# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172R, PA

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 GAA18CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA498.md): Cessna 172 · Beaver Falls, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 8, 2018 · N984BT · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB GAA18CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA175.md): Cessna 172 · Beaver Falls, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 23, 2018 · N987AV · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB GAA15CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA119.md): Cessna 172R · Beaver Falls, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2015 · N984WU · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain airplane attitude control during the landing, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA15CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA099.md): Cessna 172 - R · State College, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 28, 2015 · N2254U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach to landing which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC05LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA034.md): Cessna 172R · Smoketown, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 30, 2004 · N9962F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.

## 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" = 'PA' 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=PA

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