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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-16 | Beaver Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Grumman G-1159 | Jamaica, New York, United States | Linden Flight | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft A23 | Catherine, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Piper JC3-65 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182 | Big Bear, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Wall, Texas, United States | Miller, AC | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Hiller UH12L4 | Porterville, California, United States | Shasta HEL1CPT | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150J | Goldfield, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Grumman G64A | Stillman Vly, Illinois, United States | Staton Air SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Grumman G164A | Roland, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Middleton, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Hughes 369HS | Long Tieng, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Sidnaw Mich, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Cessna A188 | Shellman Ga, Georgia, United States | Duncan da | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150 | Petersburg, Michigan, United States | Monroe Aviatn | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | De Havilland DHC-2 | W.lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Piper J3C-65 | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Gallup, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Mooney M20F | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Chopas & Stank | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft M35 | Danielson, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Cessna 177 | Chowchilla, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 65-A80 | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | Eagle Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Boeing PT-17 | London, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-3C | Rochester, New York, United States | Afrt Inc, | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft D35 | Skaneateles, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172 | Medina, Ohio, United States | Freedom Field | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft V35 | Bartlesville, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft A23A | Shirley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Bensen-Ayer B8MJ | Huntington, Minnesota, United States | Ayer Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1972 | Bensen B8M | Waterford, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Cessna 210 | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Boeing 747 | Madrid, Europe | Trans World Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182A | Bison, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Kit Carson, Colorado, United States | West, FD | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Sandy, Utah, United States | Intrwest Avatn | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-12 | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Callair A-9 | Harrisburg, Oregon, United States | Drury Fl.ser. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Snow S2C | Eunice, Louisiana, United States | Young Flyers | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Schreder HP-12 | Marfa, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Prue STD | Yucca Vally, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182 | Wauchula, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Marion, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Stits SA-3A | Pittsfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Luscombe 8E | Pittsfield, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Schweizer SGS1-2 | Naperville, Illinois, United States | Windy City SOA | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Cessna 337B | Warwick, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Warden, Washington, United States | John Reish JR | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Tulelake, California, United States | Crop Control | No injuries | - |