# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172E, 1995

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 ATL96LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA015.md): Cessna 172E · Lajas, PR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1995 · N3608S · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a loss of power due to water in the fuel.
- [NTSB FTW95LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA352.md): Cessna 172E · Alpine, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 20, 1995 · N5638T · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilots of both airplanes to see and avoid each other. A factor was the Cessna's inoperative radio.
- [NTSB ATL95LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA137.md): Cessna 172D · Stanton, TN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 1995 · N3744S · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to properly plan enough fuel for the intended flight which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot became lost/disorientated, and high vegetation in the emergency landing area.
- [NTSB LAX95LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA221.md): Cessna 172 · Yerington, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1995 · N5363T · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight decision to enter mountainous terrain at an insufficient altitude to safely escape adverse weather conditions. Factors relating to the accident were: the terrain and weather conditions.
- [NTSB BFO95LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA059.md): Cessna 172E · Muncy Valley, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 1995 · N3070U · Substantial damage
  > the non-instrument rated pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain after inadvertently entering instrument meteorological conditions. The weather conditions (haze and fog) were a factor in the accident.

## 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") = 1995
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072412'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072412&year=1995

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