# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172L, 2003

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 LAX04LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA089.md): Cessna 172L · Vacaville, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2003 · N7668G · No damage
  > the pilot's inadequate hand prop starting procedure.
- [NTSB FTW03FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA212.md): Cessna 172L · New Braunfels, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2003 · N7632G · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during takeoff.
- [NTSB FTW03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA175.md): Cessna 172L · San Antonio, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2003 · N912KD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed, and his failure to perform a go-around.
- [NTSB NYC03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA125.md): Cessna 172L · Newburyport, MA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 7, 2003 · N7149Q · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.
- [NTSB LAX03FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA109.md): Cessna 172L · Rosamond, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2003 · N19770 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during the takeoff initial climb, which resulted in a stall and impact with flat level terrain. Also causal was the pilot's impaired judgment due to recent use of cocaine, and ethanol.

## 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") = 2003
  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=2003

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