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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1972 | Cessna 310K | Vernal, Utah, United States | Freeport Indus | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Kalskag, Alaska, United States | Northern Commu | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Alouette Ii SA318C | Venice, Louisiana, United States | Offshore Helic | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Cessna 140 | N.smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Elton, Louisiana, United States | Jesse Hawthorn | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Grumman G-164 | Welsh, Louisiana, United States | Teal Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150 | Livermore, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Dulce, New Mexico, United States | Interwest Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Argusville, North Dakota, United States | Warren V.walki | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Mooney M20C | Lansing, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1972 | Bellanca 17-31A | Walls, Mississippi, United States | Lease-A-Plane | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172 | Inyokern, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Luscombe 8E | Pacoima, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Mooney M-20E | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Elgin, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 95 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Commercial GRI | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Ontario, Oregon, United States | Ranch Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1972 | Cessna 140 | Livermore, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Big Delta, Alaska, United States | Alaska Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Bell 206A | Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, United States | Flightways Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Ionia, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Plymouth, Michigan, United States | Champion Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Columbia, California, United States | Progressive AV | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft A23 | New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Cessna 177 | Logan, Ohio, United States | Geauga Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft M35 | Frisco, Texas, United States | Airport Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Taylorcraft DC-65 | Sedalia, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Ashland, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Hopedale, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Navion A205 | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-22 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172H | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | Wilson Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150F | Pembroke, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | McConnell, JW | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Champion 7GCB | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Johnson ER | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Virginia Cty, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172K | Boyle, Mississippi, United States | C.g. Air Cente | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Mooney M-20F | Piedra, California, United States | Flight Educati | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Grumman G-164A | Stowell, Texas, United States | Liberty Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Globe GC-1B | Weatherford, Texas, United States | Little, SAM J | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Schweizer SGS233 | Calistoga, California, United States | Calistoga Soar | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Stinson L-5 | San Jose, California, United States | Curry JP | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75 | Blocker, Oklahoma, United States | Henley, JH | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Winters, California, United States | Hodges Rideout | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 310 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Santana Helo | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172B | Johnstown, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |