Aviation accidents in 1973

The NTSB database holds 4,451 accidents and incidents in 1973, recorded between 1973. 754 of them were fatal (17%), and 1,702 people died.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (1,933 records).

The aircraft types that appear most often are Cessna 150, Piper PA-28 and Cessna 172.

Most of these records are from United States, Mexico and Other-Foreign Countries.

4,451 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

4,451

Records

754

Fatal

1,702

Deaths

17%

Share fatal

1973

Period

Show these on the map 0 of 4,451 have coordinates

Aircraft types involved

Cessna 150 422 Piper PA-28 329 Cessna 172 275 Cessna 182 164 Piper PA-24 97 Piper PA-22 91

Where these happened

United States 4,330 Mexico 42 Other-Foreign Countries 16 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 13 Asia 13 Unknown/Not Reported 11

Operators involved

Lease-A-Plane 17 Civil Air Patr 12 American Airlines, Inc. 11 Petroleum Heli 10 Eastern Air Lines, Inc. 10 Delta Air Lines, Inc. 8

Phase of flight

Landing 1,933

In Flight 1,477

Takeoff 786

Taxi 184

Static 43

Nearby years

All

1970 4,980 1971 4,882 1972 4,478 1974 4,628 1975 4,463 1976 4,367

All 4,451 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
31 Jul 1973	Douglas DC-9 N975NE	Boston, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	88
22 Jul 1973	Boeing 707 N417PA	Papeete, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	78
23 Jul 1973	Fairchild FH227B N4215	St.louis, Missouri, United States no coordinates	Ozark Air Lines, Inc.	Fatal	38
17 Dec 1973	Boeing 707 N407PA	Rome, Europe no coordinates	Pan American World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	31
27 Sep 1973	Convair 600 N94230	Mena, Arkansas, United States no coordinates	Texas International Airlines, Inc.	Fatal	11
15 Aug 1973	Norman BN-2A N38JA	Don Don, Other-Foreign Countries no coordinates	SD Hackley	Fatal	10
11 Oct 1973	Sikorsky S-62A N316Y	Requena, South America no coordinates	Briles Wing &	Fatal	9
9 Oct 1973	Beechcraft 95-B55 N233Z	Inkster, Michigan, United States no coordinates	Associated BEV	Fatal	8
29 Sep 1973	Cessna 402B N69307	Utica, Montana, United States no coordinates	Southwestern R	Fatal	8
26 Feb 1973	Gates Lear 24 N454RN	Atlanta, Georgia, United States no coordinates	MacHinery Buye	Fatal	7
24 Dec 1973	Beechcraft 95-55 N9385Y	New Salem, North Dakota, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
21 Sep 1973	Piper PA-30 N7878Y	Florence, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
20 Sep 1973	Beechcraft E18S N50JR	Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Robert Airways	Fatal	6
8 Sep 1973	Douglas DC-8 N802WA	King Cove, Alaska, United States no coordinates	World Airways, Inc.	Fatal	6
26 May 1973	Cessna T310Q N7514Q	Cottage Grve, Oregon, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
20 May 1973	Beechcraft G50 N105Q	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
11 May 1973	Cessna 402B N2985Q	Greenville, Maine, United States no coordinates	Charter Flight	Fatal	6
22 Apr 1973	Beechcraft V35 N177RH	Henly, Texas, United States no coordinates	Ausco II	Fatal	6
19 Apr 1973	Beechcraft E18S N310WA	Davenport, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Air Iowa, Inc *	Fatal	6
16 Apr 1973	Beechcraft 65-A80 N456WM	Bricktown, New Jersey, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
13 Apr 1973	Cessna 402A N4599Q	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	Rusk Aviation	Fatal	6
4 Feb 1973	Cessna 180D N3156D	Cooper Ldg, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
4 Feb 1973	Piper PA-20 N7698K	Cooper Ldg, Alaska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	6
28 Dec 1973	Cessna 210-5 N8263Z	Hesperia, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
26 Nov 1973	Mooney M20C N5515Q	Lenoir, North Carolina, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
21 Nov 1973	Beechcraft 95-B55 N8842M	R.buena Vista, Mexico no coordinates	Kenville Devel	Fatal	5
14 Nov 1973	Cessna 421 N550T	Plymouth, Indiana, United States no coordinates	King Tire Comp	Fatal	5
21 Oct 1973	Ryan Navion F N5227K	Signal Hill, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
12 Aug 1973	Cessna 150L N1783Q	Torrance, California, United States no coordinates	So.west Skyway	Fatal	5
12 Aug 1973	Cessna 172M N20265	Torrance, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
4 Aug 1973	Cessna A185F N70295	Ketchikan, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Revilla Flying	Fatal	5
24 Jul 1973	Volpar C-45G N234JC	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Alii Air Hawa*	Fatal	5
9 Jul 1973	Piper PA-34 N4895T	Goleta, California, United States no coordinates	Air Tarriffs C	Fatal	5
1 Jul 1973	Cessna 172L N19663	Douglas, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Executive Flye	Fatal	5
27 Jun 1973	Cessna 310 N7714H	Provo, Utah, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
25 May 1973	Cessna 411 N4932T	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States no coordinates	Clark Equipmen	Fatal	5
19 Feb 1973	Bell 206B N14831	Morgan City, Louisiana, United States no coordinates	Ptrlm Helo Inc	Fatal	5
21 Jan 1973	Cessna 310J N3008L	Omaha, Nebraska, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	5
6 Jan 1973	Beechcraft E35 N3294C	Mobile, Alabama, United States no coordinates	Playground AER	Fatal	5
3 Jan 1973	Beechcraft C90 N936K	Blairstown, Iowa, United States no coordinates	Morplan, Inc.	Fatal	5
31 Dec 1973	Navion A N4582K	Firebaugh, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
28 Dec 1973	Beechcraft A23A N2303W	Cabery, Illinois, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
22 Dec 1973	Mooney M20C N9082V	Mulege, Mexico no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
21 Dec 1973	Piper PA-28 N4200T	Kukuihaele, Hawaii, United States no coordinates	Island FLT SER	Fatal	4
23 Nov 1973	Piper PA-28 N16327	Delavan, Wisconsin, United States no coordinates	Philco Aviatio	Fatal	4
22 Nov 1973	Cessna 182P N21312	Key West, Florida, United States no coordinates	Lease-A-Plane	Fatal	4
16 Nov 1973	Cessna 402B N50YL	W Stockbrdge, Massachusetts, United States no coordinates	Princeton Amer	Fatal	4
4 Nov 1973	Aero Comdr 100 N2940T	Dialville, Texas, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4
27 Oct 1973	Amer Avco AA5 N9267L	Shelley, Idaho, United States no coordinates	Aero Technicia	Fatal	4
25 Oct 1973	Beechcraft 35 N4429V	San Jose, California, United States no coordinates	-	Fatal	4