# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K, KS

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 CEN26LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA167.md): Cessna 172 · Topeka, KS · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 17, 2026 · N84794 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness while taxiing which resulted in a collision with fence poles on either side of a gate which was not intended for airplanes.
- [NTSB CEN14CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA096.md): Cessna 172K · Concordia, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 30, 2013 · N1176M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during approach which resulted in the airplane landing long, and his decision to turn off of the runway during the landing roll which resulted in a collision with an earth berm.
- [NTSB CHI97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA100.md): Cessna 172K · Olathe, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 6, 1997 · N46311 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and exceeding the airplane recommended crosswind component. Factors associated with this accident were the weather conditions of a high wind, gusts, and a crosswind.
- [NTSB MKC85LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA092.md): Cessna 172K · Kingman, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 1985 · N79011 · Destroyed
  > During a landing attempt, the acft was high and fast and subsequently touched down long. The plt attempted a go around with 40 degrees of flaps. The acft stalled and contacted the terrain one fourth mile past the end of the rwy, right wing first.
- [NTSB MKC73AK047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73AK047.md): Cessna 172K · Wichita, KS · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jan 18, 1973 · N7047G · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC72DCQ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ59.md): Cessna 172K · Hardtner, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1972 · N7010G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC72DCG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCG38.md): Cessna 172K · Stanley, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 5, 1972 · N84656 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCG40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCG40.md): Cessna 172K · Kansas City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 20, 1971 · N84768 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCQ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCQ22.md): Cessna 172K · El Dorado, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 23, 1970 · N7080G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ02.md): Cessna 172K · Salina, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 9, 1970 · N79903 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0031.md): Cessna 172K · Ulysses, KS · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Dec 3, 1969 · N78585 · Destroyed

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'KS' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072430'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072430&state=KS

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