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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Odessa, Texas, United States | Kelley-Coppedg | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 95-A55 | Pipe Creek, Texas, United States | Jack Huppert C | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Repton, Alabama, United States | Ft.benning Fly | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Mar 1972 | Mooney M20E | Berea, Kentucky, United States | Bay Aero Club | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Mar 1972 | Piper J3C-65 | Ocean Sprngs, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft V35A | Fort Pierce, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Mar 1972 | Cessna 210K | Sacramento, California, United States | Dixon Dryer Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 1972 | Cessna T210F | Jasper, Georgia, United States | Ampex, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft V35 | Worthington, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Mar 1972 | Cessna 150J | Madera, California, United States | Mazzei Flying | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1972 | Cessna 180H | Medicine Bow, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Mar 1972 | Cessna 180H | Delta Junctn, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1972 | Cessna 150L | Stevensville, Maryland, United States | Hinson Airways | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Mar 1972 | Cessna 172 | Crewe, Virginia, United States | Falwell Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft V35 | Midway, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Davis, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft 3NM | Brook Park, Ohio, United States | Buckeye Air S* | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1972 | Pitts SC-1 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1972 | Interstate S-1B1 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Brookings, Oregon, United States | Benbow Aero, In | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Tacoma, Washington, United States | Cross Sound Co | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Cessna 177B | Conway Sprgs, Kansas, United States | Jayco, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Mar 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Mar 1972 | Thorp T-18 | Kearns, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 1972 | Cessna 205 | Canyonville, Oregon, United States | Air Pacific * | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Mar 1972 | Aero Comdr 500-B | Rochester, New York, United States | Coombs Airway* | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Mar 1972 | Beechcraft E35 | Dublin, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Jackson, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20C | Parshall, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Feb 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172 | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | Winter Garden | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Feb 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Pima, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Albany, Kentucky, United States | Cassels In the | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Off Fire Isle, Pacific Ocean South Latitudes | Metropolitan A | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172 | Strawberry, California, United States | F and N Aviati | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Feb 1972 | Champion 7GCBC | Holbrook, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1972 | Laister LP-49 | Elsinore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1972 | Bensen B8-M | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172K | Sugar Land, Texas, United States | Southwest Flyi | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Feb 1972 | Cessna T210F | Lehi, Utah, United States | Air Stages, Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jan 1972 | Cessna T210F | Wagon Mound, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jan 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Devore, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jan 1972 | Cessna 182 | Kibati, Africa | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-23 | St.charles, Illinois, United States | Dupage Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1972 | Cessna 310D | Bear Creek, Alabama, United States | Haleyville AVI | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1972 | Cessna 310D | Mableton, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1972 | Cessna 337 | Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | Cougar Leasing | Fatal | 1 |