Aviation accidents in 1972
The NTSB database holds 4,478 accidents and incidents in 1972, recorded between 1972. 724 of them were fatal (16%), and 1,623 people died.
The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (2,022 records).
The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.
Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Other-Foreign Countries.
4,478 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
4,478
Records
724
Fatal
1,623
Deaths
16%
Share fatal
1972
Period
Show these on the map
0 of 4,478 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,478 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Guthrie Ctr, Iowa, United States | Aerial Crop SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Oct 1972 | Aero Comdr 200D | Wittmann, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 1972 | Cessna 172L | Deerfield Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1972 | Cessna 150G | Portland, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Oct 1972 | Schleicher AS-K13 | Oxford, Michigan, United States | Detroit Vultur | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Cessna 172K | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Diamond Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Cessna 172F | Salome, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Snow S2A | Chatfield, Arkansas, United States | BOB Kilpatrick | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Oct 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Newbern, Tennessee, United States | Abbott Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1972 | Bell H-13G | Readfield, Maine, United States | Dept.inland FI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Sep 1972 | Cessna A188B | Alligator, Mississippi, United States | Reitz Dusters | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Sep 1972 | Funk B85C | Hanksville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1972 | Cessna 170A | Midwest, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Sep 1972 | Mooney M20A | Peach Orchard, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1972 | Bell 47-G2A | Selah Wash, Washington, United States | Helicptr Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Sep 1972 | Cessna 177 | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1972 | Forney F-1A | Clearbrook, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1972 | Cessna 140 | Gaffney, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Sep 1972 | Thomas BTS | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1972 | Aero Comdr A-9 | Garland City, Arkansas, United States | Robinson Aeria | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Sep 1972 | Hiller Acft UH-12C | Brentwood, California, United States | Verti-Care | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Sep 1972 | Lockheed 18 | Clarendon, Other-Foreign Countries | Karol Investme | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1972 | Cessna 310J | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Chatham Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft V35B | Newberry, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1972 | Mooney M20G | Skaneateles, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-25 | St. Anthony, Idaho, United States | St. Anthony FL | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Sep 1972 | Scorpion II | Glendale, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Schweizer SGS126 | Jamul, California, United States | Borderland AER | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Sep 1972 | Beechcraft F35 | Ruston, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1972 | Hiller Acft 1100 | Drake, Colorado, United States | Intermountain | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1972 | Kaman H-43A | Jacksonville, Oregon, United States | Command Helico | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Waterloo, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Sep 1972 | Cessna 172L | Thayer, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Petaluma, California, United States | Adobe Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150G | Newtown, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1972 | Bell 47G3B1 | Tuba City, Arizona, United States | Rocky Mountain | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182J | Eldora, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1972 | Stearman 4E | Smartville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Madison, North Carolina, United States | Lake Townsend | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1972 | Callair A-9 | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | RND Up Air SER | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150H | Grovertown, Indiana, United States | Nappanee Flyin | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1972 | Cessna 172 | Martinsville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Buffalo Crk, Colorado, United States | Delta Air Serv | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150F | Smithtown, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1972 | Cessna 172G | Northfield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150L | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Air ACA | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Aug 1972 | Bellanca 17-30A | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Marine City, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |