Aviation accidents in 1972
CrashAtlas records 252 aviation accidents worldwide in 1972, accounting for 2,964 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
252
Recorded accidents
2,964
Fatalities in this listing
1972
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-10-13 | Aeroflot, International Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-86671 | Ilyushin Il-62 | Russia | 174 |
| 1972-08-14 | Interflug · DM-SEA | Ilyushin Il-62 | Germany | 156 |
| 1972-12-03 | Spantax · EC-BZR | Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado | Spain | 155 |
| 1972-05-18 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-11215 | Antonov An-10A | Ukraine | 122 |
| 1972-06-18 | British European Airways - BEA 548 | Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1C | United Kingdom | 118 |
| 1972-05-05 | Alitalia · I-DIWB | Douglas DC-8-43 | Italy | 115 |
| 1972-03-14 | Sterling Airways 296 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10B3 | United Arab Emirates | 112 |
| 1972-10-01 | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate 1036 | Ilyushin Il-18V | Russia | 109 |
| 1972-01-07 | Iberia 602 | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R | Spain | 104 |
| 1972-08-31 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-74298 | Ilyushin Il-18V | Russia | 102 |
| 1972-12-29 | Eastern Air Lines 401 | Lockheed L-1011-385-1 TriStar 1 | United States of America | 101 |
| 1972-06-14 | Japan Air Lines - JAL 471 | Douglas DC-8-53 | India | 82 |
| 1972-06-15 | Cathay Pacific Airways 700 | Convair CV-880-22M-21 | Vietnam | 81 |
| 1972-11-28 | Japan Air Lines - JAL 446 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 | Russia | 61 |
| 1972-10-27 | Air Inter 696 | Vickers 724 Viscount | France | 60 |
| 1972-12-08 | United Airlines 553 | Boeing 737-222 | United States of America | 43 |
| 1972-04-18 | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC 720 | Vickers Super VC10-1154 | Ethiopia | 43 |
| 1972-12-23 | Braathens SAFE 239 | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Norway | 40 |
| 1972-03-14 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 3117 | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar | Taiwan | 39 |
| 1972-01-21 | SATENA · FAC-661 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 39 |
| 1972-10-21 | Olympic Airways 506 | NAMC YS-11A-500 | Greece | 37 |
| 1972-11-04 | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines · LZ-ILA | Ilyushin Il-14P | Bulgaria | 35 |
| 1972-08-27 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-C-AKE | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Venezuela | 34 |
| 1972-06-05 | Air America · EM-2 | Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando | Vietnam | 32 |
| 1972-09-13 | Nepalese Royal Flight · 9N-RF10 | Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) | Nepal | 31 |
| 1972-08-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-1853 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Vietnam | 30 |
| 1972-03-19 | Inex-Adria Aviopromet, lst EgyptAir · YU-AHR | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Yemen | 30 |
| 1972-10-13 | Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya - FAU · T-571 | Fairchild FH-227D | Argentina | 29 |
| 1972-08-16 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ACM | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 28 |
| 1972-01-26 | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT 367 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Czechia | 27 |
| 1972-10-30 | Aero Trasporti Italiani - ATI 327 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Italy | 27 |
| 1972-12-08 | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA · AP-AUS | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Pakistan | 26 |
| 1972-04-12 | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo · PP-SMI | NAMC YS-11A-211 | Brazil | 25 |
| 1972-08-28 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A4-233 | de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou | Papua New Guinea | 25 |
| 1972-01-06 | SAESA - Servicios Aéreos Especiales SA · XA-SEV | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-230 Srs. 2A | Mexico | 23 |
| 1972-05-21 | DTA-Direcção de Exploração dos Transp. Aéreos · CR-LLD | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Angola | 22 |
| 1972-07-29 | AVIANCA 626 | Douglas DC-3A | Colombia | 21 |
| 1972-10-23 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12BP | Russia | 20 |
| 1972-01-21 | Lineas Aéreas La Urraca · HK-1347 | Vickers 837 Viscount | Colombia | 20 |
| 1972-02-05 | TAC Colombia · HK-1139 | Fairchild F-27 | Colombia | 19 |
| 1972-04-16 | Aero Trasporti Italiani - ATI 392 | Fokker F-27 Friendship 200 | Italy | 18 |
| 1972-05-04 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-87778 | Yakovlev Yak-40 | Russia | 18 |
| 1972-08-12 | Indian Airlines · VT-DME | Fokker F-27 Friendship 100 | India | 18 |
| 1972-07-29 | Avianca · HK-1341 | Douglas DC-3A | Colombia | 17 |
| 1972-07-11 | Royal Norwegian Air Force - RNoAF · 67-056 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Norway | 17 |
| 1972-03-03 | Mohawk Airlines · N7818M | Fairchild FH-227B | United States of America | 16 |
| 1972-06-03 | United States Navy · 152182 | Lockheed P-3A Orion | Morocco | 14 |
| 1972-03-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-0044 | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | Laos | 14 |
| 1972-12-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 56-0490 | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | Laos | 14 |
| 1972-12-21 | Air Guadeloupe · F-OGFE | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Sint Maarten | 13 |
