# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F, VA

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 GAA19CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA486.md): Cessna 172 · Bayse, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 4, 2019 · N424BC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB BFO95FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA050.md): Cessna 172F · Tappahanock, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 12, 1995 · N5238F · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during the approach to land, and her failure to go around while there was still sufficient runway remaining. Factors related to the accident were: inadequate supervision by the flight instructor, the student's…
- [NTSB BFO90LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA020.md): Cessna 172 · Staunton, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1990 · N8488U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB DIA67F0016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA67F0016.md): Cessna 172 · Richmond, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 30, 1966 · N8556U · 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" = 'VA' 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=VA

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