# NTSB investigations: Cessna R172K: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

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 CEN23LA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA393.md): Cessna R172K · Plover, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 1, 2023 · N172SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel management which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB GAA19CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA134.md): Cessna R172 · Troutdale, OR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 26, 2019 · N736QV · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent propeller strike.
- [NTSB WPR19CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA072.md): Cessna R172 · Ogden, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 24, 2019 · N736TB · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during a touch-and-go landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, impacting snow, and nosing over.
- [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 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 CEN15LA416](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA416.md): Cessna R172 · College Station, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 2015 · N180CM · Substantial damage
  > The total loss of engine power due to the fatigue failure of the No. 1 connecting rod. Contributing to the accident was the manufacturer’s exclusion of the accident engine (by serial number) in a revision of a service bulletin.
- [NTSB ERA15LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA338.md): Cessna R172 · Cresskill, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 3, 2015 · N758DK · Destroyed
  > Maintenance personnel’s failure to apply proper torque to the cylinder flange nuts and through bolts during installation of the engine cylinders, which resulted in the loosening of the components, loss of lubrication, failure of the crankshaft, and the…
- [NTSB GAA15CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA192.md): Cessna R172K · Fairfield, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 18, 2015 · N5453V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA12LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA033.md): Cessna R172K · Williamsburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2011 · N758GY · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN11CA668](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA668.md): Cessna R172K · Jonesboro, AR · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2011 · N758DZ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing.
- [NTSB LAX08FA265](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA265.md): Cessna R172K · Rock Springs, WY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 10, 2008 · N758NH · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of both pilots to see and avoid each other's aircraft.
- [NTSB MIA08LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA035.md): Cessna R172K · Spotsylvania, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2008 · N758FQ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to follow the checklist and failure to achieve the proper touchdown point during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of engine power due to a cracked No. 4 top sparkplug insulator, resulting in pre-ignition/detonation…

## 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" = '470' 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/470/sequence?model=2072431

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