# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172A: Loss of control - in flight

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 DFW06CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA166.md): Cessna 172A · Durant, OK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 9, 2006 · N9733T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.
- [NTSB NYC00LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA099.md): Cessna 172 · Sissonville, WV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 26, 2000 · N7879T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff. A factor in the accident was wind gusts.
- [NTSB ANC98LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA031.md): Cessna 172A · Paxson, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1998 · N7339T · Destroyed
  > The pilots failure to maintain terrain clearance while flying into a box canyon, and an inadvertent stall during his attempt to reverse direction.
- [NTSB IAD97LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA009.md): Cessna 172A · Lebanon, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1996 · N9890T · Destroyed
  > improper aircraft handling by the tow pilot and/or the glider pilots, which allowed the tow plane and glider to get out of position with one another; and failure of the aircrews (in both aircraft) to ensure a timely release of the glider tow rope.
- [NTSB NYC90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA096.md): Cessna 172A · Mt. Pleasant, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1990 · N7616T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff, a premature lift-off, and an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor in the accident was the unfavorable wind.
- [NTSB ATL85FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FA237.md): Cessna 172A · Glencoe, KY · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 1985 · N7279T · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed in a field next to where a friend of the plt was baling hay. The plt had called the friend earlier in the day & ask the friend to go fly with him. Just prior to the acdnt, the plt flew over & circled a couple of times at low alt. Two…
- [NTSB DEN83FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FA039.md): Cessna 172A · Leadville, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 1982 · N7611T · Substantial damage
  > When a witness arrived at the arpt, the acft was at the fuel pumps & the plt had the preheater attached. The witness rprtd there was frost on the acft & the plt brushed the loose frost off with his hands. The plt asked for a window scraper, which was…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072404')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072404&occurrence=250

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