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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172N | Tell City, Indiana, United States | Lawrence Keller | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States | Phoenix East Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | Santa Barbra, California, United States | Royal Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | Redlands, California, United States | Mustang Sally Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2013 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Washington, United States | Grant JIM DBA | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172-N | Trout Lake, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172S | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Cams Flight Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172M | Burlington, Vermont, United States | Altitude Addiction LLC | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172S | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172M | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172S | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | BTG Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2013 | Cessna 172P | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 2013 | Cessna 172A | Eatonville, Washington, United States | Reid Matthew J | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 2013 | Cessna 172L | Millinocket, Maine, United States | Harry & Nancy Ricker | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2013 | Cessna 172M | Truckee, California, United States | Belknap Ronald L | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 2013 | Cessna 172N | Geneva, Florida, United States | Shaw Daniel C | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 May 2013 | Cessna 172RG | Abbeville, Louisiana, United States | Omega Protein Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2013 | Cessna 172S | Ankeny, Iowa, United States | Exec 1 Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2013 | Cessna 172N | Newcastle, Wyoming, United States | Flightline Inc | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2013 | Cessna 172M | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2013 | Cessna 172M | Covington, Louisiana, United States | Northshore Group LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172M | Lakeport, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Henderson, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | Air Reldan Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Dade City, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172P | Davis, West Virginia, United States | McLean Holding Group LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172G | Reading, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | Noble Airventure | No injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172N | Summersville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172 | Manvel, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172M | New Castle, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Westwind School of Aeronautics | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 2013 | Cessna 172 | Wonewoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172N | Bally, Pennsylvania, United States | Aero-Tech Services | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172R | Immokalee, Florida, United States | Bewired USA LLC | No injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172 | Tistusville, Florida, United States | Ryans Dream Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172G | Temecula, California, United States | Buehman John R | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172 | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | Westwind School of Aeronautics | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172N | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172L | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172M | Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States | Blue Ridge Sport Flight LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172P | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | Eastern Kentucky University | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2013 | Cessna 172F | Nampa, Idaho, United States | Jeffery L Winters | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172A | Vineland, Minnesota, United States | Troy Minske | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172N | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Reef Flyer LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172P | Valparaiso, Florida, United States | Eglin AFB Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172 | Akron, Colorado, United States | Shannon Lee Greene | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172M | Jenison, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 2013 | Cessna 172L | Idabel, Oklahoma, United States | Texarkana Flying Club | No injuries | - |