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
1 Mar 1972 Piper PA-28
N3680R
 Holly, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Berz Flying SE Fatal 2
29 Feb 1972 Cessna 172F
N8744U
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 South Bay Airp Fatal 2
27 Feb 1972 Beechcraft 35
N3806N
 Saginaw, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Feb 1972 Cessna 150
N6706F
 Post, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Post Flying CL Fatal 2
26 Feb 1972 Piper PA-28
N4717L
 Wing, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Coker Aviation Fatal 2
23 Feb 1972 Aeronca 7CCM
N2940E
 Kasilof, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Feb 1972 Piper PA-23
N13912
 Dorset, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Delaware Aviat Fatal 2
21 Feb 1972 Piper PA-30
N8631Y
 Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Burnside-Ott A Fatal 2
16 Feb 1972 Beechcraft D18S
N80398
 Jackson, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Hankins Airwa* Fatal 2
13 Feb 1972 Cessna 182D
N9044X
 Morrison, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Petri Decorati Fatal 2
12 Feb 1972 Cessna 150G
N3629J
 Springfield, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
12 Feb 1972 Bellanca 17-31A
N8830V
 Springfield, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Air Trac.corp Fatal 2
11 Feb 1972 Cessna 182H
CF-SZT
 Lowman, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Feb 1972 Piper PA-12
N98991
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 East Tennessee Fatal 2
10 Feb 1972 Cessna 150G
N6350S
 Bono, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Flight Sales, I Fatal 2
7 Feb 1972 Piper PA-22
N3519P
 Cresson, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Feb 1972 Mooney M20C
N9412V
 Dugway, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
4 Feb 1972 Beechcraft S35
N8933U
 Battle Mntn, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 Clarkes Thunde Fatal 2
30 Jan 1972 Cessna 150F
N8131F
 Lynnwood, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Seattle Navy A Fatal 2
30 Jan 1972 Bell 47D1
N6357X
 Halls X-Rds, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Knox Kopters, I Fatal 2
28 Jan 1972 Piper J4E
N35896
 Vacaville, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
27 Jan 1972 Piper PA-23
N6648Y
 Gulf of Mex, Other-International Waters
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Jan 1972 Mooney M20C
N6768V
 Tehachapi, California, United States
no coordinates
 Swiss Internat Fatal 2
23 Jan 1972 Cessna 140
N75J
 Freeport, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Jan 1972 Piper PA-24
N5986P
 Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Jan 1972 Cessna 182H
N8351S
 Brazil, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Jan 1972 Cessna 172D
N2551Y
 Perryville, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Jan 1972 Piper PA-28
N5323L
 Oliver Sps, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Jan 1972 Piper PA-23
N2220P
 Ocoee, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Central Florid Fatal 2
2 Jan 1972 Mooney M20A
N8133E
 Scipio, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
2 Jan 1972 Cessna 310Q
N7717Q
 Lehi, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
30 Dec 1972 Amer Avco AA1
N6230L
 San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Universal Avia Fatal 1
26 Dec 1972 Beard-Parkr MINI
N6699
 Benton, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Dec 1972 Mooney M20C
N6386Q
 Ashland, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
24 Dec 1972 Cessna 205A
N8448Z
 Taylorsville, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Dec 1972 Beechcraft C35
N5937C
 Middletown, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Dec 1972 Boeing E75
N1206M
 Clewiston, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 JC Sanders Fatal 1
20 Dec 1972 Cessna 172F
N8589U
 Cleveland, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Montgomery COU Fatal 1
20 Dec 1972 Beechcraft T-34A
N74020
 Wheeling, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Whiting Field Fatal 1
18 Dec 1972 Cessna 172K
N84887
 Dickinson, North Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Dickinson Air Fatal 1
18 Dec 1972 Cessna 210J
N3319S
 Bedford, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Kommand Aire K Fatal 1
18 Dec 1972 Hughes 369HS
N9093F
 Venice, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Petroleum Heli Fatal 1
17 Dec 1972 Piper PA-28
N1256T
 Mexicali, Mexico
no coordinates
 Martin Aviatio Fatal 1
16 Dec 1972 Amer Avco AA-1A
N9358L
 Pacoima, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pacific Air TR Fatal 1
14 Dec 1972 Cessna 320D
N9212U
 Benton Hrbr, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Beaudoin Stuel Fatal 1
12 Dec 1972 Cessna 172K
N46717
 Bennington, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
12 Dec 1972 Cessna 172
N8015B
 Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Dec 1972 Aero Comdr 560-E
N2690B
 Tupelo, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 KBC, Inc Fatal 1
9 Dec 1972 Piper PA-22
N6930B
 Whitakers, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
9 Dec 1972 Aero Comdr 680V
N1195Z
 Augusta, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 IVY Steele and Fatal 1