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

Phase of flight

Landing 1,933

In Flight 1,477

Takeoff 786

Taxi 184

Static 43

Nearby years

All

1970 4,980 1971 4,882 1972 4,478 1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1976 4,367

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

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
11 Jun 1973	Piper PA-23 N5218Y	Staniel Cay, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
11 Jun 1973	Snow S2A N9457R	Fort Pierre, South Dakota, United States no coordinates	Singleton Spra	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1973	Champion 7GCAA N3039G	Blanding, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1973	Berkshire C-70 N10QT	Burns, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1973	Cessna 310Q N7979Q	Prescott, Arizona, United States no coordinates	Western Arizon	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1973	Stits SA-3A N74872	MacOmb, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
10 Jun 1973	Champion 7GCAA N2758G	Walls, Mississippi, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1973	Jeanie 2 TEENIE N6186	Tuckerton, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1973	Boeing E75 N75867	Trenton, Florida, United States no coordinates	J T Lambert	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1973	Ryan ST-3KR N47368	Greenfield, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
9 Jun 1973	Piper PA-28 N5456W	Haddam, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
8 Jun 1973	Couger 1 N2513	Bremerton, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Piper PA-25 N6495L	Olton, Texas, United States no coordinates	Slaton Flying	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Piper PA-18A N9290D	Welch, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Cole Spraying	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Piper PA-18 N13879	Wentzville, Missouri, United States no coordinates	St.louis Soari	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Cessna 150D N4192U	Monahans, Texas, United States no coordinates	Gleason Romans	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Cessna 150L N5927J	Playa D.rey, California, United States no coordinates	Avionetta Avia	Fatal	1
7 Jun 1973	Bell 47G2A1 N1215W	Stickney, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	Penn Line Serv	Fatal	1
4 Jun 1973	Amer Avco AA1-B N9507L	Fairfield, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
3 Jun 1973	Cessna 185B N2560Z	Sun City Ctr, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1973	Expermental TOOT N606N	Santa Susan, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
2 Jun 1973	Cessna 140A N3798V	Burkville, Alabama, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 Jun 1973	Luscombe 8A N778W	Grafton, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
31 May 1973	Beechcraft E18S N73JB	Tyler, Texas, United States no coordinates	SMB Stage Line	Fatal	1
29 May 1973	Cessna 182K N2846R	Snohomish, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 May 1973	Piper PA-28 N5553F	Northwood, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
28 May 1973	Cassutt 111M N143L	Bloomer, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
27 May 1973	Beechcraft 95-B55 N306H	Wichita, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1973	Cessna 172L N7656G	Crivitz, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1973	Beechcraft B35 N5164C	Mulvane, Kansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
26 May 1973	Champion 7GCBC N7517F	McGrath, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 May 1973	Cessna 188 N5545S	Rudyard, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
21 May 1973	Boeing A75 N68448	Reedley, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
20 May 1973	Luscombe 8A N45882	Ama, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 May 1973	Champion 7GCBC N1802G	Lexington, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	C A Peterman I	Fatal	1
19 May 1973	Bell 47G-3 N8401E	Moore, Montana, United States no coordinates	Central Air SE	Fatal	1
19 May 1973	Bannick T-100 N8719E	Buckingham, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
19 May 1973	Aero Comdr 560-F N6191X	Granada Hls, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
18 May 1973	Cessna 205 N8428Z	Francistown, New Hampshire, United States no coordinates	Pinkham Associ	Fatal	1
17 May 1973	Pitts S1C N3192	Athens, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 May 1973	N American P-51D N5461V	Ft.collins, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
17 May 1973	Scorpion SINGLE N5406	Grand Island, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
16 May 1973	Champion 7GCB N9915Y	North Plains, Oregon, United States no coordinates	Orbit Aircraft	Fatal	1
15 May 1973	Mooney M20C N1209X	Kent, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
14 May 1973	Cessna 150 N3928U	Malibu, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
6 May 1973	Cessna 182E N9341X	N.little Rock, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 May 1973	Beechcraft S35 N2005W	Thorp, Washington, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
1 May 1973	Hughes 269A N8774F	Uvalde, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1
30 Apr 1973	Cessna 185E N2748J	Homer, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Homer Air Serv	Fatal	1
29 Apr 1973	Piper PA-30 N8650Y	Three Rvrs, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	1