Cessna 172B
NTSB investigations · 258
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NTSB WPR26FA354Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldPreliminary reportCessna 172B · Royal City, WAOn September 23, 2026, about 1711 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172B, N44P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Royal City, Washington. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB CEN23LA367Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · San Angelo, TXA partial loss of engine power due to loose bolts holding the carburetor throttle body to the fuel bowl.NTSB CEN23LA206Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · Divide, COA loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB WPR22LA246Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · Silver Springs, NVA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.NTSB WPR21LA153Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Sand Point, IDThe student pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control and subsequent nose over.NTSB ERA21LA137Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172B · Winchester, VAThe pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor icing and a subsequent total loss of engine power.NTSB GAA18CA369Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Bruington, VAThe pilot’s improper decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining to safely stop the airplane.NTSB GAA18CA267Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Fulton, NYThe student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA17CA175Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Greenville, METhe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taxiing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN17LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Prairie Du Sac, WIThe pilot's decision to taxi the airplane from the roadway and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from signs and a fence after a successful emergency landing following a total loss of engine power.NTSB CEN16LA166Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Brimfield, ILA loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, as postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB GAA16LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Redding, CAThe pilot’s improper decision to land the airplane on a short runway with a tailwind and his subsequent delayed decision to abort the landing.NTSB ERA14CA291Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Frankfort, KYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions, resulting in a loss of control and runway excursion.NTSB ERA13CA414Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Shellman Bluff, GAAn inadvertent collision with a deer during landing.NTSB WPR13LA378Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Sisters, ORA loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because the engine was not properly preserved to prevent corrosion after the wreckage was recovered from the lake.NTSB ERA12LA578Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)The pilot’s suicidal act.NTSB WPR12LA253Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · San Andreas, CAA loss of engine power in cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident examination of the engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN11LA522Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Middleton, WIThe total loss of engine power during climb after takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.NTSB CEN10CA578Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Oconomowoc, WIThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing the float-equipped airplane on a turf runway.NTSB SEA07CA235Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Seattle, WAThe private pilot's failure to see the approaching large wake swell, both during his landing and the subsequent takeoff, and the failure of the instructor pilot to insure that the private pilot's visual lookout was effective enough to detect the oncoming…NTSB LAX07CA242Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Sisters, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees.NTSB SEA07CA107Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Los Angeles, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during performance of a go around, resulting in an inadvertent stall and in-flight collision with the ground.NTSB NYC05CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Collegeville, PAThe pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with trees. A factor related to the accident was the downdraft wind conditions.NTSB ANC05CA047Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · South Naknek, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during taxi after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind condition.NTSB IAD05LA041Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Princeton, KYA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons over unsuitable terrain.NTSB MIA05CA032Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172B · Zephyrhills, FLThe pilot's failure to set the parking brake and his improper starting procedure which resulted in an unattended aircraft running away after hand starting the engine and the airplane colliding with parked airplanes, incurring substantial damage.NTSB LAX03FAMS3Accident · 1 fatalMissing aircraftFinal reportCessna 172B · Little River, CAAircraft is missing.NTSB FTW03LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Tulsa, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.NTSB FTW02LA203Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Denton, TXThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude. Contributing factors were the pilot's diverted attention and the runway localizer antenna.NTSB IAD02LA001Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Phillips, MELoss of engine power due to a blockage of the left fuel tank vent line with mud, and the subsequent inadvertent stall.NTSB ANC01LA061Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Wasilla, AKAn undershoot due to the pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path during a VFR final approach to landing. A factor in the accident was a downdraft.NTSB ATL01LA007Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172-B · Palatka, FLThe CFI's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power.NTSB IAD00LA080Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Halfmoon, NYThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning, and his continued flight into, and attempted landing during a thunderstorm. A factor was the thunderstorm.NTSB SEA00LA168Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Sunriver, ORThe pilot's improper decision to continue the takeoff after the aircraft failed to climb or accelerate immediately after the initial liftoff. Factors were inadequate preflight planning, to include the pilot's failure to calculate takeoff performance data,…NTSB FTW00LA217Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Olney, TXThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty crosswind.NTSB FTW00LA023Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Beaumont, TXFuel exhaustion as a result of the flight instructor's failure to refuel the airplane. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.NTSB DEN00LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Englewood, COThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the runway light.NTSB NYC00LA002Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Wolfeboro, NHA total loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX99LA132Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Winslow, AZThe pilot's decision to continue flight into known adverse wind conditions which exceeded the ground handling capability of the aircraft.NTSB ATL99LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Mt. Airy, NCThe pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during landing and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway.NTSB ANC99LA001Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Russian Mission, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are rising terrain, and a downdraft.NTSB ATL98LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · New Port Richey, FLThe pilots disregard of the performance capabilities of the airplane, his failure to attain and maintain flying speed, and his exceeding of the airplane's maximum weight.NTSB ATL98LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Henderson, NCThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB CHI97LA085Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Marquette, MImultiple oil leaks in the engine lubrication system. Factors were the disconnected wet vacuum pump line and the oil exhaustion.NTSB IAD97LA033Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Charleston, WVimproper planning/decision by the pilot, and his mismanagement of the fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing into wooded terrain.NTSB ANC95LA118Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · North Pole, AKImproper planning/decision by the pilot, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, when there was an inadequate supply of fuel to reach the destination.NTSB SEA95LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Sinclair Island, WAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. Contributing to the accident were a tailwind, wet grass, and the pilot's inadequate remedial action.NTSB ANC95LA028Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Anvik, AKThe pilot's failure to follow the procedure in the pilot's operating handbook concerning the uneven distribution of fuel, and starvation of the fuel intake line by unporting.NTSB CHI95LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Allegan, MIthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in the inability to obtain proper runway alignment. Related factors are the student pilot's lack of total flight experience and the snowbank.NTSB FTW95LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172B · Seguin, TXThe pilot's failure to attain proper touchdown point.
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