Cessna R172E accidents
The NTSB database holds 40 accidents and incidents involving the Cessna R172E, recorded between 1974 to 2024. 6 of them were fatal (15%), and 10 people died.
The deadliest year was 1981, with 2 deaths.
The phase of flight recorded most often is takeoff (5 records).
Most of these records are from United States and Ecuador.
15 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.
40
Records
6
Fatal
10
Deaths
15%
Share fatal
1974 to 2024
Period
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25 of 40 have coordinates
By decade
Where these happened
All 40 records by number of deaths, then by date
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2003 | Cessna R172E | Macas, Ecuador | Compania Federacion Shuar | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Aug 1984 | Cessna R172E | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | New Mexico State Police | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Aug 1981 | Cessna R172E | Bishop, Texas, United States | Civil Air Patr | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Jan 1975 | Cessna R172E | Huntsville, Alabama, United States | Redstone Arsen | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1995 | Cessna R172E | Gladewater, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1976 | Cessna R172E | Jonesboro, Georgia, United States | Clayton County | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 2024 | Cessna R172E | Hillrose, Colorado, United States | Scott Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Cessna R172E | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Cessna R172E | Aguilar, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2019 | Cessna R172E | Loveland, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2018 | Cessna R172E | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2015 | Cessna R172E | Fort Meade, Maryland, United States | United States Air Force Owner | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2012 | Cessna R172E | Denver, Colorado, United States | United States Air Force Peterson Aero Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2010 | Cessna R172E | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | United States Air Force-Owner | Unknown | - |
| 26 Oct 2008 | Cessna R172E | Palo Pinto, Texas, United States | Steven M. Toft | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 May 2007 | Cessna R172E | Dayton, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2006 | Cessna R172E (T-41C) | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | United State Air Force | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2005 | Cessna R172E | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | Patuxent River Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Cessna R172E | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Kirtland Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2002 | Cessna R172E | River Ranch, Florida, United States | Patrick AFB Aero Club | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jan 2001 | Cessna R172E | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1997 | Cessna R172E | Mary Esther, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1995 | Cessna R172E | Plato Center, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 May 1992 | Cessna R172E | Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States | Usafa Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1989 | Cessna R172E | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1989 | Cessna R172E | Young, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Cessna R172E | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1984 | Cessna R172E | Junction City, Kansas, United States | Red LEG Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1984 | Cessna R172E | Payson, Arizona, United States | Robert J Swartz | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1983 | Cessna R172E | Little, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1982 | Cessna R172E | Latham, New York, United States | Watervliet Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1980 | Cessna R172E | Kahiltna Strip, Alaska, United States | Ft.richardson | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1979 | Cessna R172E | Grass Valley, Idaho, United States | Cowlitz County | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1978 | Cessna R172E | Clover, South Carolina, United States | Navy Corpus C4 | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1978 | Cessna R172E | Ludlow, Missouri, United States | FT Knox Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1978 | Cessna R172E | Wichita, Kansas, United States | FT L'worth Fly | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1977 | Cessna R172E | Powhatan, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 1977 | Cessna R172E | Newton, Mississippi, United States | Ft.sill Army F | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1975 | Cessna R172E | Xenia, Ohio, United States | Green County R | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1974 | Cessna R172E | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | Fort Devens FL | No injuries | - |