Accident records / CESSNA 172L accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Manufacturer

All181,494 AERO COMMANDER1,610 AERONCA2,132 AEROSPATIALE476 AEROSTAR186 AIR TRACTOR1,080 AIRBUS542 ALON140 AMERICAN CHAMPION120 AVIAT373 AVID196 AYRES312 BEDE134 BEECH12,896 BELL5,288 BELLANCA2,256 BENSEN395 BOEING5,231 BOMBARDIER196 BRANTLY270 CALLAIR371 CAMERON118 CESSNA57,749 CGS157 CHAMPION1,546 CIRRUS625 CONVAIR275 CUBCRAFTERS125 CURTISS144 DE HAVILLAND860 DIAMOND223 DOUGLAS998 EMBRAER308 ENSTROM495 ERCOUPE899 EUROCOPTER343 FAIRCHILD450 FLIGHTSTAR116 GLASAIR287 GLOBE422 GREAT LAKES233 GROB155 GRUMMAN2,910 GRUMMAN AMERICAN1,190 GULFSTREAM245 HELIO249 HILLER932 KITFOX414 KOLB285 LAKE335 LANCAIR470 LEARJET328 LET166 LOCKHEED441 LUSCOMBE1,584 MAULE969 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS855 MD HELICOPTERS2,071 MITSUBISHI241 MONNETT153 MOONEY3,378 NAVION190 NORTH AMERICAN704 PILATUS130 PIPER36,815 PITTS1,239 PZL MIELEC114 QUAD CITY157 QUICKIE488 QUICKSILVER499 RAND ROBINSON187 RANS270 RAVEN124 RAYTHEON130 REPUBLIC116 ROBINSON1,914 ROCKWELL537 ROTORWAY303 RUTAN427 RYAN262 SCHEMPP-HIRTH105 SCHLEICHER239 SCHWEIZER1,356 SEAREY126 SIKORSKY425 SMITH327 SOCATA157 STEARMAN146 STEEN136 STINSON1,441 STOLP370 SWEARINGEN268 TAYLORCRAFT1,063 THORP154 VANS (HOMEBUILT)984 WACO258 WEATHERLY161 WEEDHOPPER122 ZENITH393 Other10,709

Model

All57,749 120578 1401,433 140A145 1505,393 150D122 150E192 150F733 150G662 150H609 150J560 150K268 150L909 150M802 1522,949 170525 170A401 170B1,062 1725,177 172A144 172B159 172C113 172D203 172E253 172F308 172G324 172H378 172I131 172K509 172L292 172M1,171 172N1,397 172P715 172R183 172RG271 172S414 175492 1771,002 177B265 177RG395 1801,905 180A127 180H209 180J128 180K108 1822,724 182A398 182B195 182C163 182D105 182E180 182F155 182G151 182H176 182J197 182K167 182L178 182M162 182N126 182P538 182Q328 182R106 185669 185F160 188433 188B228 195313 195A102 205159 206498 207264 207A101 208133 208B200 210961 210D127 210L210 305A167 310450 310C134 310D109 310J103 310Q158 310R146 337225 340123 340A130 402140 402B185 402C117 411116 414149 421132 421B178 421C152 A185E106 A185F392 A188163 A188B587 P210N225 R172K127 R182157 T188C135 T210161 T210L258 T210M240 T210N284 TR182136 TU206G114 U206257 U206F127 U206G146 Other6,497

Decade

All292 1970s121 1980s44 1990s50 2000s50 2010s10 2020s17

1–50 of 292, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
ANC26LA088 N3866Q
172L
2026-08-18 None Maneuvering Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
WPR26LA303 N7526G
172L
2026-08-16 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA26WA277 C-FBZQ
172L
2026-08-04 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA26LA132 N7864G
172L
2026-02-28 Minor Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
CEN25FA320 N2860Q
172L
2025-08-14 Fatal Enroute-descent Unknown or undetermined
CEN25LA112 N7550G
172L
2025-03-07 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR25LA004 N7869G
172L
2024-10-07 None Enroute-cruise Fuel contamination
ERA24LA384 N19703
172L
2024-09-17 None Initial climb Collision during takeoff/land
WPR24LA219 N2835Q
172L
2024-06-29 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR24LA078 N7250Q
172L
2024-01-18 None Landing Loss of control on ground
ERA24LA016 N7716G
172L
2023-10-21 None Enroute-cruise Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
WPR23LA127 N7010Q
172L
2023-03-11 None Initial climb Fuel exhaustion
CEN23LA097 N621EW
172L
2023-01-29 Minor Approach-VFR pattern final Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
WPR22LA351 N7917G
172L
2022-09-16 Minor Enroute Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN22LA222 N3842Q
172L
2022-05-28 Minor Approach-VFR go-around Collision during takeoff/land
CEN22LA092 N4209Q
172L
2022-01-03 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA22WA065 4R-GAF
172L
2021-12-27 — Enroute Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR17FA213 N7070Q
172L
2017-09-22 Fatal Maneuvering-low-alt flying Turbulence encounter
WPR16LA090 N1151M
172L
2016-03-26 None Enroute-cruise Fuel starvation
ERA15CA106 N7079Q
172L
2015-01-16 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA14CA314 N7867G
172L
2014-06-28 None Standing-engine(s) start-up Ground collision
ERA13CA392 N7892G
172L
2013-08-30 Minor Approach-VFR pattern final Aerodynamic stall/spin
ERA13CA266 N9816G
172L
2013-05-31 None Landing-flare/touchdown Abnormal runway contact
CEN13CA202 N7282Q
172L
2013-03-17 None Taxi-to runway Loss of control on ground
CEN13LA167 N7974G
172L
2013-02-07 None Landing Loss of control on ground
ERA12CA162 N811P
172L
2012-01-28 None Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
ERA11CA176 N7067Q
172L
2011-03-03 None Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
ANC09LA069 N7136Q
172L
2009-07-18 None Taxi-from runway Navigation error
WPR09CA185 N7582G
172L
2009-04-07 None Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
DEN08FA155 N4380Q
172L
2008-09-19 Fatal Initial climb Loss of control in flight
CHI08LA108 N9832G
172L
2008-04-21 Serious Enroute-cruise Fuel exhaustion
MIA08FA038 N7100Q
172L
2008-01-12 Fatal Approach Aerodynamic stall/spin
LAX08LA009 N9897G
172L
2007-10-10 Minor —
LAX07CA279 N7221Q
172L
2007-09-13 None —
NYC07CA195 N7125Q
172L
2007-08-18 None —
SEA07CA096 N1079M
172L
2007-04-07 None —
CHI06CA182 N7805G
172L
2006-07-08 None —
DFW06CA174 N7943G
172L
2006-07-01 Minor —
ATL06CA084 N7624G
172L
2006-05-23 None —
NYC06FA104 N7604G
172L
2006-04-25 Fatal —
ATL06CA046 N3803Q
172L
2006-02-23 None —
DEN06LA014 N2870Q
172L
2005-11-16 None —
NYC06LA028 N7684G
172L
2005-11-08 None —
NYC05CA107 N19681
172L
2005-06-26 None —
LAX05LA197 N7668G
172L
2005-06-07 Minor —
DFW05CA100 N3889Q
172L
2005-04-03 None —
LAX05CA127 N7832G
172L
2005-03-30 None —
IAD05LA029 N7180Q
172L
2005-01-01 None —
ATL04LA195 N4336Q
172L
2004-09-29 Fatal —
ATL04CA188 N986AC
172L
2004-09-17 Serious —