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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1972 | Boeing E75 | Copeland, Kansas, United States | Whitaker Aeria | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Cessna 150G | Ansonia, Connecticut, United States | Bridgeport Fly | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Grumman G-164 | Weiner, Arkansas, United States | Harrell Bryant | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Taylorcraft BL-65 | Rice Lake, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Travel Air 4000 | Redgranite, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Lansing, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Fabens, Texas, United States | Southwest Avia | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Pflugerville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Grumman G44 | Majuro, Other-U.s.territories&Posses. | Lagoon Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft 58 | Lithonia, Georgia, United States | Pacific SAW AN | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Stearman E75N1 | Pollard, Arkansas, United States | Flanigan Bros. | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Cooperstown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft V35B | Ames, Iowa, United States | Clark Limeston | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Grumman G-164A | Guadalupe, Arizona, United States | A.p.sanders | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150G | New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States | Red Cedar Flye | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1972 | Cessna A188 | Fairfax, South Carolina, United States | Southeastern A | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Bensen B8M | Trenton, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Navion B | Flomaton, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 177 | Corona, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-20 | Jamestown, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | Ferns Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 305A | Ely, Vermont, United States | Recreation SPE | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Melvin Village, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172 | Palo Alto, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft A23-24 | Sanibel, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Erco 415-C | Torrance, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Rialto, California, United States | San Bernardino | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 140 | Willow, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Moorland, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Sully, Iowa, United States | Astro Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Boeing 707 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States | Braniff Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Chula, Georgia, United States | Billy Fender | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150G | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | Coastal Patrol | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | Butler Soaring | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-14 | Wales, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Cessna 120 | Fall Rvr Ml, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150L | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Co-Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150 | Milford, Delaware, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Luscombe 11A | Papillion, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Piper J4A | Beaumont, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Cessna 210D | Oxford, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Perham, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172 | Ketchum, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Champion 7ECA | Graford, Texas, United States | Dallas Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft B23 | Waxahachie, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Stinson 108 | Central City, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Lithonia, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Massapequa Prk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |