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
Where these happened
All 4,451 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-30 | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Mercury Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Stinson 108-3 | Apple Vally, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Cessna 180 | Stow, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Champion 7HC | Thomasville, North Carolina, United States | Civil Air Patr | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-23 | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | Public Aviatio | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Stinson 108-1 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Luscombe 8A | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Cessna 182F | Schaumberg, Illinois, United States | Franklin Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1973 | Amer Avco AA1 | Woodstock, Illinois, United States | FOX Flying CLU | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Cessna 310P | Riverside, California, United States | K E K Investme | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Laister LP-49 | Santa Brbra, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172M | Defiance, Ohio, United States | M L Aviation I | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Hughes 269B | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Great Plains S | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Cessna 177 | Great Bend, Kansas, United States | The Red Baron | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Boeing 727 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | American Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Cessna TU206B | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Cessna 177B | Manville, New Jersey, United States | Sky-Hi Flying | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Syracuse, New York, United States | Gilley Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1973 | Cessna 185 | Illiamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 182 | Anacortes, Washington, United States | Island Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 182 | Hazel Green, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 411 | Endicott, New York, United States | Seventy Airway | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Douglas DC-9 | Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States | Delta Air Lines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Brantly B2 | Rosemount, Minnesota, United States | Lake Line Heli | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft B95 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Ludington, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Troy, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Bell 47G4A | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Public-Safety | No injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1973 | Cessna 182 | Ft.lupton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft C-45H | Waco, Texas, United States | Tricon Airlin* | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Hiller Acft FH1100 | Bethpage, New York, United States | Nassau Police | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Champion 7GCBC | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | South Central | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Stinson 108 | Kewanee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-24 | Wilmington, Delaware, United States | Standard Engin | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Rochelle, Illinois, United States | Aviation Limit | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Piper J-3 | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1973 | Convair L-13 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E18S | Windsor Lock, Connecticut, United States | Corporate Air, | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Cessna 177 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172L | La Grande, Oregon, United States | Cessna Finance | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172D | West Jordan, Utah, United States | Alta Aircraft | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Gates Lear 25 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Alpine Air CHA | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Beechcraft E58 | T River Fall, Minnesota, United States | Artic Enterpri | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 1973 | Piper PA-28R | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Maule M4-220 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Cessna 150 | Chester, California, United States | Mt Lasser Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Cessna 172 | Novato, California, United States | Spectrum Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 1973 | Cessna TU206F | Jal, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |