# Ongoing NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K

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 CEN26LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA094.md): Cessna 172K · Amery, WI · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Jan 16, 2026 · N79118 · Substantial damage
  > On January 16, 2026, about 1130 central standard time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N79118, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Amery, Wisconsin. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB ERA25LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA361.md): Cessna 172K · Salisbury, CT · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Sep 20, 2025 · N78938 · Substantial damage
  > On September 20, 2025, about 1733 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N78938, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Connecticut. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction sustained minor injuries. The…
- [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…

## 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."completionStatus" = 'Ongoing'
  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&status=ongoing

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