# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K, 1997

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 LAX97FA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97FA331.md): Cessna 172K · Sandy Valley, NV · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1997 · N84621 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's intentional VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from mountainous/hilly terrain. Related factors were: the high/mountainous/hilly terrain, and the adverse weather condition (low…
- [NTSB MIA97WA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97WA220.md): Cessna 172K · Normans Cay, Bahamas · Accident · 1 fatal · Foreign investigation · Jul 28, 1997 · N84653 · Destroyed
- [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 FTW97LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA145.md): Cessna 172K · Glenwood Spgs, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 1997 · N7273G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airplane directional control, and his use of excessive rudder control.
- [NTSB FTW97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA138.md): Cessna 172K · Telluride, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1997 · N686JF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique. A factor was the snow bank.

## 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") = 1997
  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&year=1997

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