# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172P, 2004 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 DFW05CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA046.md): Cessna 172P · Houston, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 29, 2004 · N118FR · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the muddy condition of the terrain. - [NTSB DEN05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA031.md): Cessna 172P · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 4, 2004 · N55250 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. - [NTSB DEN05LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA037.md): Cessna 172P · Loveland, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 2004 · N54165 · Substantial damage > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and the student pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making. Contributing factors include the quartering tail wind, the high airspeed, and the airport sign. - [NTSB SEA05FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA013.md): Cessna 172P · Olympia, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 30, 2004 · N53161 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain while maneuvering in known adverse weather conditions. Clouds, rain, high wind, dark night, trees, mountainous terrain and the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision were factors. - [NTSB DEN04LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA123.md): Cessna 172P · Spanish Fork, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 13, 2004 · N6249K · Destroyed > the pilot's improper inflight planning and decision making, and his failure to maintain terrain clearance. Contributing factors were his intentional low altitude flight and maneuvering, the aircraft's climb performance being exceeded, and the trees. - [NTSB DEN04FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04FA119.md): Cessna 172P · Monarch Crest, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2004 · N911JR · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall, and his decision to conduct flight beyond the performance capability of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the high density altitude, and an inadvertent stall. - [NTSB LAX04CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA282.md): Cessna 172P · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 27, 2004 · N65615 · Substantial damage > the instructor's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and delayed decision to perform a go-around. Contributing factors were wind gusts, windshear, and an excessive descent rate. - [NTSB ATL04CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA133.md): Cessna 172 · Kennesaw, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 19, 2004 · N52846 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the on ground collision with the ground, and the subsequent collapse of the nose gear. - [NTSB ATL04CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA131.md): Cessna 172 · Meridianville, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2004 · N98981 · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff, which resulted in the on ground collision with the ground. - [NTSB DEN04TA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04TA088.md): Cessna C172P · Las Cruces, NM · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 10, 2004 · N9474L · Substantial damage > the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and the improper go-around procedure. Contributing factors include the pilot's diverted attention, improper in-flight planning and decision making, pilot fatigue, the night conditions and the mesquite… - [NTSB CHI04CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA136.md): Cessna 172P · Milwaukee, WI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 4, 2004 · N50923 · Substantial damage > The CFI failed to maintain adequate airspeed during the go-around which resulted in an inadvertent stall. - [NTSB FTW04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA146.md): Cessna 172P · Mesquite, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 2004 · N98885 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's delayed landing flare and the improper supervision provided by the flight instructor. - [NTSB SEA04LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA081.md): Cessna 172P · Battle Ground, WA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 10, 2004 · N54477 · Substantial damage > The student pilot's misjudgment of distance and his failure to do a go-around. Also causal was the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Factors include gusty crosswinds, the dual student's failure to adequately compensate for those winds, a wet… - [NTSB CHI04CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA114.md): Cessna 172P · Schaumburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 5, 2004 · N65752 · Substantial damage > The student pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff roll and his inadequate remedial action. - [NTSB NYC04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA102.md): Cessna 172P · Westfield, MA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 9, 2004 · N5425K · Substantial damage > The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing. - [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 ANC04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA028.md): Cessna 172P · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2004 · N124ER · Substantial damage > The student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, a collapse of the nose wheel landing gear, and the airplane nosing over when it encountered a ditch. - [NTSB LAX04CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA098.md): Cessna 172P · Granada Hills, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 20, 2004 · N5364K · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power due to an inadequate fuel supply. ## 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") = 2004 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&year=2004 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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