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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 210 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 210G | Elyria, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Palm Sprngs, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS233 | Rockwell, Texas, United States | Southwest Soar | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 182 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft D18S | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Apollo Airways | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 180H | Copper Centr, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150D | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Q.c.laboratori | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 140 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Oshkosh, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft 35-33 | Seattle, Washington, United States | Twin City Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Churchville, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 180 | S.lk.tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Trans Union AI | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172 | Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States | McAs Cherry PO | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Ryan ST-A | Williamsburg, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Corbin Baby ACE | Stanfield, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Cessna A188 | Sylvester, Georgia, United States | Jack R. Mayo | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150F | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Vegas Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Cessna 182 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Ea.boston, Massachusetts, United States | Swiss Air | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172E | Deposit, New York, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 188 | Prattville, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 185B | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Air Worcester | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Minot, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-23 | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | Granada Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Oakwood, Illinois, United States | Cardinal Aircr | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 180 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Pelican Sport | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150J | Groton, Massachusetts, United States | Hanscom Field | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Syria, Virginia, United States | Professional F | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Hughes 269A | Gaston, South Carolina, United States | Southern Helic | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper J-3 | Aiken, South Carolina, United States | Civil Air Patr | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 177B | Anapra, New Mexico, United States | Western Skyway | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Schweizer 1-26 | Dover, New Hampshire, United States | Nutmeg Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Beechcraft 35 | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Pitts S1C | Crosby, Texas, United States | Rawe Aircraft | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Adairsville, Georgia, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150J | South Bend, Indiana, United States | T.k.aviation, I | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Schweizer SGS1-2 | Rockwell, Texas, United States | Southwest Soar | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Bell 47 | Monte Rio, California, United States | County of Sono | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 175R | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Piper J3C | Tehachapi, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 150 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Herlong Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Snow S2A | Bishop, Texas, United States | R M Harding | Serious injuries | - |