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

All crashes (page 2 of 4)

October 13, 1972: Ilyushin II-62, Moscow Sheremetyevo Moscow oblast, Russia (174 fatalities)
October 13, 1972: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Chile (29 fatalities)
October 12, 1972: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Bahamas (2 fatalities)
October 10, 1972: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, Sao Paulo Congonhas Sao Paulo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
October 10, 1972: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Ronneby Blekinge, Sweden (8 fatalities)
October 7, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Angouleme-Cognac (Brie-Champniers) Charente, France (4 fatalities)
October 7, 1972: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Kalispell Montana, United States (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1972: Rockwell Aero Commander 680, Pacific Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
October 6, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Chersky Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1972: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Medellín Enrique Olaya Herrera Antioquia, Colombia (4 fatalities)
October 2, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kampot Kampot, Cambodia (9 fatalities)
October 1, 1972: Ilyushin II-18, Sochi Adler Krasnodar Krai, Russia (109 fatalities)
October 1, 1972: Rockwell Aero Commander 560, Émancé Yvelines, France (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (1 fatality)
September 26, 1972: Fokker F27 Friendship, Jakarta Kemayoran City District of Jakarta, Indonesia (3 fatalities)
September 25, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Caranavi La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1972: Douglas DC-8, Mumbai-Juhu Maharashtra, India (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1972: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Kuujjuarapik (Poste-de-la-Baleine) Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
September 24, 1972: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bến Cát Bình Dương Province, Vietnam (10 fatalities)
September 23, 1972: Beechcraft E18, Newark New Jersey, United States (2 fatalities)
September 22, 1972: Volpar Turboliner 18, Johannesburg Gauteng, South Africa (3 fatalities)
September 19, 1972: Fokker F28 Fellowship, Port Harcourt Rivers, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1972: Beechcraft E18, Sumter South Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
September 14, 1972: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Medellín Antioquia, Colombia (4 fatalities)
September 13, 1972: Boeing 707, San Francisco California, United States (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Semipalatinsk Pavlodar, Kazakhstan (0 fatalities)
September 13, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dulikhel Bagmati, Nepal (31 fatalities)
September 12, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Ban Vieng Luang Namtha Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
September 12, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Tromsø Troms, Norway (0 fatalities)
September 11, 1972: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Clarendon-Vernamfield Clarendon, Jamaica (1 fatality)
September 10, 1972: Antonov AN-2, Velikaya Vulyga Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine (2 fatalities)
September 10, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gondar Amhara, Ethiopia (11 fatalities)
September 8, 1972: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Cape Newenham Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
September 7, 1972: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Columbus-Lowndes County Mississippi, United States (6 fatalities)
September 7, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Trinidad Beni, Bolivia (2 fatalities)
September 3, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Pedro Richard (Laguna Portia) Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
September 1, 1972: Short SC.7 Skyvan Variant, Mt Giluwe Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea (4 fatalities)
August 31, 1972: Ilyushin II-18, Magnitogorsk Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia (102 fatalities)
August 31, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1972: Fletcher FU-24, Clayton Station Canterbury Regional Council, New Zealand (1 fatality)
August 30, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Perevitskiy Torzhok Moscow oblast, Russia (2 fatalities)
August 30, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Suntar Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
August 29, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, Managua-Augusto Cesar Sandino-Las Mercedes Managua City District, Nicaragua (0 fatalities)
August 28, 1972: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Kudjeru Gap Morobe, Papua New Guinea (25 fatalities)
August 28, 1972: Learjet 23, Innsbruck Tyrol, Austria (2 fatalities)
August 28, 1972: Cessna 402, Santa Cruz-El Trompillo Santa Cruz, Bolivia (2 fatalities)
August 27, 1972: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Vang Vieng Vientiane Province, Laos (9 fatalities)
August 27, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Canaima Bolívar, Venezuela (34 fatalities)
