# NTSB investigations: Cessna R172K, WA

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 SEA03FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA026.md): Cessna 172K · Gig Harbor, WA · Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 2003 · N1909V · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power in the climb due to the fracture of the number seven engine crankshaft cheek due to the propagation of a fatigue crack initiation point. Factors include a vehicle pulling onto the road that the pilot selected for his forced emergency…
- [NTSB SEA02LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA181.md): Cessna R172K · Shaw Island, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 2002 · N736PJ · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for ambient wind conditions. Factors include the pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude, gusting crosswinds, and trees growing near the edge of the airstrip.
- [NTSB SEA88LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA071.md): Cessna 172XP · Walla Walla, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 1988 · N736KG · Substantial damage
  > During descent for landing the pilot noted a surge coming from the engine area, accompanied by an increase in rpm's. both the oil temperature and the oil pressure gauges were reading zero. The cylinder head temperature had reached 500 degrees and smoke was…
- [NTSB SEA80FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA041.md): Cessna R172K · Renton, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 11, 1980 · N736UN · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79DYE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYE49.md): Cessna R172K · Bellingham, WA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 22, 1979 · N6417K · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FYP04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP04.md): Cessna R172K · Dayton, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Dec 1, 1978 · N736TH · 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" = 'WA' 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 ('2072431'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072431&state=WA

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