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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Valley Skyways | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150 | San Jacinto, California, United States | The Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Brockton, Massachusetts, United States | Wiggins Airway | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 100 | Victoria, Texas, United States | TOM Oconnor JR | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1972 | Bell 47G-2 | Glen Ivy, California, United States | Vernon R.hanse | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Battle Grnd, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Hughes 269B | Llano, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Cessna 120 | The Dalles, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Grumman G-164A | Garwood, Texas, United States | Thompson Flyer | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Luscombe 8E | Titusville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | Olancha, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Cessna 310B | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Cessna 182 | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Eaa Biplane P | Batavia, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150G | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | C and L Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 205A | Oberlin, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Ryan ST-3KR | Lafayette, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 177B | Anderson, South Carolina, United States | Carolina Aero | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 190 | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 210D | Fresno, California, United States | Airway Farms I | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | Alaska Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Carson City, Nevada, United States | Silver State F | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft 23 | Platte City, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Douglas DC-8 | San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | Fatal | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Elkhart, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Cessna 175B | Rochester, New Hampshire, United States | Parkview Auto | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Cessna 310B | Chamblee, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Cessna 310G | Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States | R D Baughman C | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Bellanca 17-31A | Madison, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150 | College Park, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 11AC | Easton, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 1972 | Cessna 150L | Hixson, Tennessee, United States | Executive Avia | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | Ptd.bight, Other-Foreign Countries | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Aeronca 7AC | Franklin, California, United States | Flying Panther | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Wadesboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Cessna 210 | Withee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft C-18S | Blackfoot, Idaho, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1972 | Beechcraft M35 | San Marcos, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Pilatus PC-6 | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Jims Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Cessna 120 | Watervliet, Michigan, United States | Warren Rhoads | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Grumman G-164 | Sparta, Michigan, United States | Aerocrop Servi | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Bell 204-B | New Paltz, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Cave Creek, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Morris, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Bell 47G-5 | Albany, Oregon, United States | Corvallis Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Piper PA-24 | Manassas, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Boeing 727 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | United Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Cessna 172 | Roberts, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 1972 | Kaman K-600 | Worley, Idaho, United States | Command Helico | No injuries | - |