# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, NJ

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 ERA26LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA003.md): Cessna 172 · West Milford, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 6, 2025 · N677DM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to adequate clearance from obstacles while maneuvering during the landing approach and the instructor pilot’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane contacting a tree and terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA058.md): Cessna 172 · Branchville, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Nov 11, 2021 · N90559 · Destroyed
  > The flight instructor’s failure to recover from a steep spiral turn during an instructional flight.
- [NTSB GAA19CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA153.md): Cessna 172 · Princeton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 23, 2019 · N5338N · Substantial damage
  > A collision with deer on the runway while landing at night and the airport's lack of a complete perimeter fence.
- [NTSB GAA18CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA045.md): Cessna 172 · Trenton, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Nov 9, 2017 · N2138W · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.
- [NTSB GAA16CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA400.md): Cessna 172 · Morristown, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 29, 2016 · N5322P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a safe taxi distance from a large turbine-powered airplane, resulting in an encounter of the turbine-powered airplane's jet blast while taxiing.
- [NTSB ERA15LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA274.md): Cessna 172S · Linden, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 19, 2015 · N962SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s delayed decision to reject the takeoff, which resulted in a runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly configure the flaps for maximum takeoff performance with the airplane near its maximum gross weight.
- [NTSB ERA14CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA127.md): Cessna 172S · Caldwell, NJ · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 17, 2014 · N426SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.
- [NTSB ERA12CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA189.md): Cessna 172S · Caldwell, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 18, 2012 · N506SP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot’s loss of directional control during a crosswind landing.
- [NTSB OPS08IA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS08IA010.md): Cessna 172 · Teterboro, NJ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 2008 · N316AS · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Probable Cause The probable cause of this incident was the TEB ground controller's failure to direct N316AS to hold short of runway 24 when issuing taxi instructions to the aircraft as required FAA Order 7110.65, paragraph 3-7-2 (2a); Taxi and Ground Movement…
- [NTSB NYC08CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA118.md): Cessna 172SP · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 2, 2008 · N107MA · Substantial damage
  > The certificated flight instructor's delayed decision to go-around.
- [NTSB NYC06CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA077.md): Cessna 172S · Atlantic City, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 6, 2006 · N680SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in an overrun of the runway.
- [NTSB NYC03LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA048.md): Cessna 172SP · Flemington, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 2003 · N197ME · Substantial damage
  > The manufacturer's improper assembly of the accessory drive section of the engine.
- [NTSB NYC01FA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01FA217.md): Cessna 172SP · Matawan, NJ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 27, 2001 · N629PD · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the initial climb. Factors were the pilot's failure to perform a go-around, the pilot's lack of flight experience in nighttime conditions, the nighttime conditions, and a tailwind.
- [NTSB IAD01LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA023.md): Cessna 172S · Lincoln Park, NJ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 7, 2001 · N699LP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during landing. Factors in the accident were the night lighting and the snow bank.

## 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" = 'NJ' 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=NJ

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