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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Compton, California, United States | Yuma Marine AE | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | RAM Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1972 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Sagwon, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Ceredo, West Virginia, United States | Beasley Indust | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Lincoln, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Cessna 172 | Livermore, California, United States | Flying Vikings | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Cessna 170B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft B95 | Masaryktown, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Erco 415-C | St.petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Dec 1972 | Jeannies T I | Palma Sola, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1972 | Cessna 170B | Wallowa, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1972 | Cessna 172K | Picayune, Mississippi, United States | Sylvaire Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1972 | Bell 47D1 | Fountn Vlly, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | Air Worcester | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1972 | Cessna 150 | Belle Glade, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Cessna 210F | Mannford, Oklahoma, United States | Greenwood Catt | No injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Cessna 150 | Renton, Washington, United States | Aerodyne Corp. | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Bell 206A | Stonewall, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1972 | Cessna 150 | Neuvo Empradr, Central America | Chagres Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Cessna 310C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Cessna 172 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-24 | T.r.falls, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 1972 | Bell 47G-5 | Harlingen, Texas, United States | Air Central | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Hallsville, Texas, United States | Longview Piper | No injuries | - |
| 6 Dec 1972 | Cessna 150 | Farson, Iowa, United States | Midwest Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | Chowchilla, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft D18S | Homestead, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Bell 47J-2A | Richmond, Michigan, United States | Wyandotte Supe | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Princeton, Florida, United States | General Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Coakly Twn, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1972 | Convair 580 | Alamosa, Colorado, United States | Frontier Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1972 | Cessna 310B | Cedar City, Utah, United States | JAY Four, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | Midvalley Air | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft 35-B33 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | Business Flier | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Navion L-17A | Atwater, California, United States | Sharpe Army de | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-31 | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Wal-Mart Store | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Beechcraft C23 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Grumman G164 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Queen Creek AG | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Cessna 402B | Wichita, Kansas, United States | Airways Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Charlotte, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Cessa 170B | Portsmouth, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Cessna 150 | S.hackensack, New Jersey, United States | Teterboro SCH | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Culver, Indiana, United States | Culver Militar | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Cessna 150L | N.bayshore, New York, United States | Mid Island Air | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Piper J3C-65 | Cordele, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1972 | Cessna 337 | Trelawny, Other-Foreign Countries | Lucaya Beach A | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 1972 | Stits SA6-B | Spearman, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |