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 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172F | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Happy Goat Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172A | Stockbridge, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172R | Redding, California, United States | Iasco Flight Training Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172 | Union, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172 | Westminster, Maryland, United States | Clearview Flying Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172M | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | K S Flying Club Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172I | Blanding, Utah, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172N | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Aspen Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172H | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172M | Tomball, Texas, United States | Flight School Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172RG | Waterville, Maine, United States | Airlink Flight School | No injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172N | Tuscon, Arizona, United States | Pacific Contractors LLC | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172RG | Pearland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 2022 | Cessna 172G | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172 | Sparta, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172P | Winder, Georgia, United States | Flight School of Gwinnett Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172N | Springtown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172K | Plains, Texas, United States | American Patriots Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172N | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172S | San Carlos, California, United States | Pelican Flight Training LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2022 | Cessna 172P | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | Southern Illinois University | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172M | Banning, California, United States | Flex Air Holdings Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172 | Les Saintes Terre-de-Haut, Guadeloupe | - | Unknown | - |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172N | Murphysboro, Illinois, United States | Southern Illinois Airport Authority | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172RG | Paderborn, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172RG | Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States | Total Flight Solutions | No injuries | - |
| 3 Feb 2022 | Cessna 172N | Reykjavik, Iceland | - | Unknown | - |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Cessna 172M | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | Cardinal Wings Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Cessna 172 | Waynesboro, Virginia, United States | Eagles Nest Flight Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2022 | Cessna 172 | Aligarh, India | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2022 | Cessna 172H | Los Angeles, California, United States | Mark Jenkins | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Jan 2022 | Cessna 172 | Youngstown, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 2022 | Cessna 172L | Minocqua, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172 | Berlin, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172L | Koggala, Sri Lanka | - | Unknown | - |
| 22 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172N | Auburn, California, United States | Fox Two, LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172 | Pallisa-KAGWARA, Uganda | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172S | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, United States | Infinity Flight Group | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172 | Trinidad, Bolivia | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2021 | Cessna 172S | Midland, Virginia, United States | Aviation Adventures | No injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172N | Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172P | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172 | Stanley, Idaho, United States | Joel A LaFleur | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172S | Palm Coast, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172N | Worms, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172 | Madison, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2021 | Cessna 172 | Decatur, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2021 | Cessna 172 | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2021 | Cessna 172 | Westhampton Beach, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |