# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172R, IL

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 CEN24LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA233.md): Cessna 172R · Murphysboro, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 18, 2024 · N5335G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN23LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA256.md): Cessna 172R · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 23, 2023 · N674MA · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to attain/maintain a proper landing flare and failure to perform a go-around that resulted in an impact with the runway.
- [NTSB CEN17CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17CA140.md): Cessna 172R · Cahokia, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2017 · N51827 · Substantial damage
  > A hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
- [NTSB CEN13CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA151.md): Cessna 172 · Murphysboro, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 1, 2013 · N546A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB CEN09IA456](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA456.md): Cessna 172R · West Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2009 · N77AF · No damage
  > A partial loss of engine power due to the detachment of the throttle control cable from the throttle assembly during a landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the lack of a redundant means to preclude the detachment of the cable from the throttle…
- [NTSB CEN09CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA002.md): Cessna 172 · Alton, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 3, 2008 · N5172J · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the presence of the sign struck during the runway excursion.
- [NTSB CHI07LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA034.md): Cessna 172R · Lake in the Hil, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 8, 2006 · N913MA · Substantial damage
  > The directional control not maintained/obtained by the pilot, and the lack of recent experience by the pilot. The snow bank was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB CHI06CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA053.md): Cessna 172R · Morris, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 23, 2005 · N723PG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a quartering tailwind and not maintaining directional control. Factors were the quartering tailwind and the snowdrift.
- [NTSB CHI02LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA295.md): Cessna 172R · Greenwood, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2002 · N3510A · Substantial damage
  > The CFI's poor inflight planning/decision to allow the airplane to get to too low of an altitude to assure a safe recovery from the simulated forced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student pilot's delay initiating the go around and the…
- [NTSB CHI01LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA316.md): Cessna 172R · Alton, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 2001 · N9532K · Substantial damage
  > The misjudged flare by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI00LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA287.md): Cessna 172R · New Lenox, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2000 · N364SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Factors to the accident were the pipe that was struck, the crosswind, and the pilot's runway selection.
- [NTSB CHI99LA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA283.md): Cessna 172P · Waukegan, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 1999 · N933LA · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudged landing flare and his inadequate recovery from the bounced landing.

## 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" = 'IL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072401'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072401&state=IL

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