# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, 1978

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 MIA79DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ16.md): Cessna 172 · Huntsville, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Dec 21, 1978 · N7215Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER06.md): Cessna 172 · Eveleth, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 22, 1978 · N9816G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FNA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA44.md): Cessna 172 · Nantucket, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1978 · N3915Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FJA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FJA13.md): Cessna 172 · Hana, HI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1978 · N3811Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAG95](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG95.md): Cessna 172L · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1978 · N7765G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78DQD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DQD25.md): Cessna 172L · Animas, NM · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 23, 1978 · N19726 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78FPG66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG66.md): Cessna 172L · Durham, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 19, 1978 · N7940G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW78DRD43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD43.md): Cessna 172 · Empire, LA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 3, 1978 · N7268Q · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN78FTE71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE71.md): Cessna 172L · Louviers, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 3, 1978 · N4258Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK78X0125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0125.md): Cessna 172 · Off Coast, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jun 10, 1978 · N9885G · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DCA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA20.md): Cessna 172 · Bismarck, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 29, 1978 · N3980Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA78FKG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG35.md): Cessna 172 · Wrens, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Apr 5, 1978 · N7862G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN78DTE44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTE44.md): Cessna 172L · Falcon, CO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 2, 1978 · N4376Q · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FET16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET16.md): Cessna 172L · Butler, MI · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Mar 20, 1978 · N7877G · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER33.md): Cessna 172 · Thief Riv Fall, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 8, 1978 · N3889Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW78FPM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPM04.md): Cessna 177RG · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 13, 1978 · N19600 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78FEP11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP11.md): Cessna 172L · Waukesha, WI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 15, 1978 · N7699G · 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1978
  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&year=1978

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