# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P A list on [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.md). Matched to the registry by N-number and event date, newest first. Page 1 of 17 · 844 investigations - [NTSB WPR26LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA310.md): Cessna 172P · Gulfport, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 21, 2026 · N5384K · Substantial damage - [NTSB ANC26LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA087.md): Cessna 172P · Inalåhan, GU · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 5, 2026 · N62195 · Substantial damage - [NTSB ERA26LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA299.md): Cessna 172 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2026 · N905KS · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with a bird while on approach. - [NTSB ERA26LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA221.md): Cessna 172P · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · May 29, 2026 · N96100 · Substantial damage > On May 29, 2026, at 1138 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N96100, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida. The flight instructor sustained serious injuries. The student pilot sustained minor injuries.… - [NTSB ERA26LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA187.md): Cessna 172 · Quakertown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2026 · N99467 · Substantial damage > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain aircraft directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to ensure a positive exchange of flight controls during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB ANC26LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA027.md): Cessna 172P · Centennial, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 19, 2026 · N53265 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the flare which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and aerodynamic stall at a low altitude and loss of airplane control. - [NTSB CEN26LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA143.md): Cessna 172P · Denton, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 20, 2026 · N65614 · Substantial damage > On March 20, 2026, about 1415 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N65614, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas. The pilot sustained minor injuries, and the pilot-rated sensor operator sustained serious… - [NTSB CEN26LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA106.md): Cessna 172 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 28, 2026 · N51204 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane. - [NTSB ERA26LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA092.md): Cessna 172P · Flemington, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 9, 2026 · N96493 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadvertent manipulation of the mixture control, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during initial climb and a subsequent forced lading. - [NTSB ERA26LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA073.md): Cessna 172P · Browns Corner, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Dec 20, 2025 · N54576 · Substantial damage > On December 20, 2025, at 1415 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N54576, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Quinton, Virginia. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of… - [NTSB ERA26LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA063.md): Cessna 172 · DeLand, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 8, 2025 · N64859 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel quantity inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB CEN25LA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA300.md): Cessna 172P · Gainesville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Aug 1, 2025 · N62296 · Substantial damage > On August 1, 2025, about 0802 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N62296, was substantially damaged during an accident near Gainesville, Texas. The flight instructor and pilot-receiving-instruction were not injured. The airplane was operated as a… - [NTSB ERA25LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA194.md): Cessna 172 · Hastings, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 3, 2025 · N127EP · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ERA25LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA127.md): Cessna 172 · Mayo, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 22, 2025 · N781FM · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power at low altitude due to an accumulation of carburetor ice while in a cruise-power descent, which resulted in a forced landing. - [NTSB ERA25LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA114.md): Cessna 172P · Clarksville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 3, 2025 · N62112 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, which allowed the partially secured engine cowl to separate in flight. - [NTSB WPR25LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA086.md): Cessna 172P · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N5268K · Substantial damage > An in-flight collision with a bird in the airport traffic pattern. - [NTSB CEN25LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA027.md): Cessna 172P · Falcon, CO · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 24, 2024 · N62740 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a taxiway sign. - [NTSB WPR24LA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA315.md): Cessna 172P · Kooskia, ID · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 26, 2024 · N54829 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s decision to descend into a canyon that exceeded the performance capabilities of the airplane, which resulted in an impact with trees and terrain. - [NTSB ERA24LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA329.md): Cessna 172P · Moultonborough, NH · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 27, 2024 · N291RP · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s improper remedial response to a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB WPR24LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA181.md): Cessna 172P · Santa Ynez, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 5, 2024 · N9567L · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in exceedance of the critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin, with insufficient altitude for recovery. The student pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack which resulted in a… - [NTSB ERA24LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA232.md): Cessna 172P · Citronelle, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 27, 2024 · N658NV · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of a fuel vent line that was clogged by an insect nest. - [NTSB ANC24LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA031.md): Cessna 172P · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2024 · N65065 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing. - [NTSB ERA24LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA198.md): Cessna 172 · Palatka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Apr 29, 2024 · N99442 · Substantial damage > The failure of the nose oil seal to remain secure in the engine crankcase, which resulted in a loss of engine oil and partial loss of engine power. - [NTSB CEN24LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA156.md): Cessna 172P · Monroe, LA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 12, 2024 · N9845L · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB WPR24LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA084.md): Cessna 172P · Goodyear, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 10, 2024 · N52436 · Substantial damage > Bearing degradation that increased clearances between the bearing and crankshaft journal surfaces, resulting in fatigue cracks and the subsequent failure of the No. 3 connecting rod and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the… - [NTSB ANC24LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA011.md): Cessna 172P · Kahului, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Dec 23, 2023 · N53725 · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power due to the formation of carburetor ice, which resulted in the inability to maintain altitude in the traffic pattern. