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Accidents · NTSB records through September 30, 2026

Fatal aviation accidents in 2012

389 fatal cases in 2012, newest first. Every case.

94,304 NTSB cases since 1962, each on its own page in plain English with the NTSB's probable cause and narrative, linked to the aircraft's registry record and its model. So far in 2026: 1,198 cases, 215 of them fatal, 478 people killed. No one is named on these pages.

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Cases newest first · 389

DateCaseAircraftWhereOutcomeReport
2012-11-18 WPR13LA045 Piper PA-32
N4267R
Obyan 1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-17 ANC13WA011 Piper PA46
CGWEI
La Crete
Canada
1 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
2012-11-17 WPR13FA053 Cessna 182D
N61LN
Bondurant
Wyoming
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-11-16 CEN13WA065 Cessna 172
SEKHX
Ostermaima
Sweden
1 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
2012-11-16 ERA13FA059 Cessna 172N
N6142F
Owls Head
Maine
3 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-16 ERA13WA431 Beech 95B55 - B
ZPBLV
Concepcion
Paraguay
3 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
2012-11-15 ERA13LA057 Hughes 369D
N369AW
Corning
New York
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-15 WPR13FA041 American AA-1
N5642L
Morgan
Utah
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-13 ERA13FA055 Piper PA-32-300
N717RL
Jackson
Mississippi
3 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-11 CEN13WA061 Reims-Cessna F150
EIAST
Birr, Ireland
Ireland
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
2012-11-11 WPR13FA037 Cessna 421C
N700EM
Shaver Lake
California
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-08 WPR13FA036 North Wing SCOUT X-C
N467XW
Waterville
Washington
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-07 CEN13LA054 Cessna P210N
N887JA
Conway
Arkansas
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-06 CEN13FA049 Cessna 208B
N793FE
Wichita
Kansas
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-06 CEN13FA051 Piper PA-28-140
N7337J
Anadarko
Oklahoma
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-06 ERA13WA074 Piper PA-31T
PTMFW
Curitiba
Brazil
4 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
2012-11-05 CEN13FA044 Cessna 310
N6BS
Stotts City
Missouri
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-05 CEN13LA046 Amateur-built SPRINT MXII
N460JS
Groesbeck
Texas
1 killed
minor damage
Final
2012-11-04 CEN13FA045 Cessna 150F
N8375G
Gothenburg
Nebraska
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-04 ERA13GA046 Hughes OH-6A
N368PD
Atlanta
Georgia
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-01 CEN13FA039 Cessna 320E
N10PM
San Marcos
Texas
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-11-01 ERA13WA068 Embraer 810D
PTVRV
Chapada Dos Guimaraes
Brazil
4 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
2012-10-29 WPR13WA030 Cessna 172
VHTKI
Ballarat, Australia
Australia
1 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
2012-10-28 CEN13LA034 US Light Aircraft CORP HORNET
N2482J
Mont Belvieu
Texas
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-27 CEN13WA036 Bell 206B
TGPMR
Nueva Concepción
Guatemala
1 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
2012-10-25 CEN13FA030 Piper PA-28-140
N55620
Maryland Heights
Missouri
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-25 ERA13FA039 Beech A36
N4325W
Hooksett
New Hampshire
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-23 CEN13LA029 Quad City Challenger
UNREG
Castroville
Texas
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-23 WPR13FA022 Amateur-built GLASAIR III
N655DB
Byron
California
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-10-21 CEN13WA020 Mooney M20E
DEMHE
Speichersdorf
Germany
2 killed
destroyed
Preliminary
2012-10-20 ERA13FA032 Swift Museum Foundation, Inc. GC-1A
N80823
East Moriches
New York
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-18 WPR13FA017 Cessna 182P
N20939
Yucca
Arizona
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-17 CEN13WA014 Lake 250
CGZLC
Pickle Lake, Ontario
Canada
3 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
2012-10-17 ERA13FA026 Aerospatiale AS 355
CFXGM
Erwinna
Pennsylvania
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-16 ERA13WA031 Robinson R-44
RA04206
Moscow
Russia
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-15 ANC13FA004 Grumman Aircraft Eng CORP C-1A
N27PH
Willow
Alaska
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-10-15 CEN13FA012 Cessna 172R
N2126R
Simpson
Louisiana
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-15 WPR13FA010 Piper PA-28-151
N151SV
Marana
Arizona
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-15 WPR13FA013 Aeropro Cz A240
N72AH
Half Moon Bay
California
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-14 ERA13LA020 Airborne Windsports PTY LTD XT-912
N811RW
Winter Haven
Florida
2 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-10-13 ANC13FAMS1 Piper PA-18-150
N444LZ
Kenai
Alaska
1 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-10-13 ERA13LA019 Piper PA-23-250
N5553Y
Charlotte Amalie 3 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-12 CEN13FA010 Robinson Helicopter Company R44 II
N474FA
Blanco
Texas
3 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-10 CEN13FA009 Bell 206B
N333DR
Crowley
Louisiana
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-10 ERA13FA014 Bell 407
N108MF
Coolbaugh Township
Pennsylvania
2 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-09 WPR13FA008 Piper PA-32R-301T
N110UM
Laramie Peak
Wyoming
4 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-10-08 ANC13FA001 Grumman G-44
N139F
Aleknagik
Alaska
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
2012-10-06 CEN13FA006 Beech A36
N32GP
Mabank
Texas
4 killed
destroyed
Final
2012-10-06 ERA13WA156 Cessna 172S
TCCBI
Izmir
Türkiye
1 killed
substantial damage
Preliminary
2012-10-05 CEN13FA003 Bell 407
N406AL
Intracoastal City
Louisiana
1 killed
substantial damage
Final
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