| 1972-12-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 64-0558 | Lockheed C-130E-I Hercules | United States of America | 12 |
| 1972-06-18 | United States Air Force - USAF · 55-0043 | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre | Vietnam | 12 |
| 1972-05-03 | Air National Guard · 52-1055 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Suriname | 11 |
| 1972-09-10 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ABQ | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 11 |
| 1972-09-24 | Air Vietnam · XV-NUH | Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4) | Vietnam | 10 |
| 1972-07-06 | Aviaco · EC-ARA | Douglas DC-8-52 | Spain | 10 |
| 1972-12-20 | North Central Airlines · N954N | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | United States of America | 10 |
| 1972-01-18 | Tandy Corp. · N658TC | Learjet 25 | United States of America | 9 |
| 1972-10-02 | Cambodia Air Commercial · XW-TDA | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Cambodia | 9 |
| 1972-05-29 | Amazonese Importação e Exportação · PP-PDG | Lockheed L-149 Constellation | Brazil | 9 |
| 1972-08-27 | Air America · 555 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 9 |
| 1972-07-26 | Japan Maritime Self Defence Force - JMSDF · 4650 | Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune | Japan | 8 |
| 1972-08-26 | Air America · ST-2 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Vietnam | 8 |
| 1972-05-12 | Carolina Aircraft Corp. · N211L | Lockheed 18 Learstar | United States of America | 8 |
| 1972-06-29 | Air Wisconsin 290 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | United States of America | 8 |
| 1972-05-27 | General Air · D-IDHC | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Germany | 8 |
| 1972-05-16 | Soviet Navy · 05 | Antonov An-24T | Russia | 8 |
| 1972-12-01 | Vietnam Air Force - VNAF | de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) | Vietnam | 7 |
| 1972-10-23 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12BP | Russia | 7 |
| 1972-06-29 | Inter City Flug · D-CASY | MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 1972-12-05 | EgyptAir · SU-AOW | Boeing 707-366C | Egypt | 6 |
| 1972-03-14 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-SJE | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 6 |
| 1972-04-20 | Servicio Aéreo de Transportes Comerciales - SATCO · OB-R-653 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Peru | 6 |
| 1972-06-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-1805 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Taiwan | 6 |
| 1972-05-07 | Aerotécnica · YV-C-GAI | Douglas VC-47J (DC-3) | Venezuela | 6 |
| 1972-02-01 | PENAS, lsf Royal Air Lao · XW-PEH | Douglas DC-6 | Indonesia | 6 |
| 1972-06-30 | L'Armée de L'Air · 38743 | Boeing C-135F Stratotanker | French Polynesia | 6 |
| 1972-04-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 64-0508 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Vietnam | 6 |
| 1972-05-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-1797 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Vietnam | 6 |
| 1972-12-03 | Karan Corp. · N5033F | Howard Super Ventura | United States of America | 5 |
| 1972-12-31 | American Express Leasing · N500AE | Douglas DC-7CF | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1972-12-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 64-0505 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Guam | 5 |
| 1972-06-29 | North Central Airlines 290 | Convair CV-580 | United States of America | 5 |
| 1972-06-24 | Prinair · N554PR | de Havilland DH-114 Prinair Heron 2B | Puerto Rico | 5 |
| 1972-02-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-1813 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | United States of America | 5 |
| 1972-02-09 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · N67961 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Laos | 5 |
| 1972-05-26 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12AP | Lithuania | 5 |
| 1972-10-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 52-5936 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | France | 5 |
| 1972-02-10 | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Douglas DC-3 | Bangladesh | 5 |
| 1972-03-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 58-0048 | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker | United States of America | 5 |
| 1972-06-28 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-02582 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 4 |
| 1972-11-23 | Air America, lsf United States Air Force - USAF · 401 | de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) | Laos | 4 |
| 1972-05-30 | Delta Air Lines · N3305L | Douglas DC-9-14 | United States of America | 4 |
| 1972-09-06 | Khmer Air Force · 0-53300 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 4 |
| 1972-03-14 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77228 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1972-05-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 63-7798 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Vietnam | 4 |
| 1972-04-08 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XS609 | Hawker Siddeley HS-780 Andover C.1 | Italy | 4 |
| 1972-06-13 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · 6012 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 4 |
| 1972-05-06 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar | India | 4 |
