2012 — aviation safety

All recorded aviation accidents and incidents in 2012.

3,492Total events
728Fatal accidents
284Hull losses
2,996Total fatalities

By aircraft category

2012 accidents by aircraft category60%16%12%12%piston (1187)jet (313)turboprop (228)helicopter (227)glider (17)

Monthly distribution

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Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.