessna 172 | Hayden, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Cessna 172 | Anacortes, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Cessna 172 | Yakataga, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |