Plane Crash List

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.

4,478 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,478
Records
724
Fatal
1,623
Deaths
16%
Share fatal
1972
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 4,478 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 437 Piper PA-28 354 Cessna 172 292 Cessna 182 171 Piper PA-24 108 Piper PA-22 100

Where these happened

United States 4,335 Mexico 35 Other-Foreign Countries 24 Asia 23 Unknown/Not Reported 16 Canada 16

Operators involved

Lease-A-Plane 14 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 13 Air America, I* 11 Trans World Airlines, Inc. 11 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 11 Petroleum Heli 8

All 4,478 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
4 Jun 1972 Aeronca 7AC
N81807
 Claxton, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Riverside Avia Fatal 2
3 Jun 1972 Beechcraft E18S
N234AP
 Winfield, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Smyer Aircraft Fatal 2
3 Jun 1972 Piper PA-23
N5511Y
 So.lk.tahoe, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Jun 1972 Fairchild M-62A
N54112
 Madison, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 No.jackson Air Fatal 2
2 Jun 1972 Aero Comdr 500-A
N140X
 Safford, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 Alpine Aviatio Fatal 2
1 Jun 1972 Cessna U206C
N3990G
 Valdez, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Fairbanks Air Fatal 2
29 May 1972 Mooney M20F
N3412N
 Warner Spgs, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 May 1972 Piper PA-32
N7736J
 Hammond, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 May 1972 Starduster TOO
N1494
 Adelanto, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 May 1972 Cessna 172I
CF-XBH
 Skagway, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Globe Air Serv Fatal 2
20 May 1972 Piper PA-28
N5925U
 Watsonville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
18 May 1972 Cessna 150K
N8461M
 Grimes, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Iowa Aviation Fatal 2
17 May 1972 Aeronca 11AC
N86050
 Carpinteria, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
16 May 1972 Piper PA-22
N5132Z
 Benton Harbr, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
15 May 1972 Cessna 172
N6708A
 Mayo, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 May 1972 Bellanca 7ECA
N11671
 San Frncsqita, Mexico
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 May 1972 Cessna A150
N8441M
 Metamora, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Commander Flig Fatal 2
11 May 1972 Piper PA-30
N8654Y
 Rawlins, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 Sing Well Serv Fatal 2
9 May 1972 Aero Comdr 520
N9051R
 Burnsville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Merry Co., Inc. Fatal 2
8 May 1972 Cessna 150
N7013S
 Kersey, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Emery Aviation Fatal 2
7 May 1972 Cessna 175A
N6857E
 Boonville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Washington AER Fatal 2
30 Apr 1972 Cessna 210H
N6123F
 Amarillo, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Apr 1972 Piper PA-24
N7705P
 Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
25 Apr 1972 Maule M4220C
N2043U
 Cordova, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Apr 1972 Aeronca 7AC
N2218E
 Mead, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Economy Flying Fatal 2
21 Apr 1972 Piper PA-31P
N6815L
 San Diego, California, United States
no coordinates
 Navco Internat Fatal 2
18 Apr 1972 Hughes 269
N9635F
 Bergoo, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Marson Coal Co Fatal 2
10 Apr 1972 Cessna 140A
N9692A
 Etoile, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Gleason Romans Fatal 2
8 Apr 1972 Harvard MARKIV
N626N
 Chandler, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Apr 1972 Aero Comdr 500
N2776
 Noxon, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Red Carpet Fly Fatal 2
2 Apr 1972 Amer Avco AA-1A
N9327L
 Corcoran, California, United States
no coordinates
 Hanford Aviati Fatal 2
31 Mar 1972 Piper PA-28R
N3091R
 Lafayette, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
29 Mar 1972 Piper PA-30
N8543Y
 Vandalia, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Communications Fatal 2
29 Mar 1972 Mooney M20A
N6062X
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Mar 1972 Cessna 172H
N2619L
 Silverado, California, United States
no coordinates
 Rose Aviation Fatal 2
26 Mar 1972 Piper J3C-65
N70568
 Sylacauga, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Mar 1972 Piper PA-22
N3348Z
 Larrysville, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Mar 1972 Piper PA-24
N7843P
 Ronan, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 Anaconda Aero Fatal 2
21 Mar 1972 Cessna 150H
N50218
 Avalon, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Mar 1972 Beechcraft 58
N11HL
 Sunbury, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 HLR Corp. Fatal 2
18 Mar 1972 Cessna 150J
N51092
 Quincy, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Schott Aviatio Fatal 2
17 Mar 1972 Cessna A150L
N5946J
 Logan, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Airmoti Fatal 2
15 Mar 1972 Cessna 421A
N3390Q
 Jefferson, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Picoma Industr Fatal 2
15 Mar 1972 Piper PA-14
N4271H
 Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Mar 1972 Beechcraft 23
N3786
 Castillejos, Asia
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Mar 1972 Cessna 172F
N8150U
 Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Palo Alto Flyi Fatal 2
5 Mar 1972 Piper J-3
N1399V
 College Park, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Brinckerhoff F Fatal 2
4 Mar 1972 Cessna 207
N1607U
 San Salvdor, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
3 Mar 1972 Piper PA-28R
N9434N
 Pendleton, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Iowa City Flyi Fatal 2
2 Mar 1972 Cessna 421B
N456CB
 East Boston, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 Winer Sportswe Fatal 2