# NTSB investigations: Cessna 162: Aerodynamic stall/spin

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 ERA25LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA149.md): Cessna 162 · Miami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 19, 2025 · N62PT · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR22LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA145.md): Cessna 162 · Palo Alto, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 6, 2022 · N6076C · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during a go-around maneuver, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB GAA18CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA231.md): Cessna 162 · York, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 22, 2018 · N6020Y · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and a nose landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB ERA15LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA269.md): Cessna 162 · Dunkirk, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2015 · N6047W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while attempting to close an open cabin door, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB ERA15LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA184.md): Cessna 162 · Shelter Island, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 2015 · N30283 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed after takeoff and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at too low an altitude to recover.
- [NTSB WPR14FA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA381.md): Cessna 162 · Borrego Springs, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2014 · N3037H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to recover from a stall, which resulted in a subsequent spin from which he did not recover because he did not immediately apply the proper stall and spin recovery techniques.
- [NTSB CEN14CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA323.md): Cessna E162 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 20, 2014 · N511ML · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the landing approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall and impact with the runway.
- [NTSB CEN09FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA220.md): Cessna E162 · El Dorado, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2009 · N162CE · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the Ballistic Recovery System to disconnect due to twisted attachment straps.
- [NTSB DFW08FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08FA234.md): Cessna E162 · Douglas, KS · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2008 · N162XP · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's inability to recover from an intentional spin, despite proper control inputs by the flight test pilot. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the airplane's ballistic parachute system to properly deploy.

## 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 ('060005E')
    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" = '241' 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/241/sequence?model=060005E

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