# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172, KY

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 IAD05LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA028.md): Cessna 172 · Knottsville, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 1, 2005 · N6225E · Destroyed
  > the pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. Also causal to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his inadvertent flight into night instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB BFO94LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA136.md): Cessna 172 · Fisherville, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 15, 1994 · N6429B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a stall and inflight loss of control.
- [NTSB ATL81FLQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ09.md): Cessna 172E · Fort Knox, KY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 10, 1981 · N62220 · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD79FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA065.md): Cessna 172 · Jenkins, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 26, 1979 · N9138B · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA052.md): Cessna 172E · Leitchfield, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 17, 1978 · N5615T · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD74AI008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI008.md): Cessna 172 · Loretto, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 1, 1973 · N6853A · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI67F0119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0119-201157.md): Cessna 172 · Shelbyville, KY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 7, 1966 · N8590B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0949](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0949.md): Cessna 172 · Moorehead, KY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 16, 1964 · N8342B · Destroyed

## 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" = 'KY' 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 ('2072402'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072402&state=KY

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