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
22 Nov 1972 Aero Comdr 680-E
N8441C
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Long Island AI Fatal 2
22 Nov 1972 Piper PA-24
N5723P
 Mt.vernon, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Nov 1972 Cessna 182E
N9346X
 Willisville, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Kendar Enterpr Fatal 2
19 Nov 1972 Piper PA-28
N8529N
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 UPR VAL AVN Fatal 2
19 Nov 1972 Cessna 182P
N9397G
 Porterdale, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Nov 1972 Piper PA-24
N8119P
 Port Howe, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 Nov 1972 Piper PA-22
N2857P
 Winters, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Nov 1972 Piper PA-24
N5095P
 Fremont, Nebraska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Nov 1972 Swift GC-1B
N80658
 Salisbury, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Nov 1972 Cessna 182
N70586
 Duluth, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Nov 1972 Aero Comdr 680
N6204D
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Sportsman Air Fatal 2
5 Nov 1972 Cougar A
N6151
 Lancaster, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
5 Nov 1972 Piper PA-28
N5909U
 Big Bear, California, United States
no coordinates
 Miro Aviation Fatal 2
4 Nov 1972 Cessna A150K
N8344M
 Wentzville, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Nov 1972 Piper PA-18A
N7287D
 Portage, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Nov 1972 Cessna 320F
N9900X
 Ashland, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Nov 1972 Piper PA-22
N5728Z
 Wisconsn Rpds, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Nov 1972 Taylorcraft BC12-D
N6601N
 Eagle Butte, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Oct 1972 Cessna 421
N5959M
 Fort Hancock, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Oct 1972 Piper PA-22
N844A
 Candia, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
28 Oct 1972 Bell 206A
N4069G
 Graysonville, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Maryland State Fatal 2
27 Oct 1972 Cessna 150L
N5280Q
 Lodi, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Freedom Field Fatal 2
23 Oct 1972 Cessna 182A
N9918B
 Ennis, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Associated PUR Fatal 2
21 Oct 1972 Piper PA-28
N8837W
 Dubuque, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Oct 1972 Beechcraft 35P
N9656Y
 Vancouver, Canada
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1972 Cessna 170B
N4607C
 Richmond, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1972 Stinson 108-1
N8529K
 Ocala, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 Oct 1972 Cessna 150L
N18142
 Eads, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Insti Fatal 2
15 Oct 1972 Piper PA-28
N8018N
 Comstock, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Oct 1972 Piper PA-28R
N2831R
 Bloomington, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 ACE Flying COR Fatal 2
12 Oct 1972 Aero Comdr 680-E
N4900
 No.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Flamingo Airli Fatal 2
7 Oct 1972 Bell 206A
N6260N
 Whitehaven, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 Copter, Inc. Fatal 2
1 Oct 1972 Pientonpol CAMPER
N1074Z
 Ocean Sprngs, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Sep 1972 Beechcraft D55
N7705R
 Mansfield, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Horton Dennis Fatal 2
23 Sep 1972 Beechcraft E18S
N107T
 Newark, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 Tobey, Inc * Fatal 2
23 Sep 1972 Piper PA-28R
N2900R
 Lawton, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Thunderbird AV Fatal 2
19 Sep 1972 Aero Comdr 100
N3757X
 Tarrant City, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Albany Aero CL Fatal 2
17 Sep 1972 Erco 415-C
N94015
 Sebastion, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Sep 1972 Beechcraft 23
N2348L
 Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Sep 1972 Beechcraft B35
N29M
 Albertville, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Sep 1972 Mooney 101E
N5759Q
 Perry, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Sep 1972 Cessna 150
N5698E
 Geneva, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Sep 1972 Johnson 185
N90201
 Blakesburg, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
1 Sep 1972 Beechcraft V35A
N789KB
 Pollocksville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Aug 1972 Piper PA-28
N95391
 Alma, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Oconner Aviati Fatal 2
26 Aug 1972 Piper PA-24
N9301P
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 Delaware Valle Fatal 2
25 Aug 1972 Cessna 414
N8168Q
 Sturgis, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 ADM Industries Fatal 2
24 Aug 1972 Cessna 180B
N5271E
 Anoka, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Aug 1972 Cessna 177
N2225Y
 Almond, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Aug 1972 Emigh Acft TROJAN
N8341H
 Edgewood, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2