Plane Crash List

Cessna F172 accidents

The NTSB database holds 9 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna F172, recorded between 2011 to 2026. 6 of them were fatal (67%), and 6 people died.

The deadliest year was 2018, with 2 deaths.

Most of these records are from Germany, Netherlands and Denmark.

6 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

9
Records
6
Fatal
6
Deaths
67%
Share fatal
2011 to 2026
Period
Show these on the map 3 of 9 have coordinates

By decade

2010s 3
2020s 6

All 9 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Oct 2018 Cessna F172
G-BGSV
East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
no coordinates
- Fatal 2
8 Apr 2026 Cessna F172
PH-VSS
Middelburg, Netherlands
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
29 Sep 2021 Cessna F172
SE-IFD
Dala-Floda, Sweden
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
23 May 2021 Cessna F172
F-GCNK
Abzac, France, France
no coordinates
- Fatal 1
28 Aug 2011 Cessna F172
D-EOEM
Mugeln, Germany Flaming Air GmbH Fatal 1
1 Oct 2025 Cessna F172
OY-JEP
Durup, Denmark - No injuries -
30 Jul 2024 Cessna F172
PH-MAF
Nunspeet, Netherlands - No injuries -
23 Mar 2022 Cessna F172
D-ECUB
Bonn-Hangelar, Germany
no coordinates
- Serious injuries -
14 Oct 2018 Cessna F172
D-EFJX
Wasserkuppe, Germany
no coordinates
- Fatal -