# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172K, 1998

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 IAD99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA001.md): Cessna 172K · Middlefield, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 2, 1998 · N78624 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB NYC98LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA145.md): Cessna 172K · Chateaugay, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1998 · N155AA · Destroyed
  > Binding in the control yoke for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CHI98LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA134.md): Cessna 172 · Eagle River, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1998 · N79006 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot failed to compensate for the wind conditions, improperly executed a go-around when he raised the flaps, and failed to maintain obstacle clearance with the trees.
- [NTSB FTW98LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA137.md): Cessna 172K · Marietta, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1998 · N84561 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the crosswind.
- [NTSB NYC98FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA063.md): Cessna 172K · Boxborough, MA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1998 · N79588 · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot to remove the frost on the wings before departure, which resulted in a stall
- [NTSB IAD98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA025.md): Cessna 172K · Oxford, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 1, 1998 · N78222 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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