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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Lansing, Illinois, United States | Sky Mart | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Princeton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Mocalla, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-3 | Springfield, Missouri, United States | System Leisure | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Bell 47G-2 | Stratford, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Cessna 180 | Ft.yukon, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Boyne Falls, Michigan, United States | Crow, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 177 | Jonesville, Louisiana, United States | Montgomery COU | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft G18S | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | Carson Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 411 | Birmingham, Michigan, United States | Four Star Corp | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Bell 47G-2 | Greenville, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-22 | Bone, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 180 | Delray Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-28 | Decatur, Illinois, United States | Bi-State Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172G | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Pilot Training | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Belle Creek, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | High Point, North Carolina, United States | Miller Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna U206C | Austin, Minnesota, United States | Preston Implem | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | Reedsburg Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna P206 | Chillicothe, Illinois, United States | Skyhawk Flying | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 1973 | Cessna 421B | Aspen, Colorado, United States | Advanced Trans | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1973 | Cessna 207 | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | Islnd Air Tran | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1973 | Hiller UH-12E | Queets, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150J | Vanwert, Ohio, United States | Lanes Air Serv | No injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 1973 | Cessna 170B | Lima, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-18A | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States | Prop Wash, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Cessna 177RG | Reynosa, Mexico | Ragsdale Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | Aero Flying SE | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Aero Comdr 500-A | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Colemill Enter | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Cessna 170A | Merriman, Nebraska, United States | George Shadbol | No injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC3A | W.palm Beach, Florida, United States | Shawnee Airlin | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Great Western* | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | Leawood, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Cessna 310 | Mazatlan, Mexico | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Mooney M20B | Rosman, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | Moreland, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150K | Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States | REA V Air, Inc | Fatal | - |
| 26 Dec 1973 | Cessna 205 | Bountiful, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft 65 | Gainsville, Florida, United States | Republic Homes | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1973 | Luscombe 8A | Morristown, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1973 | Cessna 182 | Austin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172D | Walsenburg, Colorado, United States | Steves Constru | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-32 | Mena, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150G | San Jose, California, United States | Twin City Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1973 | Luscombe 8A | Pacoima, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1973 | Maule M4220C | Cordele, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Aeronca 7AC | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |