# NTSB investigations: Cessna R172E: 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 IAD02LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA077.md): Cessna 172 · Barre, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 15, 2002 · N43860 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a go-around attempt, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a subsequent impact with trees. A factor was the pilot's delayed initiation of the go-around.
- [NTSB ATL02LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA122.md): Cessna 172R · N Myrtle Beach, SC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2002 · N9857F · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a banner tow pickup resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI95LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA177.md): Cessna R172E · Plato Center, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 9, 1995 · N5173 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's excessive pull-up during a downwind banner pick-up resulting in a stall. A factor related to the accident was the tailwind.
- [NTSB FTW95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA147.md): Cessna R172E · Gladewater, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 1995 · N1438Z · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain an airspeed above stall speed, resulting in an inadvertent stall. A factor was the pilot's performance of an abrupt maneuver immediately after takeoff.

## 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 ('2072413')
    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=2072413&occurrence=250

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