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
1 Jul 1973	Piper PA-28 N1518J	W.slphr Spg, West Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jul 1973	Amer Avco AA1-B N9648L	Boulder, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Colorado Fligh	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1973	Beechcraft D17S N60148	Kimball, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
25 Jun 1973	Piper PA-28 N6427W	Killingworth, Connecticut, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
24 Jun 1973	Cessna 150C N6906G	Waco, Texas, United States no coordinates	Waco-Aire	Fatal	2
24 Jun 1973	Piel-Emraud 301 N1308	Palmetto, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Jun 1973	Piper PA-23 N157TD	Princeton, Maine, United States no coordinates	Thomas Dicenzo	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1973	Aeronca O-58B N48661	Riddle, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Jun 1973	Cessna 150 N7908E	Tallahassee, Florida, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 Jun 1973	Amer Avco AA1-B N9417L	Kansas City, Missouri, United States no coordinates	American Aviat	Fatal	2
18 Jun 1973	Hazard-Turn T-40H N13HH	Gonzales, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1973	Mitsubishi MU-2B N882Q	Cedillos C, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Jun 1973	Piper PA-18 N9786D	Quemado, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
10 Jun 1973	Cessna 150H N22549	Tracy, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
9 Jun 1973	N American F-51D N2872D	Clearlk Oak, California, United States no coordinates	American Air M	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1973	Cessna 180C N9286T	S Fox Is, Michigan, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 Jun 1973	Stinson 108-2 N9548K	Montrose, Colorado, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
2 Jun 1973	Beechcraft D18S N8615A	Feeding Hill, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Jun 1973	Ted Smith 601 N711ED	Hamburg, New York, United States no coordinates	Midwest Air CH	Fatal	2
26 May 1973	Piper PA-23 N4330Y	Cloquet, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Flying Neutron	Fatal	2
25 May 1973	Navion A N5126K	Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
19 May 1973	Cessna 150F N7756F	Hillsboro, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Litchfield AVI	Fatal	2
17 May 1973	Piper PA-28 N1240T	Simi Valley, California, United States no coordinates	BUD Walen Avia	Fatal	2
16 May 1973	Swearingen SA26T N1214S	Deadhorse, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Winship Air SE	Fatal	2
15 May 1973	Amer Avco AA-1B N9638L	W.yellowstne, Montana, United States no coordinates	Executive Pilo	Fatal	2
13 May 1973	Cessna 150G N2457J	Hiram, Georgia, United States no coordinates	Mobley School	Fatal	2
12 May 1973	Piper PA-28 N9551W	Troy, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Edwards Aircra	Fatal	2
10 May 1973	Piper PA-25 N4971Y	Pecan Gap, Texas, United States no coordinates	Brisco Ag-Air	Fatal	2
9 May 1973	Aero Comdr 112 N1012J	S.lke Tahoe, California, United States no coordinates	Spectrum Air, I	Fatal	2
8 May 1973	Piper PA-22 N3378B	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
7 May 1973	Cessna 172L N7847G	Slaughter, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Aviation Marin	Fatal	2
6 May 1973	Lockheed L18 N620S	Chub Cay, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. no coordinates	Karol Investme	Fatal	2
6 May 1973	Piper PA-24 N8114P	Granger, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
4 May 1973	Lockheed PV-1 N45CK	Union Springs, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Clark Aerial S	Fatal	2
3 May 1973	Cessna 182H N1905X	Culebra Island, Puerto Rico, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
22 Apr 1973	Piper PA-28 N7727N	Aledo, Illinois, United States no coordinates	Colt Club	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1973	Globe GC-1B N2324B	Warwick, New York, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
21 Apr 1973	Beechcraft A23-19 N7667R	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Aeromarine, Inc	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1973	Beechcraft M35 N2028C	Smithville, Oklahoma, United States no coordinates	Overture Aircr	Fatal	2
19 Apr 1973	Cessna 150L N1216Q	Waipahu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Hickam-Wheeler	Fatal	2
16 Apr 1973	Cessna 150L N5243Q	Medinan, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	Comet Aviation	Fatal	2
16 Apr 1973	Piper PA-28 N6636J	Sheltr Cove, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Apr 1973	Piper PA-24 N6273P	Orange, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
13 Apr 1973	N American NA-265 N743R	Montrose, Colorado, United States no coordinates	Continental AI	Fatal	2
9 Apr 1973	Piper PA-24 N7809P	Floyd, Virginia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1973	Piper PA-12 N7705H	Bock, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Nordic Flyers	Fatal	2
8 Apr 1973	N American P-51D N469P	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
1 Apr 1973	Aeronca 15AC N1369H	Summit, Montana, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1973	Piper PA-31 N300X	Niles, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Midwest Tank &	Fatal	2
31 Mar 1973	Cessna 210 N9545T	Farson, Wyoming, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	2