# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172, 2000

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 DEN01FA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01FA028.md): Cessna 172 · Lusk, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2000 · N4223F · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his subsequent failure to maintain terrain clearance, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing factors were the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing, low…
- [NTSB ATL01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA018.md): Cessna 172 · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2000 · N8507B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during landing that resulted in a hard landing and the subsequent overload failure of the nose gear assembly.
- [NTSB CHI01LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA031.md): Cessna 172 · Carrollton, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 2000 · N8611B · Substantial damage
  > the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. Factors were the runway lights not on, the dark night, and the plowed field.
- [NTSB CHI00LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA305.md): Cessna 172 · Buffalo, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2000 · N7353A · Substantial damage
  > The inadvertent stall during a go-around. Factors relating to this accident were the student pilot's improper in-flight decisions and his failure to raise the flaps during the go around.
- [NTSB NYC00FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA226.md): Cessna 172 · Davis, WV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 12, 2000 · N8874B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in a takeoff with a tailwind, and a subsequent inadvertent stall. Factors were a high gross weight, a high density altitude, and a tailwind.
- [NTSB SEA00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA093.md): Cessna 172 · Johnson Creek, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 28, 2000 · N7902B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the rising terrain. Factors include his poor decision to depart without assurance that he could clear the surrounding terrain under the ambient conditions, his failure to adhere to the accepted procedure of…
- [NTSB NYC00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA095.md): Cessna 172 · New Brighton, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 19, 2000 · N6261E · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions. A factor was the windshear encountered on final approach.
- [NTSB IAD00LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA019.md): Cessna 172 · Lyndonville, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 2000 · N8328B · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the ditch that ran parallel to the runway.
- [NTSB DEN00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA046.md): Cessna 172 · Tooele, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2000 · N6445B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to correct the descent, and his failure to maintain a visual lookout. Factors were the pilot's improper weather evaluation, his lack of recent experience in type of operation, his inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological…

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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