# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172, 1978

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 MKC79DCQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ07.md): Cessna 172 · Sedgwick, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1978 · N6161E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN79FTC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTC05.md): Cessna 172 · Rawlings, WY · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 17, 1978 · N7015A · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79DEP14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP14.md): Cessna 172 · Sturgeon Bay, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 17, 1978 · N6858A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FET05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET05.md): Cessna 172 · South Bend, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 5, 1978 · N7023A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI79FEX05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX05.md): Cessna 172 · Martinsville, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 3, 1978 · N6861A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78DFJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFJ42.md): Cessna 172 · Wellsville, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 26, 1978 · N5968A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DER98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER98.md): Cessna 172 · Warren, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1978 · N8976B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FFJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ36.md): Cessna 172 · W.Bloomfield, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 27, 1978 · N6447B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEX31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX31.md): Cessna 172 · Evansville, IN · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 14, 1978 · N7071T · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ20.md): Cessna 172 · White Lake, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 30, 1978 · N6055A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DPJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPJ33.md): Cessna 172 · Beaver, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N5854A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DKJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ60.md): Cessna 172 · Milton, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1978 · N7370A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DKJ50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ50.md): Cessna 172 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 12, 1978 · N6136E · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX78DUG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUG33.md): Cessna 172 · Fontana, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1978 · N8853B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEM16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM16.md): Cessna 172B · Fruitport, MI · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 1, 1978 · N7819X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEP30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP30.md): Cessna 172 · Middleton, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1978 · N8969B · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA20.md): Cessna 172 · Stow, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 22, 1978 · N5927A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA069.md): Cessna 172 · Benoit, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 22, 1978 · N2304U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78DPJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPJ14-201238.md): Cessna 172 · Tryon, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 9, 1978 · N6461B · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FPM07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM07.md): Cessna 172 · Muskogee, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 8, 1978 · N6800A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA062.md): Cessna 172 · Miles City, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Apr 7, 1978 · N6886A · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA029.md): Cessna 172 · Leawood, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 19, 1978 · N6892A · Destroyed
- [NTSB IAD78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA052.md): Cessna 172E · Leitchfield, KY · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 17, 1978 · N5615T · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI78FEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM13.md): Cessna 172 · Plainwell, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 10, 1978 · N7052T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DYM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYM18.md): Cessna 172 · Brooks, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 5, 1978 · N5704A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78DLG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG09.md): Cessna 172 · Greenville, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 20, 1978 · N6882A · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78DNC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC12.md): Cessna 172 · Wayne, ME · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 28, 1978 · N8818B · Substantial damage

## 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") = 1978
  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&year=1978

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