# NTSB investigations: Continental 0-300 series, IN

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.

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## Latest cases

- [NTSB CEN18LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA352.md): Cessna 172 · Rushville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2018 · N4379L · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power due to carburetor icing and the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB CEN18FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA088.md): Cessna 172F · Williamsport, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 27, 2018 · N8559U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and descent and collision with trees.
- [NTSB CHI06FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA184.md): Cessna 172F · Brookville, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 24, 2006 · N8829U · Substantial damage
  > The in-flight loss of engine power during cruise flight due to restricted fuel flow and the inadequate preflight the pilot performed. An additional cause was the trees.
- [NTSB CHI06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA123.md): Cessna 172E · Richmond, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 22, 2006 · N2985U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing. Factors were the crosswind and gusts.
- [NTSB CHI03LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA193.md): Cessna 172H · Plymouth, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 2003 · N3832R · Substantial damage
  > The collision with a deer during landing.
- [NTSB CHI99LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA201.md): Cessna 172G · Union, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 28, 1999 · N5869R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the sign. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings and the sign which was contacted.
- [NTSB CHI98LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA195.md): Cessna 172E · Demotte, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1998 · N3933S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that failed to ensure takeoff could be attained. Other related factors were the aborted takeoff, grass, and a dirt bank.
- [NTSB CHI93LA359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA359.md): Cessna 172F · Indianapolis, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1993 · N5678R · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the left magneto, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CHI92LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA065.md): Cessna 172 · Greencastle, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1991 · N3281L · Substantial damage
  > The worn centering locking lug on the nose gear assembly.
- [NTSB CHI89LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA171.md): Cessna 172H · Lake Village, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1989 · N2484L · Substantial damage
  > Water contamination in the fuel/fuel system and inadequate preflight by the pilot. Soft terrain in the emergency landing area was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI89DEX02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEX02.md): Cessna 172 · Greencastle, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Dec 3, 1988 · N5728A · Substantial damage
  > Inflight collision with a large bird.
- [NTSB CHI88LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA176.md): Cessna 172 · Carbon, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 27, 1988 · N6818A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI87DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEX06.md): Cessna 172E · Huntingburg, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 31, 1987 · N5514T · Substantial damage
  > While on a x-country flt, the acft's nav equip was not working properly & the plt became lost/disoriented. He requested a df steer, but had difficulty receiving transmissions on his receiver. He subsequently received assistance & vectors toward the…
- [NTSB CHI87LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA096.md): Cessna 172E · Muncie, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 16, 1987 · N7757U · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, he contacted the mie tower about 20 miles north of Muncie, Indiana and received a weather briefing with a choice of rwy 14 or 02. The plt stated that the winds were reported as 12 knots from 080, and he chose to land on rwy 14. According…
- [NTSB CHI87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA035.md): Cessna 172G · Evansville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 1986 · N3871L · Substantial damage
  > According to the plt, just after starting a descent from 300O feet, while inbound to Evansville dress regional airport(evv), the engine 'suddenly and without warning quit.' The plt stated that after deciding he could not make evv, he turned left and set up a…
- [NTSB CHI84LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA105.md): Cessna 172 · Crown Point, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1984 · N8544U · Substantial damage
  > The acft nosed over during an off arpt forced landing after the engine lost power. The plt said the engine began runningrough while cruising at 5000 ft MSL before a total loss of power. The engine was examined after the accident and nothingwas wrong…
- [NTSB CHI84LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA044.md): Cessna 172 · Kentland, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1983 · N2549L · Substantial damage
  > The acft ran off the rwy into soft dirt during landing roll and cartwheeled. The student plt landed on rwy 27 with windsreported from the south at 18-20 KTS. After a 100 ft ground roll the acft left the rwy to the right into an open field where it cartwheeled.
- [NTSB CHI83LA417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA417.md): Cessna 172H · Wolcott, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 1983 · N2549L · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. He stated he landed long with the right wing scraping a shed. The acft continued off the end of the rwy and struck a tree before coming to a stop.
- [NTSB CHI83LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA363.md): Cessna 172 · Grandview, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1983 · N8164B · Substantial damage
  > The acft collided with an unseen rut in an off arpt landing on an unprepared grass field. The nose gear collapsed and the acft nosed over. The weather was VMC and no flt plan was filed. The pilot made a low pass over this field and saw no obstacles so he…
- [NTSB CHI82DA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA189.md): Cessna 172 · Evansville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · May 28, 1982 · N2986U · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilots of two Cessna 172 aircraft, N73616 and N2986U, were flying in formation while on a cross-country flight. N73616 contacted Evansville approach and was cleared to intercept the 030 degree radial, outbound from Evansville, IN. As a turn was made to…
- [NTSB CHI82FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEX05.md): Cessna 172 · Paoli, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1981 · N5072A · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI81FET13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FET13.md): Cessna 172E · Laporte, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 8, 1981 · N5508T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI81FEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX13.md): Cessna 172 · Marion, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 5, 1981 · N4104F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80DA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA037.md): Cessna 172 · Nappanee, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · May 10, 1980 · N3912F · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET05.md): Cessna 172 · South Bend, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 5, 1978 · N7023A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FET06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET06.md): Cessna 172F · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 22, 1977 · N7860U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77DET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET16.md): Cessna 172H · Valparaiso, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 5, 1977 · N8262L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FET39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET39.md): Cessna 172 · Gary, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1976 · N3830L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76DEA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEA27.md): Cessna 172 · Kokomo, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 9, 1976 · N4104F · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74DEA46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEA46.md): Cessna 172 · Greentown, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1974 · N4104F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74DET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DET10.md): Cessna 172 · Peru, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1973 · N1617F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72DEA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEA18.md): Cessna 172L · Martinsville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 3, 1971 · N2427L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FBA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA32.md): Cessna 172 · Frankfort, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 10, 1971 · N8895B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FBA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FBA01.md): Cessna 172 · Orleans, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 8, 1970 · N5440R · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI70DBM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBM20.md): Cessna 172 · Peru, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 8, 1970 · N3621L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69F0641](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0641.md): Cessna 172G · Brownsburg, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 31, 1968 · N4215L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0139.md): Cessna 172 · Logansport, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 19, 1968 · N7660T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0747](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0747.md): Cessna 172 · Gary, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 2, 1968 · N7028A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0644](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0644.md): Cessna 172G · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1968 · N4323L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI68F0150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0150.md): Cessna 172E · Hobart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 20, 1967 · N7727U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F0673](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0673.md): Cessna 172 · Franklin, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1967 · N3920F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0645](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0645.md): Cessna 172 · Otterbein, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 1, 1967 · N6335E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0417](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0417.md): Cessna 172 · Bloomingdale, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 26, 1966 · N2558U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67D0137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0137.md): Cessna 172 · Muncie, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1966 · N2558U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0746](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0746.md): Cessna 172 · Angola, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1966 · N5999A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0734](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0734.md): Cessna 172 · Kendallville, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 20, 1966 · N1362Y · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0430.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 1, 1965 · N7227T · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0192.md): Cessna 172 · Milan, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1965 · N8207X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0188.md): Cessna 172 · Odon, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1965 · N8801U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0088.md): Cessna 172 · Linton, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1965 · N8680U · Substantial damage

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## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.engine_model_code IN ('17022'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?engine=17022&state=IN

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