# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L: Loss of control - on ground/water

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 SEA07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA034.md): Cessna 172 · Bonners Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 17, 2006 · N19698 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing factors include icy runway conditions and a snow berm adjacent to the runway.
- [NTSB LAX05CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA127.md): Cessna 172L · Chino, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 30, 2005 · N7832G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for a gusting crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB NYC03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA125.md): Cessna 172L · Newburyport, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2003 · N7149Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB ANC02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA047.md): Cessna 172 · Bethel, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 2002 · N7564G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in the right wing striking the runway.
- [NTSB IAD96LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA069.md): Cessna 172L · Culpeper, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 27, 1996 · N7546G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper compensation for the crosswind.
- [NTSB FTW94LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA106.md): Cessna 172L · Buena Vista, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 18, 1994 · N7876G · Substantial damage
  > The improper supervision of the instructor pilot. A factor was the loss of directional control by the student pilot.
- [NTSB NYC91LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA206.md): Cessna 172L · Magnolia, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 11, 1991 · N7594G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper starting procedure.
- [NTSB LAX91LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA015.md): Cessna 172L · Placerville, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 20, 1990 · N7815G · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
- [NTSB LAX89LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA080.md): Cessna 172 · Alturas, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 1989 · N3857Q · Destroyed
  > The failure of the instructor pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane on the snow-covered runway, resulting in a nose-over when the airplane continued off the runway into deeper snow.
- [NTSB SEA88LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA035.md): Cessna 172 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 17, 1988 · N2811Q · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot had landed with full flaps prior to the application of full power for takeoff. The aircraft veered to the left side of the runway into mud and nosed over inverted. The aircraft's flap indicator had been placarded inoperative by the operator.
- [NTSB FTW87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA157.md): Cessna 172L · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 3, 1987 · N3980Q · Substantial damage
  > While lndg, the student plt had flared the acft in a rgt x-wind with gusts to 13 KTS. Subsequently, the acft drifted left & the left main gear went into soft mud. The acft then veered to the left and was damaged.
- [NTSB MKC86LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA079.md): Cessna 172 · Ness City, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 4, 1986 · N9866G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was landing to the north with a wind from the west-northwest at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots. The pilot stated that he had full aileron into the wind and despite this action, the wing raised up by a strong gust and airplane flipped over to the…
- [NTSB CHI84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA208.md): Cessna 172L · Painesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 27, 1984 · N19683 · Substantial damage
  > The acft left the dry asphalt rwy, crossed a grassy area, went through a fence and killed a horse. The plt stated that after landing the airplane 'get pushed to rt of rwy.' Local winds were reported from 040 degs at 10 KTS. The plt had just recently purchased…

## 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."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072432')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 260))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072432&occurrence=260

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