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
18 Oct 1973 Cessna 172K
N46575
 Kissimmee, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 Canavco Fatal 4
6 Oct 1973 Cessna 182
N71227
 Artesia, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Tri-Air Inc. Fatal 4
23 Sep 1973 Cessna 172L
N7964G
 Descanso, California, United States
no coordinates
 El Cajon Flyin Fatal 4
21 Sep 1973 Cessna 411
N3243R
 Delavan, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Sep 1973 Cessna 185E
CF-CMH
 Gordon, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Aklavik Flying Fatal 4
11 Sep 1973 Cessna TU206C
8R-GDF
 Laurel, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
9 Sep 1973 Cessna 310H
N1834H
 Paintsville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 Wicks Flying S Fatal 4
9 Sep 1973 Piper PA-28
N1742T
 Idaho Cty, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 Executive Hang Fatal 4
7 Sep 1973 Cessna 182B
N2430G
 Leawood, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Aug 1973 Beechcraft 35
N4456V
 Apple Springs, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
23 Aug 1973 Piper PA-28
N15587
 Eatonville, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Loranger Aviat Fatal 4
19 Aug 1973 Cessna 182
N3280U
 Salmon, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
13 Aug 1973 Piper PA-28
N16454
 Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Aug 1973 Piper PA-24
N6993P
 Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Pensacola Navy Fatal 4
10 Aug 1973 Beechcraft S35
N7956K
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
7 Aug 1973 Piper PA-28
N4737L
 St.ignace, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
1 Aug 1973 Beechcraft D55
N1895A
 Kopperston, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 Insta Engr Fatal 4
31 Jul 1973 Bellanca 14-19
N1259R
 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
29 Jul 1973 Cessna 180
N9357C
 Monticello, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
27 Jul 1973 Beechcraft V35A
N7623N
 Georgetown, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Jul 1973 Piper PA-23
N3249P
 Ona, West Virginia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Jul 1973 Piper PA-28
N15730
 Cottondale, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
15 Jul 1973 Bellanca 17-30A
N8867V
 Pinetops, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
4 Jul 1973 Cessna 172F
N5526R
 No.webster, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
2 Jul 1973 Cessna T210J
N20EA
 Pleasant Lake, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Kwik PIK Marke Fatal 4
19 May 1973 Cessna A185F
N70298
 Moab, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
10 May 1973 Beechcraft E90
YV-TADJ
 Pratt, Kansas, United States
no coordinates
 Beech Aircraft Fatal 4
9 May 1973 Beechcraft V35A
N8335N
 Methuen, Massachusetts, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
4 Apr 1973 Cessna 320D
N4190T
 Tonopah, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
3 Apr 1973 Piper PA-23
N40233
 Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 Sundorph Aeron Fatal 4
28 Mar 1973 Cessna 210A
N6699X
 Kelso, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Mar 1973 Mooney M20F
N6317Q
 Temecula, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
2 Mar 1973 Piper PA-24
N5910P
 Pontiac, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Feb 1973 Beechcraft E35
N3207C
 Marion, North Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
19 Feb 1973 Cessna 421B
N1536T
 Brookfield, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 The Falk Corp Fatal 4
15 Feb 1973 Cessna 210H
N5970F
 Rome, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 Fountain City Fatal 4
12 Feb 1973 Cessna 320E
N3483Q
 Walla Walla, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 Red Carpet Fly Fatal 4
11 Feb 1973 Mooney M20F
N9352V
 Saratoga, Wyoming, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
8 Feb 1973 Cessna 210
N9418X
 Milford, Utah, United States
no coordinates
 Jensen Const. Fatal 4
7 Feb 1973 Beechcraft D18S
N80042
 Paris, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
3 Feb 1973 Beechcraft 95
N8285D
 Miami, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
21 Jan 1973 Piper PA-24
N6647P
 Peyton, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
12 Jan 1973 Cessna 172
N7606G
 San Luis Ob Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 Berg-Branham F Fatal 4
10 Jan 1973 Beechcraft B35
N8816A
 June Lake, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
7 Jan 1973 Cessna 320E
N4883B
 Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 4
26 Dec 1973 Beechcraft C35
N68626
 Kings Ldg, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
23 Dec 1973 Cessna 150C
N7925Z
 Stockton, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
22 Dec 1973 Beechcraft G35
N4561D
 Langhorn, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
21 Dec 1973 Cessna 172I
N35578
 Callahan, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3
20 Dec 1973 Lake L4-200
N39385
 Bimini, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - Fatal 3