Cessna 172P — registry & accident history
Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 30, 2026
There are 2,252 Cessna 172P airframes on record (built 1972–2005), 1,112 currently registered. 130 have one or more NTSB accident records (143 records total, 12 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 30, 2026.
Recent Cessna 172P accidents
The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain aircraft directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to ensure a positive exchange of flight controls during the takeoff roll.
The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane.
The pilot’s inadvertent manipulation of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb and a subsequent forced lading.
The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel quantity inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.