# Ongoing NTSB investigations: Cessna 172M

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 CEN26LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA322.md): Cessna 172M · Hanover, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Sep 16, 2026 · N9909Q · Substantial damage
  > On September 16, 2026, about 1905 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N9909Q, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hanover, Indiana. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a…
- [NTSB CEN26LA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA301.md): Cessna 172M · Frankston, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Aug 24, 2026 · N9254H · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR26LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA285.md): Cessna 172 · Layton, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jul 31, 2026 · N9650V · Substantial damage
  > On July 30, 2026, at 2356 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N9650V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Layton, Utah. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the private pilot sustained minor injuries. The…
- [NTSB ERA26LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA186.md): Cessna 172M · Crystal River, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Apr 22, 2026 · N868SA · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ERA26LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA159.md): Cessna 172M · Lakeland, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Apr 5, 2026 · N61972 · Substantial damage
  > On April 05, 2026, at 0007 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M airplane, N61972, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida. The pilot and certified flight instructor (CFI) rated passenger were uninjured. The…
- [NTSB WPR26FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26FA043.md): Cessna 172M · Poleta, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Nov 10, 2025 · N13221 · Substantial damage
  > On November 10, 2025, at about 1515 Pacific standard time, Cessna 172M, N13221, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Poleta, California. A pilot-rated passenger and a passenger were fatally injured, and the pilot was seriously…
- [NTSB ERA26LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA007.md): Cessna 172 · Miami, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Oct 7, 2025 · N433PT · Substantial damage
  > On October 07, 2025, at 1440 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N433PT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Miami, Florida. The private pilot and the flight instructor were uninjured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…
- [NTSB WPR25FA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA268.md): Cessna 172M · Fort Morgan, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Aug 31, 2025 · N61657 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > On August 31, 2025, about 1040 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61657, and an Extra Flugzeugproduktions-UND EA 300/LC, N330AN, were both destroyed when they collided midair near Fort Morgan, Colorado. The pilot and safety pilot of the Cessna received…

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Ongoing'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072418'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072418&status=ongoing

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