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Cessna 172 — accident and safety record

Every recorded Cessna 172 accident and incident from public aviation safety datasets (1963–2026).

OCCURRENCES12,898
FATAL1,271
HULL LOSSES274

Cessna 172 safety overview

Most affected: United States (11,865), South Africa (130), United Kingdom (115), Spain (77), Canada (56)

Top operators: Civil Air Patrol (19), American Flyers (18), Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (16), Private (10), Phoenix East Aviation (8)

Part of the Cessna 172 family overview.

Cessna 172 accidents by decade01,0002,0003,0001960197019801990200020102020TotalFatal

Cessna 172 occurrences (1–50 of 12,898)

  • 2026-09-24 (1 fatal)
  • 2026-09-23 (incident)
  • 2026-09-18 (2 fatal)
  • 2026-09-16 — CK AVIATION LLC (incident)
  • 2026-09-14 (3 fatal)
  • 2026-09-09 (incident)
  • 2026-09-08 (2 fatal)
  • 2026-09-07 — TIN CUP INVESTMENTS INC (incident)
  • 2026-08-24 (incident)
  • 2026-08-22 — UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OWNER (incident)
  • 2026-08-21 — VASCULAR WINGS LLC (incident)
  • 2026-08-18 — OCALA AVIATION SERVICES INC (incident)
  • 2026-08-16 — Foothill Aircraft Sales and Service Inc. (incident)
  • 2026-08-09 — KIMBER 123 HOLDINGS LLC (incident)
  • 2026-08-07 — ATP AIRCRAFT (1 fatal)
  • 2026-08-06 — ООО «МАГ АЕРО ТРЕНИНГ» — RA-2408G (incident)
  • 2026-08-05 — AIRE SERVICES LLC (incident)
  • 2026-08-04 (1 fatal)
  • 2026-08-03 — Aquila Aviation Limited and Pacific Rim Aviation Academy Incorporated (1 fatal)
  • 2026-08-02 — Idaho Skyriders Flying Club (1 fatal)
  • 2026-07-31 — Blitz Aviation, LLC (incident)
  • 2026-07-28 — NORTHWOODS GATEWAY AVIATION LLC (incident)
  • 2026-07-24 — King Sky Flight Academy (incident)
  • 2026-07-18 — NC86 Flying Club Inc. (incident)
  • 2026-07-03 (2 fatal)
  • 2026-07-02 — A6-MSS (2 fatal)
  • 2026-06-30 (incident)
  • 2026-06-27 — TRIAD AVIATION ACADEMY LLC (incident)
  • 2026-06-26 (incident)
  • 2026-06-24 — CORNERSTONE AVIATION (1 fatal)
  • 2026-06-23 — AMERICAN AVIATION INC (incident)
  • 2026-06-17 — Flying Academy (incident)
  • 2026-06-12 (1 fatal)
  • 2026-06-11 — GOLF NOVEMBER AERO LLC (incident)
  • 2026-06-09 — DGJ TEX LLC DBA (incident)
  • 2026-05-29 — Blue Sky Aviation (incident)
  • 2026-05-27 — ZS-JBO (hull loss)
  • 2026-05-27 (incident)
  • 2026-05-25 — N/A (incident)
  • 2026-05-24 — DIRTY SIDE DOWN AVIATION LLC (incident)
  • 2026-05-22 — AEROSPRING LEASING LLC DBA (incident)
  • 2026-05-18 — Westerly Air (1 fatal)
  • 2026-05-18 (incident)
  • 2026-05-13 — US Aviation Academy (incident)
  • 2026-05-11 — ZS-VET (incident)
  • 2026-05-10 (hull loss)
  • 2026-05-07 (incident)
  • 2026-04-24 — CIVIL AIR PATROL INC (incident)
  • 2026-04-22 — ANDERSON AVIATION SERVICES INC (incident)
  • 2026-04-20 — VISTA AVIATION INC (incident)

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