# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, 2000

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 NYC01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA036.md): Cessna 172L · Winchester, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 13, 2000 · N2843Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain a pre-departure or en route weather briefing, which led to fuel exhaustion, after his destination and alternate airports were covered by fog. A factor was the fog.
- [NTSB SEA00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA180.md): Cessna 172L · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2000 · N7195Q · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > The other pilot's improper use (inadvertent release) of the brakes. Contributing factors were, a standing aircraft and the other pilot's diverting his attention from outside his aircraft.
- [NTSB NYC00LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA244.md): Cessna 172L · Windsor, NH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 29, 2000 · N7664G · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper preflight planning to make a takeoff toward obstacles, and his delayed decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun into unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB NYC00FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA257.md): Cessna 172L · Mill Creek, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 28, 2000 · N4344Q · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper pre-flight planning, and in-flight planning decision to continue visual fight into deteriorating adverse weather conditions. Factors were the night conditions, low clouds and fog.
- [NTSB MIA00LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA215.md): Cessna 172L · Beaufort, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 10, 2000 · N3875Q · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to failure of the No. 4 cylinder connecting rod during the first flight following engine overhaul for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB MIA00LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA214.md): Cessna 172L · Beaufort, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2000 · N3875Q · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to initiate a go-around after the airplane began to porpoise, resulting in a hard landing and structural damage to the airplane.

## 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") = 2000
  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=2000

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