August 26, 1972: Fairchild C-123 Provider, Pleiku Gia Lai Province, Vietnam (8 fatalities)
August 26, 1972: Ilyushin II-18, Arkhangelsk-Talagi Arkhangelsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
August 26, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Frienisberg Bern, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
August 25, 1972: Cessna 414 Chancellor, Sturgis-Kirsch Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
August 24, 1972: Vickers Viscount, Akyab Rakhine State, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
August 21, 1972: Ford 4, Port Clinton (Erie-Ottawa-Carl R. Keller Field) Ohio, United States (0 fatalities)
August 20, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Sumbawa Besar-Sultan Muhammad Kaharuddin West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
August 19, 1972: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Oman (0 fatalities)
August 18, 1972: Fairchild F27, Istanbul-Yeşilköy Marmara Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
August 16, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sandoway Rakhine State, Myanmar (28 fatalities)
August 15, 1972: Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, Monaco (0 fatalities)
August 14, 1972: Ilyushin II-62, Königs Wusterhausen Brandenburg, Germany (156 fatalities)
August 14, 1972: Rockwell Grand Commander 690, Wellsburg West Virginia, United States (3 fatalities)
August 13, 1972: Antonov AN-2, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalin oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
August 12, 1972: Fokker F27 Friendship, New Delhi-Palam National Capital Territory of Delhi, India (18 fatalities)
August 12, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Sóc Trăng Sóc Trăng Province, Vietnam (30 fatalities)
August 11, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Kherson Kherson Oblast, Ukraine (14 fatalities)
August 11, 1972: Britten-Norman Islander, Bandar Genāveh Bushehr, Iran (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1972: De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, Beniah Lake Nunavut, Canada (2 fatalities)
August 8, 1972: Lockheed 18 LodeStar, Cebu City Cebu, Philippines (0 fatalities)
August 8, 1972: Grumman E-2C Hawkeye, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
August 8, 1972: Grumman E-1B Tracer, Miyazaki Kyūshū, Japan (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1972: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Cleveland-Hardwick Tennessee, United States (5 fatalities)
August 4, 1972: Ilyushin II-14, Aldan Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Swartkop AFB (Pretoria) Gauteng, South Africa (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Point Mugu NAS California, United States (0 fatalities)
August 4, 1972: Beechcraft D18, Sint Maarten Dutch Antilles, Dutch Antilles (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1972: Howard Super Ventura (Howard 500), Austin-Robert Mueller Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
August 1, 1972: SCAN-30, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, At Samat Roi Et, Thailand (5 fatalities)
July 29, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Mt Las Palomas Meta, Colombia (17 fatalities)
July 29, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Mt Las Palomas Meta, Colombia (21 fatalities)
July 28, 1972: Antonov AN-2, Ust-Kuyga Republic of Yakutia (Sakha), Russia (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1972: Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, Wenatchee Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
July 26, 1972: Beechcraft 60 Duke, Roy New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
July 26, 1972: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Kanoya AFB Kyūshū, Japan (8 fatalities)
July 26, 1972: Dassault M.D.315 Flamant, Romilly-sur-Seine Aube, France (0 fatalities)
July 25, 1972: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Tha Tham Bleung Vientiane Province, Laos (3 fatalities)
July 24, 1972: Beechcraft D18, Mazatlán Sinaloa, Mexico (0 fatalities)
July 21, 1972: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Pivijay Magdalena, Colombia (0 fatalities)
July 21, 1972: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Milwaukee Wisconsin, United States (1 fatality)
July 20, 1972: Canadair CL-44, Chile (6 fatalities)
July 20, 1972: Beriev Be-12, Lake Donuzlav Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine (3 fatalities)
July 19, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Yenotayevka Astrakhan oblast, Russia (1 fatality)
July 17, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Wapenamanda Enga, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
July 17, 1972: Tupolev TU-134, Ikshinskoye Reservoir Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
July 17, 1972: Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Roosevelt Roads NAS (Ceiba), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
July 16, 1972: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Ram Plateau Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1972: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, Golden Grove South Australia, Australia (8 fatalities)
July 12, 1972: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Socorro New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
July 11, 1972: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, Mt Lille Tussen Troms, Norway (17 fatalities)