# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, IA

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 CHI08LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA108.md): Cessna 172L · Fairfax, IA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 2008 · N9832G · Substantial damage
  > Fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and inaccurate fuel calculations.
- [NTSB CHI99LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA237.md): Cessna 172L · Montezuma, IA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 14, 1999 · N19752 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot inadvertently landed on the wrong runway and exceeded the proper touchdown point on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty tailwind, the fence, and the ditch.
- [NTSB MKC82DA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA051.md): Cessna 172L · Des Moines, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 30, 1982 · N4325Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot landed on runway 23 with the wind from 230 degrees at 34 gusting 40 knots. After turning off to the right side of the runway, a gust of wind tipped the aircraft, turned it further to the right, and then blew it over on its back.
- [NTSB MKC74DCD18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DCD18.md): Cessna 172 · Davenport, IA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 14, 1973 · N19749 · 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" = 'IA' 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=IA

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