# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, 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 ERA10LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA105.md): Cessna 172S · Greenbush, ME · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 2010 · N5118J · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to attempt a transoceanic flight in turbulent, icing conditions, with an overweight airplane that was not approved for moderate turbulence and not equipped with deicing systems. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…
- [NTSB MIA08CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA179.md): Cessna 172SP · South Harpswell, ME · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 1, 2008 · N251SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusty winds.
- [NTSB NYC87FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87FA120.md): Cessna 172P · Berwick, ME · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 1987 · N55309 · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed doing stalls. A witness said that prior to the crash he saw the nose lower and the right wing drop. The aircraft then entered into a spiral. It was observed descending into trees in a spiral. The plt was found in the right front seat.…

## 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 ('2072439', '2072442'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072439&state=ME

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