# NTSB investigations: Cessna 120, 2016

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 GAA17CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA071.md): Cessna 120 · Lincoln, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 14, 2016 · N120MD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB ERA16FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA324.md): Cessna 120 · North Collins, NY · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 2016 · N3580V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the second airplane's pilot to see and avoid the first airplane as he was overtaking the first airplane.
- [NTSB GAA16LA525](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16LA525.md): Cessna 120 · Davis, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2016 · N76284 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the seatbelt anchor bracket.
- [NTSB GAA16CA412](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA412.md): Cessna 120 · Belen, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 3, 2016 · N72580 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a ground loop.
- [NTSB GAA16CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA304.md): Cessna 120 · Climax, NC · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 10, 2016 · N77216 · Substantial damage
  > An evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence.

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 2016
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2071402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2071402&year=2016

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