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
31 Mar 1973 Cessna T210G
N6801R
 Solvang, California, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Mar 1973 Champion 7GCBC
N8508
 Furnace Crk, California, United States
no coordinates
 Peninsula Avia Fatal 2
30 Mar 1973 Beechcraft E35
N3506B
 Hanover, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Mar 1973 N American T-28A
N2800N
 Gorst, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
24 Mar 1973 Piper J3
N98633
 Brundidge, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
23 Mar 1973 Cessna 182C
N8700T
 Garfield, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
22 Mar 1973 Mooney M20C
N6675R
 Globe, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
21 Mar 1973 Cessna 150J
N51362
 Newhall, California, United States
no coordinates
 U.cal.santa BA Fatal 2
20 Mar 1973 Bell 206B
N36AL
 Patterson, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 Air Logistics, Fatal 2
17 Mar 1973 Piper PA-28
N16342
 Douglas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Southwest Avia Fatal 2
15 Mar 1973 Cessna 177RG
N1881Q
 Woodstock, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Mar 1973 Luscombe 8A
N71509
 Greensboro, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
13 Mar 1973 Beechcraft 65-A90
N791K
 Portland, Maine, United States
no coordinates
 International Fatal 2
9 Mar 1973 Cessna 172F
N5310R
 McClellanville, South Carolina, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
9 Mar 1973 Piper PA-28
N6359W
 Fulton, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Mar 1973 N American NA-265
N9503Z
 Blaine, Minnesota, United States
no coordinates
 Ziegler, Inc. Fatal 2
24 Feb 1973 Cessna 150
N6474S
 Rockville, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Brown Flight S Fatal 2
22 Feb 1973 Beechcraft C50
N3911
 Republic, Missouri, United States
no coordinates
 Eufala Enterpr Fatal 2
22 Feb 1973 Cessna 310J
N3149L
 Londonderry, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Air Taxi of SO Fatal 2
21 Feb 1973 Lear 24
N100SQ
 Belleville, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Air Taxis Serv Fatal 2
20 Feb 1973 Mooney M20E
N606H
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
20 Feb 1973 Cessna 172
N7546T
 Salt Flat, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
19 Feb 1973 Cessna 180H
N9058M
 Mt.vernon, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
17 Feb 1973 Beechcraft B35
N5209C
 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Feb 1973 Cessna 172K
N84051
 Perry, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
8 Feb 1973 Aero Comdr 500B
N6166X
 Alcoa, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
7 Feb 1973 Mooney M20E
N5983Q
 Elko, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
6 Feb 1973 Bell UH-1B
HP668
 Corpus Chrsti, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Corp.of Fronti Fatal 2
4 Feb 1973 Cessna 150L
N6974G
 Morris, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Wagners Aviati Fatal 2
3 Feb 1973 Champion 7KCAB
N3066G
 Waxahachie, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
31 Jan 1973 Cessna 180H
N9929V
 Kasigluk, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Harry Faulkner Fatal 2
30 Jan 1973 Bellanca 17-31A
N39860
 Aurora, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Shaul Aviation Fatal 2
28 Jan 1973 Cessna 210
N6710R
 Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
26 Jan 1973 Piper PA-28
N7280J
 Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Road Runner FL Fatal 2
20 Jan 1973 Cessna 182D
N9123X
 Benton, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
14 Jan 1973 Cessna 150G
N4033J
 Berrien Spgs, Michigan, United States
no coordinates
 Andrews Univer Fatal 2
13 Jan 1973 Mooney A-2A
N5469F
 Gray Mtn Tr, Arizona, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 2
10 Jan 1973 Piper PA-32
N1288T
 Holland, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 Toppe Flight C Fatal 2
5 Jan 1973 Cessna 150
N6884G
 Meridian, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Hesler-Noble A Fatal 2
3 Jan 1973 Piper PA-28
N2334R
 Prattville, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Air Flite Inc Fatal 2
1 Jan 1973 Cessna 310P
N5728M
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
no coordinates
 G.c.obrien Co. Fatal 2
1 Jan 1973 Cessna 150G
N3802J
 Manila Ark, Arkansas, United States
no coordinates
 Razorback Acft Fatal 2
29 Dec 1973 Bellanca 7KCAB
N711RD
 Munfordville, Kentucky, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Dec 1973 Cessna 150A
N7133X
 Grand Isle, Louisiana, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
27 Dec 1973 Beechcraft D95A
N8566M
 Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
no coordinates
 Mid Atlantic A Fatal 1
27 Dec 1973 Piper PA-31
N66798
 Walla Walla, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 American Sign Fatal 1
26 Dec 1973 Beechcraft C-45H
N118X
 Dallas, Texas, United States
no coordinates
 Tricon Airlin* Fatal 1
25 Dec 1973 Cessna 150J
N5543G
 Sargents, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1
23 Dec 1973 Cessna 150L
N7020G
 Turton, South Dakota, United States
no coordinates
 Sky King Flyin Fatal 1
23 Dec 1973 Pitts S1C
N7J
 Leesburg, Florida, United States
no coordinates
 - Fatal 1