Plane Crash List

Aviation accidents in 1973

The NTSB database holds 4,451 accidents and incidents in 1973, recorded between 1973. 754 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,702 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,933 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.

4,451 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,451
Records
754
Fatal
1,702
Deaths
17%
Share fatal
1973
Period
Show these on the map 0 of 4,451 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 422 Piper PA-28 329 Cessna 172 275 Cessna 182 164 Piper PA-24 97 Piper PA-22 91

Where these happened

United States 4,330 Mexico 42 Other-Foreign Countries 16 Asia 13 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 13 Unknown/Not Reported 11

Operators involved

Lease-A-Plane 17 Civil Air Patr 12 American Airlines, Inc. 11 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 10 Petroleum Heli 10 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8

All 4,451 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
8 Sep 1973 Cessna 180
N9170C
 Wessington, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Sep 1973 Piper J-3
N2051M
 Marysville, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
3 Sep 1973 Luscombe 8E
N1655K
 Harper, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Sep 1973 Pat-Bar SPCL
N229D
 Bally, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Aug 1973 Champion 7FC
N5709E
 San Ardo, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Aug 1973 Cessna 310B
N6641B
 Torrance, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Aug 1973 Cessna 150
N8052F
 Eddyville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Union CTY Flyi Fatal 1
31 Aug 1973 Breezy RLU-1
N4029
 Hale, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
29 Aug 1973 Boeing E75
N261N
 Bakersfield, California, United States
no coordinates
 Garriott Crop Fatal 1
28 Aug 1973 Boeing 707
N8705T
 Los Angeles, California, United States
no coordinates
 Trans World Airlines, Inc. Fatal 1
28 Aug 1973 Cessna 150J
N60410
 Emporia, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18
N1665P
 Egegik, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
26 Aug 1973 Cessna 150L
N5316Q
 Pendleton, Oregon, United States
no coordinates
 Pendleton Airm Fatal 1
25 Aug 1973 Cessna 195
N4332N
 Worland, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
25 Aug 1973 Boeing A75
N1515M
 Cordele, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Aug 1973 Jeanies TEENIE
N31JT
 Homer, New York, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
20 Aug 1973 Aeronca 7BCM
N184WA
 New Smyrna Bh, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Wilkinson Avia Fatal 1
20 Aug 1973 Cessna A188B
N4492Q
 Vaiden, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Emhow, Inc. Fatal 1
19 Aug 1973 Taylor TITCH
N1SK
 Salem, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
19 Aug 1973 Stinson L-5E
N5163V
 Demotte, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
18 Aug 1973 Aeronca 11AC
N23518
 Prospect, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Aug 1973 Cessna 188B
N21689
 Swan Quarter, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Stanley E.wool Fatal 1
17 Aug 1973 Cessna 172
N3767L
 Swan Quarter, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
17 Aug 1973 Cessna 206
N9616G
 Togiak, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 BOB Harris Fly Fatal 1
17 Aug 1973 Cessna A150K
N8375M
 Louviers, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Top of Nation Fatal 1
17 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18A
N8188D
 Grantham, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 Skyways Aviati Fatal 1
17 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18
N1891A
 Paxton, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Jerry O Harris Fatal 1
16 Aug 1973 El Tomcat MK5
N11VH
 Springer, Oklahoma, United States
no coordinates
 Versatile Heli Fatal 1
16 Aug 1973 Amer Avco AA-5
N5478L
 Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
14 Aug 1973 Piper PA-25
N7238Z
 Wabbaseka, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Wabbaseka Flyi Fatal 1
14 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18A
N8990D
 Dougherty, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Farm Serv Fatal 1
13 Aug 1973 Cessna 172K
N7060G
 Huntingdon Vly, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
13 Aug 1973 Cessna 150K
N408C
 Freeport, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Consumers Powe Fatal 1
12 Aug 1973 Bensen B8
N6394
 Windsor, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
11 Aug 1973 Cessna 172L
N7725G
 Preston, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Valley Airmoti Fatal 1
8 Aug 1973 Mooney M-20C
N1390W
 Roosevlt Lk, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
8 Aug 1973 Convair BT-15
N66982
 Madera, California, United States
no coordinates
 Pool, RAY W. Co Fatal 1
8 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18
N8438Y
 Pritchett, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
6 Aug 1973 Piper PA-25
N6594Z
 Wharton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Agway Services Fatal 1
6 Aug 1973 Piper PA-25
N7432Z
 Trinity, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Tennessee Vall Fatal 1
6 Aug 1973 Cessna 182J
N3147F
 Chicago, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Doer Flingers Fatal 1
5 Aug 1973 Piper PA-24
N5879P
 Weed, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Aug 1973 Beechcraft 23
N2386L
 Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
4 Aug 1973 Luscombe 8A
N1183B
 Ventura, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
2 Aug 1973 Cessna 310A
N135Z
 Chester, California, United States
no coordinates
 Usda Forest SE Fatal 1
2 Aug 1973 Grumman TBM-3
N9083Z
 Chester, California, United States
no coordinates
 Aero Union COR Fatal 1
1 Aug 1973 Piper PA-18
N3571P
 Sheridan, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
1 Aug 1973 Piper PA-28R
N2102T
 Fountaintown, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Armstrong Cons Fatal 1
1 Aug 1973 Cessna 172
N6853A
 Loretto, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
31 Jul 1973 Piper PA-28
N5198L
 Empalme, Mexico
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1