Plane crashes in 1972
375 crashes worldwide in 1972, with 3,354 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 375
- Fatal crashes: 231
- Fatalities: 3,354
- First recorded: January 5, 1972
- Most recent: December 31, 1972
Deadliest
- October 13, 1972: Ilyushin II-62, Moscow Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia (174 fatalities)
- August 14, 1972: Ilyushin II-62, Königs Wusterhausen Brandenburg, Germany (156 fatalities)
- December 3, 1972: Convair CV-990, Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain (155 fatalities)
- May 18, 1972: Antonov AN-10, Rus'ka Lozova Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine (122 fatalities)
- June 18, 1972: Hawker Siddeley HS.121 Trident, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (118 fatalities)
Countries
- United States (96)
- Russia (36)
- Vietnam (20)
- Laos (14)
- Canada (13)
- Colombia (12)
- Thailand (9)
- Bolivia (8)
- France (8)
- International waters and airspace (8)
- Brazil (7)
- Chile (6)
Manufacturers
- Douglas (54)
- Beechcraft (37)
- Lockheed (32)
- Boeing (28)
- De Havilland (24)
- PZL-Mielec (23)
- Rockwell (18)
- Cessna (16)
- Antonov (15)
- Curtiss (12)
- Fokker (10)
- Pilatus (9)
Aircraft
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) (27)
- PZL-Mielec AN-2 (23)
- Boeing B-52 Stratofortress (21)
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (16)
- Curtiss C-46 Commando (12)
- Beechcraft D18 (9)
- Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter) (9)
- Douglas DC-3 (8)
- Fokker F27 Friendship (7)
- Piper PA-31-310 Navajo (7)
- Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II (6)
- De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (6)
All crashes (page 1 of 4)
- December 31, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Bulun Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
- December 31, 1972: Douglas DC-7, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (5 fatalities)
- December 31, 1972: Antonov AN-12, Egypt (7 fatalities)
- December 31, 1972: Beechcraft SNB-1 Navigator, Uruguay (0 fatalities)
- December 31, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Watsa, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
- December 29, 1972: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, Everglades National Park Florida, United States (101 fatalities)
- December 29, 1972: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Kent-J. D. Ranch Strip Texas, United States (4 fatalities)
- December 28, 1972: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Bilbao-Sondica Basque Country, Spain (0 fatalities)
- December 27, 1972: Lockheed L-1329 JetStar, Saranac Lake-Adirondack New York, United States (3 fatalities)
- December 27, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Trùng Quán Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (2 fatalities)
- December 27, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Pattaya-U-Tapao Rayong, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- December 26, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Hanoi Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (2 fatalities)
- December 26, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Pattaya-U-Tapao Rayong, Thailand (4 fatalities)
- December 26, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tonquil Island Sulu, Philippines (0 fatalities)
- December 23, 1972: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Oslo-Fornebu Oslo City, Norway (40 fatalities)
- December 21, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Bạch Mai Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (3 fatalities)
- December 21, 1972: Beechcraft H18, Bloomington Illinois, United States (2 fatalities)
- December 21, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Bạch Mai Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
- December 21, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Pakse Champasak Province, Laos (14 fatalities)
- December 21, 1972: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Sint Maarten Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (13 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kinh No Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (4 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Douglas DC-9, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (10 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Convair CV-880, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (0 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Kinh No Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (5 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Randall Lake Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Nakhon Phanom Nakhon Phanom, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Laos (1 fatality)
- December 20, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Khon Kaen Khon Kaen, Thailand (4 fatalities)
- December 20, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Yên Viên Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (2 fatalities)
- December 19, 1972: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
- December 18, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Yên Viên Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (3 fatalities)
- December 18, 1972: Rockwell Shrike Commander 500, San Francisco de Sales Cundinamarca, Colombia (5 fatalities)
- December 18, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Huu Tiep Lake Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (2 fatalities)
- December 18, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Nam Phong AFB Khon Kaen, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- December 16, 1972: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Buffalo New York, United States (6 fatalities)
- December 15, 1972: Cessna 411, Burlington Vermont, United States (4 fatalities)
- December 15, 1972: Learjet 23, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County Michigan, United States (3 fatalities)
- December 15, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Arica Región de Arica y Parinacota, Chile (0 fatalities)
- December 14, 1972: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Abadan Khuzestan, Iran (0 fatalities)
- December 14, 1972: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Tunica Mississippi, United States (0 fatalities)
- December 12, 1972: BAe 125, Findlay Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
- December 12, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Paraguay (1 fatality)
