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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1972 | Beechcraft M35 | Florissant, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 May 1972 | Pitts S-1S | Woodlake, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 1972 | Cessna 172K | Portales, New Mexico, United States | Portales Valle | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1972 | Pitts S-1S | Merced, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1972 | Cessna 172E | Modesto, California, United States | Gottschalk FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 May 1972 | Starduster SA-300 | Perris, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1972 | Hughes 369 | Harahan, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Estes Park, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Nashville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 May 1972 | Gen Dynamic L-13A | Lodi, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1972 | Beechcraft A23 | Leakesville, Mississippi, United States | Magnolia Flyin | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 May 1972 | Bellanca 14-19 | Prt Hueneme, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 May 1972 | Cessna 182M | Counselor, New Mexico, United States | Totah Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Brownsville, Pennsylvania, United States | Fayette Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1972 | Piper J5A | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 May 1972 | Boeing 75N1 | Amherst, Nebraska, United States | Worm Leach Air | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 May 1972 | Beechcraft 95-E55 | Groton, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 May 1972 | Champion 7GCBC | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Rogers BR-1 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Bensen B8 | Middlefield, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Aeronca O-58B | Sulphur Sprgs, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Princeton, California, United States | Davis Dusters | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Apr 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Council Grve, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Salinas, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Sikorsky H-19G | Coeburn, Virginia, United States | Joseph O.verno | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172H | Orinda, California, United States | Meridith Flyin | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Apr 1972 | Cassutt 11M | Naperville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Apr 1972 | Mooney M-18C | West Point, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1972 | Globe GC-1B | Hanahan, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1972 | Short Bros SC-7-3 | Lacrosse, Wisconsin, United States | Viking Intl A* | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Apr 1972 | Cessna 185 | Tariffville, Connecticut, United States | Red Bird Aero | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft C35 | Voorheesville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150 | Kellyville, Oklahoma, United States | Big Heart Pipe | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Artesia Wells, Texas, United States | Delta Commerci | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Apr 1972 | Cessna 180G | Cotulla, Texas, United States | LAY Constructi | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC6CH2 | Ban Xieng, Asia | Air America, I* | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Acton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Apr 1972 | Cessna 210 | Novillo Cueva, Mexico | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 95 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Apr 1972 | Cessna 170A | Medford, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Stockbridge, Michigan, United States | Bsdus Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Montgomeryvlle, Pennsylvania, United States | Montgomeryvill | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1972 | Mooney M20A | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1972 | Bensen B8M | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1972 | Snow 600S2C | Paso Robles, California, United States | M.e.hall Enter | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft F35 | Kimball, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Laytonsville, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |