NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P
37 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172P, where the sequence of events included Loss of control on ground. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "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_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
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_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB ERA26LA187Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Quakertown, PAThe 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 CEN25LA027Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Falcon, COThe 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 ANC24LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Anchorage, AKThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN24LA156Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Monroe, LAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN23LA176Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Nacogdoches, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA22LA324Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Lawrenceville, GAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.NTSB CEN22LA306Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Cleveland, MSThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage.NTSB ANC21LA035Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Lanai City, HIThe 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 WPR21LA157Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172P · Bellingham, WAThe student pilot’s inadequate flare resulting in a loss of control during landing with a crosswind and subsequent nose over.NTSB GAA19CA203Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Fullteron, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over.NTSB GAA19CA085Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · St. Petersburg, FLThe pilot's failure to remove the gust lock before flight, which resulted in the airplane’s inability to rotate and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to follow the preflight checklist.NTSB GAA18CA513Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Winchester, VAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB GAA18CA433Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Colorado Springs, COThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB GAA18CA391Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Troy, MIThe student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing during an aborted go-around.NTSB GAA18CA253Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Glendale, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and runway excursion.NTSB GAA17CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Destin, FLThe student pilot’s overcorrection with right rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.NTSB GAA16CA360Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Pembroke Pines, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, which resulted in a runway excursion, and impact with a sign.NTSB GAA16CA358Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Bountiful, UTThe pilot's decision to fly into a canyon without sufficient room to reverse course if necessary, which resulted in an emergency landing, loss of directional control, collision with terrain, and a post-crash fire.NTSB GAA16CA220Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Richmond, KYThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with tree(s).NTSB ERA15CA153Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Newport, RIThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing, and his subsequent failure to recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB ERA13CA377Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Mitchellville, MDThe pilot’s decision to depart with a known deficiency following a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was an anomaly of the airplane’s nosewheel steering that could not be replicated during post-accident examination.NTSB ERA12CA531Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Lyman, MSThe pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff as a result of his attempt to close an unsecured cockpit window.NTSB WPR12CA082Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Honolulu, HIThe student pilot’s improper landing flare and inadequate directional control while performing an aborted landing.NTSB ERA11CA385Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Baltimore, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control following a bounced landing.NTSB WPR11CA204Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Palm Springs, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after landing with a crosswind.NTSB CEN10CA552Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Stow, OHThe pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB CEN10CA513Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Bartlesville, OKThe student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff due to an improper flap setting.NTSB WPR10CA255Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Las Vegas, NVThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during taxi.NTSB WPR10CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Camarillo Airport, CAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gusts and failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB ERA10LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Jackson, TNThe student pilot's loss of directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank.NTSB CEN10CA077Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Ames, IAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while attempting a takeoff on an ice-covered runway.NTSB WPR10CA008Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Renton, WAThe failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff portion of a touch-and-go landing resulting in a collision with a sign.NTSB ERA09CA541Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Pensacola, FLThe pilot's inability to maintain control during landing due to the separation of the nose landing gear upper scissor from the nose gear assembly. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate visual examination performed during the annual inspection.NTSB NYC08CA220Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Lancaster, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.NTSB CHI08CA159Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Athens, OHThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a nose wheel vibration.NTSB LAX08CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172P · Troutdale, ORThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in collision with a runway light.NTSB CHI08IA113Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportCessna 172P · Kelley's Island, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's selection of the wrong runway and a tailwind.