# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172B, 1990

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 ATL90LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA151.md): Cessna 172B · Midway, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 1990 · N8091X · Substantial damage
  > Total failure of the number four exhaust valve, resulting in engine power loss and the subsequent forced landing of the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX90LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA245.md): Cessna 172 · Davis, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1990 · N7726X · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintin directional control by improperly using the brakes.
- [NTSB FTW90LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA127.md): Cessna 172 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1990 · N8190X · Substantial damage
  > Failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB ATL90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA048.md): Cessna 172B · Killen, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1990 · N7401X · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate pre-flight planning by the pilot in command which resulted in fuel exhaustion during cruise flight.

## 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") = 1990
  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&year=1990

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