# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172G: In flight encounter with weather

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 NYC03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA112.md): Cessna 172G · Ocean City, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2003 · N3985L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW03LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA030.md): Cessna 172G · Fort Stockton, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 1, 2002 · N6072R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to conduct VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were the dark night, clouds, fog, and the lack of suitable terrain.
- [NTSB NYC91FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA115.md): Cessna 172G · New Bedford, MA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 9, 1991 · N6005R · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to maintain proper altitude after encountering adverse weather at low altitude. The adverse weather (fog) was a related factor.
- [NTSB MKC88FA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA124.md): Cessna 172G · Sarcoxie, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1988 · N4288L · Destroyed
  > Witnesses at the acdnt site characterized the wx as having a low ceiling with fog. They rprtd they saw the acft 'appear out of clouds' in a steep descent. The acft then began to 'pull up;' however, during recovery from the dive, the acft struck trees &…
- [NTSB LAX88FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA161.md): Cessna 172G · Los Banos, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 16, 1988 · N4493L · Destroyed
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain control of his aircraft to avert a collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL87LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA165.md): Cessna 172G · Steubenville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 1987 · N3644L · Substantial damage
  > PIC rpted he flew over airport and noted wind direction as 290-300 degrees on wind indicator. He entered downwind for rwy 31 at uncontrolled field. Normal approach flown with full flaps on final with left crosswind correction. About 30-40 feet above rwy, acft…
- [NTSB FTW86LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA038.md): Cessna 172G · Spring, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 1986 · N3373B · Substantial damage
  > The pilot continued VFR flight into IFR weather conditions which he had encountered near his destination during the last few moments of his approximate four hour, night, cross-country flight. He then turned back to houston intercontinental airport to land. He…
- [NTSB NYC83LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA258.md): Cessna 172G · Woodford, VT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 27, 1983 · N3692L · Destroyed
  > According to the pilot weather was clear at time of departure with clouds at about 4000-4500 feet but clr above. He entered a break in the clouds and began following a road. As the weather began closing in from above and the road became curvy, the pilot had…
- [NTSB DEN83FTE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE02.md): Cessna 172G · Mack, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Oct 27, 1982 · N5803R · Destroyed
  > While on a flt from evanston, WY to glenwood, CO, the plt encountered "cloud to ground" conditins & diverted toward grand junction, CO. He stated that due to a nav problem, he radioed grand junction tower to verify his position. Grand junction had no radar &…
- [NTSB ATL83FID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FID01.md): Cessna 172G · Boones Mill, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Oct 8, 1982 · N3957L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was trying to approach roanoke in weather that obscured the mountain tops. He crashed into a mountain slope at the 2900 foot level. He had contacted roanoke radio but radar contact had not been established. During his weather briefing VFR flight had…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072420')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 240))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072420&occurrence=240

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