# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172B, IA

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 MKC89LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA064.md): Cessna 172B · Unionville, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 25, 1989 · N7662X · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the engine due to carburetor ice. Contributing factors included carburetor icing conditions, improper use of the carburetor heat control by the pilot, and the improperly rigged carburetor air box which resulted in reduced carburetor heating…
- [NTSB MKC79DCD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCD39.md): Cessna 172B · Council Bluffs, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1979 · N7521X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC67D0242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0242.md): Cessna 172 · George, IA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 23, 1966 · N7774X · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0160.md): Cessna 172 · Adel, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 21, 1965 · N6917X · 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IA' 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 ('2072406'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072406&state=IA

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