# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172S, 2005

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 LAX06FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06FA059.md): Cessna 172S · Hana, HI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 16, 2005 · N542SP · Substantial damage
  > Collision with mountainous terrain for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB DEN06FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06FA023.md): Cessna 172S · Pinon, NM · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 14, 2005 · N1257Z · Destroyed
  > the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA025.md): Cessna 172S · Mobile, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 13, 2005 · N348SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB DEN06CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA022.md): Cessna 172S · Lawrence, KS · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 10, 2005 · N1053X · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's improper decision to continue taxiing through the field. Contributing factor's include student pilot's failure to maintain control during the takeoff roll and the drainage ditch masked by snow.
- [NTSB NYC06LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA026.md): Cessna 172S · Laurel, DE · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2005 · N3540U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved field, and his subsequent failure to abort the takeoff prior to collision with a sign and an embankment. Factors in the accident were his improper soft field technique, and the dark night conditions.
- [NTSB DFW05CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA253.md): Cessna 172S · Batesville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 29, 2005 · N5343U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the tree. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
- [NTSB DEN05CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05CA145.md): Cessna 172S · Cedar City, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 20, 2005 · N172GW · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB LAX05CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA302.md): Cessna 172S · Show Low, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 18, 2005 · N121CW · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's selection of a downwind runway for landing and his inadequate compensation for the strong and gusty quartering tail wind conditions, which resulted in a tail strike during landing.
- [NTSB MIA05CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA156.md): Cessna 172-S · Kendall-Tamiami, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 13, 2005 · N513JG · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in damage to the airplane.
- [NTSB LAX05CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA299.md): Cessna 172S · San Manuel, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 4, 2005 · N53056 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's misjudged flare during a touch-and-go landing.
- [NTSB IAD05LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA130.md): Cessna 172S · Kutztown, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 2, 2005 · N972SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point as a result of the airplane's excessive airspeed. A factor was the partial loss of engine power due to a seized exhaust valve.
- [NTSB ATL05LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA156.md): Cessna 172S · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 31, 2005 · N5213M · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL05CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA153.md): Cessna 172S · Savannah, GA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 24, 2005 · N21670 · Substantial damage
  > The instructor's inadequate supervision and failure to maintain directional control, resulting in an on ground collision with terrain.
- [NTSB IAD05CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA120.md): Cessna 172S · White Plains, NY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 6, 2005 · N297ME · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB MIA05FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05FA140.md): Cessna 172S · Key West, FL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 31, 2005 · N65982 · Destroyed
  > The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the airplane during the dark, night flight over water, resulting in the uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with the water. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's…
- [NTSB LAX05CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA275.md): Cessna 172S · Edwards AFB, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 20, 2005 · N106ED · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudged flare and inadequate recovery technique from the subsequent bounces.
- [NTSB IAD05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA104.md): Cessna 172S · Charlottesville, VA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 19, 2005 · N3537B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA05LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA129.md): Cessna 172S · Glen Saint Mary, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 2, 2005 · N53269 · Substantial damage
  > The separation of a plastic sleeve off the idle stop of the servo fuel injector for undetermined reasons resulting in decreased fuel flow and subsequent total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB LAX05LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA199.md): Cessna 172M · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 10, 2005 · N1126U · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > the other pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain separation while taxiing.
- [NTSB IAD05FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA067.md): Cessna 172S · Brooklyn, NY · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 2005 · N778LP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB CHI05CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA124.md): Cessna 172S · Port Huron, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 21, 2005 · N860SA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot not performing a go-around and misjudging the flare leading to a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA05CA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA121.md): Cessna 172SP · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · May 2, 2005 · N66113 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB LAX05CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA137.md): Cessna 172S · Gallup, NM · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Apr 12, 2005 · N520ER · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's premature liftoff and inadequate remedial action, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently recontacting the runway.
- [NTSB MIA05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA083.md): Cessna 172S · Palm Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2005 · N53589 · Substantial damage
  > The flight crews inadvertent encounter with turbulence in clouds while being vectored by ATC while operating in instrument meteorological conditions. A factor in the accident was the ATC personnel's (ARTCC) inadequate weather avoidance assistance.
- [NTSB LAX05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA118.md): Cessna 172S · Thermal, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 22, 2005 · N562AB · Substantial damage
  > the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
- [NTSB LAX05CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA082.md): Cessna 172S · Coalinga, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Feb 2, 2005 · N521JD · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to abort the landing.
- [NTSB LAX05LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA073.md): Cessna 172SP · Casa Grande, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 19, 2005 · N2157H · No damage
  > the pilot's inadvertent encounter with a rotating propeller. Contributing factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's fatigued condition.
- [NTSB MIA05CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA048.md): Cessna 172SP · Clewiston, FL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jan 4, 2005 · N365SP · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and colliding into an airport sign.

## 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") = 2005
  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=2005

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