- December 11, 1972: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Tupelo Mississippi, United States (1 fatality)
- December 9, 1972: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Augusta-Bush Field Georgia, United States (1 fatality)
- December 9, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Agana-Antonio Borja Won Pat, Guam Island (5 fatalities)
- December 8, 1972: Boeing 737-200, Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States (45 fatalities)
- December 8, 1972: Fokker F27 Friendship, Sialkot (Jalkot) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (31 fatalities)
- December 6, 1972: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Te Karaka Gisborne District Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
- December 6, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Randall Lake Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
- December 5, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Barranquilla-Ernesto Cortissoz (ex Soledad) Atlántico, Colombia (0 fatalities)
- December 5, 1972: Boeing 707, Beni Suef Beni Suef, Egypt (6 fatalities)
- December 5, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Myrtle Beach South Carolina, United States (12 fatalities)
- December 3, 1972: Lockheed PV-1 Ventura, Tucumcari New Mexico, United States (5 fatalities)
- December 3, 1972: Convair CV-990, Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain (155 fatalities)
- December 3, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yerbogachon Irkutsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
- December 1, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Norman Wells Northwest Territories, Canada (2 fatalities)
- November 29, 1972: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Minneapolis-Saint Paul Minnesota, United States (2 fatalities)
- November 28, 1972: Avro 748, Bislig Surigao del Sur, Philippines (0 fatalities)
- November 28, 1972: Douglas DC-8, Moscow-Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia (61 fatalities)
- November 28, 1972: Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, Searchlight Nevada, United States (3 fatalities)
- November 23, 1972: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Salavan Saravane Province, Laos (4 fatalities)
- November 22, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Pla Pak Nakhon Phanom, Thailand (0 fatalities)
- November 22, 1972: Yakovlev Yak-40, Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
- November 22, 1972: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Pacific Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
- November 21, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nakhon Phanom Nakhon Phanom, Thailand (1 fatality)
- November 21, 1972: Antonov AN-12, Vorkuta Republic of Komi, Russia (0 fatalities)
- November 20, 1972: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, Alcolu South Carolina, United States (1 fatality)
- November 20, 1972: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Belgrade-Nikola Tesla Belgrade City District, Serbia (0 fatalities)
- November 18, 1972: Beechcraft D18, White Mountain Lake Arizona, United States (1 fatality)
- November 17, 1972: Beechcraft G18S, Elkton Kentucky, United States (11 fatalities)
- November 17, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atlantic Ocean, World (3 fatalities)
- November 17, 1972: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Segundo Corral Región de Los Lagos, Chile (3 fatalities)
- November 15, 1972: Britten-Norman Islander, Dinard Ille-et-Vilaine, France (0 fatalities)
- November 14, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Lensk Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
- November 13, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yeniseysk Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia (2 fatalities)
- November 8, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Anchorage-Ted Stevens Intl Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
- November 8, 1972: Beechcraft D18, Hottah Lake Northwest Territories, Canada (3 fatalities)
- November 6, 1972: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Paksong Champasak Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
- November 6, 1972: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Dallas-White Rock Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
- November 5, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Udskoye Khabarovsk Krai, Russia (9 fatalities)
- November 4, 1972: Ilyushin II-14, Smolyan Smolyan, Bulgaria (35 fatalities)
- November 4, 1972: Antonov AN-24, Kursk Kursk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
- November 1, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Beihan Shabwah, Yemen (0 fatalities)
- October 31, 1972: Dassault Falcon 10, Romorantin-Lanthenay Loir-et-Cher, France (2 fatalities)
- October 30, 1972: Fokker F27 Friendship, Poggiorsini Apulia, Italy (27 fatalities)
- October 30, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Madang Madang, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
- October 30, 1972: Tupolev TU-134, Berlin-Schönefeld Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
- October 29, 1972: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Fort Hancock Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
- October 28, 1972: Max Holste M.H.1521M Broussard, Kooigem West Flanders, Belgium (0 fatalities)
- October 27, 1972: Vickers Viscount, Noirétable Loire, France (60 fatalities)
- October 27, 1972: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Aulan Drôme, France (5 fatalities)
- October 25, 1972: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Bodø Nordland, Norway (0 fatalities)
- October 23, 1972: Antonov AN-12, Tula Tula oblast, Russia (20 fatalities)
- October 23, 1972: Britten Norman Islander, Lenakel (Tanna Island), Vanuatu (1 fatality)
- October 23, 1972: Antonov AN-12, Tula Tula oblast, Russia (6 fatalities)
- October 23, 1972: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Pekin Illinois, United States (6 fatalities)
- October 21, 1972: NAMC YS-11, Athens-Ellinikon Attica, Greece (37 fatalities)
- October 18, 1972: NAMC YS-11, Sao Paulo Congonhas Sao Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
- October 15, 1972: Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), Philadelphia Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
- October 15, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Pattaya U Tapao Rayong, Thailand (0 fatalities)