# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172H, 1982

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 ATL83LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA027.md): Cessna 172H · Birmingham, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1982 · N2633L · Substantial damage
  > Pilot made a hard off airport landing after loss of power. He had used a prolonged slip to lose altitude and the engine stopped. Then he could not reach the runway. The fuel selector was found on left tank. Left tank had less than two gallons of fuel.
- [NTSB NYC83LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA022.md): Cessna 172H · Clarion, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 6, 1982 · N2649L · Substantial damage
  > After engine quit pilot tried to return to airport but crashed off airport in a turn collapsing the nose gear and damaging the right wing. The fuel aboard was one gallon in left tank and about two gallons in right tank. The gauges indicated empty for left and…
- [NTSB CHI82DA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA337.md): Cessna 172H · Hackensack, MN · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 4, 1982 · N2678L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot tookoff from a 2000 foot grass strip with 3 passengers and the aircraft near gross weight. The grass was 4-6 inches high. He made the takeoff and attained a height of 50-60 feet when gusts from a tree line raised the right wing. With the aircraft…
- [NTSB MKC82FCA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA09.md): Cessna 172H · Kahoka, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 27, 1982 · N2751L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that on his first approach to land, the runway appeared to be short, so he made a go-around. He reported that he then used a short field technique. He stated that he did not like the looks of the runway, so he attempted another go-around.…
- [NTSB MKC82DA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA022.md): Cessna 172H · Wentzville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 29, 1982 · N5333T · Substantial damage
  > During a cross-country flight, the pilot switched the fuel selector from both tanks to the right tank to balance the fuel. After the tanks were balanced, he failed to switch the selector back to both. During a night, final approach at his destination, the…

## 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") = 1982
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072424'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072424&year=1982

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