# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, 2001

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 CHI02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA053.md): Cessna 172L · Reedsburg, WI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 9, 2001 · N4303Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot inadvertently released the seat adjustment mechanism which resulted in the seat sliding back during takeoff, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the runway light control box,…
- [NTSB NYC02LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA010.md): Cessna 172L · Northampton, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2001 · N811P · Substantial damage
  > The pilots' failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control and a hard landing.
- [NTSB LAX01LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA286.md): Cessna 172L · Tucson, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2001 · N4312Q · Destroyed
  > the pilot's controlled descent into a residence for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB NYC01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA210.md): Cessna 172L · Brockport, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2001 · N7878G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed go-around during the landing attempt. Factors included the dark night conditions and the pilot's inadequate preflight decision to fly to an airport with inoperative surface lighting.
- [NTSB NYC01LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA203.md): Cessna 172L · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2001 · N7821G · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to obtain a proper rate of climb, resulting in a collision with trees.
- [NTSB ATL01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA062.md): Cessna 172L · Picayune, MS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2001 · N18PF · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inflight fuel planning /decision that resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of engine power. A factor was the failure of the fuel transfer pump.
- [NTSB MIA01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA094.md): Cessna 172L · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 3, 2001 · N3802Q · Substantial damage
  > The total failure of the yoke weld assembly due to corrosion resulting in the inability of the flight crew to maintain elevator control of the airplane. Additionally, inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by other maintenance personnel for failure to…
- [NTSB CHI01LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA069.md): Cessna 172L · Culver, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 21, 2001 · N4378Q · Substantial damage
  > the proper glide path not attained by both pilots during a short field landing. The snow bank was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB ANC01LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA028.md): Cessna 172 · Atmautluak, AK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 3, 2001 · N19771 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during final approach. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.

## 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") = 2001
  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=2001

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