# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, VA

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 ERA26LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA073.md): Cessna 172P · Browns Corner, VA · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Dec 20, 2025 · N54576 · Substantial damage
  > On December 20, 2025, at 1415 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N54576, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Quinton, Virginia. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…
- [NTSB ERA23FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA008.md): Cessna 172 · Newport News, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Oct 6, 2022 · N97883 · Substantial damage
  > The flight instructor’s failure to monitor the student pilot on takeoff and her delayed remedial action to stop him from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a low altitude aerodynamic stall from which she was unable to recover.
- [NTSB GAA18CA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA513.md): Cessna 172 · Winchester, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 27, 2018 · N53051 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB ERA10FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10FA346.md): Cessna 172P · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 5, 2010 · N52614 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane's impact with terrain for undetermined reasons following the pilot's report of a flight control malfunction.
- [NTSB IAD98FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA032.md): Cessna 172P · Langley Afb, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 1, 1998 · N62082 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into IMC conditions, and the subsequent loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. A factor in the accident was the low ceiling.
- [NTSB NYC94LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA115.md): Cessna 172P · Leesburg, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 8, 1994 · N63021 · Destroyed
  > The student pilot's failure to attain adequate airpseed during an aborted landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. A factor is the the student pilot's inexperience.
- [NTSB NYC94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA107.md): Cessna 172P · Newport News, VA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 1994 · N97000 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's (1) improper recovery from a bounced landing and (2) failure to maintain aircraft control.
- [NTSB BFO93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA184.md): Cessna 172 · Emporia, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 25, 1993 · N9841L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a takeoff. A factor related to the accident was the pilot's delay in initiating an aborted takeoff.
- [NTSB BFO93LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA156.md): Cessna 172P · Pembroke, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 4, 1993 · N50927 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain proper altitude while manuevering in mountainous terrain.
- [NTSB BFO91LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA016.md): Cessna 172P · Axton, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1990 · N55276 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance with an obstacle. Contributing was an unmarked powerline and the pilot's lack of familiarity with the geographical area.
- [NTSB ATL81FID05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FID05.md): Cessna 172 · Tangier Island, VA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 7, 1980 · N5456K · 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" = 'VA' 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=VA

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