# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K, MT

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 WPR25FA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA182.md): Cessna 172 · Billings, MT · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Preliminary report · Jun 19, 2025 · N79306 · Substantial damage
  > On June 19, 2025, at 1412 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172K airplane, N79306, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Billings, Montana. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations…
- [NTSB SEA96LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA041.md): Cessna 172K · Park City, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 6, 1996 · N172NS · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from the transmission line.
- [NTSB SEA93LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA093.md): Cessna 172K · Pony, MT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 1993 · N79505 · Destroyed
  > The improper preflt planning by the PIC and his failure to attain takeoff airspeed during ground roll on a soft snow covered airstrip. A factor relating to the accident was the soft snow on the airstrip.
- [NTSB SEA79FTI26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI26.md): Cessna 172K · Three Forks, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1979 · N84445 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78DTA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DTA13.md): Cessna 172 · Circle, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 23, 1978 · N79190 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA73FTA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FTA09.md): Cessna 172 · Malta, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 13, 1973 · N46380 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA73DTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DTI02.md): Cessna 172 · Rudyard, MT · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 14, 1972 · N78628 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA71DDG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DDG08.md): Cessna 172 · Butte, MT · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 5, 1970 · N84748 · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'MT' 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=MT

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