Plane Crash List

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

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

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
25 Jul 2013 Cessna 172N
N3012E
Tell City, Indiana, United States Lawrence Keller No injuries -
22 Jul 2013 Cessna 172S
N121CW
New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States Phoenix East Aviation No injuries -
17 Jul 2013 Cessna 172S
N971TA
Santa Barbra, California, United States Royal Aviation No injuries -
15 Jul 2013 Cessna 172S
N625SP
Redlands, California, United States Mustang Sally Aviation LLC No injuries -
5 Jul 2013 Cessna 172S
N686SP
Monroe, Washington, United States Grant JIM DBA Minor injuries -
28 Jun 2013 Cessna 172-N
N75542
Trout Lake, Washington, United States - No injuries -
19 Jun 2013 Cessna 172S
N426SJ
Clearwater, Florida, United States Cams Flight Inc No injuries -
19 Jun 2013 Cessna 172M
N61947
Burlington, Vermont, United States Altitude Addiction LLC No injuries -
13 Jun 2013 Cessna 172S
N552ND
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States University of North Dakota Serious injuries -
12 Jun 2013 Cessna 172M
N118JD
Louisville, Kentucky, United States - Serious injuries -
9 Jun 2013 Cessna 172S
N857SP
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States BTG Aviation, LLC No injuries -
6 Jun 2013 Cessna 172P
N549TT
Pontiac, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
31 May 2013 Cessna 172A
N7701T
Eatonville, Washington, United States Reid Matthew J Minor injuries -
31 May 2013 Cessna 172L
N9816G
Millinocket, Maine, United States Harry & Nancy Ricker No injuries -
23 May 2013 Cessna 172M
N8879V
Truckee, California, United States Belknap Ronald L No injuries -
18 May 2013 Cessna 172N
N4702F
Geneva, Florida, United States Shaw Daniel C Serious injuries -
16 May 2013 Cessna 172RG
N5219U
Abbeville, Louisiana, United States Omega Protein Inc No injuries -
14 May 2013 Cessna 172S
N947SP
Ankeny, Iowa, United States Exec 1 Aviation No injuries -
10 May 2013 Cessna 172N
N7610F
Newcastle, Wyoming, United States Flightline Inc No injuries -
9 May 2013 Cessna 172M
N1820V
Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States - No injuries -
1 May 2013 Cessna 172M
N8899V
Covington, Louisiana, United States Northshore Group LLC Minor injuries -
29 Apr 2013 Cessna 172M
N20800
Lakeport, California, United States - No injuries -
28 Apr 2013 Cessna 172N
N3483E
Henderson, Nevada, United States - No injuries -
28 Apr 2013 Cessna 172N
N737FK
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Air Reldan Inc No injuries -
27 Apr 2013 Cessna 172N
N5944J
Dade City, Florida, United States - Minor injuries -
26 Apr 2013 Cessna 172P
N96178
Davis, West Virginia, United States McLean Holding Group LLC Serious injuries -
20 Apr 2013 Cessna 172G
N3682L
Reading, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
20 Apr 2013 Cessna 172N
N739CK
Stow, Massachusetts, United States Noble Airventure No injuries -
13 Apr 2013 Cessna 172N
N6136F
Summersville, West Virginia, United States - Minor injuries -
8 Apr 2013 Cessna 172
N7825T
Manvel, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
7 Apr 2013 Cessna 172M
N92804
New Castle, Virginia, United States - No injuries -
4 Apr 2013 Cessna 172
N2166K
Phoenix, Arizona, United States Westwind School of Aeronautics No injuries -
1 Apr 2013 Cessna 172
N8033B
Wonewoc, Wisconsin, United States - No injuries -
30 Mar 2013 Cessna 172N
N4601D
Bally, Pennsylvania, United States Aero-Tech Services No injuries -
30 Mar 2013 Cessna 172R
N410LR
Immokalee, Florida, United States Bewired USA LLC No injuries -
24 Mar 2013 Cessna 172
N7113G
Tistusville, Florida, United States Ryans Dream Inc. No injuries -
22 Mar 2013 Cessna 172G
N5931R
Temecula, California, United States Buehman John R Minor injuries -
20 Mar 2013 Cessna 172
N421ER
Gila Bend, Arizona, United States Westwind School of Aeronautics No injuries -
17 Mar 2013 Cessna 172N
N5802J
Gila Bend, Arizona, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Mar 2013 Cessna 172L
N7282Q
Pontiac, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
16 Mar 2013 Cessna 172
N7407A
Kremmling, Colorado, United States - No injuries -
15 Mar 2013 Cessna 172M
N61756
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC No injuries -
4 Mar 2013 Cessna 172P
N89847
Bardstown, Kentucky, United States Eastern Kentucky University No injuries -
2 Mar 2013 Cessna 172F
N8713U
Nampa, Idaho, United States Jeffery L Winters No injuries -
24 Feb 2013 Cessna 172A
N76NG
Vineland, Minnesota, United States Troy Minske No injuries -
18 Feb 2013 Cessna 172N
N6249D
Okeechobee, Florida, United States Reef Flyer LLC Minor injuries -
18 Feb 2013 Cessna 172P
N98598
Valparaiso, Florida, United States Eglin AFB Aero Club No injuries -
17 Feb 2013 Cessna 172
N6199E
Akron, Colorado, United States Shannon Lee Greene Minor injuries -
12 Feb 2013 Cessna 172M
N12989
Jenison, Michigan, United States - No injuries -
7 Feb 2013 Cessna 172L
N7974G
Idabel, Oklahoma, United States Texarkana Flying Club No injuries -