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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | Novas Aircraft | Fatal | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172L | Bonny Doon, California, United States | Skyway Aviatio | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Boeing A75N1 | Madera, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1972 | Piper J-3 | Snelling, California, United States | Loring JC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172K | Freemont, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182L | Ullin, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 206 | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Lindsay, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 170A | Burns, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 180 | Anaconda, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150 | Phillipsburg, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Callair A-9 | Unadilla, Georgia, United States | S & S Flying S | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Tampa, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 188A | Olive Branch, Mississippi, United States | Kimmel Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Dublin, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft A35 | Paso Robles, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150E | Crystal, Michigan, United States | Wolverine Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Boeing E75N1 | Lookeba, Oklahoma, United States | Amdco, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Cessna 206 | Rochester, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Hesperia, California, United States | Pomona VAL AVE | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Convair BT-13A | Sunland Prk, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1972 | Callair A-9B | Sebring, Florida, United States | Shelly Marrs B | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft H35 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Pitts S-1 | Deming, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Lind, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150 | Scott City, Missouri, United States | Cape Central A | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-25 | Santa Rosa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Maule M-4 | Topack, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Riley, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Fergus Fls, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft 35 | San Carlos, Mexico | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1972 | Cessna 310K | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Southern Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Nancy, Kentucky, United States | Alan Preston C | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28R | N.atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Bush Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Bellanca 14-13 | Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172I | White Bar Lk, Minnesota, United States | TC Aero Club I | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Cessna 172L | Deming, New Mexico, United States | Coronado Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Cessna 180 | McDonough, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Nut Tree, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-30 | Ranger, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-34 | Tijuana, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Laketown, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1972 | Cessna 150 | Hereford, Arizona, United States | Fort Huachuca | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Piper J3C | Menomonie, Wisconsin, United States | Sea Airmotive | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Cessna 182G | Camdenton, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Luscomb 8A | Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Beechcraft B35 | Talladega, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Gibbon, Nebraska, United States | Pen-Ag, Inc. | No injuries | - |