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Cessna 172S — registry & accident history

Compiled from FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 30, 2026

There are 3,534 Cessna 172S airframes on record (built 1963–2015), 1,914 currently registered. 277 have one or more NTSB accident records (305 records total, 37 with a fatal highest-injury classification). Data as of Jul 30, 2026.

3,534
Airframes
1,914
Registered
1963–2015
Years
305
NTSB records

Recent Cessna 172S accidents

  1. N387AFJun 24, 2026Fatal
  2. N96FAJun 17, 2026No injuries
  3. N55231Jun 11, 2026No injuries
  4. N386SPMay 29, 2026No injuries
  5. N964SPMay 24, 2026No injuries
  6. N5114ZMay 18, 2026Minor

    The student pilot’s excessive pitch up attitude during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of control.

  7. N2134MMay 13, 2026No injuries
  8. N2126FApr 20, 2026Serious

Cessna 172S aircraft