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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Feb 1972 | Cessna 182 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Winterset Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1972 | Piper J-3 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | Aerialitus Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | Bi-State Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150 | Berkeley, California, United States | Gottschalk Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150 | Yorkville, Tennessee, United States | Humbolt Aviati | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Dassault FALCON | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Johns-Manville | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 310F | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Senco Southeas | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 182 | Linden, New Jersey, United States | Linden Flight | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Luscombe 8A | Tea, South Dakota, United States | Skyhaven Air S | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Temco GC-1B | Sebring, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Champion 7GCBC | Centerville, Ohio, United States | Air ADS of Day | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150 | Columbus, Indiana, United States | Rhoades Aviati | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172D | Lorcauville, Louisiana, United States | Acadiana Air S | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1972 | Cessna 182H | Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States | Wyco Aircraft | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Bell 204B | Vientiane, Asia | Air America, I* | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172 | Boyne Mtn, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Amer Avco AA1 | La Belle, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172K | Westminster, Maryland, United States | Red Bird, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150J | Chagrin Fall, Ohio, United States | Horns Flying S | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft 35 | Ringwood, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Tulare, California, United States | Tulare Flying | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-23 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150 | Crystal, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Cessna 140 | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Hillsboro, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Douglas DC8-51 | Alma, Georgia, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20C | Porvenir Islnd, Central America | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172K | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Stinson 108-3 | Red Lodge, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Boeing E75 | Tulare, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-32 | Grove, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172I | Greentown, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft V35 | Ketchum, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 172H | Ephesus, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-14 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Alyeska Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 177 | Portales, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna U206 | Maple Plain, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150 | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 310G | Northbrook, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Cessna 150F | Franklin, California, United States | Gottschalk FLI | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Amer Avco AA-1A | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | Boca Raton FLI | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Champion 7ECA | Creswell, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Auburn, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-24 | New Auberry, California, United States | Black Bros.inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Fishersville, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Beechcraft A23 | Concord, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-28 | Spanaway, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1972 | Swearingen SA26AT | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | Granite City S | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1972 | Mooney M20E | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Beamers Aero C | Serious injuries | - |