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot’s delayed use of carburetor heat in conditions conducive to the… - [NTSB WPR24LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA058.md): Cessna 172P · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 27, 2023 · N5495K · Substantial damage > An encounter with a downdraft during an approach to land, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB ERA23LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA386.md): Cessna 172 · Greensboro, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 30, 2023 · N9522L · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a light pole during taxi. - [NTSB ERA23LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA333.md): Cessna 172 · Port Norris, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 11, 2023 · N5453K · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. - [NTSB ERA23FA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA323.md): Cessna 172 · Pembroke Pines, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 4, 2023 · N697FL · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent rapid descent into terrain. - [NTSB ERA23FA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA247.md): Cessna 172 · Lake Worth, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 26, 2023 · N3KV · Destroyed > Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect the corroded aileron cable during recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and a subsequent loss of airplane control during takeoff. - [NTSB CEN23LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA176.md): Cessna 172P · Nacogdoches, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 28, 2023 · N52602 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB ERA23LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA049.md): Cessna 172 · Greenville, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 2, 2022 · N65615 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s improper fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to use the checklist aboard the airplane during her attempts to restore engine power. - [NTSB ERA23LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA031.md): Cessna 172P · Elizabethtown, KY · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 15, 2022 · N63663 · Substantial damage > The pilot's decision to continue the taxi without visual reference to the surface, due to his vision being impaired by darkness and glare, which resulted in the airplane’s departure from the paved surface and impact with a ditch. Contributing was the flight… - [NTSB ERA23FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA008.md): Cessna 172 · Newport News, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 6, 2022 · N97883 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor’s failure to monitor the student pilot on takeoff and her delayed remedial action to stop him from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a low altitude aerodynamic stall from which she was unable to recover. - [NTSB ERA22LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA324.md): Cessna 172P · Lawrenceville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 17, 2022 · N62405 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind. - [NTSB WPR22LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA250.md): Cessna 172P · Portland, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 8, 2022 · N90558 · Substantial damage > The pilot under instruction’s improper landing flare, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. - [NTSB CEN22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA306.md): Cessna 172 · Cleveland, MS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 26, 2022 · N97789 · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage. - [NTSB CEN22LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA230.md): Cessna 172P · Ennis, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jun 2, 2022 · N65497 · Substantial damage > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that were undetermined. - [NTSB ERA22LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA167.md): Cessna 172P · Winder, GA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 25, 2022 · N62283 · Destroyed > Maintenance personnel’s failure to detect the damaged aileron cable during the most recent inspections, which resulted in the separation of the aileron control cable and subsequent loss of airplane control. - [NTSB ANC22LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA025.md): Cessna 172P · Kekaha, HI · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Mar 21, 2022 · N98763 · Destroyed > The pilot’s improper decision to continue the visual-flight-rules flight into low visibility conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. - [NTSB CEN22LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA136.md): Cessna 172P · Pinckneyville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 4, 2022 · N99104 · Substantial damage > The airplane’s collision with a deer on the runway during landing. - [NTSB CEN22LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA043.md): Cessna 172P · Wheeling, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Nov 21, 2021 · N99715 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the student pilot’s self-induced pressure to land after being admonished by the controller. - [NTSB ERA22LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA021.md): Cessna 172P · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 11, 2021 · N9522L · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing. - [NTSB WPR21LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA332.md): Cessna 172P · Wenatchee, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 29, 2021 · N51547 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s inadequate inflight navigation and the flight instructors delayed remedial action which resulted in a collision with trees. - [NTSB ANC21FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21FA065.md): Cessna 172P · Eagle River, AK · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Jul 26, 2021 · N65698 · Substantial damage > An inflight collision with terrain under unknown circumstances. Contributing to the delayed rescue response was the failure of the emergency locator transmitter (ELT) to activate as designed, and the mechanic’s failure to ensure the correct ELT was installed… - [NTSB WPR21LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA186.md): Cessna 172P · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 8, 2021 · N54140 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s improper pitch control and landing flare, which resulted in a hard bounce and subsequent porpoised landing. - [NTSB ANC21LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA035.md): Cessna 172P · Lanai City, HI · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 1, 2021 · N3929 · Substantial damage > The solo student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose-over. - [NTSB WPR21LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA157.md): Cessna 172P · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 14, 2021 · N51380 · Substantial damage > The student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a loss of control during landing with a crosswind and subsequent nose over. - [NTSB WPR20LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA330.md): Cessna 172 · Stanley, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2020 · N52700 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance after flying into the wrong canyon in mountainous terrain which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Next page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p/ntsb.md?page=2 ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c ON c."mKey" = a.case_mkey WHERE a.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436') ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p/ntsb --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.