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.
Cases newest first · 389
| Date | Case | Aircraft | Where | Outcome | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-04 | WPR13LA002 | Amateur-built MUSTANG II FB N112MW |
San Manuel Arizona |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-10-03 | CEN13FA002 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N308PJ |
Gary Indiana |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-10-03 | ERA13WA030 | Piper PA25 PTDOX |
Juquiá Municipality Brazil |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-10-03 | WPR13WA014 | Robinson R22 VHLLF |
Halls Creek, Australia Australia |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-30 | CEN12WA664 | Cessna 414A N738W |
Innsbruck Austria |
6 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-30 | ERA12LA584 | Keuthan BUCCANEER II N710WP |
Granite Quarry North Carolina |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-30 | WPR12LA442 | Air Creation TANARG N2751N |
Safford Arizona |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-29 | ERA12FA583 | Cessna 150M N66246 |
Fredericksburg Virginia |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-28 | DCA12RA153 | An amateur-built aircraft N9NAHA |
Kathmandu Nepal |
19 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-25 | ERA12WA590 | Piper PA34 PTRDG |
Ilheus Brazil |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-24 | ERA12WA591 | Cessna 210 PTKSB |
Roraima Brazil |
1 killed substantial damage |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-23 | ERA12LA578 | Cessna 172B N8059X |
Atlantic Ocean AO |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-22 | CEN12FA654 | Piper PA-28R-180 N4567J |
Roanoke Texas |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-22 | ERA12FA572 | Cessna 172S N21750 |
Land O'Lakes Florida |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-21 | WPR12FA432 | Amateur-built VANS RV 7A N423RA |
Laramie Wyoming |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2012-09-17 | ERA12FA566 | Mooney M20M N1085A |
Crane Hill Alabama |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-16 | CEN12FA638 | Amateur-built KR2S N966G |
Pueblo Colorado |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-16 | CEN12LA636 | Jdt Mini-Max LLC 1500R N3533D |
Cameron Missouri |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-16 | ERA12FA565 | Yakovlev YAK 52 N2207X |
Brownsboro Alabama |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-15 | CEN12FA633 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N436KS |
Willard Missouri |
5 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-15 | ERA12FA563 | Aerospatiale AS 355F1 N58020 |
West Windsor New Jersey |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-15 | ERA12LA562 | Republic RC-3 N6072K |
Cedar Bluff Alabama |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-14 | CEN12LA634 | North Wing Design APACHE SPORT N850GB |
Vermillion South Dakota |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2012-09-13 | CEN12FA639 | Mooney M20J N58119 |
Teddys Peak Colorado |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-13 | ERA12FA561 | Amateur-built RV-7 N517DG |
Cumming Georgia |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-13 | WPR12FA420 | Piper PA-28-181 N4188E |
Strawberry Arizona |
3 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-12 | CEN12FA628 | Piper PA-23-250 N4842P |
Bullard Texas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-10 | CEN12FA619 | Amateur-built AIR BOSS N717EW |
Lansing Illinois |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2012-09-10 | CEN12FA621 | Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA N281RG |
Houston Texas |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-09 | CEN12FA617 | Beech A36 N3224G |
Kansasville Wisconsin |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-09 | ERA12WA577 | Cessna 172R PTWYK |
Macapá Brazil |
1 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-09 | ERA13WA205 | Cessna 172N N1009F |
Acreúna Municipality Brazil |
4 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-09 | WPR12LA410 | Amateur-built DA-4-550 N550YS |
Viola Idaho |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-08 | CEN12FA616 | Piper J3C-65 N70108 |
Kingsland Texas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-08 | WPR12LA407 | Amateur-built MXS N21MX |
Borrego Springs California |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-07 | CEN12LA615 | Goodyear F2G N5577N |
Valley City North Dakota |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-07 | ERA12WA556 | Cessna 402 IEJRA |
Rome Italy |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-06 | CEN12FA611 | Amateur-built LANCAIR IV N1126V |
Winnsboro Louisiana |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-03 | CEN12WA677 | Robinson R44 ECIVT |
Nyons France |
2 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-09-03 | WPR12FA395 | Skykits USA CORP SAVANNAH ADV N9764J |
Murtaugh Idaho |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-01 | CEN12FA601 | Aeronca 7AC N82383 |
Brighton Michigan |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-01 | CEN12LA602 | Aero Vodochody L39C N139GS |
Davenport Iowa |
1 killed destroyed |
Final |
| 2012-09-01 | CEN12LA605 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II N5489X |
El Paso Texas |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-01 | ERA12FA540 | Cirrus Design CORP SR22 N221DV |
Falmouth Massachusetts |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-09-01 | ERA12LA541 | Amateur-built SAFARI N70415 |
Mcveytown Pennsylvania |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-08-31 | ANC12FA095 | Bellanca 7GCBC N57511 |
Homer Alaska |
1 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-08-31 | CEN12FA594 | Piper PA-12 N3031M |
Rye Colorado |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-08-30 | ENG12RA034 | Amateur-built BN2B B68801 |
Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. Taiwan |
3 killed destroyed |
Preliminary |
| 2012-08-30 | ERA12LA537 | Quad City Ultralights CHALLENGER II N2481P |
Ocala Florida |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
| 2012-08-30 | WPR12FA378 | Aircraft Mfg & Development CO CH 2000 N651AM |
Nephi Utah |
2 killed substantial damage |
Final |
About these pages
The records come from the NTSB's public aviation accident database, refreshed here every week. Each case has a permanent page at eflight.com/accidents/<case number>; the plain-English summary is built from the NTSB's coded fields, and the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. "Preliminary" means the investigation is still open; the final report usually follows within one to two years, and the page updates when it does. Pilots, passengers and other people involved are not named, the site's policy at this time. Where the aircraft is still on the U.S. register, the page links to its registry record; where the model has a page here, it links to that too.
