Plane Crash List

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

Cessna 150 437 Piper PA-28 354 Cessna 172 292 Cessna 182 171 Piper PA-24 108 Piper PA-22 100

Where these happened

United States 4,335 Mexico 35 Other-Foreign Countries 24 Asia 23 Unknown/Not Reported 16 Canada 16

Operators involved

Lease-A-Plane 14 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 13 Air America, I* 11 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 11 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 11 Trans Union AI 8

All 4,478 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
21 Jan 1972 Cessna 310N
N5024Q
 Wells, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 5
31 Dec 1972 Cessna 210D
N3773Y
 Hollins, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
29 Dec 1972 Beechcraft 65-80
N9867
 Kent, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
22 Dec 1972 Cessna 320E
N2208Q
 Goodland, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Silver Springs Fatal 4
22 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28R
N7571J
 St.charles, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Eagle Aviation Fatal 4
18 Dec 1972 Piper PA-30
N7769Y
 Mrn Diablotin, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
15 Dec 1972 Cessna 411
N111DS
 Winooski, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
8 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28
N4235T
 Grand Tower, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Allen County A Fatal 4
25 Nov 1972 Piper PA-23
N5908Y
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Morley Drugs I Fatal 4
7 Nov 1972 Beechcraft G33
N9496Q
 Colfax, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Greensboro HIG Fatal 4
18 Oct 1972 Mooney M20C
N5971Q
 Monticello, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
16 Oct 1972 Cessna 310C
N1812H
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Pan Alaska Air Fatal 4
8 Oct 1972 Beechcraft 35-B33
N4618R
 Beaumont, California, United States
no coordinates
 Western Skyway Fatal 4
8 Oct 1972 Cessna 172I
N35803
 Acton, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pioneer Aviati Fatal 4
17 Sep 1972 Beechcraft E18S
N21DD
 Sumter, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
17 Sep 1972 Cessna 337B
N528N
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Midwest Aviati Fatal 4
4 Sep 1972 Piper PA-22
N3365Z
 Princeton, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
3 Aug 1972 Piper PA-30
N8245Y
 Overbrook, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
30 Jul 1972 Piper PA-23
N5449Y
 Ogden, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Jul 1972 Cessna U206
N5290U
 Aspen, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
20 Jul 1972 Bellanca 17-30A
N8801V
 Bridgeville, Delaware, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
15 Jul 1972 Piper PA-24
N5491P
 Kewanna, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
14 Jul 1972 Cessna T337D
N86018
 Belfast, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Jun 1972 Beechcraft B23
N6988Q
 Burbank, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Jun 1972 Bell 206A
N25BB
 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 T.h.cosgrove, I Fatal 4
25 Jun 1972 Beechcraft A23-24
N3627Q
 Sapphire, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Asheville Flyi Fatal 4
22 Jun 1972 Cessna 310
N5282A
 Sequim, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Silco Corp. Fatal 4
30 May 1972 Douglas DC-9
N3305L
 Ft.worth, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Delta Air Lines, Inc. Fatal 4
28 May 1972 Piper PA-24
N5796P
 Ramsey, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
25 May 1972 Piper PA-28R
N4546J
 Mt.baldy, California, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Calif Fatal 4
14 May 1972 Beechcraft 95
N362
 Zachary, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
9 May 1972 Piper PA-22
N6008D
 Hugo, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Apr 1972 Pilatus PC6CH2
N391R
 Nyot Mo, Asia
no coordinates
 Air America, I* Fatal 4
28 Mar 1972 Swearingen SA26AT
N4111X
 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Copeland Refri Fatal 4
26 Mar 1972 Piper PA-28R
N4568J
 Clarksville, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 TOM Sykes, Inc. Fatal 4
26 Mar 1972 Beechcraft C35
N5844C
 Alta, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
24 Mar 1972 Piper PA-22
N8917C
 Ashland, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Red Baron Flyi Fatal 4
19 Mar 1972 Piper PA-28
N3427R
 Columbia, California, United States
no coordinates
 Progressive AV Fatal 4
8 Mar 1972 Beechcraft B35
N5026C
 Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
28 Feb 1972 Piper PA-24
N7427P
 Delmont, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Polymer Applic Fatal 4
26 Feb 1972 Beechcraft A35
N221DS
 Parker, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
23 Feb 1972 Piper PA-23
N1149P
 Redding, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
5 Feb 1972 Piper PA-28
N3681K
 Lk Arrowhed, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
18 Jan 1972 Cessna 182A
N6173B
 Octavia, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
9 Jan 1972 Cessna 182K
N2681R
 Springfield, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Dennis Constru Fatal 4
9 Jan 1972 Piper PA-28
N7039W
 Salem, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 Dec 1972 Lockheed L1329
N400M
 Saranac Lake, New York, United States
no coordinates
 Fluor Corporat Fatal 3
16 Dec 1972 Cessna 421
N121X
 Cheektowaga, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
10 Dec 1972 Beechcraft 58
N1643W
 Anderson, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Meredith Chevr Fatal 3
9 Dec 1972 Piper PA-24
N7714P
 Quemado, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Bill Rogers TR Fatal 3