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 4 of 4)

• April 6, 1972: Curtiss C-46 Commando, San Fernando de Apure Apure, Venezuela (2 fatalities)
• April 6, 1972: Beechcraft E18, Skaneateles New York, United States (3 fatalities)
• April 5, 1972: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Tin Bong Vientiane Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
• April 2, 1972: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, McFadden Wyoming, United States (7 fatalities)
• March 31, 1972: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, McCoy AFB Florida, United States (8 fatalities)
• March 30, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Salavan Saravane Province, Laos (0 fatalities)
• March 29, 1972: De Havilland DH.114 Heron, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 1972: Swearingen SA26T Merlin II, Nashville Tennessee, United States (4 fatalities)
• March 28, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Xepon Savannakhét Province, Laos (14 fatalities)
• March 27, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Voroshilovgrad Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine (1 fatality)
• March 26, 1972: PZL-Mielec AN-2, Sterlitamak Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 25, 1972: Beechcraft H18, Marco Island Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 24, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lake Charles Louisiana, United States (4 fatalities)
• March 19, 1972: Douglas DC-9, Aden 'Adan, Yemen (30 fatalities)
• March 19, 1972: Tupolev TU-104, Omsk-Intl Omsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• March 19, 1972: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Ogden-Hill AFB Utah, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 15, 1972: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Jefferson Ohio, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 14, 1972: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Fujairah Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (112 fatalities)
• March 14, 1972: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, Mt Guanyin New Taipei City, Taiwan (39 fatalities)
• March 14, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Sangay Morona Santiago, Ecuador (6 fatalities)
• March 13, 1972: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth) Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
• March 4, 1972: De Havilland DH.104 Dove, Honolulu Hawaii, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 4, 1972: Cessna 207 Skywagon/Stationair, Cockburn Town (San Salvador Island) San Salvador, Bahamas (2 fatalities)
• March 3, 1972: Fairchild-Hiller FH-227, Albany New York, United States (17 fatalities)
• March 3, 1972: Rockwell Aero Commander 500, Rochester New York, United States (1 fatality)
• March 2, 1972: Beechcraft D18, Bismarck North Dakota, United States (0 fatalities)
• March 2, 1972: Cessna 421B Golden Eagle II, Boston-Logan Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
• March 1, 1972: Dassault Falcon 20, Montreal-Mirabel Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
• February 27, 1972: Antonov AN-24, Mineralnye Vody Stavropol Krai, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 23, 1972: Antonov AN-2, Bulgaria (1 fatality)
• February 22, 1972: Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor, Molokai Hawaii, United States (8 fatalities)
• February 22, 1972: Antonov AN-24, Lipetsk Lipetsk oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
• February 21, 1972: Cessna 421A Golden Eagle I, Midland Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 20, 1972: Dassault Falcon 20, Samedan Graubünden, Switzerland (0 fatalities)
• February 20, 1972: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Fairfield-Camas County Idaho, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 19, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Little Rock-Jacksonville AFB Arkansas, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 18, 1972: Learjet 25, Antibes Alpes-Maritimes, France (2 fatalities)
• February 16, 1972: Beechcraft D18, Jackson-Reynolds Field Michigan, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 15, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Spain (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1972: Beechcraft U-8F Seminole, Atlanta-Fulton County-Brown Field Georgia, United States (3 fatalities)
• February 11, 1972: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Laos (23 fatalities)
• February 11, 1972: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, San Ignacio de Moxos Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
• February 10, 1972: Douglas DC-3, Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh (5 fatalities)
• February 9, 1972: Avro 748, Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (0 fatalities)
• February 7, 1972: Lockheed 10 Electra, Corpus Christi Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 5, 1972: Fairchild F27, Valledupar Cesar, Colombia (19 fatalities)
• February 4, 1972: Convair CV-340, Sana'a Sana'a, Yemen (0 fatalities)
• February 4, 1972: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, Pha Khao Bolikhamxai Province, Laos (1 fatality)
• February 2, 1972: Beechcraft D18, Bismarck North Dakota, United States (0 fatalities)
• February 2, 1972: Dornier DO.28D Skyservant, La Salvación Bolívar, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
• February 1, 1972: VFW-Fokker 614, Bremen-Neuenland Bremen, Germany (1 fatality)
• February 1, 1972: Douglas DC-6, Tegal Central Java, Indonesia (6 fatalities)
• February 1, 1972: Avia 14, Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic (0 fatalities)
• January 29, 1972: Grumman C-2A Greyhound, Mediterranean Sea, World (2 fatalities)
• January 28, 1972: Vickers Viscount, Bournemouth-Hurn Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 28, 1972: Vickers VC-10, London-Gatwick West Sussex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 27, 1972: Rockwell Grand Commander 680, Santiago de Chile-Los Cerrillos Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1972: Douglas DC-9, Česká Kamenice Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic (27 fatalities)
• January 26, 1972: Beechcraft 65 Queen Air, Narsarsuaq Kommune Kujalleq, Greenland (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1972: Britten-Norman Islander, Xakanaka North-West District, Botswana (0 fatalities)
• January 26, 1972: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, Phnom Penh-Pochentong Phnom Penh, Cambodia (0 fatalities)
• January 25, 1972: Yakovlev Yak-40, Khost Khost, Afghanistan (0 fatalities)
• January 21, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt San Nicolás Antioquia, Colombia (39 fatalities)
• January 21, 1972: Vickers Viscount, Bogotá-El Dorado Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (20 fatalities)
• January 20, 1972: Beechcraft 80 Queen Air, Alice Springs Northern Territory, Australia (7 fatalities)
• January 20, 1972: Douglas DC-9, Adana-Şakirpaşa Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (1 fatality)
• January 18, 1972: Learjet 25, Victoria Texas, United States (9 fatalities)
• January 17, 1972: Lockheed 12 Electra Junior, Sky Bryce Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 17, 1972: Grumman C-1A Trader, Catania Sicily, Italy (6 fatalities)
• January 15, 1972: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Patuxent River NAS Maryland, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 9, 1972: Lockheed L-188 Electra, Manila-Ninoy Aquino Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
• January 7, 1972: Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, Ibiza Balearic Islands, Spain (104 fatalities)
• January 7, 1972: Convair CV-340, Jeddah Makkah l-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia (0 fatalities)
• January 6, 1972: Avro 748, Chetumal Quintana Roo, Mexico (23 fatalities)
• January 5, 1972: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Norman Wells Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)