# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, AL

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 ATL05CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA016.md): Cessna 172 · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 29, 2004 · N2845Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and subsequent collision with the ground.
- [NTSB ATL04LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA195.md): Cessna 172L · Gadsden, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 29, 2004 · N4336Q · Destroyed
  > The flight instructors failure to maintain clearance and his inadequate visual lookout while flying low over a river resulting in an in-flight collision with a wire.
- [NTSB ATL90LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA155.md): Cessna 172L · Greensboro, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1990 · N4386Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and attain the proper touchdown point during the emergency landing.
- [NTSB MIA79DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ16.md): Cessna 172 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 21, 1978 · N7215Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DKJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ42.md): Cessna 172L · Forkland, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 11, 1976 · N9881G · Substantial damage

## 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" = 'AL' 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 ('2072432'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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