# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172D: In flight collision with terrain/water

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 SEA04FA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA191.md): Cessna 172D · Mountain Home, ID · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 19, 2004 · N2650U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high terrain while maneuvering. High terrain was a factor.
- [NTSB MIA03LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03LA099.md): Cessna 172D · South Ponotoc, MS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 2003 · N2371U · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain altitude and aircraft control during a low pass over a grass runway, which resulted in the airplane impacting the ground.
- [NTSB NYC02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA024.md): Cessna 172D · Argyle, NY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 2, 2001 · N36SK · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering.
- [NTSB MIA96FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA089.md): Cessna 172D · Hawthorne, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 1996 · N2456U · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument approach.
- [NTSB SEA95LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA071.md): Cessna 172D · Lake Oswego, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1995 · N6600T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper touchdown on the surface of the water.

## 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 ('2072410')
    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" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072410&occurrence=230

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