| Légikatasztrófák és -balesetek 1972-ben |
| Jan 7 |
Iberia Airlines Flight 602 |
| Jan 26 |
JAT Flight 367 |
| Feb 22-23 |
Lufthansa Flight 649 |
| Mar 3 |
Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 |
| Mar 14 |
Sterling Airways Flight 296 |
| Mar 19 |
EgyptAir Flight 763 |
| 04.07. |
United Airlines Flight 855, Richard McCoy Jr. hijacking |
| May 5 |
Alitalia Flight 112 |
| May 8 |
Sabena Flight 571 |
| May 18 |
Aeroflot Flight 1491 |
| May 30 |
Delta Air Lines Flight 9570 |
| Jun 12 |
American Airlines Flight 96 |
| Jun 14 |
Japan Airlines Flight 471 |
| Jun 15 |
Cathay Pacific Flight 700Z |
| Jun 18 |
British European Airways Flight 548 |
| Jun 24 |
Prinair Flight 191 |
| Jun 29 |
Lake Winnebago mid-air collision |
| Jul 31 |
Delta Air Lines Flight 841 |
| Aug 14 |
Königs Wusterhausen disaster |
| Aug 16 |
Burma Airways Thandwe crash |
| Sep 15 |
Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 130 |
| Sep 24 |
Japan Airlines Flight 472 |
| Sep 24 |
Sacramento Canadair Sabre accident |
| Oct 13 |
Aeroflot Flight 217 |
| Oct 13-Dec 23 |
Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 |
| Oct 29 |
Lufthansa Flight 615 |
| Nov 10 |
Southern Airways Flight 49 |
| Nov 15 |
Ansett Airlines Flight 232 |
| Nov 28 |
Japan Airlines Flight 446 |
| Dec 3 |
Spantax Flight 275 |
| Dec 8 |
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 708 |
| Dec 8 |
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 631 |
| Dec 8 |
United Airlines Flight 553 |
| Dec 20 |
Chicago-O'Hare runway collision |
| Dec 23 |
Braathens Flight 239 |
| Dec 29 |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 |
| Dec 31 |
1972 Puerto Rico DC-7 crash |