# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P: Birdstrike

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 ERA26LA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA299.md): Cessna 172 · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 24, 2026 · N905KS · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird while on approach.
- [NTSB WPR25LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA086.md): Cessna 172P · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 2, 2025 · N5268K · Substantial damage
  > An in-flight collision with a bird in the airport traffic pattern.
- [NTSB ANC16FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA019.md): Cessna 172 · Chugiak, AK · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 20, 2016 · N63541 · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight collision with one or more large birds (Bald Eagle), which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB ERA14CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA001.md): Cessna 172P · Christmas, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 14, 2013 · N65704 · Substantial damage
  > An inflight collision with a bird during cruise flight.
- [NTSB ERA09CA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA195.md): Cessna 172P · Cleveland, MS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 6, 2009 · N6089K · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent encounter with a bird in flight.

## 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 ('2072436')
    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" = '901' 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/901/sequence?model=2072436

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