First flight 1988-10-27. Capacity 70-78 pax. Range 1,528 km. Engines: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127.
ATR 72-600 — safety & facts
Safety record
- Recorded occurrences
- 156
- Hull losses
- 7
- Fatal accidents
- 8
- Total fatalities
- 325
- Records span
- 1993–2026
Based on 156 occurrences across NTSB, ASN, MAK, ATSB & Wikidata records. See full safety record →
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- ATR
- Typical seats
- 70-78 pax
- Range
- 1,528 km
- First flight
- 1988-10-27
Color reflects time since the last recorded fatal hull-loss involving this type, drawn from public datasets (NTSB, Aviation Safety Network, Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives, Wikidata). It is not a commercial safety rating and does not normalise for flights flown, hours, or fleet size — for those, see the manufacturer or IATA Safety Report.
Notable events
2020s
- — Buddha Air — AT72 (incident)
- — Finnair, opb NoRRA - Nordic Regional Airlines — AT72 (incident)
- — Fleet Air International — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — SprintAir — AT72 (incident)
- — Alliance Air — AT72 (incident)
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- — NAYSA — AT72 (incident)
- — Africa Airlines — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — Regourd Aviation (Amelia) — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — Japan Air Commuter Co., Ltd. — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — Pelita Air Service — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Alliance Air — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Sky Express — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Pilot samolotowy ATPL(A) — AT72 (incident)
- — Pilot samolotowy ATPL(A) — AT72 (incident)
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2010s
- — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Nie dotyczy — AT72 (incident)
- — Pakistan International Airlines — AT72 (incident)
- — PIA — AT72 (incident)
- — Overland Airways — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — Wings Air — AT72 (incident)
- — Iran Aseman Airlines — AT72 (66 fatal)
- — Iran Aseman Airlines — AT72 (66 fatal)
- — PIA — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Virgin Australia Airlines — AT72 (incident)
- — Mistral Air — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — PNG Air — AT72 (minor)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — Passaredo Transportes Aereos S.A. — AT72 (incident)
- — Pelita Air Services — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Jet Time A/S — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — Mistral Air — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Garuda Indonesia — AT72 (incident)
- — Mistral — AT72 (incident)
- — Air Bagan — AT72 (incident)
- — Air Bagan — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
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- — Avanti Air, opf Darwin Airline — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (incident)
- — M/S Celestail Aviation Trading 71 Ltd/ — AT72 (incident)
- — United Airways - Bangladesh — AT72 (hull_loss)
- — United Airways — AT72 (incident)
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- — Caribbean Airlines — AT72 (incident)
- — AT72 (hull_loss)
- — UTair Aviation — AT72 (33 fatal)
- — Aerocaribbean — AT72 (68 fatal)
- — Aerocaribbean — AT72 (68 fatal)
2000s
Operators
Operated by 10 airlines (top by frequency in our observed-flights dataset):
- Royal Air Maroc — 18 observed flights
- CAV — 16 observed flights
- SWT — 12 observed flights
- DAT — 10 observed flights
- SRN — 9 observed flights
- NTR — 7 observed flights
- Qantas — 5 observed flights
- KFA — 5 observed flights
- SAR — 4 observed flights
- IMX — 2 observed flights
Top routes
- AGA → CMN (1 flight)
- AGA → EUN (1 flight)
- AHU → TNG (1 flight)
- BCN → PMI (1 flight)
- BNE → MKY (1 flight)
- BNE → SYD (1 flight)
- BOB → PPT (1 flight)
- BSL → CGN (1 flight)
- CGN → GVA (1 flight)
- CGN → KTW (1 flight)
Part of the ATR 42/72 family.
Recent airline activity
Observed 47 active routes flown by 9 airlines in the last 30 days.
Operators: SWT (10), CAV (9), DAT (9), SRN (6), Royal Air Maroc (5)
Top routes: YWG–YHM, YQD–YFO, YTH–YWG, GVA–CGN, BSL–CGN
Based on live ADS-B observations collected by FlightFinder, as of 2026-07-28.
Frequently asked questions
When did the ATR 72 first fly?
The ATR 72 made its first flight in 1988-10-27.
How many passengers does the ATR 72 carry?
The ATR 72 has a typical capacity of 70-78 pax passengers.
What is the range of the ATR 72?
The ATR 72 has a range of about 1528 km.
What engines does the ATR 72 use?
The ATR 72 is powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127.