# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172F, 1972

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 FTW73AF032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF032.md): Cessna 172F · Cleveland, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 20, 1972 · N8589U · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX73AL014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73AL014.md): Cessna 172F · Salome, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Oct 3, 1972 · N8342U · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73FPG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG26.md): Cessna 172 · N.Little Rock, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 1, 1972 · N5473R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI73FEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP02.md): Cessna 172F · Lake Geneva, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 14, 1972 · N8236U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN73FQA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FQA07.md): Cessna 172 · Grants, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 9, 1972 · N5500R · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72DLD76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLD76.md): Mid-America 172 · Kenansville, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 21, 1972 · N8658U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72FEG41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEG41.md): Cessna 172F · So.Webster, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 17, 1972 · N5494R · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72FVA76](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72FVA76.md): Piper J3C · Merced, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 4, 1972 · N3637N · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72DEI42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEI42.md): Cessna 172 · Petersburg, OH · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · May 18, 1972 · N8251U · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72FEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC40.md): Cessna 172F · Utica, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 30, 1972 · N8727U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCQ49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ49.md): Cessna 172 · Norton, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 13, 1972 · N5339R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72FRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG65.md): Cessna 172 · Pearsall, TX · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 7, 1972 · N8643U · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72FEC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC36.md): Cessna 172 · Plymouth, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 4, 1972 · N5329R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DRG59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG59.md): Cessna 172 · Mexicali, Mexico · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Apr 2, 1972 · N5609R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAA26.md): Cessna 172 · Fairbanks, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 25, 1972 · N5350R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72AK054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK054.md): Cessna 172F · Sioux Falls, SD · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 8, 1972 · N8150U · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI72FET17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET17.md): Robertson 172F · Hobart, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 5, 1972 · N8444U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX72AL050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72AL050.md): Cessna 172F · Missing Aircraft · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Feb 29, 1972 · N8744U · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK72DJY09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK72DJY09-201430.md): Cessna 172 · Castillejos, RP · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 12, 1972 · N8422U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA72FVC28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FVC28.md): Cessna 172F · Vernonia, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 31, 1972 · N8526U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DTG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DTG17.md): Cessna 172F · Cando, ND · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 16, 1972 · N8567U · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1972
  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&year=1972

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