# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G: Loss of engine power (partial)

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 ERA26LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA012.md): Cessna 172 · Sandersville, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 11, 2025 · N4390L · Substantial damage
  > On October 10, 2025, about 2015 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172G, N4390L, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Sandersville, Geogia. The pilot was not injured and the passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was…
- [NTSB WPR19LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA198.md): Cessna 172 · Madras, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 22, 2019 · N3761L · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of power during final approach for undetermined reasons as postaccident examinations did not reveal any preimpact anomalies with the airplane or engine.
- [NTSB CEN13LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA232.md): Cessna 172G · Reading, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2013 · N3682L · Substantial damage
  > The partial loss of engine power due to the improper securing of the throttle linkage by maintenance personnel.

## 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 ('2072420')
    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" = '342' 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/342/sequence?model=2072420

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