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.
302 of these records cannot be placed at all, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
For 4,176 of them the NTSB recorded no coordinates, so their position on the map is approximate.
4,478
Records
724
Fatal
1,623
Deaths
16%
Share fatal
1972
Period
Show these on the map
4,176 of 4,478 can be placed
(4,176 approximate)
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,478 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1972 | Hughes 269B | Buffalo, Wyoming, United States | Buffalo Flying | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1972 | Piccard AX6 | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Lane Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1972 | Navion A | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 177 | N Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | South Dade AVI | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Mooney M20E | Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft H35 | Marion, Iowa, United States | Merle L.dopp | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 172 | Streator, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Vienna, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 210F | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | Birmingham HOU | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Sandwich, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft D17R | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Douglas DC-10 | Moline, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 500 | Gangmills, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150H | Stamford, Texas, United States | Harrison Aero | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Del Rio, Texas, United States | Houston Northw | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 188 | Kline, South Carolina, United States | Southeastern A | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150L | Indian Trail, North Carolina, United States | Union Airmotiv | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Douglas DC-3G | Pt.mugu Nas, California, United States | Mercer Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft D18S | St Maarten, Other-Foreign Countries | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Pitts Spcl S-2A | Miami, Florida, United States | Aircraft Distr | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Bellanca 17-30 | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Executive Avia | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Lockheed PV-1 | Austin, Texas, United States | Beta Leasing C | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182 | Eaglewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Mc Grath, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Petco Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Aerostar 601 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Midwest Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Stinson 108-2 | Asotin, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150 | Muskegon, Michigan, United States | Continental FL | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Mooney M-20C | Watson, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Bell 206A | Rocky Hill, Connecticut, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Cessna 172 | Whiskeytown, California, United States | Cal-Todd Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | C&L Flying SER | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Arctic Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Aero Comdr 520 | Imperial, California, United States | Varbus Enterpr | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Cessna U206 | Many, Louisiana, United States | Ferdinand Kell | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft A36 | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | Cutter Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150 | Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States | Trans Union AI | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150G | Coalinga, California, United States | Mustang Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150 | Misawa, Other-Foreign Countries | Kanto Plains A | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Bell 47-G5 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Arizona Helico | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States | Nashua Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Ganagobie 3 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Cessna 180 | Akron, New York, United States | Frontier Sky D | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Napa, California, United States | Iasco | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Ottumwa, Iowa, United States | Progressive AV | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Cessna 182L | Logan, Utah, United States | Casper White T | No injuries | - |