# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F, TX

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 CEN25LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA377.md): Cessna 172F · Lancaster, TX · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 13, 2025 · N7774A · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning and failure to monitor the fuel consumption which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB CEN24FA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA305.md): Cessna 172F · Brazoria, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Aug 6, 2024 · N7905U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain adequate airspeed for takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to abort the takeoff after not maintaining directional…
- [NTSB GAA19CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA269.md): Cessna 172 · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 14, 2019 · N8159U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.
- [NTSB FTW00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA049.md): Cessna 172 · Fort Worth, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 18, 1999 · N8250U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise.
- [NTSB FTW89LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA060.md): Cessna 172 · Jacksboro, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 26, 1989 · N8643U · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to go around, when she did not attain the proper touchdown point (landed long) and had excessive airspeed to stop on the runway. A factor related to the accident was the unfavorable wind condition (sudden wind shift).
- [NTSB FTW88FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA100.md): Cessna 172F · Golden, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 1988 · N5577R · Destroyed
  > Acft was operating on an aerial photography flt at 200 to 500' AGL and 70 to 80 mph. The commercial plt stated that as he was in a bank the acft seemed to be 'pushed' into the 60 to 80' trees over which he was flying and that it 'fell out of the air'. He also…
- [NTSB FTW88LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88LA087.md): Cessna 172E · Leona, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 1988 · N8775U · Substantial damage
  > The plt planned his apch to land about 1000 ft down the 3400 ft dirt rwy because the first 1000 ft was wet and soft. The last 400 ft was also wet and soft. The wind was calm and the apch speed was high. During the flare, the acft ballooned and floated past…
- [NTSB FTW86LRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LRA03.md): Cessna 172F · Saratoga, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 5, 1986 · N8267U · Destroyed
  > Pilot was enroute from rocksprings, TX. To hardin county airport near kountz, TX. As pilot appoached Saratoga, TX., the engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Pilot landed in field near Saratoga causing substantial damage to the aircraft. No injuries were…
- [NTSB FTW83FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA362.md): Cessna 172F · El Paso, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1983 · N5259F · Destroyed
  > Two plts & 2 passengers departed san angelo, TX, on a x-country flt, one of the plts, who had 95 hrs of flying time, was the pilot-in-command (PIC) for the 1st leg of the x-country to El Paso, TX. On the next leg, the other plt assumed duties as PIC & signed…
- [NTSB FTW82DA379](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA379.md): Cessna 172 · Corpus Christi, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 12, 1982 · N8233U · Substantial damage
  > Aircraft landed short after engine quit on final approach. The fuel was down to minimum usable quantity.
- [NTSB FTW82DA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA333.md): Cessna 172F · Springlake, TX · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 13, 1982 · N8239U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot reported that during a landing, he flared too high. The aircraft then stalled onto the runway and was substantially damaged. Reportedly, he had a 3 kt tail wind and the density altitude was about 6000 ft.
- [NTSB FTW81FRA45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA45.md): Cessna 172 · Palacios, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 11, 1981 · N7851U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW79FPD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD04.md): Cessna 172F · Pilot Point, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 19, 1978 · N8186U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW77FRA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA36.md): Cessna 172F · Pearland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 26, 1977 · N8400U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA26.md): Cessna 172F · Trenton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 11, 1973 · N1117T · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73AF032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF032.md): Cessna 172F · Cleveland, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 20, 1972 · N8589U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72FRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG65.md): Cessna 172 · Pearsall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 7, 1972 · N8643U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72FPD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD25.md): Cessna 172F · Cisco, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 27, 1971 · N8179U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72AF017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF017.md): Cessna 172F · Boerne, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 22, 1971 · N5510R · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW71FRA68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA68.md): Cessna 172F · Tomball, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 18, 1971 · N8854U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FQG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG62.md): Cessna 172 · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 18, 1971 · N7984U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FRA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA36.md): Cessna 172F · Bryan, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jan 11, 1971 · N8232U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FRA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA28.md): Cessna 172F · Baytown, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 3, 1970 · N8556U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPD17.md): Cessna 172F · Weatherford, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 15, 1970 · N8622U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70FPA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPA05-143902.md): Cessna 172 · Waco, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 2, 1970 · N8668U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0404.md): Cessna 172 · Shallowater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 9, 1969 · N7921U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW69D0233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0233.md): Cessna 172F · Athens, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 13, 1968 · N7861U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68A0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0107.md): Cessna 172 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1968 · N8261U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0616.md): Boeing A75N1 · Beaumont, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 1, 1968 · N60885 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68D0508](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0508.md): Cessna 172 · Austin, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 12, 1968 · N8233U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0302.md): Cessna 172F · Waco, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1967 · N7877U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68S0001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68S0001.md): Cessna 172 · Lk.Jackson, TX · Incident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 17, 1967 · N5577R · No damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0422.md): Cessna 172 · Buchanon Dam, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 21, 1967 · N7921U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0366.md): Cessna 172 · Dallas, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 6, 1967 · N8627U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67A0040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0040.md): Cessna 172F · Hempstead, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 30, 1966 · N5306R · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW67F0195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0195.md): Cessna 172F · Lubbock, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 2, 1966 · N7832U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0110.md): Cessna 172 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 24, 1966 · N8368U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0229.md): Cessna 172 · Grand Prairie, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 21, 1966 · N8261U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0550](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0550.md): Cessna 172 · Amarillo, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 1, 1966 · N8136U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0421.md): Cessna 172 · Corpus Christi, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 2, 1965 · N5646R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66D0234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0234.md): Cessna 172 · Odessa, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 29, 1965 · N7830U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66F0203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0203.md): Cessna 172 · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 5, 1965 · N8491U · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'TX' 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=TX

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