# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, PA 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 ERA26LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA187.md): Cessna 172 · Quakertown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 24, 2026 · N99467 · Substantial damage > The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain aircraft directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing was the flight crew’s failure to ensure a positive exchange of flight controls during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB ERA16LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA224.md): Cessna 172P · Honesdale, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 20, 2016 · N54285 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while departing in a heavily loaded airplane at high density altitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall, landing hard, and overrunning… - [NTSB OPS08IA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS08IA012.md): Cessna 172 · Reading, PA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2008 · N54020 · No damage > The tower local controller permitted an aircraft to conduct a low approach and another aircraft to land on a closed runway. Contributing to the incident were the arrival radar controller who failed to correct the local controller when advised an aircraft… - [NTSB NYC08CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA220.md): Cessna 172P · Lancaster, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2008 · N52632 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. - [NTSB NYC04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA089.md): Cessna 172P · Zelienople, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 20, 2004 · N62058 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB NYC02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA070.md): Cessna 172P · Coatesville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 2, 2002 · N65021 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's loss of aircraft control which resulted in a hard landing, and the CFI's delayed remedial action. Factors related to the accident were the fatigue cracks which initiated at the attachment hole on the landing gear strut, and the crosswind… - [NTSB IAD01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA040.md): Cessna 172P · Williamsport, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2001 · N65630 · Substantial damage > The pilot's premature raising of flaps resulting in his failure to establish a climb and his failure to maintain directional control. - [NTSB NYC98FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA066.md): Cessna 172P · York, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 1998 · N54172 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during final approach which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. - [NTSB IAD97FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97FA122.md): Cessna 172P · Airville, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 22, 1997 · N55221 · Destroyed > The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain. - [NTSB NYC97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA131.md): Cessna 172P · Tioga, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 30, 1997 · N97613 · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper inflight decision to land downwind with an inoperative airspeed indicator, and his improper landing flare. - [NTSB NYC94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA159.md): Cessna 172P · Pottsville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 8, 1994 · N52211 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to attain adequate airpseed, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with a tree. - [NTSB NYC90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA080.md): Cessna CE-172P · Hollidaysburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 1990 · N62274 · Substantial damage > Pilot factor in that he failed to ensure there was sufficient fuel on board to complete the flight. This resulted in an engine failure & subsequent forced landing. - [NTSB NYC88LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA223.md): Cessna 172P · Freeport, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 21, 1988 · N172RQ · Substantial damage > The plt said that he had landed on the 2268 ft long, sod strip on several previous occasions. He said there was a right crosswind at about 6 KTS. The acft was too high and go-arounds were made following the first two approaches. On the third approach, the… - [NTSB NYC85FGM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FGM01.md): Cessna 172P · West Mifflin, PA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Nov 10, 1984 · N97594 · Destroyed > Acft landed long with excessive speed. Plt attempted a go-around but was unable to obtain sufficient flying speed before reaching the end of the rwy which drops off into a steep embankment. When the acft reached the end of the rwy ground effect was lost and… - [NTSB NYC84LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA119.md): Cessna C172 · Corry, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 1984 · N52538 · Substantial damage > The pilot stated that he landing on runway 32 and on initial touchdown the nosewheel contacted the runway after the right main gear, causing the aircraft to ascend back into the air. The aircraft 'porpoised', the left wing tip dipped and collided with a… - [NTSB NYC83LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA140.md): Cessna 172P · Latrobe, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 1983 · N65615 · Substantial damage > The acft ran off the runway when the student pilot attempted to close a window during the takeoff roll. As the acft left the runway the nose wheel collapsed rearward and the prop, main gear and fuselage were damaged. The pilot received minor injuries. - [NTSB NYC83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA117.md): Cessna 172P · Collegeville, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1983 · N5302K · Substantial damage > The acft made a hard landing after which it swerved off the runway and collided with trees. The pilot was on a solo instructional flight and was landing on runway 27. As the acft touched down hard it bounced and left the confines of therunway. The acft… - [NTSB NYC83LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA006.md): Cessna 172P · Mt. Pleasant, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1982 · N63715 · Substantial damage > Reportedly, the pilot made his landing approach too high and too fast. After rolling an undetermined distance, he elected to go-around. According to the passenger, the pilot had started a climb when he banked the aircraft and retracted the flaps. Reportedly,… - [NTSB NYC82DA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA122.md): Cessna 172 · Monongahela, PA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 11, 1982 · N608DL · Substantial damage > The pilot was on a flight from rostraver, PA to deerfield, oh and return. Before taking off from rostraver, he estimated there was 25 gal of fuel on board. At deerfield, he estimated there was 15 gallons remaining (12 gal usable). But that he would need only… - [NTSB NYC81FGT09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT09.md): Cessna 172P · Brogue, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 14, 1981 · N51357 · Substantial damage ## 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" = 'PA' 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=PA --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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