| 1972-09-01 | Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea · VH-PNI | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-300 | Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| 1972-11-17 | S & H Aviation Sales · CF-FOL | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) | Atlantic Ocean | 3 |
| 1972-05-02 | United States Air Force - USAF · 53-7826 | Fairchild AC-119K Stinger | Vietnam | 3 |
| 1972-07-25 | Air America · N5662 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Laos | 3 |
| 1972-11-17 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 938 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 | Chile | 3 |
| 1972-12-27 | Fluor Corp · N400M | Lockheed L-1329 JetStar I | United States of America | 3 |
| 1972-09-22 | United Air · ZS-PRA | Volpar Turboliner II | South Africa | 3 |
| 1972-06-13 | Aerolineas Flecha Austral - ALFA · CC-CDU | Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando | Chile | 3 |
| 1972-09-26 | Garuda Indonesia Airways · PK-GFP | Fokker F-27 Friendship 600 | Indonesia | 3 |
| 1972-08-30 | Aeroflot, Moscow SPiMVL · CCCP-32520 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1972-04-06 | AVENSA · YV-C-EVF | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Venezuela | 2 |
| 1972-11-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49771 | Douglas EC-47Q (DC-3) | Thailand | 2 |
| 1972-04-17 | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-01506 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1972-12-01 | Reindeer Air Service · CF-TQW | Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 2 |
| 1972-05-05 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-25604 | Antonov An-2R | Ukraine | 2 |
| 1972-02-04 | Air America · 393 | de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) | Laos | 2 |
| 1972-07-11 | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-98280 | Antonov An-2 | Russia | 2 |
| 1972-07-16 | BC Yukon Air Service · CF-XUX | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter | Canada | 2 |
| 1972-01-29 | United States Navy · 155122 | Grumman C-2A Greyhound | Mediterranean Sea | 2 |
| 1972-06-15 | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-02692 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1972-11-13 | Aeroflot, Krasnoyarsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-09676 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 2 |
| 1972-08-28 | Vodavia · HB-VAM | Learjet 23 | Austria | 2 |
| 1972-02-18 | Olympic Airways · SX-ASO | Learjet 25B | France | 2 |
| 1972-10-31 | Dassault · F-WFAL | Dassault Falcon 10 | France | 2 |
| 1972-04-13 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 6514 | Consolidated C-10A Catalina (PBY-5A) | Brazil | 2 |
| 1972-09-10 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-02369 | Antonov An-2M | Ukraine | 2 |
| 1972-12-15 | Zantop International Airlines · N20M | Learjet 23 | United States of America | 2 |
| 1972-05-08 | Aeroflot / Tajikistan · CCCP-45292 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 2 |
| 1972-07-12 | Black Hills Aviation · N73648 | Boeing B-17G | United States of America | 2 |
| 1972-06-29 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-46652 | Antonov An-2R | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| 1972-04-11 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-44937 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 1 |
| 1972-02-01 | VFW-Fokker · D-BABA | VFW/Fokker VFW.614 | Germany | 1 |
| 1972-09-11 | Unknown · N1040E | Lockheed 18 Learstar | Jamaica | 1 |
| 1972-04-14 | Viking International Air Freight · N725R | Shorts SC.7 Skyvan 3-300 | United States of America | 1 |
| 1972-07-19 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-15283 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 1 |
| 1972-07-15 | Air Gabon · TR-LOC | Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander | Gabon | 1 |
| 1972-03-27 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-42621 | Antonov An-2 | Ukraine | 1 |
| 1972-09-07 | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana · CP-959 | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando | Bolivia | 1 |
| 1972-01-21 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-JAC | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | Turkey | 1 |
| 1972-10-23 | Air Melanesie · F-OCRH | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Vanuatu | 1 |
| 1972-09-30 | Spantax · EC-AQE | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Spain | 1 |
| 1972-02-23 | Unknown · LZ-... | Antonov An-2 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 1972-06-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 57-0495 | Lockheed C-130D Hercules | Greenland | 1 |
| 1972-10-15 | Mar Pon Inc. · N361MC | Howard 350 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-01-28 | British Caledonian Airways · G-ARTA | Vickers VC10-1100 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1972-02-01 | Aeroactividades Venezolanas - Aeroven · YV-C-FLG | Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1972-05-23 | United States Air Force - USAF · 62-1854 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1972-11-06 | Air America · 648 | Fairchild C-123K Provider | Laos | 0 |
