# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172M, 2010

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 CEN11LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA082.md): Cessna 172M · Velma, OK · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 24, 2010 · N4428Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's relative inexperience in pipeline patrols.
- [NTSB CEN10CA576](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA576.md): Cessna 172M · Belle Plaine, MN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 28, 2010 · N9659Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's loss of directional control due to an encounter with soft terrain while landing.
- [NTSB CEN10CA562](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA562.md): Cessna 172M · Point Lookout, MO · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 25, 2010 · N1131U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot receiving instruction's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and execute a go-around and the CFI’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway overrun.
- [NTSB ERA10FA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA414.md): Cessna 172 · Orange, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 2010 · N21363 · Substantial damage
  > The pilots did not maintain control of the airplane during a flight in dark night conditions due to spatial disorientation.
- [NTSB WPR10FA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10FA384.md): Cessna 172 · Roche Harbor, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2010 · N9730H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to attain an adequate climb airspeed due to his use of flaps for takeoff, and his selection of a runway, which resulted in an uphill, and possibly downwind, takeoff and subsequent collision with a known obstacle. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB CEN11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA018.md): Cessna 172M · Newton, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 1, 2010 · N13013 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA382.md): Boeing PT-13B · Santa Rosa, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 31, 2010 · N46590 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The failure of the pilot of another airplane to maintain clearance while taxiing.
- [NTSB WPR10CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA323.md): Cessna 172M · Twin Falls, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2010 · N64427 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper landing flare.
- [NTSB OPS10IA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA090.md): Boeing 737-7H4 · Burbank, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2010 · N473WN · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The improper separation procedures by air traffic control.
- [NTSB CEN10CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA212.md): Cessna 172M · Coldwater, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 17, 2010 · N81772 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to compensate for gusting crosswinds resultuing in the loss of directional control while landing.
- [NTSB CEN10CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA199.md): Cessna 172 · Lawton, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2010 · N12614 · Substantial damage
  > The private pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall, and the failure of both pilots to initiate a go-around. Contributing to the severity of both pilots' injuries was the lack of available shoulder harnesses.
- [NTSB ERA10CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA181.md): Cessna 172M · Connelsville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 21, 2010 · N8921V · Substantial damage
  > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's failure to refuel.
- [NTSB CEN10CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA158.md): Cessna 172M · Waupaca, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 15, 2010 · N1472U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting winds.
- [NTSB ANC10LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA013.md): Cessna 172M · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2010 · N20109 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
- [NTSB WPR10LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA115.md): Cessna 172M · Joshua Tree, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 18, 2010 · N13073 · Substantial damage
  > The certified flight instructor's decision to continue visual flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in his inadvertent encounter with instrument meteorological conditions and subsequent failure to maintain clearance with terrain.

## 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") = 2010
  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&year=2010

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