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
13 Apr 1972 Piper PA-24
N8395P
 Seminole, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 S and J Invest Fatal 3
11 Apr 1972 Cessna 182A
N4068D
 Walla Walla, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Apr 1972 Beechcraft E18S
N50W
 Skaneateles, New York, United States
no coordinates
 D.w.winkelman Fatal 3
14 Mar 1972 Cessna 182H
N8428S
 Wiggins, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
12 Mar 1972 Cessna 172G
N4246L
 Orion, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
12 Mar 1972 Mooney M20C
N6299U
 Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
4 Mar 1972 Piper PA-28
N98038
 Walton, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Cecil B.miller Fatal 3
2 Mar 1972 Beechcraft V35A
N7877R
 Oregon, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
28 Feb 1972 Beechcraft D55
N8087R
 Dallas, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Mobley School Fatal 3
27 Feb 1972 Piper PA-24
N5270P
 Pineville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
26 Feb 1972 Piper PA-22
N9655D
 Colorado City, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
24 Feb 1972 Cessna 172G
N5963R
 Bartlett, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
15 Feb 1972 Cessna 185C
N2659Z
 Marksville, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
5 Feb 1972 Bellanca 17-30
N7323V
 Venice, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Industrial ERE Fatal 3
5 Feb 1972 Beechcraft B95
N283AA
 Mt Tabor, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Vytec, Inc. Fatal 3
2 Feb 1972 Piper PA-23
N5638Y
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Mahaffey Bros. Fatal 3
23 Jan 1972 Cessna 210B
N9715X
 Semmes, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 King Craft CUS Fatal 3
18 Jan 1972 Piper PA-23
N4897P
 Chambers, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 Kime Flying SE Fatal 3
18 Jan 1972 Mooney M20F
N9603M
 Five Points, California, United States
no coordinates
 Bird Harvestin Fatal 3
14 Jan 1972 Beechcraft F33
N366S
 Amarillo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Tradewind Airp Fatal 3
13 Jan 1972 Piper PA-28R
N3025R
 Paradise, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Sportsman Airp Fatal 3
11 Jan 1972 Cessna 210A
N9429X
 Perry, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Jan 1972 Cessna 150G
N3642J
 San Mateo, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
6 Jan 1972 Cessna 182N
N9111G
 San Mateo, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
31 Dec 1972 Piper PA-22
N2730P
 Portland, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Dec 1972 N American F-51D
N9149R
 Flowery Branch, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Crawford and C Fatal 2
30 Dec 1972 Bellanca 14-132
N132K
 Blairs, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28
N4899T
 Octavia, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Dec 1972 Cessna 170A
N1452D
 Turner, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28
N8885N
 Paragon, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Central Aviati Fatal 2
25 Dec 1972 Cessna 150H
N22545
 Beechgrove, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Dec 1972 Piper PA-32
N5263S
 Great Bend, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Walker Truck B Fatal 2
21 Dec 1972 Beechcraft H18S
N800G
 Bloominton, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Williams Paten Fatal 2
21 Dec 1972 Cessna 310
N159R
 Dublin, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Dec 1972 Cessna 310
N2691C
 Shellman, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Dec 1972 Piper PA-23
N6303Y
 New Boston, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28
N9677W
 Grand Prairie, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Dec 1972 Cessna 172
N46155
 Concordia, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Dec 1972 Beechcraft C35
N5754K
 Malone, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Dec 1972 Piper PA-22
N183A
 Newsoms, Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Va.state Game Fatal 2
19 Dec 1972 Amer Avco AA-1A
N9409L
 Clermont, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Hop-Flight, Inc Fatal 2
15 Dec 1972 Lear 23
N20M
 Romulus, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Zantop Airways Fatal 2
14 Dec 1972 Sikorsky S-61A
N318Y
 Chelan, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Columbia Const Fatal 2
8 Dec 1972 Piper PA-32
N5229S
 Laredo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 SIL JEA, Inc. Fatal 2
3 Dec 1972 Champion 7KCAB
N7562F
 Monroe, Connecticut, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Nov 1972 Beechcraft H35
N4695D
 Lolo, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 93 Leasing COM Fatal 2
29 Nov 1972 Beechcraft C-45H
N717B
 St.paul, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Luthi Aviation Fatal 2
27 Nov 1972 Aeronca 7AC
N83459
 Georgetown, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Nov 1972 Cessna A150L
N5949J
 Yorkville, California, United States
no coordinates
 Professional A Fatal 2
23 Nov 1972 Piper PA-28R
N2335T
 Weston, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 RAM Aviation, I Fatal 2