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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft D55 | Wewahitchka, Florida, United States | Gray and Compa | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jun 1972 | Cessna A188 | Jerome, Arkansas, United States | Dermott Fly SR | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Erco 415-C | Fremont, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Alon A-2 | Central Vly, California, United States | Enterprise Sky | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Ryan PT-22 | Arlington, Tennessee, United States | Two Jacks, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172F | So.webster, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150 | San Andreas, California, United States | Gottschalk FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Bakersfield, California, United States | Garriott Crop | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Mustang MM1 | W.carrollton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Lowers BIRD | Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft P35 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | TOM Nehl GMC T | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Winchester, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Winchester, Virginia, United States | Skyline Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft D18S | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Sierra West A* | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150L | Haslet, Texas, United States | Meacham Flyers | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jun 1972 | Piper J3C-65 | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1972 | Cessna 177 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1972 | Schleicher AS-K13 | No.canton, Ohio, United States | Freedom Soarin | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jun 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | High Life Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 1972 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Weslaco, Texas, United States | Elwood R.schwa | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75 | Salem, Oregon, United States | Salem Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Robertsdale, Alabama, United States | Bonners Aerial | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jun 1972 | Callair A-9B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Lowers R-1 | Sterling, Virginia, United States | Anare Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Cassutt BARTH | Sterling, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | N American P-51D | Indian Springs, Georgia, United States | Pizza On Call | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Cessna 188A | South Bend, Indiana, United States | Forrest R.marc | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jun 1972 | Cessna 207 | Cochrane, Wisconsin, United States | Air Taxi Oper* | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1972 | Callair A-9B | Los Fresnos, Texas, United States | Resaca Aerial | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1972 | Republic RC-3 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1972 | Cessna 182D | Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 May 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Statesboro, Georgia, United States | Glynnaire Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1972 | Delta KITE | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Hazen, Arkansas, United States | Fowlkes Dustin | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 May 1972 | Cessna 150J | Modesto, California, United States | Gottschalk FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1972 | Cessna 170A | Biggs, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Arctc Villge, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 May 1972 | Aero Comdr A-9 | Leesburg, Georgia, United States | Sumpter Dustin | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 May 1972 | Cessna 177 | Many, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 May 1972 | Cessna 150F | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Skyriders Avia | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1972 | Cessna 182J | Redlands, California, United States | Redlands Aviat | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Redlands, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1972 | Bensen B-8 | Wiscnsin Rpds, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1972 | Piper J3C-65 | St.joseph, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 May 1972 | Cessna 150L | Clinton, Michigan, United States | Twining Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1972 | Stinson 108-2 | Utica, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1972 | Cessna 414 | Merritt Islnd, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 May 1972 | Piper PA-28 | No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1972 | Boeing A75 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Aerial Blight | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Richfield, Ohio, United States | Painesville FL | Fatal | 1 |