NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, 2012
12 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172S, where the sequence of events included Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT). 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 | 9 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 9 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Where
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2012
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072439', '2072442')
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"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 year(c."eventDate") = 2012
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072439', '2072442')
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" 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 WPR13LA062Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Kahului, HIThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent failure to maintain airplane control while operating over water in dark night conditions with reduced visibility due to rain in the area.NTSB ERA12CA496Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Culpeper, VAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff.NTSB ERA12LA445Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Allentown, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and a subsequent impact with a gopher hole, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot and his delayed…NTSB WPR12CA251Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Bend, ORThe pilot’s inadequate crosswind correction, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and runway excursion into a berm.NTSB WPR12CA232Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Page, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare.NTSB ERA12CA369Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Gainesville, GAThe student pilot's improper use of the flight controls during the takeoff and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s interference with the flight instructor’s attempted remedial actions.NTSB WPR12CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Prescott, AZThe pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.NTSB ERA12LA274Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FLA total loss of engine power due to a catastrophic engine failure, the origin of which could not be determined during postaccident examination.NTSB CEN12LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Midlothian, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB CEN12FA199Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Longmont, COThe inadequate visual lookout by the pilots of both airplanes, which resulted in a mid-air collision.NTSB ERA12FA193Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportCessna 172S · Key West, FLThe non-night-qualified pilot's improper decision to depart in dark night visual meteorological conditions, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation, loss of control, and impact with water.NTSB ERA12CA189Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172S · Caldwell, NJThe student pilot’s loss of directional control during a crosswind landing.