# NTSB investigations: Cessna R172K: Loss of control in flight

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN26LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA007.md): Cessna R172 · Mount Carroll, IL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 5, 2025 · N7354V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during a go around in gusty wind conditions.
- [NTSB CEN20CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA188.md): Cessna R172 · Lino Lakes, MN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report · May 20, 2020 · N612R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff with a crosswind.
- [NTSB CEN19FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA155.md): Cessna R172 · Mertzon, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 28, 2019 · N2583V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB CEN19LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA050.md): Cessna R172K · Chesaning, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 2018 · N1095V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB ERA17LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA252.md): Cessna R172 · Naples, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2017 · N736NK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC17FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA018.md): Cessna R172K · Nome, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 6, 2017 · N736AS · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to conduct multiple visual approaches to the destination airport despite the night instrument meteorological conditions; the airplane's low fuel state at that time, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel…
- [NTSB WPR17CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17CA001.md): Cessna R172K · Rosamond, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 2, 2016 · N736LZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper use of the control lock, combined with his incomplete execution of two pre-departure procedures, which resulted in a takeoff with the control lock installed.
- [NTSB CEN10CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA132.md): Cessna 172 · Davis, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 28, 2010 · N72TN · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB DFW08LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA238.md): Cessna R172K · Leadville, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2008 · N736LN · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

## 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_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 ('2072431')
    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" = '240' 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
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence?model=2072431

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