# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, 2002

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 NYC03LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA032.md): Cessna 172S · Akron, OH · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2002 · N782SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CHI03LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA075.md): Cessna 172S · Tea, SD · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 24, 2002 · N692SP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare. The pilot's lack of experience and diverted attention were factors.
- [NTSB CHI03LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA015.md): Cessna 172 · St. Paul, MN · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 29, 2002 · N848SP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot failed to maintain directional control. A factor was the runway sign.
- [NTSB SEA02FA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02FA185.md): Cessna 172S · Medford, OR · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 30, 2002 · N514SP · Substantial damage
  > Terrain clearance was not maintained during cruise flight. Dark night and mountainous terrain were factors.
- [NTSB CHI02LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA291.md): Cessna 172S · Boyne Falls, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2002 · N784SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare during landing.
- [NTSB ATL02LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA166.md): Cessna 172S · Immokalee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 6, 2002 · N827SP · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare at touchdown resulted in a hard landing while performing an off-airport precautionary landing after the inadvertent activation of the autopilot.
- [NTSB IAD02FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA086.md): Cessna 172S · Plainville, CT · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 2002 · N35073 · Destroyed
  > An in-flight engine compartment fire of unknown origin, and a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Also causal, was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn back to the airfield, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent…
- [NTSB FTW02LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA224.md): Cessna 172S · Marietta, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2002 · N431ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall.
- [NTSB DEN02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA088.md): Cessna 172S · Englewood, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 2002 · N238SP · Substantial damage
  > the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and his premature raising of the flaps, resulting in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA02GA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02GA137.md): Cessna 172S · Tyner, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Final report · Jul 17, 2002 · N928CP · Destroyed
  > The loss of power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed.
- [NTSB MIA02LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA112.md): Cessna 172S · Kill Devil Hill, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 13, 2002 · N793SP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an attempted aborted landing, and while braking during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the end of the runway and impacting with a ditch.
- [NTSB LAX02LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA192.md): Cessna 172S · Goldfield, NV · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 8, 2002 · N480DW · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a high density altitude takeoff. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of experience in the type of operation and a wind gust.
- [NTSB LAX02LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA184.md): Cessna 172S · Monterey, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 2002 · N748SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was unfamiliar with the airplane's systems and failed to set the elevator trim in accordance with the published checklist.
- [NTSB MIA02FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA104.md): Cessna 172S · Lutz, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2002 · N942SP · Destroyed
  > The suicidal act by the pilot resulting in the in-flight collision with trees then the ground. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's depression. Findings in the investigation were the pilot's overdose of zolpidem and citalopram before the…
- [NTSB LAX02LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA167.md): Cessna 172S · Scottsdale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 2002 · N3547H · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll, which resulted in a collision with a runway sign.
- [NTSB MIA02LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA091.md): Cessna 172S · Daytona Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 28, 2002 · N786SP · Substantial damage
  > the pilot misjudged the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing, and damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB FTW02LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA115.md): Cessna 172S · Angel Fire, NM · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 10, 2002 · N960TA · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing. A contributing factor was the gusting wind condition.
- [NTSB LAX02LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA133.md): Cessna 172S · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 5, 2002 · N3512T · Substantial damage
  > the pilot flaring the airplane too high above the runway causing a stall and resulting in the hard landing. Factors relating to the accident were the light conditions (dusk) and the pilot's lack of total experience in the type of airplane.
- [NTSB LAX02LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA130.md): Cessna 172S · Palm Springs, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 3, 2002 · N627SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot lost directional control and collided with a runway edge light and taxiway sign.
- [NTSB LAX02LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA092.md): Cessna 172S · Santa Paula, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 22, 2002 · N327ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of the wrong landing runway due to his failure to correctly interpret wind indicators, which resulted in his landing with a tailwind.
- [NTSB LAX02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA084.md): Cessna 172S · Glendale, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 13, 2002 · N299ME · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage
  > The pilot of the landing airplane failed to maintain directional control resulting in the on-ground collission.
- [NTSB FTW02LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA068.md): Cessna 172S · Sugar Land, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 12, 2002 · N497SJ · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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") = 2002
  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&year=2002

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