# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, IN 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 CEN26LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA106.md): Cessna 172 · Lafayette, IN · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jan 28, 2026 · N51204 · Substantial damage > The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student during a stall recovery that developed into unusual attitude and exceedance of the airplane’s never exceed airspeed which resulted in structural damage to the airplane. - [NTSB CEN09CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA041.md): Cessna 172 · Monticello, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 25, 2008 · N54971 · Substantial damage > The pilot stalled the airplane during a go-around. Contributing to the accident included the pilot's improper in-flight decision, the tailwind landing, and the pilot's failure to put the carburetor Heat to "OFF" during the go-around. - [NTSB CEN09CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA017.md): Cessna 172P · Delphi, IN · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 13, 2008 · N63366 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain separation from a hangar building while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the hangar building. - [NTSB CHI03LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA229.md): Cessna 172P · Huntingburg, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 25, 2003 · N99040 · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate flare and the failure to perform a go-around during landing. The planned approach with a quartering tailwind were contributing factors. - [NTSB CHI00LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA032.md): Cessna 172P · Greenfield, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 23, 1999 · N65668 · Substantial damage > The student pilot not maintaining aircraft control. A contributing factor was the student's aural perception. - [NTSB CHI97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA054.md): Cessna 172P · Bloomington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1997 · N51448 · Substantial damage > the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors included the icy runway and the crosswind. - [NTSB CHI93LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA003.md): Cessna 172P · Kokomo, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 3, 1992 · N51829 · Substantial damage > The pilot's delayed remedial action. - [NTSB CHI91FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA011.md): Cessna 172P · Fort Wayne, IN · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 16, 1990 · N5499K · Destroyed > The failure of the pilot to maintain an airspeed above stalling speed. Factors associated with the accident are premature rotation and the pilot's lack of recent total experience. - [NTSB CHI89LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA131.md): Cessna 172P · Logansport, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 11, 1989 · N64087 · Substantial damage > Poor judgement of the pilot due to physical impairment from consumption of alcohol, his inadvertent flight into known adverse weather, and his inadequate control of the aircraft during a precautionary landing. Contributing factors were: the weather conditions… - [NTSB CHI88LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA062.md): Cessna 172 · Ft. Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1988 · N5499K · Substantial damage > Airplane nosed over in soft snow during a crosswind landing attempt. The PIC tried to recover from a loss of directional control by attempting to roll out on snow covered sod after hopping over a snowbank that was next to the runway landing surface. - [NTSB CHI87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA157.md): Cessna 172P · Ft. Wayne, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 24, 1987 · N52362 · Destroyed > The pilot reported that the airspeed indicator failed in flight. The aircraft landed hard and porpoised. The nose wheel broke off and the aircraft skidded down the runway grinding off the bottom of the carburetor. A fire broke out destroying the aircraft.… - [NTSB CHI87DET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DET04.md): Cessna 172P · Peru, IN · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · May 18, 1987 · N62629 · Substantial damage > The pilot was attempting a cross country VFR flight and was making a second precautionary landing to avoid severe weather. On landing the pilot landed hard, collapsed the nose gear, exited the runway and nosed over in soft terrain. - [NTSB CHI87LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA117.md): Cessna 172P · Terre Haute, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 25, 1987 · N51881 · Substantial damage > Aircraft stalled on takeoff during an instructional flight. No malfunctions or mechanical problems were reported by either pilot. Witnesses reported that the engine sounded smooth but did not seem to be developing full power. Inspection of aircraft after the… - [NTSB CHI87LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA074.md): Cessna 172P · Huntington, IN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 4, 1987 · N62503 · Substantial damage > While executing a touch & go landing, the plt reports that during the takeoff phase she was slightly left and tried to correct to the right when the left wheel caught in snow and the acft pulled off the rwy to the left. The acft flipped over and came to rest… ## 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 c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'IN' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072436')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072436&state=IN --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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