# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172RG, 1990

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 LAX91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA032.md): Cessna 172RG · San Clemente, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 17, 1990 · N5257V · Destroyed
  > The pilots selection of improper cruise altitude while operating under a low overcast on a dark night. A factor in the accident was fatigue and lack of sleep.
- [NTSB SEA90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA172.md): Cessna 172RG · Brothers, OR · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 1990 · N6522V · Destroyed
  > The pilot's improper flight planning and decisions that led to him flying into rising terraain while engaged in low level flight activities.
- [NTSB ATL90LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA172.md): Cessna 172RG · Ozark, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 17, 1990 · N6411V · Substantial damage
  > Inadequate engine overhaul procedures which allowed the installation of the engine plug without safety wire to hold it in place, and which resulted in oil starvation of the engine.
- [NTSB BFO90DID01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90DID01.md): Cessna 172RG · Onancock, VA · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Aug 20, 1990 · N6599R · Substantial damage
  > The inflight loss of control because the pilot experienced spatial disorientation. Other factors related to the accident are VFR flight into IMC, night conditions.
- [NTSB LAX90LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA236.md): Cessna 172RG · Concord, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1990 · N5388R · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's initiating an excessive descent and the cfi's inadequate remedial action.
- [NTSB BFO90FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA054.md): Cessna 172RG · Onego, WV · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 1990 · N5117U · Destroyed
  > VFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain adequate clearance (altitude) from mountainous terrain. The terrain and adverse weather conditions were related factors.
- [NTSB DEN90LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA116.md): Cessna 172RG · Albuquerque, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 26, 1990 · N6498R · Substantial damage
  > The cfi's improper procedures during takeoff. Factors were premature liftoff and inadvertent stall/mush.
- [NTSB CHI90LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA111.md): Cessna 172RG · Romeoville, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 13, 1990 · N9694B · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the instructor to correct a loss of directional control during a landing roll in a timely manner.
- [NTSB MIA90LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA048.md): Cessna 172RG · Astatula, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1990 · N6290R · Substantial damage
  > Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during a simulated forced landing.

## 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") = 1990
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072438'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072438&year=1990

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