# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172I: 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 DEN04FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA104.md): Cessna 172I · Paris, AR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 2004 · N46174 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his attempted flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance from the trees resulting in the airplane's collision with the trees and subsequent impact with the ground. Factors…
- [NTSB ANC99LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA022.md): Cessna 172 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 10, 1999 · N8373L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's attempted flight into adverse weather. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, icing conditions, and an inadvertent stall.
- [NTSB LAX92FA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA242.md): Cessna 172I · Chino Hills, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1992 · N225EB · Destroyed
  > The pilot's poor weather evaluation and inflight decision to continue flight into instrument meteorological conditions in mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB DEN90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA084.md): Cessna 172I · Isabel, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1990 · N35485 · Substantial damage
  > Pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.
- [NTSB MIA88LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA065.md): Cessna 172 · Guvate, PR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 19, 1987 · N5123G · Destroyed
  > The private pilot became separated from the formation of 4 aircraft and entered an area of deteriorating weather. He descended and attempted to maintain visual contact with the ground and struck trees and crashed. The pilot was not instrument rated and did…

## 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 ('2072426')
    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=2072426&occurrence=240

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