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
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0 of 4,451 have coordinates
Aircraft types involved
Where these happened
All 4,451 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1973 | Aeronca 7AC | Apache Jctn, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Feb 1973 | Luscombe 8A | New Hope, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Bell 206B | Amelia, Louisiana, United States | Air Logistics | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Cessna A188B | Hebron, Nebraska, United States | Colby AG Sales | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Cessna A150K | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | Pueblo Aircraf | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Cessna 310G | Sutton, West Virginia, United States | Holston Mach | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Feb 1973 | Cessna 172K | Startzville, Texas, United States | SPR City FLG | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Cessna 182G | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | Farmers Invest | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Feb 1973 | Cessna 172 | Haines Falls, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Feb 1973 | Grumman G-164 | Edison, California, United States | Jandj Crop DUS | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 1973 | Cessna 150L | Estacada, Oregon, United States | Western Skwys | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Feb 1973 | Cessna 150L | Murrieta, California, United States | South Bay Airp | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft K35 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Feb 1973 | Amer Avco AA1 | Attapulgus, Georgia, United States | Burnett Aircra | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Feb 1973 | Mooney M20A | Henryville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Feb 1973 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Brockway, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Feb 1973 | Cessna 150 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | Carleton Whitn | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Mauldin, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 1973 | Cessna 182H | Tarboro, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 1973 | Globe GC-1B | Desert Cntr, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jan 1973 | Phaneuf B8 | Adelanto, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1973 | Navion B | La Veta, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1973 | Bellanca 17-31A | Dover, Delaware, United States | Lease-A-Plane | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1973 | Cessna 170B | Headquarters, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jan 1973 | Cessna 207 | Marion, Illinois, United States | Damschroder SA | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jan 1973 | Aeronca 7AC | Sonoma, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jan 1973 | Lockheed TV-2 | Burns Flat, Oklahoma, United States | DOT, FAA | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Five Points, California, United States | Deavenport RAN | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Washington, Kansas, United States | Blue Valley FL | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Hartselle, Alabama, United States | Birmingham AVI | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Whiteface, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jan 1973 | Cessna 172K | Wichita, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 17 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Navajo, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Avalon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150K | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | SIG Uyldert FL | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1973 | Beechcraft F35 | San Fran, California, United States | Artis Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-18 | Providence Frg, Virginia, United States | Davenport Airl | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Corona, California, United States | Aer-O West | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Schmidt SA100A | Long Beach, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Hayward, California, United States | Career Aviatio | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150 | Hayward, California, United States | Flite Tech Inc | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150 | San Carlos, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jan 1973 | Aero Comdr S-2R | Atlantic O.north, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Euramericair, I | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jan 1973 | Cessna 182L | Aylette, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Richland, Washington, United States | Richland Fly S | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1973 | Cessna 120 | Wilber, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1973 | Grumman G-164A | Tonopah, Arizona, United States | Pierce Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Aviation Assoc | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150L | Tifton, Georgia, United States | Colony Air SER | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |