# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172, 2019

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 ANC20LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20LA002.md): Cessna 172 · Palmer, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Oct 13, 2019 · N7267A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat in weather conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, a precautionary landing, and impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CEN20FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20FA010.md): Cessna 172 · Aberdeen, SD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 10, 2019 · N6483B · Destroyed
  > The noncertificated pilot’s decision to fly in dark night instrument conditions, resulting in impact with terrain.
- [NTSB WPR19FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA244.md): Cessna 172 · McKenzie Bridge, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 28, 2019 · N4108F · Destroyed
  > The pilot's delayed climb and misjudgment of the airplane’s performance and the runway distance needed to clear obstacles at the end of the runway, which resulted in a collision with trees and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB CEN19LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA263.md): Cessna 172 · New Carlisle, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Aug 11, 2019 · N8928B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of pitch control during rotation, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall shortly after liftoff.
- [NTSB CEN19FA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA099.md): Cessna 172 · Lakeway, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Mar 14, 2019 · N8620B · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of…
- [NTSB ANC19FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA038.md): Cessna 172 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 2 · Field · Final report · Mar 7, 2019 · N7469A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to depart into marginal visual flight rule conditions in mountainous terrain with the potential for icing, and the airplane’s accumulation of structural icing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the…

## 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") = 2019
  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=2019

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