# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, ME

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 IAD01LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA104.md): Cessna 172P · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2001 · N65057 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper distance from a sign post during taxi.
- [NTSB IAD98LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA019.md): Cessna 172P · Augusta, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 2, 1998 · N9912L · Substantial damage
  > The inadequate lookout of the pilot in command.
- [NTSB NYC94LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA104.md): Cessna 172P · Greenville, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1994 · N5482K · Substantial damage
  > The premature retraction of the wing flaps by the pilot after takeoff, resulting in a loss of lift and collision with trees.
- [NTSB NYC91LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA197.md): Cessna 172P · Greenville, ME · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 28, 1991 · N5482K · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate compensation for gusting winds by the pilot-in-command.
- [NTSB NYC91FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA069.md): Cessna 172P · Augusta, ME · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 2, 1991 · N62746 · Destroyed
  > The pilot rotated the airplane at an improper speed, then allowed the climb angle to become too steep, causing an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery. Contributing factors in the accident were; the pilot failed to use all of the…
- [NTSB NYC90LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA001.md): Cessna 172P · Bingham, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1989 · N89219 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning to assure that the airplane was capable of outclimbing the surrounding terrain under the existing wind and airplane weight conditions, resulting in an intentional stall into the terrain. Contributing factor(s) was:…
- [NTSB NYC88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA106.md): Cessna 172 · Old Town, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 11, 1988 · N89219 · Substantial damage
  > Following rollout from a normal landing in strong winds, and during a left turn onto the taxiway, the wing of the aircraft was lifted up by a quartering tailwind and flipped over.
- [NTSB NYC85LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA257.md): Cessna 172P · Canada Falls Lk, ME · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1985 · N54103 · Substantial damage
  > Cessna 172, a floatplane encountered a wind gust while landing on water. In an attempt to compensate for the wind. One of the wings contacted the water surface.
- [NTSB NYC85FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA136.md): Cessna C172P · Fryeburg, ME · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 1985 · N53809 · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed in an uncontrolled attitude near the rwy from which it had recently departed. There was a 40 degree down swath cut through the trees to a crater in the ground. The engine was removed from the crash site and examined and nothing was found to…
- [NTSB NYC82DA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA112.md): Cessna 172P · Greenville, ME · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 1, 1982 · N52178 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that during takeoff, there was a partial loss of engine power after the float plane had climbed about 200 to 300 ft. carburetor heat was applied, but there was no immediate effect. The pilot reported that after the plane started to settle,…
- [NTSB NYC82FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA091.md): Cessna 172P · Sanford, ME · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 12, 1982 · N53442 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > A Piper PA-28, N81029, and a Cessna 172P, N53442, were approaching to land on runway 14, when they collided about 1000 ft from the threshold. The pilot of the Piper stated that he had entered the traffic pattern and began to explain the mechanics of the…

## 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" = 'ME' 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=ME

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