| 1972-11-21 | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-11360 | Antonov An-12TB | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-07-08 | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-65604 | Tupolev Tu-134 | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-08-05 | TABSA · CP-752 | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-08-20 | Zamrud Airlines · PK-ZDD | Douglas DC-3A-269 | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1972-01-15 | United States Marine Corps · 149810 | Lockheed KC-130F Hercules | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-01-01 | Force Aérienne Congolaise · 9T-PKR | Douglas DC-3A | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1972-08-13 | Aeroflot, Far East Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-01147 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-03-15 | Khmer Air Force · 0-52978 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-12-24 | Philippine Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1972-02-04 | Varig · PP-VDU | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-235 Srs. 2A | Brazil | 0 |
| 1972-06-01 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2010 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1972-08-29 | Líneas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICA · AN-AMR | Curtiss C-46A-55-CK Commando | Nicaragua | 0 |
| 1972-11-14 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-91726 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-12-15 | Lineas Aéreas Sud Americana - LASA · CC-CLA | Curtiss C-46A-50-CU | Chile | 0 |
| 1972-07-07 | SAVCO · CP-959 | Curtiss C-46A-40-CU | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-03-21 | Khmer Air Force · 0-92209 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-08-26 | Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-75663 | Ilyushin Il-18B | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-05-18 | Eastern Air Lines · N8961E | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-09-12 | Royal Air Force - RAF · XV194 | Lockheed Hercules C.1 (C-130K) | Norway | 0 |
| 1972-12-03 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-41306 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-03-29 | Air Pacific · N19D | de Havilland DH-114 Riley Heron 2D | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1972-01-30 | Interior Airways · N6767 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-11-20 | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT · YU-AJG | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III | Serbia | 0 |
| 1972-08-04 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-91537 | Ilyushin Il-14M | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-04-18 | United States Air Force - USAF · 63-7775 | Lockheed C-130E Hercules | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1972-02-22 | Aeroflot, Moscow Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-46732 | Antonov An-24 | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-04-10 | Inair Panama · HP-539 | Douglas DC-6B | Brazil | 0 |
| 1972-06-26 | Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm (FAA) · XR444 | de Havilland DH-114 Sea Heron C.1 | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1972-11-28 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C1027 | Hawker Siddeley HS-748-232 Srs. 2 | Philippines | 0 |
| 1972-02-01 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-11142 | Antonov An-10 | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-10-30 | Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea · VH-PNA | Douglas DC-3C | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1972-02-04 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAT | Convair CV-340-68B | Yemen | 0 |
| 1972-12-20 | Delta Air Lines · N8807E | Convair CV-880-22-2 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-11-15 | Rousseau Aviation · F-BTGH | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander | France | 0 |
| 1972-01-09 | Air Manila International · PI-C1060 | Lockheed L-188A Electra | Philippines | 0 |
| 1972-06-16 | EgyptAir · SU-ARN | Ilyushin Il-62 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1972-08-04 | Mercer Airlines · N31538 | Douglas DC-3-454 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-09-17 | Aerolineas Abaroa · CP-565 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-06-15 | Transportes Aéreos de Tete · CR-AMX | IRMA/Britten-Norman BN-2A-3 Islander | Mozambique | 0 |
| 1972-07-02 | Rousseau Aviation · F-WSGU | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Greenland | 0 |
| 1972-09-13 | Trans World Airlines - TWA · N15712 | Boeing 707-331C | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-12-12 | Marathon Oil · N521M | de Havilland DH-125-3A | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-01-08 | Khmer Air Force · 0-53279 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-03-21 | Khmer Air Force · 0-53311 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-03-19 | Universal Airlines · N851U | Lockheed L-188CF Electra | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-09-13 | Aeroflot, Kazakstan Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-33233 | Antonov An-2R | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1972-07-01 | United States Navy · 145904 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-02-01 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-MCG | Avia 14-40 | Czechia | 0 |
| 1972-05-05 | Khmer Air Force · 0-81707 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-09-25 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM · TAM-24 | Douglas C-47A-1-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-12-05 | Latin Carga · YV-C-TGE | Curtiss C-46A-35-CU Commando | Colombia | 0 |
| 1972-12-06 | Superior Airways · CF-AUQ | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1972-01-26 | Air Botswana · A2-ZEV | Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | Botswana | 0 |
| 1972-10-18 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CTG | NAMC YS-11A-202 | Brazil | 0 |
