# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F, AZ

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 WPR22FA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA188.md): Cessna 172F · Show Low, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · May 26, 2022 · N5532R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper leaning of the engine during an extended period of time, which caused an exhaust valve to become stuck and led to the partial loss of engine power during the accident flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to…
- [NTSB WPR21LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA322.md): Cessna 172F · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 3, 2021 · N53350 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a large turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane's jet blast while taxiing.
- [NTSB WPR19LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA140.md): Cessna 172 · Red Rock, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · May 6, 2019 · N8887U · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
- [NTSB LAX89FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA113.md): Cessna 172F · Safford, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 18, 1989 · N8492U · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper airspeed while on final approach resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed use of wing flaps.
- [NTSB LAX82FUJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ18.md): Cessna 172 · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 9, 1981 · N5384R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUJ91](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUJ91.md): Cessna 172 · Rimrock, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 30, 1979 · N8179U · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX76FUK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUK10.md): Cessna 172F · Chandler, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 14, 1976 · N8749U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76DUJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ10.md): Cessna 172F · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 10, 1975 · N5141F · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX74AL035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL035.md): Cessna 172F · Kingman, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Nov 8, 1973 · N1FH · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73DUJ79](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ79.md): Cessna 172 · Maricopa, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 19, 1973 · N5564R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL014.md): Cessna 172F · Salome, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 3, 1972 · N8342U · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN66D0233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0233.md): Cessna 172 · Springervile, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 31, 1966 · N8263U · Destroyed

## 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" = 'AZ' 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 ('2072414'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072414&state=AZ

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