# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172R, 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 GAA17CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA025.md): Cessna 172 · Kapolei, HI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 5, 2016 · N429ES · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s use of an excessive pitch attitude during the landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CEN16LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA338.md): Cessna 172 · New Orleans, LA · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2016 · N984RA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue a descent during a night visual approach a for landing which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the reduced visibility and pilot's disregard of the PAPI indications that the…
- [NTSB GAA16CA442](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA442.md): Cessna 172 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 20, 2016 · N35408 · Substantial damage
  > The facility's designation of the taxiway for use by maintenance personnel to conduct high thrust tests without appropriate safeguards in place, which led to maintenance personnel conducting high-power, run-up thrust procedures across the active taxiway and…
- [NTSB GAA16CA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA343.md): Cessna 172 · Frederick, MD · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 29, 2016 · N2473G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the touch down resulting in a bounced landing, subsequent hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.
- [NTSB GAA16CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA208.md): Cessna 172 · Durant, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 27, 2016 · N35387 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot candidate's incorrect action performance by pulling the throttle off early and the subsequent failure to maintain the descent rate, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA194.md): Cessna 172 · Stillwater, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 15, 2016 · N2663X · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway distance remaining sign.
- [NTSB GAA16CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA157.md): Cessna 172 · Nashville, TN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 20, 2016 · N118ET · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive pitch up and incorrect action of selecting flaps to zero degrees, which resulted in a tail strike during a go-around in crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA16CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA114.md): Cessna 172 · Merritt Island, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 31, 2016 · N35079 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a porpoise, runway excursion, and nose over.
- [NTSB CEN16LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA092.md): Cessna 172R · Sulfur Springs, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 2016 · N72AF · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during 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 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 ('2072401'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072401&year=2016

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