| 1972-05-07 | Lineas Aéreas La Urraca · HK-721 | Handley Page HPR-7 Herald 101 | Colombia | 0 |
| 1972-09-08 | United States Air Force - USAF · 51-132 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-08-08 | American Philippine Indonesian Malaysian Enterprises · N666P | Lockheed 18-56-24 Lodestar | Philippines | 0 |
| 1972-12-28 | Iberia · EC-BVC | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Spain | 0 |
| 1972-01-01 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Egypt | 0 |
| 1972-02-12 | Cooperativa Guabirá · CP-930 | Piper PA18-150 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-02-20 | Fred-Air · HB-VCG | Dassault Falcon 20D | Switzerland | 0 |
| 1972-10-06 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-70738 | Antonov An-2P | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-08-24 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ADF | Vickers 761D Viscount | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1972-01-15 | United States Navy · 151890 | Lockheed EC-130G Hercules | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-03-26 | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-29380 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-08-15 | James E. Stewart · N19Q | Consolidated 28-5AC Catalina | Monaco | 0 |
| 1972-05-13 | Khmer Air Force · 0-92227 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-12-01 | J. Orlandini · CP-661 | Cessna 180 | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-08-30 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-49369 | Antonov An-2R | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-05-10 | Sudan Airways · ST-ADX | Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M | Sudan | 0 |
| 1972-04-22 | Transportes Aéreos Benianos - TABSA · CP-940 | Curtiss C-46 Super C | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-03-21 | Khmer Air Force · 0-53277 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-09-24 | Austin Airways · CF-AAD | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Canada | 0 |
| 1972-04-30 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-11159 | Antonov An-10 | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-02-28 | El Dorado · CP-865 | Rockwell A-9B Quail Commander | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-03-19 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-42408 | Tupolev Tu-104B | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-09-19 | Nigeria Airways · PH-FPT | Fokker F-28 Fellowship 1000 | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1972-02-27 | Aeroflot, North Kavkaz Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-46418 | Antonov An-24B | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-07-28 | Aeroflot, Yakutsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-32649 | Antonov An-2T | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-12-20 | Nordair · CF-IHV | Curtiss C-46F-1-CU Commando | Canada | 0 |
| 1972-03-08 | Trans World Airlines - TWA · N761TW | Boeing 707-331 | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-05-13 | Khmer Air Force · 0-81718 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-04-14 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM · TAM-01 | Douglas DC-3A | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-08-18 | Türk Hava Yollari - THY · TC-KOC | Fairchild F-27 | Turkey | 0 |
| 1972-11-04 | Aeroflot, Privolzhsk Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-46202 | Antonov An-24B | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-04-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1102 | Douglas EC-47P | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1972-07-07 | Cambodia Air Commercial · XW-PHW | Douglas DC-3 | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-07-11 | Pars Air · EP-PAE | Britten-Norman BN-2A-6 Islander | Iran | 0 |
| 1972-08-03 | Beta Leasing Inc. · N446DD | Howard Super Ventura | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-08-04 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6850 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1972-02-11 | Frireyes · CP-936 | Boeing B-17G | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1972-07-21 | Acme Leasing · N39393 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1972-07-07 | Lost River Mining Corp. · CF-BAL | Lockheed 18 Learstar | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-11-01 | Yemen Airlines · 4W-ABJ | Douglas DC-3 | Yemen | 0 |
| 1972-03-30 | United States Air Force - USAF · 69-6571 | Lockheed AC-130E Spectre | Laos | 0 |
| 1972-01-07 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAU | Convair CV-340-68B | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1972-07-27 | Hawkins & Powers Aviation · N6816D | Consolidated P4Y-2 Privateer | United States of America | 0 |
| 1972-06-28 | Aeroflot / Ukraine · CCCP-35313 | Antonov An-2R | Kazakhstan | 0 |
| 1972-01-26 | Khmer Air Force · 0-81717 | de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1972-03-01 | Finnwings · OH-FFW | Dassault Falcon 20F | Canada | 0 |
| 1972-04-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1131 | Douglas EC-47Q | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1972-07-17 | Ansett Airlines of Papua New Guinea · VH-MAE | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1972-05-12 | Aeroflot, East Siberia Civil Aviation Directorate · CCCP-50506 | Antonov An-2TP | Russia | 0 |
| 1972-07-17 | United States Navy · 148354 | Lockheed P-2H Neptune | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1972-07-25 | Transportes Aéreos Benianos - TABSA · CP-752 | Curtiss CW-20 (C-46) | Bolivia | 0 |