# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, 1998

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 SEA98LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA191.md): Cessna 172L · Puyallup, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 1998 · N2880Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot-in-command's failure to refuel en-route resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were a vehicle (in the landing path) and dark night conditions.
- [NTSB LAX98LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA294.md): Cessna 172L · Bakersfield, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 1998 · N19770 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged landing flare that led to an improper bounced landing recovery and subsequent uncontrolled porpoise.
- [NTSB SEA98FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98FA170.md): Cessna 172L · Anacortes, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 26, 1998 · N1069M · Substantial damage
  > Terrain clearance was not maintained. A low ceiling and the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision were factors.
- [NTSB SEA98LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA121.md): Cessna 172L · Lapwai, ID · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1998 · N2885Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning or preparation from unsuitable terrain. Factors include an embedded railroad tie in the takeoff path, and high vegetation..
- [NTSB IAD98LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA100.md): Cessna 172L · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1998 · N19667 · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid the fuel truck. Related factors were the truck and the pilot was unfamiliar with that area.
- [NTSB MIA99FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99FA050.md): Cessna 172L · Macclenny, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1998 · N3853Q · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's attempted VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in a subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing factors were, haze/smoke, the student pilot's failure to obtain a preflight weather…

## 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") = 1998
  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=1998

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